Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain stunned Barcelona with a 90th-minute Goncalo Ramos winner to claim a 2-1 away victory in the league stage on Wednesday.
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For more than four decades, hundreds of birds have found sanctuary in the homestead of 60-year-old Akhtar Hossain, a schoolteacher in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali..Locals now fondly call it the “Bird House”..Located in Musuliabad village under Baliatali union, Akhtar’s home is surr
Trump administration freezes $18 billion for New York, home to top Democrats
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has recently addressed widespread speculation that social media platforms listen to private conversations to deliver targeted advertisements.
Anthony Gordon scored a pair of penalties as Newcastle eased to a 4-0 win away to Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise on Wednesday to pick up their first points in the Champions League.
Clad in her classic collared shirt and shorts, binoculars in hand, Goodall transformed human understanding of chimpanzees
Set for October 6, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election has been nothing short of dramatic. Here are the events that have transpired so far:
After Ajib Bahar’s six-month-old son fell sick last year in Myanmar’s war-torn Rakhine state, the 38-year-old Rohingya mother said she had no medicine or food to give him. The boy died in her arms.
The United States entered a government shutdown yesterday with President Donald Trump and Democrats in an acrimonious stand-off and banking on the other side to blink first in what could be a prolonged crisis.
The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, ends today with the immersion of the Goddess Durga in the capital and elsewhere in the country.
The elaborate and painstakingly selected menu for the divine daughter is the best of South Asian vegetarian recipes; puffed up soft luchi (flatbread) that has a pearly sheen from being deep fried, potato curry, or alu’r daam as we call it locally, a mixed lentil curry and vegetable labra, and a hog plum or amra’r chutney.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur across the country for 72 hours starting from 9:00am yesterday, warned the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
The high-level conference on the Rohingya at the UN in New York has been able to draw global attention anew on the crisis that was losing focus amid other global crises, but the level of political commitment required for a lasting solution still remains a big question.
Australia beat New Zealand by 89 runs to kickstart their Women's Cricket World Cup campaign on Wednesday in a one-sided affair between the two rivals.
Intensified Israeli offensive yesterday killed at least 61 people across Gaza, as Hamas weighed US President Donald Trump’s plan to end nearly two years of war in the Palestinian territory.
Dengue infections and fatalities continue to rise at an alarming rate, with the death toll reaching 200 and total reported cases climbing to 47,832 as of yesterday..Experts warned that the outbreak may worsen in October, when cases are expected to peak, before beginning to decline graduall
Eleven of the 12 city corporations across the country don’t have any entomologists to help the authorities check mosquito-borne diseases, exposing their weakness in combatting dengue that has now become a year-round concern.
A man was beaten to death on suspicion of being a robber in Narayanganj’s Araihazar upazila early yesterday.
A report prepared by a government medical board in Khagrachhari says that doctors found “no evidence of rape” in tests on a 12-year-old schoolgirl, whose alleged assault triggered deadly protests in the hilly district.
Unrest over health and education reforms turns violent in Oujda and Inzegane
Traffic is returning to normal in Khagrachhari after the road blockade enforced under the banner of Jumma Chhatra Janata was suspended late Tuesday, bringing relief to residents.
This is not a book review. At least not in the traditional sense where the reviewer recaps the gist of a book, quoting and analyzing parts, drawing or pointing to conclusions.
K. Anis Ahmed’s Carnivore serves up a daring and disturbing literary dish. The novel is part crime thriller, part immigrant narrative, and part sociopolitical allegory.
Rescue teams in the Philippines searched for survivors in mud and rubble yesterday and authorities urged help for hospitals inundated with the injured after the deadliest earthquake in more than a decade killed at least 69 people.
In presenting a Gaza plan as an ultimatum to Hamas, US President Donald Trump has turned the tables to give Israel the advantage diplomatically -- and an even freer rein on the ground if a deal fails.
Rescuers pulled two survivors from a collapsed school in Indonesia yesterday as frantic parents demanded rescuers speed up efforts to find dozens of children believed still trapped in the rubble two days on.
A flotilla carrying aid to war-battered Gaza yesterday said it would stay its course despite what it called “intimidation tactics” by the Israeli military.
A boat accident on the Niger River in southern Nigeria has killed at least 26 people, authorities in Kogi State said yesterday.
Mobile networks and the internet were restored across Afghanistan yesterday, 48 hours after the Taliban authorities shut down telecommunications.
The arrival canopy and departure driveway areas at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) have turned chaotic as large numbers of people crowd the spaces to see off or welcome relatives, disrupting passenger movement and creating traffic congestion.
US President Donald Trump’s import tariffs have breathed life into dormant free trade talks across the globe and driven alliances at an unrivalled pace between partners seeking to offset lost exports to the United States.
Eurozone inflation edged up in September buoyed by energy costs, official data showed Wednesday, reinforcing expectations the European Central Bank will not make further interest rate cuts this year.
While the country’s financial sector is passing through a challenging period with more than a dozen banks with weak financials, City Bank has emerged not only as one of the top lenders but also as a pioneer of financial technology.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its policy rate unchanged on Wednesday, signalling room to lower rates in December as it assesses the impact of domestic tax cuts and punitive US tariffs on the South Asian economy.
