British High Commission in Dhaka has hosted a reception to celebrate the England men’s cricket team’s visit to Bangladesh and the upcoming ODI and T20I cricket series between England and Bangladesh. Players from both Bangladesh and England cricket teams, along with technical and coaching staff attended the reception. British Deputy High Commissioner Javed Patel welcomed guests. He said, “I am delighted to see the England cricket team, as reigning ODI and T20I world champions, visiting Bangladesh in 2023 for what I know will be an exciting series."    

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) will host the third session of its Literary Salon Saturday, from 5pm to 7pm, in Dhaka's Dhanmondi to celebrate "Bangladesh's favourite literary passion – short stories." The ULAB Literary Salon will acknowledge Bangladesh's passion for short stories by showcasing three remarkable recent collections – "When the Mango Tree Blossomed" (edited by Niaz Zaman), "Our Many Longings" (edited by Sohana Manzoor) and "Golden Bangladesh at 50" (edited by Shazia Omar). Noted editors and writers Rifat Munim, former Literary Editor at Dhaka Tribune, and Sohana Manzoor literary editor of The Daily Star and associate professor of English at ULAB, will lead the conversation with other writers, including several contributors to these volumes. They will discuss their work and the ever-enriching context of Bangladesh. Read: ULAB Moves Up in WURI’s Global Top 100 Innovative Universities All three collections will be available for display and sale of signed copies at the venue. The Literary Salon, organised by the English and Humanities Department, brings together writers, readers and publishers from Bangladesh and elsewhere in South Asia in an informal, engaging setting. Once a month, each month, the Salon offers Dhaka's literature enthusiasts Saturday evenings of book launches of leading authors, book readings, discussions, book signings, and the sales of books at discounted rates by The Bookworm and ULAB Press, ULAB Lit Salon's partners.

Bangladesh will co-host the ICC Men’s World Cup 2031 with India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Tuesday The ICC has also finalized the host nations of all ICC men’s limited-overs events between 2024 and 2031. Bangladesh offered to host the ODI World Cup alone, but ICC did not accept it for lack of required number of venues. Also read: Meet the Semi-Finalists of ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Bangladesh has previously hosted ICC Men’s World Cup 2011 jointly with India and Sri Lanka, in 2014. Bangladesh hosted both men and women editions of the ICC T20 World Cup.

James Lipton, an actor-turned-drama-school-dean who got hundreds of Hollywood luminaries to open up about their life and art and became an unlikely celebrity himself as the longtime host of "Inside the Actors Studio," died Monday.

The city of Sapporo is the first to officially bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and becomes the early favorite after the Japanese Olympic Committee approved its candidate file late Wednesday.