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Sunday, 13 April, 2025

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Bangladesh opts to bat first after losing toss to Thailand

India is set to host the upcoming Womens ODI World Cup this September. To earn a spot in the eight-team event, Bangladesh must first compete in the qualifying tournament, which kicked off in Pakistan yesterday. In six-team competition, Nigar Sultana, Fargana Hoque, and their teammates are...

England captain Brook to skip franchise leagues

New England white-ball captain Harry Brook has announced he will stay away from overseas franchise leagues for the near future to manage his workload. Brook, 26, was named one-day and T20 skipper on Monday, replacing Jos Buttler, who quit after Englands failed Champions Trophy campaign. The...

Mount Kanlaon erupts in Philippines, ashfall forces school closures

Mount Kanlaon, located on Negros Island in the central Philippines, erupted briefly on Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash and debris 4 kilometers (2.4 miles) high into the sky. The eruption, which lasted just over an hour, prompted local authorities to cancel school classes in four nearby...

Gary Stead steps down as New Zealand’s limited-overs coach

Gary Stead, the head coach of New Zealands cricket team, announced on Tuesday that he will step down from coaching the team in the limited-overs formats, including Twenty20 (T20) and One-Day Internationals (ODI). The 53-year-old coach shared that he will take time to reflect on his future in Test...

CA urges Thailand to ease visa procedures

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday urged the Prime Minister of Thailand, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, to ease visa procedures for the Bangladeshi citizens travelling to the South East Asian kingdom, reports BSS. The head of the Interim Government raised the issue when he met the Thai...

Bangladesh, Thailand sign MoU to jointly combat corruption

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to strengthen international cooperation in combating corruption, reports BSS. The agreement was signed by ACC Chairman Dr Mohammad...

Over 3,000 govt buildings in Thailand affected by earthquake, 34 severely damaged

The 8.2-magnitude earthquake that struck near Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 28 has affected 3,375 government buildings across Thailand, with 34 suffering severe damage, the Interior Ministrys Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning (DPT) reported on Wednesday; reads a Star report....

CA to visit Thailand on Thursday

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will leave the country for Thailand on Thursday to attend the 6th BIMSTEC Summit scheduled to be held on April 4 in Bangkok. Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain and Foreign Secretary Jashim Uddin will accompany the Chief Adviser during the visit. Earlier on...

Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4 title revealed

During CinemaCon 2025, Tom Holland revealed the official title of Spider-Man 4: Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The highly anticipated film is set for release on July 31, 2026, marking an exciting new chapter for the beloved superhero. Holland appeared in a video message to fans, expressing his...

Greenland PM asserts sovereignty amid US claims of acquisition

Greenlands newly elected Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has called for national unity and a firm rejection of U.S. President Donald Trumps renewed claims over the island. Nielsen emphasized that the future of Greenland belongs solely to its people, stressing that Washington will never take...

Thailand approves tax breaks for large commercial EVs

The Thai government has approved new tax measures to promote the adoption of large commercial electric vehicles (EVs), including buses and trucks, by businesses across the country. Announced by Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat, the policy aims to encourage eco-friendly transportation and...

Greenland takeover needed for ‘world peace’: Trump

US President Donald Trump said the United States needs to take over Greenland for world peace, as he doubled down on his ambitions to annex the strategically placed, resource-rich Danish territory, reports Al Jazeera. We are not talking about peace for the United States. We are talking about...

Tarique expresses solidarity with Myanmar and Thailand after deadly earthquake

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed his profound sorrow over the tragic loss of lives following a powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday. I extend my deepest condolences to all the families who have lost their loved ones in the earthquake in Myanmar and...

Rescuers dig for survivors after huge quake hits Myanmar, Thailand

Rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Saturday in a desperate search for survivors after a huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 150 people, reports BSS. The shallow 7.7-magnitude quake struck northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar in the...

