Dutch-Bangla Bank announced as title sponsor of BPL

This season, alongside Bangladesh's home cricket series, Dutch-Bangla Bank has been announced as the main sponsor of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Dutch-Bangla Bank's two popular services, the Rocket mobile financial service and NexusPay e-wallet app, will also be featured as powered-by and co-sponsors, respectively. The news was unveiled at a

Home adviser announced “Thursday” as deadline for policemen’s return to work

Home Affairs adviser of the interim government Brigadier General (Retired) M Sakhawat Hussain today announced “Thursday” as the deadline for policemen to report to their workplaces, warning that the absentees would be considered “not willing” to continue in service and sought peoples cooperation for them understanding the force’s necessity. “Thursday is

Winners of BRAC Bank-Samakal Literary Award announced

Ahmed Rafiq, Begum Akhtar Kamal, Mayukh Chowdhury and Mahrin Ferdous have won the BRAC Bank-Samakal Literary Award 2022. BRAC Bank and Daily Samakal have recognised the writers and litterateurs for 12 years to inspire them to enrich Bangla literature with their creative and intellectual works, according to a media release. Last year,

Bangladesh squad for T20 World Cup announced

Bangladesh named injured pacer Taskin Ahmed as vice-captain in their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024, scheduled to be held in West Indies and USA between 2 and 29 June this year. Taskin, who sustained a side strain in the recently-concluded five-match series against Zimbabwe, is expected

New Metro rail timings announced

In a move to cater to the increasing demand for late-night transportation, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has announced the extension of metro rail service hours beyond 9 pm, starting from Wednesday, March 27. During a press briefing scheduled for tomorrow, the Managing Director of DMTCL, M. A. N Siddique,

BRAC Bank-Mastercard Campaign winners announced

BRAC Bank, in collaboration with Mastercard, organized the “BRAC Bank-Mastercard ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Spend & Win Campaign”, an exciting spend-and-win campaign aiming to offer customers unforgettable moments of watching ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in the stadium. The campaign ran from October 11 to October 14, allowing

BCB announces new national contract for 2023

Youngster Zakir Hasan and Hasan Mahmud came under contract for the first time as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) released the new contract list, which included a total of 21 cricketers for three formats of the cricket for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2023. ZakirHasan hit a century against

Mastercard Excellence Awards winners announced

Mastercard on Thursday announced the winners of its Mastercard Excellence Awards 2022 at an award ceremony in Dhaka, recognizing Bangladesh’s top performing partner banks, financial institutions, fin-techs, and merchants across various categories, said a press release. The theme for the fourth edition of the awards - Towards a Smart Transformation

Police declare bounty for info on 2 death row convicts

Bangladesh police announced Tk 10 lakh for information on each men - convicted to death in publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan murder case - who escaped from the lock-up of a Dhaka court earlier today. AIG of media, Police Headquarters, Md Manzur Rahman told UNB that a total ofTk 20lakh as