Leaders of left-leaning political parties yesterday stressed resolving the cross-border issues, terrorism, fundamentalism, militancy, communalism and security issues through working together for establishing peaceful Bangladesh and peaceful India as a whole the region, reports UNB. The leaders included…

The Indian cricket team led by Virat Kohli lands Bangladesh at this morning today to play a short series in Bangladesh, involving a one-off Test and three-match ODI. The series will start with the Test, starting on June 10 at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium at Fatullah. It would be the first game between…

While the Rajshahi and Khulna Divisions were scorching under a mild to moderate heatwave, the much-sought-after southwest monsoon arrived in Sylhet from the Chittagong Division yesterday. Sylhet recorded 16mm of rain yesterday, which brought down the temperature to 34.3 degrees Celsius. It may take…

Former National Parliament Speaker Sheikh Razzak Ali passed away at his Farzipara residence in Khulna city yesterday at the age of 87, reports UNB. Sheikh Razzak, who had long been suffering from cancer, breathed his last around 2:45pm, Razzak’s daughter Dr. Shahnaz Razzak said. He is survived…

Saudi Arabia's supreme court has upheld a sentence of 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes against blogger Raif Badawi on charges of insulting Islam, his wife said yesterday, AFP reports from Dubai. The judgement came despite worldwide outrage over his case. Badawi received the first 50 of the 1,000…

Unidentified thieves stole some important documents and cash after breaking open the lockers of the National Press Club in the city on Saturday night. The incident occurred at a time when two groups of journalists are at loggerheads over the formation of a committee.  However, it could not be confirmed…

Stan Wawrinka spectacularly shattered Novak Djokovic's dream of a career Grand Slam yesterday when he became the oldest winner of the French Open in 25 years, reports AFP from Paris. The 30-year-old Swiss claimed a famous 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory to secure his second career major after the 2014…