Quake death toll rises to 23 in Myanmar, Thailand

A powerful earthquake killed more than 20 people across Myanmar and Thailand today (March 28), toppling buildings and bridges and trapping over 80 workers in an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok. The shallow 7.7-magnitude tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, and...

Myanmar & Thailand hit by major earthquakes

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake and an aftershock measuring 6.4 rocked Thailand and neighboring Myanmar today (March 28), bringing down a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok and damaging historic buildings in Myanmar. The quake struck in the early afternoon, sending people streaming out...

Eid holiday: Trade through Hili port to remain suspended for 8 days

Trade between Bangladesh and India through Hili land port of Dinajpur will remain suspended for eight days from March 29 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB. Prof Shahinur Islam, general secretary of Hili C ustoms CF Agents Association, said that trade will remain closed from March 29 to...

Trading at Bhomra land port to remain suspended 9 days due to Eid

Import and export activities at the Bhomra land port, Satkhira will remain suspended for nine days due to the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays and the weekly off days. Abu Musa, the general secretary of the Bhomra Customs, Clearing, and Forwarding (CF) Agents Association, said from March 29 (Saturday) to...

Thai PM survives no-confidence vote

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday (March 26), defeating a challenge from opposition parties who accused her of being a puppet of her father, billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra. After a two-day censure debate in which the...

Greenland’s PM slams ‘highly aggressive’ visit by US officials

Greenlands prime minister said a planned visit to the island by US officials, including second lady Usha Vance, is highly aggressive, plunging relations to a new low after President Donald Trump vowed to annex the autonomous Danish territory, reports CNN. Vance, the wife of US Vice President JD...

NATO state considering tripling army size to 200,000

The Netherlands is considering a significant expansion of its military forces, with plans to potentially increase its defense personnel from 75,000 to 200,000, according to reports by Dutch public broadcaster NOS on Friday. Currently, the Ministry of Defense employs about 75,000 personnel,...

Finland ranked again the world’s happiest country in 2025: What’s the secret

Finland has been ranked as the worlds happiest country according to the World Happiness Report 2025. For the eighth consecutive year, this Nordic country is at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford....

Fire destroys 200 vehicles in Thailand's Mae Sot customs compound

A fire destroyed around 200 impounded vehicles in the Mae Sot customs compound late Tuesday evening. The fire broke out at approximately 7:30 p.m. at the newly constructed customs facility in tambon Tha Sai Luat, where around 800 vehicles were parked, reports Bangkok Post. Around 20 fire engines...

Allen, Seifert down Pakistan in rain-shortened encounter

Pakistan showed improvement with the bat in Dunedin after getting bundled out for 91 in Christchurch, but their 135/9 in a rain-shortened 15-over-a-side contest in the second T20I wasnt enough to trouble New Zealand. The hosts chased down the target with ease, sealing a five-wicket win with 2.5...

New Zealand romp to nine-wicket win in first Pakistan T20

Pakistanslumped to a nine-wicket loss to in the first T20 against New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday (March 16) after failing to defend a meagre score of 91. The tourists began the five-match series in disastrous fashion, reduced to 11-4 at the end of the fifth over after towering paceman...

4 killed in Thailand crane collapse

A crane collapsed at a construction site inThailands capital on Saturday (March 15), killing at least four people, police said, as rescuers worked to retrieve a fifth body from the debris. The accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning on Rama II road, a major highway linking...

Trade through Hili land port halted for India’s Holi festival

Export-import activities between Bangladesh and India through the Hili land port in Dinajpur district have been suspended on the occasion of the Holi festival. Shahinur Islam, general secretary of the Customs Agents Association (CF) at the land port, said all operations at the port were halted...

Greenland’s election winners push back against Trump’s wish to take control of the island

Greenlands likely new prime minister on Wednesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trumps effort to take control of the island, saying Greenlanders must be allowed to decide their own future as it moves toward independence from Denmark. Jens-Frederik Nielsens Demokraatit, a pro-business party that...