Dhaka has long been a popular destination for live music, with international performers, particularly singers and bands from India and Pakistan, attracting enthusiastic audiences. Yet a series of last-minute postponements and cancellations has cast uncertainty over the city’s concert scene, raising concerns among music fans, promoters and visiting artistes about the reliability of event arrangements […]

Neymar marked his return from a right-thigh injury with two late penalties as Santos recovered from a two-goal deficit to draw 2–2 with Flamengo in the Brazilian Serie A. The forward, who had been sidelined since 2 September, came on at the start of the second half and scored in the 82nd and 88th minutes […]

A long-running land dispute in Noakhali has reportedly escalated into a night-time attack on three brothers’ homes, with allegations of vandalism, assault and robbery. The incident took place at around 9 pm on Thursday, 8 October, at the Ismail Byapari residence in Purba Eojbalia village, under Eojbalia Union in Noakhali Sadar Upazila. According to the […]

Police in Cumilla detained 252 people during an overnight operation targeting suspected youth gang activity, as law enforcement agencies stepped up efforts to curb juvenile crime across the district. The operation began on Thursday evening, 8 October, and continued until the early hours of Friday, 9 October. Police officers from all 18 police stations in […]

A Saudi Arabia-based Bangladeshi expatriate was killed in a road accident while travelling to buy a birthday cake for his daughter, turning what should have been a family celebration into a tragedy. Al Amin, 40, died after a bus struck the motorcycle he was riding in Shahrashti upazila of Chandpur district on Thursday evening. He […]

Some people leave this world, yet the light they kindle continues to guide generations. Their passing marks the end of a life, but not the end of their influence. Through their ideas, achievements and enduring values, they remain present in the lives of those who follow them. Kazi Motahar Hossain was one such exceptional figure—a […]