People crowd the shops to do Eid shopping in Dhaka as Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest Muslim festival, is expected to be celebrated after the month of Ramadan. Listen to the Report in Bangla in ...

Neil Wagner's efforts were in vain as weather ensured the second Test ended in a draw. © Cricbuzz The second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand appeared to be ...

If Old Dhaka is declared a recreational zone and maintained properly, it can become a significant asset for the country's tourism industry, speakers said at a discussion yesterday. They also urged ...

Our Dhanmondi office was a typical posh eighties two-storied house, with a manicured lawn and an annex building for the kitchen and other service quarters. When this beautiful home was rented to ...

Their fast-bowling trio helped Sylhet Division to an innings-and-26-run victory over Rangpur Division in the NCL Tier-1 match over the weekend. The result also helped Dhaka Division keep their ...

But these are not photographs: each hyperreal image is in fact a color pencil drawing, resulting from between 300 and 500 hours of careful construction. Now, Holmes’ works have been brought ...

Shahriar Kabir, president of the Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, has been arrested in Dhaka. The Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police and Tejgaon arrested Shahriar, a journalist, ...

The game ended in a 2-2 draw. Maruful Haque’s side went ahead in the game twice but could not maintain the lead at the end. Mirajul Islam opened the scoring in the sixth minute before Shuntaro Suzuki ...

Observed at 15:00, Sunday 13 October BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are Bangladesh Standard Time (Asia/Dhaka, GMT+6) unless otherwise stated.

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Extreme flooding in Bangladesh could send as many as 3.1 million internally displaced migrants to the densely populated capital of Dhaka by 2050, adding to the 12 million people who already live ...