Sports Reporter : The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Bangladesh will not participate in the 2026 T20 World Cup.The ICC said Scotland will take Bangladesh’s place after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) declined to play as per the schedule. The ICC issued a statement announcing the decision on Saturday evening. The ICC […]
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Staff reporter : National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam today said voters have become more aware and no longer believe political promises that lack practical feasibility and accountability.”Some political parties are offering misleading assurances without any realistic plan for implementation. Those who are competing against us are giving various false promises. In reality,
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Staff reporter : Winter has brought a bumper vegetable harvest across the country, supported by smooth transportation and abundant supply, yet Dhaka’s consumers are seeing little relief at the markets.Visits to several city markets showed that vegetable prices remain stubbornly high, even as farmers complain they are barely recovering production costs, raising fresh questions about
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Special Correspondent : Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin today said the government is actively working to make Bangladesh’s export sector more diversified and competitive, reducing its overdependence on the readymade garments (RMG) industry. “To expand Bangladesh’s presence in global markets, we need policy support and dedicated entrepreneurs committed to product diversification. Entrepreneurs must be hardworking
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Priya Rahman : Bangladesh Market Experiences Price Pressure on Essential Items Ahead of Ramadan 2026. Ramadan is expected to begin in the third week of February. Although the trading season for Ramadan commodities is approaching, imports of all essential items have not increased at the same pace. While imports of chickpeas, lentils (masur dal)
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Business Desk: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken a decision on profit payments by Sammilito Islami Bank, allowing only individual depositors to receive a 4 percent return on their deposits for 2024 and 2025. “Profits for individual (non-institutional) term deposits and scheme-based deposits for the period from January 1, 2024, to December 28, 2025, must be
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Staff Correspondent : Gold market experiences wild fluctuations in the country as global developments drive volatility. On Friday, just a few hours after a price cut, the price of gold surged by Tk 6,299 per bhori, with the new rate coming into effect from 12:15 pm. As a result of the fresh hike, the
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International Desk : Russia said it was not dropping its key demand that Ukraine pull out of its eastern Donbas region, ahead of three-way talks between Ukrainian, Russian and American officials in the UAE later on Friday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said territory remained the key issue and would be on the agenda for the
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Special Correspondent : BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman today called upon the nation to elect people’s representatives through votes to rebuild the country.He said, “Movements and struggles have taken place. The autocrat has fallen. Now the country must be built. Our various institutions were destroyed due to the autocrat. Now, we must elect our own
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Rangpur Correspondent : Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives, Industries and Housing and Public Works Adilur Rahman Khan has said that only the defeated forces in the July uprising can stand against ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum. “Only the forces defeated in the July mass uprising and those
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The teacher said that the child had kicked and spat at the teacher, so she had lightly slapped him. Hearing about her child’s misbehaviour, the mother felt embarrassed and apologised to the teacher before taking her son home. But after returning home, the child became restless. Priya Rahman : “Even in sleep, my child
Sports Reporter : Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul has explicitly stated it is the government’s decision that the team will not play in India, citing “genuine security risks” linked to the controversial removal of player Mustafizur Rahman from an IPL team. Sports Adviser said there is no possibility of changing the decision not to participate
