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'A shame' if Pakistan players excluded from Hundred: Brook

05:46 PM, 21 Feb 2026 Saturday

England limited-overs captain Harry Brook said it would be "a shame" if Pakistan players were excluded from playing in The Hundred this year.

Govt to give khatibs, imams, muezzins honorariums before Eid

05:10 PM, 21 Feb 2026 Saturday

The government will begin providing honorariums to khatibs, imams and muezzins in some areas before the upcoming Eid as part of implementing an election pledge.

Brazil striker Neymar considering retirement

04:50 PM, 21 Feb 2026 Saturday

Brazil striker Neymar says he is considering retiring at the end of the year.

PM unveils stamps marking Mother Language Day

04:19 PM, 21 Feb 2026 Saturday

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday, February 21, unveiled commemorative postage stamps marking the Martyrs' Day and the International Mother Language Day.

5 die as truck rams auto-rickshaw in Kushtia

03:36 PM, 21 Feb 2026 Saturday

Five people, including three women, were killed as a truck rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Kushtia on Saturday afternoon, February 21. Among the dead, four were identified as Amena, Kamela, Jakaria and Ashraful. Kushtia highway police's in-charge, Md Abu Obaid, confirmed the matter of five deaths.

Lebanon says 12 killed in Israeli strikes on east, south

02:53 PM, 21 Feb 2026 Saturday

Lebanon said Israeli strikes on the country's east and south killed 12 people on Friday, with Israel's army saying it targeted militant group Hezbollah and its Palestinian ally Hamas.

Family Card distribution to begin nationwide this month: Info Minister

01:58 PM, 21 Feb 2026 Saturday

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan has announced that the government will begin rolling out the Family Card programme nationwide within this month, with financial assistance to be provided in the initial phase.

Leguna driver beaten to death in Dhaka

01:11 PM, 21 Feb 2026 Saturday

A leguna driver was beaten to death allegedly by his rivals over previous enmity at Shufia Garments area of Jatrabari in the capital on Friday, February 20.

PM starts office at PMO after planting sapling

12:41 PM, 21 Feb 2026 Saturday

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman officially assumed his office at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the city's Tejgaon area on Saturday by planting a sapling on the office premises following his swearing-in ceremony on February 17.

Trump imposes new 10% tariff after court blocks previous levies

11:58 AM, 21 Feb 2026 Saturday

US President Donald Trump has imposed a new 10% global tariff to replace ones struck down by the Supreme Court, calling the ruling "terrible" and lambasting the justices who rejected his trade policy as "fools".

Gold price rises by Tk 3,266 per bhori

11:18 AM, 21 Feb 2026 Saturday

The price of gold surged in the country on Saturday, with 22-carat gold, the highest quality, rising by Tk 3,266 per bhori (11.664 grams), bringing the new rate to Tk 258,824 per bhori.

Trump considers limited military strike on Iran

10:48 AM, 21 Feb 2026 Saturday

US President Donald Trump has said he is considering a limited military strike on Iran in order to pressure its leaders to agree a deal to curb the nuclear programme.