As recently as five years ago, Sobhan Ali Howlader, a native of Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali district, would barely make ends meet by catching fish at the nearby Andharmanik river.

Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, in a Facebook post in the early hours this morning, asked his fans to show calm and patience. His message comes after the International Cricket Council (ICC) banned him for two years on October 29 for breaching its anti-corruption code.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has opened an investigation into the wealth of Bangladeshis who played in the casinos of Singapore in the last five years.

Some 29 appeals filed by the convicted war criminals against their death sentences are still pending with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.

People’s wait for the Padma bridge is going to get longer as the authorities now seek to extend the deadline for one and a half years.

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the death sentence of top Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for his involvement in genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

Rab yesterday arrested Dhaka South City Corporation ward councillor Mainul Haque Manju at his office for his alleged involvement in extortion and recovered firearms and narcotics in his possession.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday seized BNP chairperson’s former adviser Mosaddek Ali Falu’s properties worth Tk 343 crore in connection with a case filed against him over money laundering.

Rupnagar cylinder blast has changed the lives of Bishwajit Chandra Das, 13, and Sadikur, 6, forever.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday filed a case against former superintendent of Satkhira Medical College Hospital Sheikh Shahjahan Ali and four businessmen on charges of misappropriating Tk 6.06 crore by faking the procurement of a machine and software.

Bangladesh is in talks to buy advanced weapons from the US as part of broader efforts to modernise the country’s military equipment, reported the Nikkei Asian Review on Tuesday.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has sought bank statements and transaction records of the accounts frozen recently by the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) during the ongoing anti-corruption drive.

Bangladesh yesterday accused Myanmar of remaining engaged in a “persistent campaign” to mislead the international community to avoid its obligations for “sustained repatriation” and reintegration of the Rohingyas.

When it comes to playing India in India, most teams around the world count on the best preparation in the lead-up to the tour to have a

The colourful balloons attracted children from the shanties of the slum across the street.

A new research shows coastal flooding will hit nearly 42 million people in Bangladesh by 2050, meaning that the situation is likely to be worse than what was feared earlier.

Let’s face facts first: Bangladesh cricket’s biggest icon ever, Shakib Al Hasan, has been banned by the game’s governing body for two years for not reporting a bookie’s approach on three separate occasions.

Bangladesh cricket was rocked to its foundations last evening when the International Cricket Council (ICC) informed that it had banned Shakib Al Hasan from all forms of cricket for two years for not informing the ICC’s anti-corruption unit (ACU) of three separate approaches by a bookmaker seeking match information.

Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), will be observed in the country on November 10 as the moon of Rabiul Awal was sighted in Bangladesh sky yesterday.

Even three years after arson attacks and vandalism on the homes and temples of Hindus in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar upazila, those responsible are still to face any punishment as the investigations of most of the cases are yet to be complete.