Vacancies, silted ponds leave Moulvibazar govt fish farm struggling

It can produce only a fraction of the district's demand amid manpower shortages and ageing infrastructure
16 August 2026

Keep politics away from Family Card

Piloting of the Family Card Programme, a massive initiative of the newly elected BNP government to streamline the weak social safety net, has passed with little or no controversy
16 August 2026

PM congratulates Tigers on historic Test win in Australia

Bangladesh beat hosts by nine wickets in Darwin for their first Test win on Australian soil
16 August 2026

'Biggest upset I can remember in Australia': Mark Waugh hails Bangladesh win

Waugh compared Bangladesh’s triumph with the West Indies’ famous victory at the Gabba a few years ago, but felt the circumstances in Darwin made the Tigers’ achievement even more remarkable.
16 August 2026

List of Bangladesh's landmark Test victories

Here is a look at some of Bangladesh's landmark Test victories.
16 August 2026

Scrutiny of presidential election nominations underway

EC has declared Oli Ahmed’s nomination valid, while decision on Fakhrul due at noon
16 August 2026

Youth detained, beaten after alleged rape attempt on four-year-old in Jashore

Police later took him into custody, sent the girl to hospital for forensic test
16 August 2026

‘We believed we could do it’: Hasan reveals Tigers’ mindset in Darwin

The mindset was particularly important after Bangladesh had been bowled out for just 54 in the second innings of their tour match against a Cricket Australia XI.
16 August 2026

How Tigers turned a 23-year wait into a historic Test victory

It was not a victory built around one miraculous spell or one lucky session. The Tigers won this Test the hard way-- session after session, day after day.
16 August 2026

Friend arrested after case filed over model-actress Ridhi's death 

Ridhi's mother filed a case for abetment of suicide, naming Hasibur Rahman as the sole accused
16 August 2026

Messi misses penalty again as Miami suffer third straight defeat

Lionel Messi missed a penalty for the third consecutive time as Inter Miami suffered a 4-1 defeat to Eastern Conference leaders Nashville SC, extending their losing run to three matches.
16 August 2026

Four killed as pickup van overturns in Rangamati

Four people were killed and two others injured after a pickup van overturned in the Manikchhari area of Rangamati district town early today
16 August 2026

PM leaves Dhaka for Kishoreganj on daylong tour

He will inaugurate National Fisheries Week-2026 and distribute Family Cards
16 August 2026

Man Utd beaten by former boss Amorim's AC Milan in friendly finale

Manchester United's pre-season campaign ended with a decisive 4-2 defeat by Ruben Amorim's AC Milan in the Polish city of Wroclaw on Saturday.
16 August 2026

Colombia leader asks Trump to suspend tariffs over quake

Colombia's new President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday called on his US counterpart Donald Trump to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation, which is reeling after a deadly earthquake
16 August 2026

Death toll in Zimbabwe ferry capsizing rises to 80: police

Authorities retrieved 25 bodies from Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba on Saturday to take the death toll from last week's ferry capsizing to 72
16 August 2026

North Korea's Kim tells Putin he is 'proud' of strong ties: state media

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin he was "proud" of their countries' strong ties, state media reported Sunday, after providing military support for Moscow's war against Ukraine
16 August 2026

Alaves, Sevilla triumph as new LaLiga season begins

Alaves beat 10-man visitors Getafe 3-0 on Saturday and Sevilla snatched a late 2-1 win against Rayo Vallecano as LaLiga's 2026/27 season kicked off.
16 August 2026

Bangladesh clinch monumental Test victory over Australia in Darwin

Mahmud, Miraz help Tigers win first Test by nine wickets
16 August 2026

Bangladesh could change cricket forever, again

Every decade, Bangladesh finds a way to bend the arc of world cricket -- not through continuous dominance, but through a seismic upset
16 August 2026