Cristiano Ronaldo has strongly criticised supporters who allegedly mocked his late friend and Portugal team-mate Diogo Jota during a Saudi Pro League match, calling on authorities to take firm action against those responsible. The incident occurred during the meeting between Al-Hilal and Al-Taawoun, when a section of the crowd directed offensive chants towards Portugal midfielder […]

Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh is set to return to India with a major stadium concert in Ahmedabad on 21 November 2026, shortly after achieving a landmark moment in his international career by headlining London’s iconic Wembley Stadium. The announcement came just hours after his sold-out AURA World Tour performance at Wembley, where he […]

Gold prices slipped in global markets on Monday as a sharp rise in oil prices heightened concerns over inflation and strengthened expectations that the US Federal Reserve could raise interest rates at its policy meeting this week. At around 9:30am Bangladesh time on Monday (14 September), spot gold was down 0.3 per cent at $4,334.31 […]

Two hand bombs stored inside an abandoned house exploded in Bhadrakhola village under Ghatmajhi Union in Madaripur Sadar upazila on Sunday night (13 September), causing panic among residents in the surrounding area. The explosion took place at the abandoned house of local resident Alamgir Laptin. The property was reportedly no longer in regular use. According […]

“Buying books never makes anyone bankrupt.” Few lines capture Syed Mujtaba Ali’s lifelong devotion to books and knowledge as vividly as this one. In Bengali literature, however, he cannot be defined simply as a writer. He was a scholar, linguist, traveller, humorist and keen observer of life whose work brought together erudition, wit, cultural curiosity […]

The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) is facilitating the payment of Tk23.03 crore in long-pending insurance claims to 5,868 policyholders as part of the second phase of its claim settlement programme. The payments, scheduled for 14 September, cover legitimate claims involving five life insurance companies. According to IDRA, the total amount to be settled […]

A seven-year-old girl who went missing in Jamalpur’s Madarganj has been found dead, with her body buried inside a neighbour’s house three days after she disappeared. The body of Mariam Akter was recovered from a house in the Charlotabor area of Madarganj Upazila at around 1am on Saturday, according to Snehashish Roy, officer-in-charge of Madarganj […]