Needing a win to seal the last Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League play-offs spot, Khulna Tigers skipper Mushfiqur Rahim led from the front with an unbeaten 98 to set up a 92-run thumping of Cumilla Warriors at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

The number of vehicles registered in Dhaka declined last year for the first time since 2013.

As tension between the US and Iran fuel fears of war, economists and international relations experts warn that any armed conflict between the countries will deal a blow to Bangladesh’s export-import, and overseas job market in the Middle East.

The countdown for the birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman began yesterday through a gala opening ceremony.

Forgetting the horror, the rape victim of Dhaka University is now fighting hard to get back to normal life. She wants to concentrate on her studies, take exams and think about her future career.

Ukraine outlined four potential scenarios yesterday to explain the deadly crash of one of its airliners in Iran, including a missile strike and terrorism, as Iranian investigators said the plane was on fire before it fell to the ground.

After a day’s break the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) will resume today and it will be a do-or-die situation for Cumilla Warriors against Khulna Tigers under the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium floodlights.

The project cost of building a rail bridge over the Jamuna river has increased by Tk 3,216 crore even before the start of physical work.

The historic Homecoming Day of the greatest Bangalee of all the times Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being observed today in a befitting manner.

Have you ever heard of helpline 109? Or, are you familiar with mobile app “Joy”? Similar to the national emergency helpline 999, these two services are dedicated to receiving complaints of harassment, sexual hostility, violence and potential threats against women. But they stay unknown to many.

President Donald Trump yesterday said the United States did not necessarily have to use its military power against Iran, in an apparent attempt to defuse a crisis over the American killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani.

He is a serial rapist and he tried to kill the Dhaka University student after raping her in the capital’s Kurmitola area on Sunday night, Rab said hours after arresting the suspect in nearby Shewra area yesterday.

It was 5:00am on January 9, 1972. London was fast asleep and the weather was frosty.

Dhaka Platoon ensured a play-off spot in the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) with a 61-run victory against Rangpur Rangers under the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium floodlights in Mirpur yesterday. For Rangpur, their sixth defeat in 11 games meant that they were out of the race with a game left.

Stressing the need for ensuring cybersecurity, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all to cross-check any information before sharing it on social media for the good of the country and the society.

A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran yesterday, bursting into flames and killing all 176 people on board.

Fifties from Imrul Kayes and Lendl Simmons helped Chattogram Challengers romp to a seven-wicket victory against Rajshahi Royals and regain their top spot in the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) under lights at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Iran is considering 13 scenarios to avenge the killing of a top military commander in Iraq by a US strike, a senior Tehran official said yesterday, as stampede at the funeral of the slain general killed at least 50 people.

Aged between 25 and 30; height around five and a half feet; tan complexion; short hair; and clad in an old pair of jeans and a dirty black jacket.

Pledging to keep up the ongoing anti-graft campaign, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the Anti-Corruption Commission to intensify its drives to bring all those involved in acquiring illegal wealth to justice.