Category: General
England aims to challenge struggling Pakistan with new-look attack in 1st test
England is aiming to challenge struggling Pakistan with a new-look pace attack in the opening test of a three-match series, starting in the searing heat of Multan on Monday.
Fast bowler Brydon Carse will make his test debut with Gus Atkinson set to p…
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli crowds rally across the world on the eve of Oct. 7 anniversary
Crowds were participating in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests and memorial events across Europe, North Africa and Asia on Sunday on the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.
Sunday’s events follow massive rallies that to…
Dhaka commuters get no respite from traffic gridlocks
Traffic gridlock has been a chronic problem in Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh.
What bothers the city dwellers most is that the incidents of long tailbacks are getting longer, turning commuting into a nightmare.
The traffic jams we…
Mahmudur Rahman demands ban on Chhatra League
Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of Amar Desh, on Sunday issued a seven-day ultimatum demanding a ban on Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of Bangladesh Awami League.
‘Bangladesh Chhatra League has to be banned as a terrorist organizati…
Foreign Ministry’s MAU Secretary Khurshed Alam resigns
Md Khurshed Alam, Maritime Affairs Unit (MAU) Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has resigned from his post.
Director General (Public Diplomacy wing) Toufique Hasan on Sunday confirmed UNB regarding Alam’s resignation but did not elaborate…
Ward office distribute salt to locals
The ward offices of Tila Rural Municipality have distributed salt in subsidized rates to the local residents. As a result, the compulsion of the locals to spend Rs 1,000 to purchase five kg of salt from the headquarters Khalanga has ended.
Chair of T…
Former Rajshahi MP Asaduzzaman Asad arrested
Asaduzzaman Asad, former lawmaker from Rajshahi-3, was arrested in a case over assault and killings during the recent anti-discrimination student movement on Sunday.
A team of Detective Branch arrested him from the capital’s Baridhara area, said ASP …
Dakshinkali Municipality releases water to Lalitpur
The Dakshinkali Municipality has released water to Lalitpur on the request of Minister for Water Supply Pradeep Yadav.
Minister Yadav on Saturday urged the people’s representatives and locals of Dakshinkali to ‘cooperate’ in supplying drinking water …