Hamza and Co off to Hong Kong for away tie
Bangladesh national football team departed for Hong Kong, China on Friday ahead of their away match of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. All 23 members of the final squad for…
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Prof Syed Manzoorul Islam passes away
Renowned educationist, fiction writer and essayist, Syed Manzoorul Islam, emeritus professor of the Department of English at the University of Dhaka, has passed away. He died while undergoing treatment at…
Hasnat releases fish on broken road to highlight authorities’ neglect
In a unique form of protest, Hasnat Abdullah, chief organizer of the South Region of the National Citizen Party (NCP), released live fish into the pothole-ridden Debidwar–Chandina regional road in…
Prof Syed Manzoorul Islam placed on life support again
The health of Syed Manzoorul Islam, emeritus professor of the English Department at Dhaka University and a novelist and essayist, has deteriorated, and he has been placed on life support.…
3 unidentified persons found dead in Dhaka’s Shahbagh
Police recovered the bodies of three unidentified individuals, including a woman, from separate locations in the capital’s Shahbagh between Thursday night and early Friday morning. Shahbagh police station’s Sub-Inspector Md…
Eight villages flooded in Khulna, residents face food, water shortage
A breached embankment in Dacope, Khulna, was successfully repaired within two days after tidal waters inundated eight villages, causing severe shortages of food and drinking water. Paddy crops on 302…
BNP nomination hopefuls frustrated as party delays green signal
While candidates of their main rival party have already begun reaching out to voters, BNP nomination seekers across the country remain in limbo, awaiting the party high command’s green signal,…
10-year-old burned as crude bomb explodes in Mirpur
A 10-year-old boy, Tamim Hossain, sustained burn injuries after a crude bomb-like object exploded while he was playing in Mirpur, Dhaka. The incident occurred on Friday at around 10am in…
Rains may continue in parts of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rain at places over eight divisions, including Dhaka, in next 120 hours commencing 9am on Friday. “Light to moderate rain or…
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela’s opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, forced to live in hiding in what has become a “brutal” state, the Nobel jury said.…