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Bangladesh forget how to win, back to the dark days of odi cricket
09:10 PM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayHas Bangladesh gone back twenty years in ODI cricket? Has it hit rock bottom once again in the 50-over format?
Pakistan end South Africa's 10-Test winning run
08:58 PM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayPakistan ended world champions South Africa's unbeaten run by completing a 93-run victory in an entertaining and hard-fought first Test in Lahore.
July Charter signing to be an occasion of national celebrations, hopes Yunus
08:27 PM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser and head of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday, October 15, expressed optimism that the signing ceremony of the ‘July National Charter 2025’ will become an occasion.
Young hearts lose their storyteller: Rakib Hasan, creator of ‘Tin Goyenda,’ no more
07:57 PM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayFor countless young readers in Bangladesh, he was the quiet architect of their imagination – the man who taught them that courage could hide behind a school uniform, and that adventure might begin just beyond the familiar streets of home. Rakib Hasan, the visionary author who gave life to Tin Goyenda, passed away at the age of 74 at Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in Dhanmondi, following a sudden cardiac arrest during dialysis.
The city that eats and starves: Bogura waste two tonnes of food every night
07:28 PM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayIn Bogura, the air smells of spice and smoke — biryani simmering in giant pots, sizzling kebabs on iron griddles, the promise of comfort in every street corner. It is a city that knows its food, celebrates it, thrives on it. Yet, when night falls and the kitchens close, that same abundance curdles into tragedy.
NCC sits with political parties ahead of July Charter signing
07:13 PM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayThe National Consensus Commission (NCC) sat with political parties on Wednesday evening, October 15, ahead of the signing ceremony of the July National Charter scheduled to be held on Friday, October 17.
IFAD organises workshop on methane reduction in agriculture
07:00 PM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayReducing methane emissions from agriculture will depend on how effectively scientific insights are translated into everyday farming practice.
From hope to ruin: How a single click unmaking lives
06:18 PM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayWhat began as harmless curiosity — a mobile game, a digital bet — has exploded into a full-blown social epidemic. Across tea stalls, garages, and bus stands, in homes and hostels, Bangladesh’s poor and working-class are gambling their way into ruin, one click at a time.
4 more die from dengue, 758 hospitalised in 24 hrs
05:45 PM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayFour more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 242 this year. Of the new deaths, three were reported in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and one was recorded in Barishal division (Out of CC).
CUCSU polls: Counting underway, results on Thursday
04:58 PM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayThe vote counting in the long-awaited Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) elections began on Wednesday afternoon, October 15, after voting ended amid a peaceful environment.
Toxic fumes from Mirpur chemical warehouse pose severe health risks
04:48 PM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayThick, acrid smoke continues to billow from the site of a devastating fire that broke out in a chemical warehouse and garment factory in Shialbari, Mirpur, spreading toxic fumes across the area and posing grave risks to public health.
Chattogram Port implements 41% average hike in tariffs for 56 services
04:28 PM, 15 Oct 2025 WednesdayIn a move that has sent shockwaves through Bangladesh’s trade and logistics sectors, the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) has enforced a sweeping revision of its tariff structure, increasing charges for 56 key port services by an average of 41%.