The national economy of Bangladesh is facing one of its toughest tests in decades. The provisional GDP growth for this fiscal year is only 3.97 percent, the lowest in 34 years apart from the pandemic period. It is true that a sluggish growth rate can have different interpretations when compared with previous years, but few can deny the adverse state of many economic indicators even after more than a year of the interim government.
Years go by, vehicles come and go, and assurances are made one after another. Yet the Golartek playground in Mirpur-1 has not been freed from occupation.
Leaving behind a flourishing corporate career to dive headfirst into the uncertain waters of entrepreneurship is not a path many dare to tread.
Law Adviser Asif Nazrul yesterday ruled out the possibility of lifting the ban on activities of Awami League anytime soon.
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday said the ongoing unrest in the CHT is part of a “national and international conspiracy” aimed at destabilising Bangladesh.
The telecom regulator in Bangladesh has approved pilot deployment of Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) services for mobile operators, aiming to improve indoor coverage and ensure uninterrupted connectivity for users.
Education Adviser Prof CR Abrar yesterday said the ground of Govt Madrasah-e-Alia in Dhaka’s Bakshibazar area, occupied during the tenure of the former government, will be returned to the madrasa authorities.
The interim government has withdrawn a requirement for outsourced personnel to renew approvals for working in annual development programmes (ADP).
Top editors and publishers from 20 media outlets across 19 Asian countries are convening in Seoul this week for the annual board meeting of the Asia News Network, which will be held in conjunction with Today’s 2025 Korea Herald HIT Forum.
Bangladesh’s private sector must respond to change with agility, innovation, and collaboration to remain competitive in a rapidly shifting global economy, said Md Miarul Haque, managing director of DHL Express Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s mild steel (MS) rod industry is experiencing its worst downturn in decades, hit by a collapse in public and private construction activity, weak demand, high interest rates, and rising operational costs.
Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa) yesterday urged all political parties to prioritise road safety in their upcoming election manifestos to ensure long-term national commitment.
An illegal township has sprouted on around 150 acres of railway land previously leased out for agriculture and fish farming in Bhangura upazila of Pabna.
A fire at Kapasia Bazar in Gazipur has gutted at least five businesses and killed more than 200 birds, around 10:00am yesterday.
Police on Tuesday arrested two men in Mymensingh city for their involvement in forcibly shaving the hair and beard of 70-year-old Halim Uddin Akand just before Eid-ul-Azha this year.
Two children were allegedly tied up and tortured on charges of stealing hilsa in Patuakhali’s Galachipa upazila on Monday.
Police have arrested two persons on charges of raping a schoolgirl in Mymensingh’s Haluaghat upazila on Monday.
In an era when the lines between business and politics often blur, M Anis Ud Dowla, one of the most respected names in Bangladesh’s corporate history, offers a sharp counterpoint. The chairman of Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Ltd believes the two should remain firmly apart, and his own career stands as an argument for why.
At least three people died and two others went missing in separate incidents of boat capsize in Kaptai Lake in Langadu and Naniarchar upazilas of Rangamati on Tuesday.
Sylhet Metropolitan Police yesterday launched a new mobile application, “GenieA,” aimed at enhancing public safety and providing citizens with easier access to police services.
Hundreds of commuters in Pirojpur’s Nazirpur upazila have been suffering for the past two months as an iron bridge that partially collapsed is yet to be repaired.
A youth was shot dead yesterday while he was asleep at his home in Maheshwar Pasha area of Khulna city.
Members of the coast guard and navy rescued eight people -- seven women and one child -- during a joint operation in the Baharchhara hills of Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, said Lieutenant Commander Syam-ul-Hoque, media officer of Coast Guard, yesterday.
Coffee cultivation in Moulvibazar is showing renewed promise after making a gradual comeback through government initiatives and growing interest among farmers.
Flashfloods are likely to hit seven districts as major rivers continue swelling due to heavy to very heavy rainfall in Dhaka, Chattogram and Rajshahi divisions of Bangladesh, as well as in upstream regions of India’s Tripura and Assam states.
A fisherman was killed in a crocodile attack in the Sundarbans on Tuesday. His body was recovered that night, nearly seven hours later.
A couple was killed in a lightning strike in Saheber Alga village under Kurigram’s Ulipur upazila on Tuesday night.
In 1610, when Islam Khan, the Mughal subahdar of Bengal, first arrived in Dhaka, legend has it that he witnessed Durga Puja on the banks of the Buriganga.
Four years after the e-commerce scams came to light, thousands of customers are still chasing refunds, with many saying they have been left high and dry.
The interim government is seeking to introduce sweeping reforms in the fisheries sector, aiming to ensure safe fish free of chemical, microbiological and hazardous elements.
Gold prices rose to hit a new record high on Wednesday, supported by safe-haven demand as the US government shut down most operations, while growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month added to the metal’s appeal.
The Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) will enforce its revised tariff schedule from October 15, a month later than originally announced.
