Cummins admits he may not be fit for first Ashes Test
Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins said Monday that he was “probably less likely than likely” to be fit for the first Ashes Test next month, but was still clinging to…
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Dhaka’s ‘unhealthy’ air quality persists Monday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 160 at 9:30am on Monday.…
Reform on paper, punishment in practice—when will prisons change?
Despite being officially designated as “correction centres,” Bangladesh’s prisons remain overcrowded, under-resourced, and far removed from the ideals of rehabilitation. With nearly 79,000 inmates crammed into facilities built for just…
Interim govt advisers only care about their own interests
Samantha Sharmin, senior joint convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) said that every adviser in the interim government has been looking after their own interests. She made these statements…
At 2% decline, child marriage could take 200 years to end
With child marriage still affecting 51% of girls in Bangladesh—one in every two—the government has intensified efforts to eliminate the practice through a coordinated, multi-ministerial approach. At the current pace…
Hamza is already one of the captains
Bangladesh’s Spanish head coach Javier Cabrera said from Hong Kong, China on Sunday that Hamza Choudhury is already regarded as one of the team’s captains and that he is proud…
All Jamaat-Shibir men acquitted in RU Chhatra League activist Faruque murder case
A Rajshahi court on Sunday acquitted all 105 accused linked to Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, in connection with the murder of Rajshahi University Bangladesh Chhatra League…
ACC files case against Hasina, 16 others for toll scam
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 17 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six of her cabinet colleagues, for irregularities in toll collection from Meghna-Gomti…
Cucsu voters hope for responsible, student-friendly leadership
After a long gap of 36 years, Chittagong University is set to hold the long-awaited Central Students’ Union (Cucsu) election. The campus is now buzzing with a festive atmosphere as…
Healy’s heroics power Australia to record-breaking chase against India
Defending champions Australia chased down a mammoth 331 to beat India by three wickets with an over to spare in a pulsating Women’s World Cup clash in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.…