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'I understood Messi & Ronaldo perfectly'
No footballer has appeared alongside the deadly pair Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo more often than the former Juventus and Argentina ace Gonzalo Higuain.
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Foreign Minister upset by Amit Shah’s comment on Bangladeshis
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks that “the poor in Bangladesh still go hungry” has upset Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.
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4 lakh yaba pills seized in Teknaf
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized four lakh yaba pills during a drive at Lela canal point of the Naf River in Teknaf upazila today.
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Touchstone statue of Lord Vishnu recovered from Thakurgaon
Police recovered a touchstone statue of Lord Vishnu from a brick field at Jamun village in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon this afternoon.
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Bangladesh passport shares 100th spot with Lebanon, Sudan in Henley Index 2021
Bangladesh passport moved up one notch from last year in the latest edition of the Henley Passport Index, the pioneer ranking of all the world's travel documents.
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Govt bans fishing in the Bay of Bengal for 65 days
The government has imposed a 65-day ban on fishing off the Bay of Bengal to try and preserve the fish stock and boost their breeding.
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Facebook engages local creators to build AR effect to celebrate Bangla New Year
A Bangladeshi artist and developer teamed up with the support of Facebook to develop an Augmented Reality (AR) filter for Bangla New Year.
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Pre-Polls Violence: Clash kills one in Madaripur
A man was killed and five people were injured in a clash between supporters of two union parishad chairman candidates in Madaripur’s Shibchar upazila.
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Joyless Pahela Baishakh, gloom at iftar tables
When last year the country faced for the first time a Pahela Baishakh indoors, or the first day of Ramadan without family and celebration, the new reality was adopted with much gusto.
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Hefajat’s Innocence Claim: Evidence contradicts
Although the top leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam repeatedly denied the organisation’s involvement in recent countrywide vandalism and violence, photographs and footages testify the opposite.
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Asia’s Covid cases surge
India and Thailand reported record daily coronavirus cases yesterday, as a new wave of infections, combined with a shortage of hospital beds and vaccines, threatens to slow Asia’s recovery from the pandemic.
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20 Indian workers at Rampal power plant test Covid-19 positive
Twenty Indian workers at Rampal coal-fired thermal power plant in Bagerhat have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.
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Editor’s Guild of India urges govt to declare journalists as frontline workers
The Editors Guild of India today urged the Indian government to declare journalists as frontline workers and ensure priority vaccination for them amid a rise in coronavirus cases.
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AL lawmaker and SCBA president Abdul Matin Khasru laid to rest
With love, respect and grief, people from all walks of life bade farewell to Awami League lawmaker and president of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Abdul Matin Khasru today.
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Who don’t need movement pass during ‘lockdown’?
Today marks the second day of a nationwide “all-out lockdown” to curb Covid-19 infections. Amid the lockdown, hospitals, banks, and industries are still open.
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Indian Coast Guard seizes vessel with 30kg heroin; 8 Pakistani crew members arrested
The Indian Coast Guard apprehended a suspected Pakistani boat containing 30 kilogrammes of heroin and arrested eight Pakistani nationals from the vessel off the coast of Gujarat.
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Traffic congestion on Airport Road amid ‘lockdown’
On the second day of the weeklong “complete lockdown”, traffic jam was witnessed on Airport Road.
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Authorities destroy 1500m fishing net, mechanised boat at Halda river
Local administration today destroyed at least 1500 meters of fishing net and a mechanised boat lifting sand from the riverbed at Halda river.
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Hefajat says 'no', pictures say 'yes'
From March 26 to 28, Hefajat-e-Islam activists attacked and vandalised 58 government and non-government institutions, two temples, and houses and offices of top leaders of the district Awami League and Chhatra League in Brahmanbaria.
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Argentine artist channels 'hand of God' with Maradona portraits
Maxi Bagnasco says he knows Diego Maradona's features by heart after painting portraits of the soccer star almost daily since the Argentine World Cup winner died last November.
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Hefajat’s 2013 mayhem in Dhaka: 2 central leaders among 3 remanded
A Dhaka court today placed three Hefajat-e-Islam men, including two of its central leaders, on a five-day remand each in a case filed over the mayhem in Dhaka in May 2013.
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30 arrested over Hefajat mayhem in Brahmanbaria
Police have arrested 30 more, including leaders and activists of Hefajat-e-Islam, in 24 hours till last night in connection with the mayhem in Brahmanbaria from March 26 to 28, centring the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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CJ to decide whether to keep court proceedings functional amid restriction: law minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq today said Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain will take the decision on whether to keep court proceedings functional across the country during the present coronavirus situation.
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Malaysian Human Resources Minister slams Bangladesh High Commission over job portal launch
The Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur did not consult the Human Resources Ministry over the setting up of a job portal, says Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan.
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Garment workers forced to walk, board overcrowded vehicles on 2nd day of ‘lockdown’
Garment workers faced immense difficulty today due to shortage in transport on the roads amid the weeklong “strict lockdown” imposed by the government to prevent transmission of Covid-19.
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Fazle Hossain Badsha flown to Dhaka by air ambulance
Fazle Hossain Badsha, lawmaker from Rajshahi-2 (Rajshahi metropolitan city), who had tested positive for coronavirus infection earlier, was brought to Dhaka to be admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital today.
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Mistaking crude bomb for toy: boy dead, 2 injured in explosion
A boy was dead and at least two others were injured after an abandoned crude bomb they picked up -- thinking it was a toy -- exploded in Jashore’s Keshabpur area around 12:00pm today.
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UAE is mediating between India and Pakistan, says senior diplomat
The United Arab Emirates’ envoy to Washington confirmed the Gulf state is mediating between India and Pakistan to help the nuclear-armed rivals reach a “healthy and functional” relationship.
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Young Saif sings the same old song as seniors
Even though players end up blaming 'clearness of the sky' for poor fielding after a series or talk about 'lack of preparation time' following completion of abysmal away tours, Bangladesh players, however, very rarely have any kinds of problems ahead of any series.
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3 Bangladeshis detained with forged passports: Malaysian police
Three Bangladeshi men have reportedly been detained by police in Malaysia recently for possessing forged passports.
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