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For the first time since it began tracking global attitudes in 2002, the Pew Research Center has found that a large part of the world now views China more favourably than the United States,…
An eighth-grade schoolgirl drowned while bathing in a stream in Madati union of Kaliganj upazila in Lalmonirhat on Thursday; her body was recovered after about two hours, police say.
A decade after the failed 15 July 2016 coup attempt that killed 253 people, Turkey's politics has been reshaped: power has shifted at home under a presidential system, tens of thousands were purged, and…
A believer is warned of Hell not to be frightened but to be kept from sin and drawn to repentance; a hadith describes how even the lightest punishment of Hell is beyond human imagination,…
Opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman said his party would lay down its life rather than let the achievement of the 2024 uprising be lost, accusing some of trying to undermine it…
Like the rest of the country, Jashore observed July Martyrs' Day with state honours on Thursday, with the district administration, district BNP and district Jamaat holding separate rallies and laying wreaths at the July…
England captain Harry Kane praised Lionel Messi after Argentina's 2-1 semifinal win, saying that with the world's most dangerous players a moment on the ball can produce magic, and that Messi is undoubtedly one…
Four young girls, aged between 8 and 13, drowned after going to bathe in a canal during a break in madrasa classes in the Barkanda area of Raipura upazila in Narsingdi, police say.
Lionel Messi dedicated Argentina's 2-1 semifinal win over England to the late Diego Maradona, saying he was sure the legend was enjoying the match from above and that the victory was a special gift…
A Dhaka court has granted bail to Salman F Rahman — industry and investment adviser to ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and vice-chairman of Beximco Group — in a cheque-dishonour case filed by…
After Argentina beat England to reach a second successive World Cup final, captain Lionel Messi hit back at critics who claim the tournament is fixed in his favour, insisting his side have been the…
Messi's name was not on the scoresheet in Argentina's 2-1 semifinal win over England, but after being contained for 55 minutes he took control — nine dribbles, both goal contributions and a spell in…
Legendary Bangladeshi film actress Bobita says she wants to do something beneficial for society in the later part of her life, and has taken up a plan to build a mosque on her ancestral…
An exchange meeting was held in Chhoto Bhakla union of Goalanda upazila in Rajbari to advance the prime minister's Farmer Card programme, focusing on verifying genuine beneficiary farmers and ensuring effective implementation at the…
Beyonce has released a new single, 'Morning Dew (Donk)', with no advance announcement, launching the official countdown to the 20th anniversary of her 2006 album 'B'Day', whose special edition drops on 4 September.
Trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange ended lower on Thursday, the week's final session, with all indices declining; total turnover stood at about Tk 1,118 crore as the benchmark DSEX shed 25.92 points.
The cabinet will decide the phasing for implementing a new pay scale for government employees, after which a gazette could be issued by the second week of August; however it is implemented, it will…
Nearly a decade after he broke down in tears at MetLife Stadium and announced he would stop playing for Argentina, Lionel Messi returns to the same ground — this time to play a World…
Online income-tax return filing for individual taxpayers could begin in the last week of July, the National Board of Revenue says, while online corporate return filing — being launched for the first time —…
Amid student protests, road blockades and rallies over HSC exams held in bad weather and errors in the physics question paper, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said some quarters were trying to embarrass the government…
The Bangladesh Technical Education Board has granted 654 private independent technical institutions permission to run lower-secondary (vocational) classes six through eight, and asked institutions that have not yet collected their permission letters to complete…
A former army major has been detained in connection with the 1981 assassination of president Ziaur Rahman after 45 years as a fugitive, a Dhaka Metropolitan Police official said, adding that he was picked…
Spain meet Argentina in the World Cup final on 19 July, and much of the spotlight is on Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal; in a recent DAZN interview, Yamal said he hoped to face…
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Bangladesh, Dr Abdullah Jaffar H bin Abiya, paid a courtesy call on the prime minister's education adviser Mahdi Amin on Thursday, confirming that Riyadh will provide 500 scholarships a year…
Milestone College has filed a general-diary complaint at Dhaka's Turag police station against a former student, accusing her of using the college's ID card and making what it called anti-government provocative remarks during a…
Argentina came from behind to beat England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinal in Atlanta, reaching the final against Spain; in ESPN's post-match ratings, coach Lionel Scaloni earned a perfect 10 and Lionel Messi…
A fraud ring is repeatedly demanding money by using the names and photos of education officials to dangle promises of transfers, appointments, promotions and training; the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education says fake…
The measles outbreak is worsening, with 8 more children dying with measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours and measles or its symptoms newly detected in 1,171 people, according to the Directorate…
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will no longer donate to Bill Gates' foundation after details emerged of Gates' ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, redirecting his Berkshire Hathaway shares to four family-linked foundations instead.
A former mosque imam in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, Rokon Uddin has turned 30 lotkon saplings bought in 2018 into a four-bigha orchard and now sells improved-variety saplings — including one he developed, locally known as…
Farzana Rahman, former UNO of Sonargaon and now an additional district commissioner in Dhaka, has been named the country's best Upazila Nirbahi Officer at the National Primary Education Medal 2026 for her work in…
A total of Tk 76,000 crore in assets belonging to ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family and 10 top industrial groups, at home and abroad, has been frozen by court order, the…
The Upazila Journalists' Unity Council held a special general meeting in Sharsha, Jashore, discussing journalists' professional development, rights and welfare.
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC's Gazipur Sadar branch held a customer gathering and views-exchange meeting to strengthen ties with customers and take their feedback.
Seventeen law officers backed by Jamaat — additional public prosecutors, additional government pleaders and assistant public prosecutors — have resigned together at the Sylhet District and Sessions Judge's Court in protest at government positions…
Many students say the three-point demand to postpone the HSC exams and for Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon to resign is not reasonable, and some have spoken out against postponing exams for an…
The Election Commission has begun setting up polling stations for the local government elections and will publish the final list of polling stations on 27 August.
A court has sentenced two people to life imprisonment in a 2015 murder case in Mathbaria, Pirojpur, while acquitting a third accused.
Israeli forces temporarily closed a gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on the pretext of a military drill, disrupting worshippers' entry, Palestinian authorities say.
Aluminium prices fell sharply on the international market after news that a major refinery in the UAE had restarted, with the London Metal Exchange benchmark down 1.8% to $3,143.50 a tonne.
After reaching the World Cup final by beating France 2-0, Spain now wait to learn their opponent — and Opta's supercomputer makes England slight favourites over Argentina in the second semifinal.
Tk 12,87,444 in cash, along with gold ornaments, a gold spoon and foreign currency, was found when the donation box of the historic Kusumba Shahi Mosque in Naogaon's Manda was opened.
On a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany, a passenger was partly thrown out of a broken window in mid-air; his wife, seated beside him, grabbed his legs and — with help from other…
Iran has fired retaliatory missiles and drones at US bases in three Gulf countries after fresh US airstrikes and a renewed naval blockade, and has declared the Strait of Hormuz fully closed until the…
The government has taken five student-friendly measures to hold the HSC and equivalent exams smoothly despite the bad weather, including make-up exams for absent candidates and full marks for two flawed physics questions, the…
The Association of Bankers, Bangladesh has proposed charging customers an extra Tk 100 to Tk 300 for withdrawing cash from a bank counter more than three times a month, along with new or higher…
Tense scenes broke out in several French cities after France's 2-0 World Cup semifinal loss to Spain, with law-enforcement detaining more than 160 people across Paris and Lyon.
The ransomware group World Leaks has published a large volume of sensitive documents relating to India's biggest nuclear plant, Kudankulam, on the dark web, including alleged designs, supplier lists and inspection reports.
Argentina sought and won FIFA's permission to wear their dark blue away kit against England — the colour tied to Maradona's 1986 heroics — though in the end England's choice of white made it…
Bangladesh Bank has returned Al-Arafah Islami Bank to its former owners, adding 14 entrepreneur directors to the board, while keeping its five appointed independent directors in place.
China's UN ambassador Sun Lei says the United States has again pushed the world toward a dangerous situation through its attack on Iran, in a heated Security Council exchange with the US envoy.
Chinese investor Li Ping spent nine years and about 13 million yuan ($1.9 million) tracking down the ex-wife who, he says, swindled him, faked a child and plotted to kill him — until a…
The new Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Act, 2026, will play a strict and effective role in curbing organised crime networks' misuse of digital platforms and technology, Home Minister Salahuddin…
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said any Israeli national found in the country will be expelled at once, after allegations that an Israeli was involved in a private residential community in Johor's Forest…
Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the conditions under which wholly foreign-owned industrial firms may take foreign loans, allowing them to borrow from their parent company, associates and shareholders.
Iran has formally pulled out of its memorandum of understanding with the United States, saying Washington repeatedly violated the deal, and has declared it will take full control of the Strait of Hormuz during…
Twelve of the 13 people killed in a devastating wildfire in the Andalusia region of southern Spain were foreign nationals, authorities confirmed after autopsies, including seven Britons.
Coach Lionel Scaloni has hinted at one or two changes to Argentina's starting XI for their World Cup semifinal against England, with midfielder Rodrigo De Paul reportedly at risk of being benched.
The government is considering transforming the city corporations into a 'city government' to make Dhaka more liveable, Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
France's 2-0 semifinal loss to Spain ended reigning Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele's hopes of breaking the so-called 'Ballon d'Or curse' — the pattern by which the year's winner never lifts the following World…