Myanmar junta chief to extend emergency rule for 6 months

August 1, 2022

The head of Myanmar’s junta, Min Aung Hlaing, will extend the state of emergency in the country for a further six months, state media said on Monday, reporting that the junta’s national defence and security council had given its approval, Reuters reports. The junta first declared a state of emergency after seizing power from the […]Continue Reading

Mosaddek, Liton shine as Tigers keep T20 series alive

July 31, 2022

NEWS DESK Mosaddek Hossain Saikat’s career-best 5-20 was complemented by Liton Das’s fluent 56 as Bangladesh romped to a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the second T20 to level the three-match series 1-1 at Harare Sports Club today, Sunday, July 31, 2022. Mosaddek  – who became only fourth Bangladeshi bowler to take five-wicket haul after […]Continue Reading

Yaba pills, crystal meth worth 26 crore seized in Cox’s Bazar

July 31, 2022

NEWS DESK Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized crystal methamphetamine and yaba pills worth Tk 25.89 crore during a drive in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar. Acting on a tip-off, Commander of Teknaf Battalion (BGB-2) Lt Col Sheikh Khalid Mohammad Iftekhar said, a team of BGB-2 intercepted a boat in which three […]Continue Reading

Regional strategy needed to handle Rohingya issue and terrorism, foreign minister says

July 30, 2022

NEWS DESK Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen feels the need for a regional strategy in dealing with the lingering Rohingya crisis and resultant terrorism. “The Rohingya situation is very complicated as is rightly described in the chapters of this book. Out of frustration, many Rohingyas are getting involved in criminal activities such as drug and […]Continue Reading

Rohingya mother, son held with gold bars in Chattogram

July 30, 2022

NEWS DESK The Rapid Action Battalion, or RAB, has arrested a Rohingya woman and her son in possession of gold ornaments including eight gold bars worth Tk 1.5 crore in Chattogram. The RAB arrested the Rohingya woman and her son in possession of the gold a drive at Jungle Salimpur in Chattogram’s Sitakunda, Lieutenant Colonel […]Continue Reading

Two held with crystal meth, yaba in Cox’s Bazar

July 30, 2022

NEWS DESK Border Guard Bangladesh has claimed to have arrested two men from Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf on charges of smuggling yaba pills and crystal meth from Myanmar to Bangladesh. BGB Battalion-2 conducted a drive on the banks of the Naf River near Hnila BOP of the upazila on Friday, July 29, 2022. During the drive, […]Continue Reading

ICC ODI Team of the Year cap on Mushfiqur’s head

July 28, 2022

NEWS DESK Mushfiqur Rahim finally got the cap of the ICC ODI team for the year and he wasted no time to show it to his fans. Bangladeshi cricketers dominated the XI of the 2021 ICC ODI team of the year with as many as three players—Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mostafizur Rahman making […]Continue Reading

Egyptian writer’s epic novel ‘Divine Destiny’ on Sheikh Hasina hits market

July 28, 2022

NEWS DESK An epic novel “Divine Destiny- The legend of a father, a daughter and the holy bond” authored by Egyptian writer and journalist Mohssen Arishie on Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hit Bangladesh market today, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Noted publishing house Anindya Prokash published […]Continue Reading

JSS terrorist killed in gunfight with security forces in Rangamati

July 28, 2022

KAPTAI CORRESPONDENT, RANGAMATI A JSS (core) terrorist was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Rangamati’s Kaptai upazila. The incident took place in the Babita hillock area of Kaptai around 12:30pm on Thursday, 28, 2022. The slain terrorist was identified as Nikhil Kumar Das, 35, an associate of Jana Samhati Samiti (core), or JSS […]Continue Reading

Army helicopter crash-lands in Dhaka, pilots hurt

July 27, 2022

NEWS DESK Two pilots were injured as a training helicopter of the Bangladesh Army made crash landing on a waterbody under Nawabganj Upazila in Dhaka district on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The pilots- Lieutenant Colonel Ismail and Major Shams were shifted to Dhaka Combined Military Hospital by helicopter, according to Inter-Services Public Relations. Both the […]Continue Reading