Shakib says sorry for silence during student movement

Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan has said sorry for not speaking out against the crackdown on the student-citizen movement in July and August this year, which left at least 1,500 dead. The movement eventually grew into a popular uprising that dethroned the Sheikh Hasina government, of which Shakib was a

Army officer stabbed dead during joint operation

An army officer was killed by miscreants during a joint forces operation in the Dulahazara area of Chakaria upazila, Cox's Bazar. The deceased Lieutenant Tanjim Sarwar Nirjan, 23, was part of the 39 ST Battalion, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday. The incident occurred late Monday night during a

Israel is willing to halt war during Ramadan: Biden

President Joe Biden says Israel would be willing to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages held by the militants. Negotiators from the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are working on a framework