The Bangladesh Cricket Board has officially unveiled a 15-player squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy, handing the captaincy to experienced left-arm spinner Nahida Akter. The national side is scheduled to depart for the United Arab Emirates on 10 November to participate in the regional visual tournament, which serves as a crucial platform […]

Shaikh Shahed Ali, the acclaimed singer, songwriter, and founder of the band Gach, is currently battling critical health complications in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private hospital in Dhaka. Best known for his hit track “Rokzana”, the veteran artist was placed under close medical observation following a stroke and a concurrent diagnosis of […]

Police in Bangladesh have arrested a senior local politician in connection with the fatal shooting of a opposition youth leader and a major robbery involving 150 bhori of gold valued at approximately 30 million taka (£200,000). Golam Zahid, president of the Magura District Volunteers’ Wing (Swechchhasebak Dal), was apprehended during an early-morning operation in the […]

A local political figure has been hospitalized in southwestern Bangladesh following a targeted booby-trap explosion at his residence on Tuesday morning. MM Monirul Islam, 63, president of the 7th ward unit of Jamaat-e-Islami in Senhati under Dighalia Upazila, Khulna, sustained injuries when a suspicious item placed outside his front door detonated upon being brought indoors. […]

A sharp rally in Reliance Industries shares propelled Mukesh Ambani’s net worth up by $8.5 billion in a single trading session, restoring him to the position of Asia’s wealthiest person. The Indian industrialist surpassed Zhang Yiming, co-founder and former chief executive of ByteDance, whose net worth stands at $84 billion. According to the Forbes Real-Time […]

Police in Ghoraghat, Dinajpur, have arrested a local leader of Jubo Dal, the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), on charges of embezzling 5.4 million BDT (approximately £34,000) through fraudulent business transactions and land deals. The suspect, Uzzal Mia, 41, serves as the joint convener of the Ghoraghat Upazila branch of Jubo Dal. […]

The history of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War is defined by exceptional military figures whose bravery, strategic foresight, and leadership set them apart. Amongst these iconic leaders, Major General Khaled Mosharraf, Bir Uttom, stands as a premier figure—a courageous frontline combatant, an astute organiser, and a master tactician of modern irregular warfare. Evaluating Mosharraf solely as […]