The third edition of the Bangladesh Premier League is going to start from November 22nd this year with six teams, namely - Dhaka Dynamites, Chittagong Vikings, Rangpur Riders, Comilla Victorians, Barisal Bulls and Sylhet Superstars.

The death toll from last month's hajj stampede has topped 2,100, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it by far the deadliest disaster in the pilgrimage's history.

A man was killed early today as a truck ran him over in Mohammadpur area in Dhaka.

On August 14, 2009 at Bulawayo in the 3rd ODI of the 5-match series against Zimbabwe, Mahbubul Alam of Bangladesh made history when he conceded the most runs in an innings in matches between both these countries.

Bangladeshi national is shot dead during a robbery in Florida of the United States earlier this week.

BNP leader Nazrul Islam Khan alleges that the government is conspiring to keep top BNP leaders away from polls by punishing them in “false cases”.

Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced the itinerary for Zimbabwe’s Tour to Bangladesh this November.

Bangladesh’s migrant workers toil in foreign lands for longer hours compared to peers from other countries, but they earn much less as they lack skills and face a language barrier, depriving themselves of a better future and the country of remittance.

Manjurul Islam Liton, Awami League MP from Gaibandha-1 constituency, files petitions with a court in Gaibandha today seeking bail in two cases--one for shooting a minor boy and another for vandalism and looting a house.

Robbers loot Tk 6 lakh from a Moulvibazar branch of the Krishi Bank.

Amnesty International said Bangladeshi migrants and persecuted Rohingya fleeing Myanmar faced "hellish" conditions on trafficking boats.

Envoys of United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada meet Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan at his office and express satisfaction over the prevailing security measures. At the meeting, the envoys said to have inquired whether the prevailing security arrangements would continue, to which the minister said “it will”.

The trial run of biometric registration system for mobile phone SIM cards has been inaugurated today.

Four people are killed as an unspecified vehicle rams a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj.

Two outlaws of Purbo Banglar Communist Party are said to have been killed in a "gunfight" with Rab. Three members of the outfit have been captured in injured condition while an elite force member also shot during the battle.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) catches a food controller red-handed with bribe money worth Tk 50,000 in Nogan Sadar upazila.

Police recover huge bullets, 11 bullet chargers and 4 magazines from Udoypur village of Rajbari Sadar upazila.

Urging the Hindu community members to live here with confidence, PM Sheikh Hasina says all religions speak about the ‘triumph of humanity’ and her government has established that principle in Bangladesh by ensuring the equal rights of the people of all faiths.

The sale of SIM cards using biometric system will begin tomorrow on a trial basis.

The government plans to introduce 40 percent quota for local students in secondary school admission across metropolitan cities in the country.