Staff Reporter : Law enforcement agencies have recovered at least 3,933 weapons looted during the movement to topple the Awami League government. These weapons were recovered till September 5 in a joint operation conducted by Bangladesh Army, Police, Border Guard Bangladesh, Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Forces, Coast Guard, and Rapid Action Battalion, according to the data of police headquarters. It said that following the fall of Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government by the student-public upsurge, different police stations and...
Day: September 8, 2024
AFP : The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered its 12th month Saturday with little sign of respite for the Palestinian territory or hope for Israeli hostages still held captive. The chances of a truce that would also free hostages held by Hamas in exchange for prisoners held by Israel appear slim, with both sides sticking doggedly to their positions. Hamas is demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that troops must remain on...
Staff Reporter : Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her close associates find themselves at the center of a storm of legal challenges, with a staggering total of 130 cases filed against them. These cases span a wide range of serious accusations, including murder, crimes against humanity, abduction, and enforced disappearances. The legal fallout comes in the wake of the Bangladesh Awami League-led government’s dramatic fall from power on August 5, which was precipitated by massive student-led protests and widespread...
Agency : Italy went behind after 12 seconds but came back to beat France 3-1 in a highly-entertaining Nations League A Group 2 opening game on Friday. Bradley Barcola found the net in the opening minute when he caught Giovanni Di Lorenzo napping and raced into the area before curling his shot past Gianluigi Donnarumma. Italy leveled after half an hour with Federico Dimarco volleying home a deft back-heel flicked pass from Sandro Tonali, and the sides went in level...
Agency : After Bangladesh’s triumphant 2-0 series win against Pakistan the biggest question looming is whether Chandika Hathurusingha will retain...
Agency : Paraguay held Uruguay to a goalless draw in their South American World Cup qualifier on Friday, with striker...
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain has secured a spot in the Zim Afro T10 after being signed by...
Agency : Rodrygo struck a first-half winner as Brazil ended a four-game winless streak in World Cup qualifiers with 1-0...
Agency : Cricket icon Tamim Iqbal is set to return to the commentary box with Bangladesh’s upcoming two-match Test series...
England fast bowler Mark Wood said Friday it was “rubbish news” he had been ruled out for the rest of the year with a right elbow injury. The 34-year-old express quick had already been sidelined from the concluding two matches of England’s three-Test series against Sri Lanka after suffering a right thigh muscle strain while bowling in the series opener at Old Trafford. But Friday’s statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board said Wood,a key member of England’s squad...
