Bangladesh overcame a spirited Afghanistan to get the new season off to a winning start, snatching a seven-run victory from the jaw of the defeat in the…

Beijing has shown keen interest to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Energy Cooperation with Dhaka. According to sources at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Embassy of China in Dhaka had sent a draft MoU on Energy Cooperation between National Energy Administration of the People’s Republic…

Bangladesh will respond to the letter sent by Unesco expressing its concern over the setting up of Rampal coal-fired power plant near the Sundarbans, said State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid yesterday, reports UNB. "We're going to reply to the Unesco's letter by next week.…

To justify the necessity of the Rampal power station near the Sundarbans and to rebut its critics, the government has decided to go on a campaign blitzkrieg. The Power Division will spend Tk. 5 crore for TV commercials, seminar and social media campaign to explain the merits of the project. “Anti-Rampal…

The newborn baby, who was found alive while being buried at Alipur graveyard in Faridpur town on Thursday morning, six hours after a doctor declared it dead, finally died at a hospital in the capital yesterday night, reports UNB. Doctors at Square Hospitals Ltd removed the life support of Galiba Hayat…

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the leading wicket-taker of Bangladesh and thereby inscribed his name as only man in the world cricket to be his country’s most successful bowler in all three formats of the game. Already Bangladesh's most prolific wicket-taker in Tests (147 wickets)…