Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will not travel to New Delhi to attend the upcoming BRICS summit in India, Foreign Affairs State Minister Humayun Kabir has said. Kabir made the disclosure to journalists on Thursday (10 August) outside an international seminar on the Rohingya issue at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka. The information was subsequently […]

Five-time world champions Brazil will begin a new phase of their international campaign with a tour of Asia during the September-October international window. Head coach Carlo Ancelotti has named a strong 26-man squad for three friendly matches against Australia and India as he looks to rebuild the side following their disappointing exit from the 2026 […]

Lamine Yamal has written another remarkable chapter in the Champions League record books, surpassing Kylian Mbappé’s previous mark for goal contributions as a teenager. The Barcelona forward played a decisive role as his side swept aside Feyenoord 5–1 at home. Yamal scored once and provided two assists, producing an influential display that further underlined his […]

In the annals of India’s anti-British independence movement, few figures command as much respect and awe as Jatindranath Mukherjee, universally remembered as Bagha Jatin. A commander of extraordinary grit, he stood as one of the primary architects of the armed revolutionary movement and a key leader of the Jugantar party. Born on 7 December 1879 […]

“We are all kings, in this kingdom of our king—” Sukumar Ray Certain luminaries grace the literary horizon for a brief moment, yet their brilliance continues to guide generations. Sukumar Ray remains one of the most remarkable talents in Bengali literature. Though his life was cut tragically short, he bestowed upon children’s literature a unique […]

Erling Haaland struck twice as Manchester City defeated Porto 2–0 away from home in the Champions League, ending the Portuguese side’s hopes of producing a major upset on a night when they showed plenty of resilience but lacked the cutting edge required in the final third. Porto had been regarded as one of the potential […]

Dengue infections are rising sharply in Satkhira, a south-western border district, with 28 new patients admitted to hospitals in just two days. The sudden increase has prompted the district health authorities to step up preparedness at Satkhira Sadar Hospital and health complexes across the upazilas. According to figures from the Civil Surgeon’s office, a total […]

Police have recovered the bodies of two newborn babies from a pile of rubbish in Barishal city, sparking shock and anger among local residents. The bodies had reportedly been left in a waste heap in front of the Forest Office in the city’s Natun Bazar area. The discovery was made at around 11pm on Tuesday, […]

An 18-year-old woman was hacked to death after assailants allegedly entered a house in Madaripur’s Kalikapur area on Tuesday evening. The attackers fled with an iPhone belonging to the victim, who was the wife of a Bangladeshi expatriate working in Qatar. The victim, Ivy Akter, was the daughter of Aslam Sharif of Kalikapur in Madaripur […]

Police have recovered the partially decomposed body of an unidentified teenager from a waterbody in Singair upazila of Manikganj district. The body was recovered from among water hyacinths near Munshibari, locally known as Shahar Munshi’s house, in the Khaserchar Westpara area of Dhalla Union at around 4.30pm on Wednesday, 9 September. Local residents said they […]