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Scaloni and Gareca suspended for late field exits
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni and Chile boss Ricardo Gareca were suspended for one match each after their teams' late arrival to the field of play during the Copa America, CONMEBOL said in a statement on Friday.
Madrid sell Joselu to Qatari team after activating buy option
Real Madrid confirmed the sale of Spain striker Joselu to Qatari side Al-Gharafa on Friday after buying him from Espanyol by activating a clause in his loan deal.
An unlikely partnership: How internet humour is reshaping film marketing
In Bangladesh and beyond, the success of productions like "Kacher Manush Dure Thuiya" and "Myself Allen Swapan" suggests that meme marketing is more than just a passing trend. It represents a fundamental shift in how audiences interact with and share content. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, those in the film and streaming industry who can master the art of the meme may find themselves with a significant advantage in capturing the ever-elusive attention of modern viewers.
Heavy vehicles putting Teesta bridge in danger
Due to excessive plying of stone-laden trucks, the Sheikh Hasina Teesta Bridge over the Teesta river and its connecting roads are getting dilapidated and risky.
Resist all evil forces: Quader
The country’s young generation should come forward to resist all evil forces, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday.
Poet Abul Hussain’s death anniv
Today is the 10th death anniversary of poet Abul Hussain, said a press release.
‘Be united to ease misery of Gazans’
Criticising the Israeli occupation in Gaza, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said what’s going on in Gaza is unbearable and such incidents occur because of lack of unity among Muslim Ummah.
‘Demanded concrete bridges, got wooden ones’
The local authorities have constructed a total of 12 wooden bridges to replace makeshift bamboo ones over canals and streams across Roumari and Char Rajibpur upazilas in Kurigram.
Sheikh Russel Park in N’ganj: Once abandoned, now a green haven
Sheikh Russel Park stands as a lush green oasis, providing much-needed respite to residents of the densely populated Narayanganj city.
Coastal women and their woeful walk for water
At the break of dawn, women of all ages -- daughters, mothers, homemakers -- set out in search for safe drinking water.
20 shops gutted in Bagerhat fire
At least 20 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in a market in Sarankhola upazila of Bagerhat on Thursday night.
‘Decision to remove Sharifa’s Tale submissive’
Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee yesterday condemned the education ministry’s decision to remove the story titled “Sharifa’s Tale” from the seventh-grade textbook under the new curriculum, terming the decision “submissive”.
Boy drowns in M’singh river
A boy drowned while he was swimming in the Old Brahmaputra river in Mymensingh’s Gafargaon upazila yesterday morning.
Man dies after being hit by train
A man died after being hit by a train at the unguarded railway gate of Chhotadhupatila in Hauli union of Chuadanga’s Damurhuda upazila yesterday.
Storm child
You must have heard the story of your birth a thousand times by now, sweetheart. Your mother and I—home alone.
All that I shouldn’t have known
What I wish I didn’t know is that when your dear friends whisper the word “psycho” behind your back, you’ll grow up accepting it.
Omniscient
Skin sticky with perspiration from a long month of June
All that I’d despicably known / Things I wish I didn’t know
All that I’d despicably known / Things I wish I didn’t know–
LDC exit: A win for the nation, but a loss for trade
Bangladesh’s graduation from the group of least-developed countries (LDCs) to a developing nation in 2026 has become a point of national pride, underlining the substantial economic strides that the country has made.
Costs of LDC graduation
Bangladesh will lose access to LDC-specific duty-free and quota-free schemes
Roof collapse at Delhi airport kills one, injures 8
Heavy rainfall and winds brought down a roof at the main airport in New Delhi yesterday, killing one person and disrupting flights from a domestic terminal, while flooded streets and traffic snarls threw daily life out of gear in India’s capital.
China planning ‘major’ reforms Says Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday said the ruling Communist Party was planning and implementing “major” reforms, ahead of a closely watched political conclave that is expected to put economic recovery high on the agenda.
The unknown tomb in Mohammadpur
Between Shia Mosque and Mohammadpur Bus Stand, a mausoleum stands at Banshbari, easily visible on the left.
Three held with foreign liquor worth Tk 2 crore
The Narcotics Control Department arrested three people along with large quantities of illegal foreign liquor worth about Tk 2 crore in Patuakhali early yesterday.
Bogura Jailbreak: Deputy jailer, chief prison guard suspended
A deputy jailer and the chief prison guard of Bogura District Jail have been suspended from their posts over negligence in duty following the jailbreak of four death row convicts early Wednesday.
3 Ansar Al Islam members arrested
Three suspected members of the banned militant organisation Ansar Al Islam were arrested in the Chowfaldandi area of Cox’s Bazar.
Climate change boosted deadly Saudi hajj heat by 2.5C
The heatwave in Saudi Arabia blamed for the deaths of 1,300 people on the hajj pilgrimage this month was made worse by climate change, a team of European scientists said yesterday.
Two brothers among three killed in road crashes
Two brothers were among three people who died early yesterday hours after being injured in accidents in Dhaka’s Cantonment and Khilkhet areas.
Israeli warplanes strike north Gaza
Israel’s military on Friday said it was conducting raids backed by air strikes in northern Gaza, killing “dozens” of fighters in an area where it had declared the command structure of Hamas dismantled months ago.
3 die in Ctg market fire
Three people were killed in a fire that broke out at the six-storey Mohammadia Plaza in the port city’s Riaz Uddin Bazar area early yesterday.
Rain likely as low-pressure area forms in the Bay
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicts light to moderate rainfall in all divisions, including the capital, over the next 48 hours, beginning at 9:00am today.
US Presidential Debate: Flop show rocks Biden campaign
A badly wounded Joe Biden looked to get his re-election campaign back on track yesterday after a debate performance that unnerved supporters and left allies of Donald Trump unable to conceal their glee.
Ganga water-sharing: Indian foreign ministry refutes Mamata’s claim
Indian foreign ministry yesterday refuted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claim that the Centre did not consult the state government on the renewal of the Ganga water-sharing treaty with Bangladesh.
Rice prices up by Tk 2-3 a kg
Prices of almost all varieties of rice have gone up in the capital’s kitchen markets over the last one week.
2 of the killers faked identity, worked at a temple: DB
Foysal Ali Sahazi and Mostafizur Rahman Fakir, suspects in the Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar murder case, are truck drivers. But to dodge the eyes of law enforcers, they started working as cooks at a temple.
AL to hold programme today to ‘counter’ BNP
The ruling Awami League will hold a programme in the capital today apparently to counter a rally of its arch-rival BNP on the same day.
Public Servants: Anti-graft laws, rules relaxed over the years
For over two decades, laws and regulations meant for curbing corruption by government employees have been relaxed, creating scope for officials to indulge in irregularities with relative impunity.
