Pakistan’s batting coach, Mike Smith, has firmly dismissed concerns regarding the form of star batsman Babar Azam ahead of the tri-series final against Sri Lanka. Despite failing to convert his solid starts into substantial scores throughout the tournament, the former captain retains the full confidence of the team’s management. The issue surrounding the marquee batter’s […]

Edible oil refiners in Bangladesh have proposed raising soybean oil prices by Tk 14 per litre, citing rising international raw material costs and higher domestic fuel and transport expenses. The proposed adjustment would affect both bottled and loose soybean oil, potentially increasing household spending on an essential cooking ingredient ahead of Ramadan. Under the proposal, […]

Bangladesh’s promising middle-order batter Towhid Hridoy suffered a severe setback during the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, after a agonizing muscle injury forced him to leave the field on a stretcher. The unfortunate incident unfolded in the final session of Day 1. […]

A special court in Gopalganj has sentenced two men to death and another to life imprisonment over the sensational abduction and murder of a 12-year-old boy in the district. Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Morshed Alam of the Gopalganj Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal and Special Sessions Judge Court handed down the verdict on Wednesday afternoon. […]

A suspicion of marital infidelity took a tragic turn in the capital on Tuesday evening when an 18-year-old woman was stabbed to death, allegedly by her husband, inside a residential garage in the Turag area of Dhaka. The victim, identified as Runa Akter, was the daughter of Mohammad Hadis Miah hailing from Satkanda village in […]

A female entrepreneur based in the Bhaluka sub-district of Mymensingh has been granted bail after spending three days in police custody, following public outrage sparked by her viral social media comments criticising a political party. Sathi Akter, 30, who runs ‘Sathi Beauty Parlour’ located in the Khadija Palace Market within the Square Masterbari area, was […]