A 48-year-old man was killed and three others were injured when a dispute over clearing weeds from farmland escalated into a clash between two groups in Baniyachong, Habiganj, on Monday morning. The incident took place at around 9am on 14 September in the Chalban haor area of the upazila. The deceased was Tahir Mia, son […]

India’s decision not to receive the Women’s Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi has been backed by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, who said the move reflected the strained political relationship between India and Pakistan. Naqvi, who is chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board and president of the Asian Cricket Council, was present during the presentation […]

Bangladesh’s senior women’s football team endured the heaviest defeat in its history on Monday, losing 10-0 to North Korea in their opening Asian Cup match at Nagai Stadium in China. The result was not entirely unexpected given the gulf between the two sides in strength, experience, FIFA ranking and previous head-to-head records. However, the scale […]

England’s professional refereeing body has admitted that a mistake was made in allowing Erling Haaland’s goal during Manchester City’s 1-0 Premier League victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. City secured the win despite being reduced to 10 men, with Haaland’s strike proving decisive. However, the goal became the subject of intense debate […]

Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has been warned by former club defender Abelardo Fernández after publicly describing himself as one of the leading contenders for this year’s Ballon d’Or. The prestigious individual award is due to be announced at a ceremony in London on 26 October. With around six weeks still remaining before the event, speculation […]

An eight-year-old schoolboy was killed after being struck by a covered van in Tongi, Gazipur, on Monday morning. The victim, identified as Rabbi, was hit in the New Bazar area of the Ghorshal-Kaliganj Road at around 10.30am on 14 September. He was a second-year student at Railway Shishu Bidyaniketan and lived with his family in […]

Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay stands as one of the most prominent luminaries in Bengali literature. His powerful narratives brought alive the red soil of Birbhum, the heartbeat of rural Bengal, and the complex human emotions of love, grief, struggle, and societal transformation. Far beyond being an authentic chronicle of a shifting era, his literary repertoire remains a […]

Fifteen passengers sustained injuries when a long-distance passenger bus veered off the Barishal-Dhaka highway and overturned into a roadside pond. The incident occurred on Sunday morning at around 11:00 am in the Chhoymail Mallikbari area under the jurisdiction of the Airport police station in Barishal. According to local witnesses and eyewitness accounts, the accident took […]

Detectives in Rajshahi have recovered two operational foreign pistols, three empty magazines, and seven rounds of live ammunition from a residential house during a targeted raid. The operation, led by the District Detective Branch (DB) police, resulted in the arrest of a 36-year-old woman named Mosammat Rosina Khatun. Meanwhile, her husband, Md Rubel Hossain, managed […]

Tensions flared in Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj upazila as frustrated farmers surrounded a local fertiliser dealership on Sunday morning, protesting against alleged artificial shortages and unfair distribution practices. The incident took place at the sales centre operated by dealer Shahidul Islam in Dudhrajpur village under Jamal union, drawing immediate attention from local agricultural authorities. The confrontation began […]