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Bangladesh to host Ireland for two Tests in Sylhet and Dhaka

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Ireland will play their first-ever full Test series in Bangladesh, with two five-day matches set for Sylhet and Dhaka. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) revealed the schedule on Sat... Read More


Tributes pour in as Bangladesh bids farewell to Language Movement veteran Ahmad Rafiq

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The body of Ahmad Rafiq has been taken to the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, where people from all walks of life are paying their last respects to the Language Movement veteran. Fol... Read More


Historian Suniti Bhushan Qanungo, author of key works on Chittagong, dies at 91

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Historian Suniti Bhushan Qanungo has died at the age of 91. He died on Saturday while being taken to a hospital from his residence in Kanungopara, Boalkhali Upazila, Chattogram, acco... Read More


Anthrax scare in Gaibandha as 11 show symptoms after handling infected cow

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- At least 11 people in Gaibandha's Sundarganj Upazila have developed symptoms of anthrax after butchering the meat of a diseased cow. The affected are all residents of Kishamat Sadar ... Read More


Islami Bank regains control of hacked Facebook page

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Islami Bank has regained control of its official Facebook page after it was taken over twice by hackers identifying themselves as "MS 470 X". The bank authorities confirmed the recov... Read More


Khagrachhari lifts Section 144 after eight days as stability returns

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The district administration in Khagrachhari has lifted Section 144 after eight days, following an improvement in the law and order situation. The announcement came in a media stateme... Read More


Three demands tabled, clubs threaten league boycott over BCB election

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Forty‑eight clubs in Dhaka have united to declare that, unless three specific demands are met, they will boycott the forthcoming league and all domestic cricket in protest of th... Read More


Khagrachhari blockade withdrawn after days of unrest over alleged rape of Marma teen

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The Jumma Chhatra-Janata has called off a blockade that had been enforced for four days in Khagrachhari following unrest triggered by the alleged rape of a Marma teenager. The decisi... Read More


UP Chairman Alfu Mia, suspect linked to 'Sada Pathor loot', arrested

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Kazi Abdul Wadud Alfu Mia, the chairman of Telikhal Union and a prominent figure in the local Awami League, has been arrested over alleged connections with the illegal sand and stone ... Read More


Tajbir, PK Halder's associate, sent to jail after airport arrest

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Tajbir Hasan, an associate of fugitive money laundering suspect Proshanta Kumar Halder, has been sent to jail following his arrest at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport. He was ... Read More