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Race heats up for JS reserved seats as over 600 seek BNP ticket

05:34 PM, 11 Apr 2026 Saturday

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is witnessing a surge of interest from women aspirants ahead of the elections to the reserved seats of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, with more than 600 collecting nomination forms.

IPL becomes more of a movie than actual cricket: Rossouw

05:33 PM, 11 Apr 2026 Saturday

South Africa cricket team batter Rilee Rossouw, who is currently playing for Pakistan Super League (PSL) side Quetta Gladiators, made a stunning remark on the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Selectors prefer discussing stakeholders to pick XI: Bashar

04:21 PM, 11 Apr 2026 Saturday

Habibul Bashar, chief of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's newly formed selection committee, said on Saturday, April 11, that the panel wants a greater say in the playing XI going forward.

Key issues at stake as US and Iran hold talks in Islamabad

04:00 PM, 11 Apr 2026 Saturday

Top US and Iranian officials convened in Pakistan's capital on Saturday for negotiations aimed at ending a six-week war that has killed thousands, disrupted global energy supplies and weighed heavily on the world economy.

Repealing judiciary ordinances will have ‘bad consequences’, warns Masdar Hossain

03:53 PM, 11 Apr 2026 Saturday

Jurist Masdar Hossain has warned that repealing key ordinances related to judicial appointments and administration could have serious consequences for the country’s judiciary.

UK forced to shelve legislation to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius

03:39 PM, 11 Apr 2026 Saturday

The UK government has been forced to shelve its legislation to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, after the US dropped its support for the agreement.

7 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

03:05 PM, 11 Apr 2026 Saturday

At least seven Palestinians have been killed and several others injured in Israeli attacks across central and southern Gaza Strip, according to medical sources and civil defence officials.

50,000 litres of hoarded edible oil seized, Tk 3 lakh fined

03:01 PM, 11 Apr 2026 Saturday

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has seized unusual stocks of around 50,000 litres of edible oil as part of nationwide drives to prevent an artificial crisis.

Relief minister falls sick at Saidpur airport

02:26 PM, 11 Apr 2026 Saturday

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu fell sick on Saturday morning at Saidpur Airport in Nilphamari while travelling to his home district Lalmonirhat.

The Moon’s gift: Artemis II crew touch down after ‘Perfect Mission’

02:25 PM, 11 Apr 2026 Saturday

The NASA spacecraft carrying four astronauts – three Americans and one Canadian – splashed down without a hitch off the California coast, capping the US space agency's crewed test mission that returned with spectacular images of the Moon.

Joyful hustle: BNP launches nomination race for women’s seats

02:13 PM, 11 Apr 2026 Saturday

A palpable sense of political excitement has gripped the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) central office as the distribution of nomination forms for the reserved women's seats of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad entered its second day on Saturday.

Islamabad empty as Iran-US talks turn capital into fortress

01:53 PM, 11 Apr 2026 Saturday

The capital has taken on the air of a fortress. More than 10,000 security personnel now patrol its tree-lined sectors. The tightly guarded Red Zone – home to embassies and key government buildings – has been sealed off behind multiple layers of security.