Bangladesh are determined to leave the agony of eight-wicket thrashing to West Indies in the opener of the three-match T20 International series behind as they eye to level the series by winning the second match today at  Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The match starts at 5pm. Thereby they…

The BNP activists allegedly vandalisd ruling Awami League’s campaign offices in Dhaka, Sherpur and Sylhet while a court in Kushtia sent the BNP contestant of Kushtia-1 (Daulatpur) constituency to jail in connection with two cases in the district yesterday. In Dhaka, police yesterday arrested 10…

EU countries and the European Parliament yesterday agreed details of a ban on single-use plastics, including plates, cutlery and drinking straws, in a…

Journalists faced growing dangers of being targeted for killing for their work in 2018 even as the risks from war and conflict declined, a media watchdog said yesterday. The Committee to Protect Journalists said 34 of the 53 journalists killed on duty this year around the world were "singled out…

A third Canadian citizen has been detained in China, a Canadian newspaper reported yesterday, amid a diplomatic spat between Beijing and Ottawa over the arrest of a Chinese telecom executive. Canada's foreign ministry said it was "aware of a Canadian citizen" having been detained, according…

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's adviser Enam Ahmed Chowdhury joined Awami League yesterday. He met Prime Minister and AL President Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban in the evening and joined her party, said PM's deputy press secretary Ashraful Alam Khokan. Enam Ahmed Chowdhury,…