Bangladesh
Siddikur slips
Siddikur Rahman slips to a joint 52nd position at the end of the third round of the ISPS HANDA Global Cup in Ishikawa, Japan.
25 June 2016, 18:00 PM
HP squad revealed
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announces a 24-member High Performance (HP) squad for the 2016-17 season.
25 June 2016, 18:00 PM
BCB to bring experts to assess suspect actions
Jalal Yunus, chairman of Bangladesh Cricket Board's bowling action review committee, says that they would bring experts from the Cardiff Metropolitan University, one of ICC's accredited testing centres for suspect bowling actions.
25 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Mobile operators for withdrawal of tax burden
Mobile operators association urges the government to withdraw the tax burden over mobile usage like supplementary duty and surcharge on all services.
25 June 2016, 15:40 PM
Mustafa Jabbar’s panel wins BASIS election
Mustafa Jabbar-led Digital Brigade Panel wins the much hyped election of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).
25 June 2016, 15:01 PM
12% people at arsenic risk: LGRD minister
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain tells parliament that 12 percent people are still at risk of arsenic contamination in the country.
25 June 2016, 11:08 AM
Robi-Airtel merger defers again
Long awaited telecom merger between Robi and Airtel is deferred once again as the parent companies delayed their agreement till September 26, 2016, according to reports.
25 June 2016, 10:53 AM
Electric, underground trains soon: PM
Expressing her high hope of launching high-speed electric trains and underground trains in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says a feasibility study is going on for underground trains.
25 June 2016, 09:45 AM
SP Babul Akter freed after 'interrogation'
SP Babul Akter has been freed hours after he was picked up by police for quizzing in connection with brutal murder of his wife in Chittagong on June 5.
25 June 2016, 06:11 AM
US proud of partnership with Bangladesh
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Ambassador Tom Shannon says his country is proud of its relationship with Bangladesh following remarkable achievements in socio-economic front.
25 June 2016, 04:48 AM
Siddikur sneaks into third round
Siddikur Rahman squeezes into the third round of the ISPS HANDA Global Cup tied for 50th position.
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM
'BPL, BSL to uplift football'
The stakeholders of the country's football have urged for a combined effort to uplift the standard of the game as they believe the new format of the Bangladesh Premier League and the introduction of franchise-based Bangladesh Super League could prove to be a new beginning for football.
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM
'Would love to spend more time with my family'
Approaching completion of his 10th year in international cricket, star Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan sat down with The Daily Star to take a look back on his career so far.
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM
AIIB okays $165m loan for power in Bangladesh
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank approves a loan of $165 million for a power distribution system upgrade and expansion in Bangladesh.
24 June 2016, 12:12 PM
Is Mustafizur Rahman finally heading to Hove?
Sussex County Cricket Club’s summer-long dream of getting Mustafizur Rahman, one of the best young bowlers in world cricket into their one-day team finally looks like happening.
24 June 2016, 09:02 AM
2 teachers among 3 dead in Mymensingh road crash
Three people including a teacher couple are killed and three others injured as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Muktagachha upazila of Mymensingh.
24 June 2016, 08:02 AM
US, Bangladesh agree to work for counter terrorism
The United States and Bangladesh have agreed to enhance cooperation in the areas of counter terrorism and countering violent extremism through capacity enhancement.
24 June 2016, 05:02 AM
Ranjit Biswas passes away
Ranjit Kumar Bishwas, the former senior secretary for Cultural Affairs and a prominent sports writer, passed away in Chittagong yesterday. He was 60.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Shamoli gets wildcard entry
Archer Shamoli Roy has been awarded a wildcard entry in the 2016 Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August, an official confirmed yesterday.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM
The rate at which my career has grown is unbelievable
From his thunderous 92 against Sri Lanka in 2009 that brought Tigers back from the dead to his indomitable spirit against New Zealand a year later that led to the first ever 'Banglawash';
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM