Smith joins greats with 10,000 Test runs
Australia's Steve Smith joined a select group of batsmen to reach 10,000 Test runs on Wednesday during the first morning of the opening Test against Sri Lanka.
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AL announces month long programme in Feb for Yunus鈥� resignation
The Awami League has announced a month-long demonstration, including leaflet distribution, protest rallies and processions, blockades, and general strike throughout February demanding the resignation of interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus...
Pakistan outlaws disinformation with 3-year jail term
Pakistan criminalised online disinformation on Tuesday, passing legislation dictating punishments of up to three years in jail and prompting journalist protests accusing the government of quashing dissent...
Smith set to pass 10,000 Test runs in Sri Lanka
Australian batting great Steve Smith begins a tour of Sri Lanka just one short of entering the elite club of 10,000 Test runs ahead of Wednesday's opening match in Galle.
Brathwaite hails West Indies' long-awaited win in Pakistan
West Indies bowler Jomel Warrican dominated his team's first victory over Pakistan in nearly 35 years on Monday, with skipper Kraigg Brathwaite labelling it an 鈥榦utstanding鈥� performance.
West Indies win Test in Pakistan for first time in 35 years
Spinner Jomel Warrican took five wickets as the West Indies won a Test match in Pakistan Monday for the first time in nearly 35 years.
PROTESTS AGAINST ADMISSION QUOTAS: 7-college聽 students block Science Lab crossing
The students of Dhaka University-affiliated seven colleges blocked the Science Laboratory crossing Sunday evening to press home their five demands, including the abolition of unreasonable quota in admission tests...
West Indies scent series-levelling win in second Pakistan Test
Kevin Sinclair led a West Indian spin trio to give the tourists a sniff of a series-levelling win in the second Test Sunday with Pakistan on the ropes at 76-4 after day two in Multan.
Employees of closed Bhorer Kagoj stage protests
Journalists, officials and employees of Bangla newspaper 鈥楤horer Kagoj鈥� staged protests in front of its office at Malibagh in Dhaka on Saturday, demanding an explanation from its management for its sudden closure and the settlement of their dues...
DU Arts, Law, and Social Science unit admission test held
The admission test for the undergraduate programme of the Arts, Law, and Social Science unit of Dhaka University under the 2024-2025 academic session was held on Saturday....
West Indies earn slender lead over Pakistan after Noman hat trick
The West Indies gained a slender nine-run lead over Pakistan Saturday as spinners dominated the opening day of the second Test in Multan, with Noman Ali achieving a hat trick for the home side.
CNG drivers hold street protest at Mohakhali
A group of CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers on Monday blocked the Banani road bringing traffic to a standstill in the capital鈥檚 Mohakhali area, causing immense suffering to the commuters in the city...
Economic wake-up call: stability or chaos
BEFORE 2024, such unprecedented public protests against the Awami League government would hardly have occurred. However, people have taken to the streets, and a key reason for this, I think, is the deteriorating economy. A worsening dollar crisis and liquidity crunch pushed Bangladesh to seek early financial assistance from the...
Cancellation of medical admission test results demanded
Students from several institutions, including Dhaka Medical College, on Monday demanded the cancellation of medical admission test results published on Sunday.
MBBS admission test results published
The government on Sunday published the admission test results of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery where girls outshone boys...
Activists protest at erasing Siraj Sikder鈥檚 graffiti
Left-leaning political activists on Sunday protested at distorting graffiti of freedom fighter and Maoist leader Sirajul Huq Sikder, better known as Siraj Sikder, on a wall at Dhaka University...
Masood defends Pakistan's spin-spiced formula
Skipper Shan Masood defended Pakistan's formula of using spin-friendly pitches to win home Test matches after a 127-run victory over the West Indies in Multan on Sunday.
Results of MBBS admission test published
The results of the admission test for the MBBS course at both public and private medical colleges for the 2024-25 academic session were published on Sunday...
Admin cadre鈥檚 supremacy manifests fascism: speakers
Speakers at a seminar held in Dhaka on Saturday condemned arbitrary suspension of officials from education, health, fisheries and livestock cadres, and the public administration reform commission鈥檚 negligence in listening to the voice of those protesting against inter-cadre discrimination...
BSTI to formulate MEPS standards for LED lamps
National standards and regulatory body, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, is going to formulate minimum energy performance standards for LED lamps, focusing on the issue of electricity saving...
Noman, Sajid help Pakistan dominate West Indies in spin battle
Noman Ali and Sajid Khan guided Pakistan to a strong position against the West Indies after another spin-dominated second day's play in the opening Test in Multan on Saturday.
MBBS admission test today
The admission test for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, also known as MBBS, for the 2024-2025 academic years will be held on Friday...
KUET admission test results published
The results of the admission test for the first year bachelor of science in engineering, bachelor of urban and regional planning and bachelor of architecture for the 2024-25 academic year at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology was published on Thursday...
GAS-RELATED ACCIDENTS: BSTI to formulate safety standards
The national standards setting and regulatory body, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, is going to formulate 17 safety standards to prevent accidents in gas cooking used in households...
BAPA warns of protests over VAT, gas price hikes
The Bangladesh Agro Processors Association has called on the government to withdraw the increased VAT and taxes on processed food products and cancel the proposed gas price hike within seven days...
LESSONS FROM NORFOLK TO DHAKA: Nation鈥檚 duty to its heroes
AS THE dust settles from the July 2024 uprising, the nation stands at a fateful crossroads. The movement that overthrew Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 autocratic regime was not an exercise in protest but a monumental act of courage, resilience and unity. Hundreds sacrificed their lives while many more were left with physical and emotional scars. The protesters are not..
Attacks on national minority student protests outrageous
THE attacks on the protests that national minority students held on January 15 and the attacks on a rally that mostly students held the next day in protest at the attacks on the January 15 protests are as unsavoury as equally outrageous. Students of national minorities, banded as the Aggrieved Indigenous Students and People, held protests at the...
Pakistan, West Indies seek to improve from Test Championship lows
Pakistan and West Indies vowed a strong finish when they meet in the first Test in Multan on Friday despite dragging up the rear of the World Test Championship.
Construction work of JnU 2nd campus handed over to army
The construction works of a Jagannath University second campus in Keraniganj have been handed over to the Bangladesh Army amid student protests...
Imposing VAT on commodities to increase people鈥檚 sufferings: politicians
Leaders of different political parties on Wednesday at separate protest programmes in Dhaka said that imposing value added tax and supplementary duties on more than 100 commodities would increase sufferings of the common people to run their families...