Bangladesh storm into semis
Bangladesh stormed into the semi-finals of the SAFF Under-19 Championship 2025 with a commanding 3-0 win over Bhutan in their Group A match at the Golden Jubilee Stadium in Arunachal Pradesh, India, on Sunday.
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Woman calls 999 after killing father
A woman on Thursday called the national emergency service helpline 999 allegedly after stabbing his father to death after feeding him sleeping pills at his rented apartment at Savar, on the outskirts of the capital...
Argentina's 1978 World Cup winner Galvan dies
Luis Galvan, who played in every match in Argentina's 1978 World Cup winning campaign, died on Monday aged 77, the Argentinian Football Association announced.
WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics
Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis...
Model Meghna on 30-day detention under Special Powers Act 1974
Model and Miss Bangladesh Foundation chairperson Meghna Alam, who was detained by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police鈥檚 Detective Branch Wednesday afternoon, was placed on a 30-day detention under the Special Powers Act, 1974...
BETWEEN UNIFORMS AND WORDS: Struggle for democratic soul, shaped by 1971
NINETEEN seventy-one arrived, not as a year, but as a violation, a savage tear in the thin skin of what we dared call life. I was a child, a splinter of a being, four years old, yet the tremors of that brutal rending still reverberate in the hollow spaces of my bones. They call it the Liberation War, a tidy phrase for a messy, monstrous thing. It was the air we choked on, thick with...
US deports Venezuelans to be jailed in El Salvador, despite court order
The United States has sent over 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to be imprisoned in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele said Sunday, after US counterpart Donald Trump invoked wartime authorities to expel migrants.
Private univ law needs to be changed
THE Private University Act 1992 was amended in 2010 to make it contemporary. None of the 53 sections of the amended law has a single word on academic and intellectual freedom in higher education or the university鈥檚 autonomy. Rather, various sections have been made to keep universities under the strict surveillance of the University Grants Commission through...
HONOR brings X9c in Bangladesh
HONOR Bangladesh, a leading global technology brand, is bringing their latest smartphone HONOR X9c, the newest variant of its HONOR X series portfolio...
1971 WAR CRIMES: SC to rehear Jamaat leader Azhar鈥檚 appeal against death sentence
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to reopen the appeal of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who was sentenced to death for war crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War...
Iran executes 975 in 2024
Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a 鈥榟orrifying escalation鈥� of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday...
999 launches English-language services for foreigners
The national emergency helpline 999 have launched English-language services for the first time, aiming to assist English-speaking people, particularly foreigners working in or visiting the country.
Adviser council okays ICT (amendment) ordinance, 2025
The council of advisers on Thursday gave final approval to the draft ordinance of International Crimes (Tribunals) (Amendment) in principle with necessary amendments and subject to vetting by the legislative and parliamentary affairs division...
India clinch back-to-back U19 World Cup titles
India deliver a dominant performance to defeat South Africa in Kuala Lumpur and win the ICC Women鈥檚 U19 T20 World Cup 2025 title. India finished the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup in just the same style they had demonstrated all the way along - with confidence and brilliance as they took South Africa apart in the final and won by nine wickets.
U-19 girls end T20 WC on a high note
Bangladesh ended their Women鈥檚 Under-19 T20 World Cup campaign on a high note, beating the West Indies by 10 wickets in their last Super Six match at the Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday.
China says 鈥榚xtremely unlikely鈥� Covid pandemic came from lab leak
China said Monday it was 鈥榚xtremely unlikely鈥� Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission.
BOAT ADRIFT: AL鈥檚 journey through power and paradox 鈥� I
BANGLADESH, a nation forged in the crucible of its 1971 liberation war, now sees its legacy of sacrifice and identity increasingly distorted into a tool for political spectacle. Over the last 16 years, the Awami League government under Sheikh Hasina has leaned heavily on emotional rhetoric and symbolic gestures to cement their authority. This reliance on...
ICC U-19 WOMEN鈥橲 T20 WORLD CUP: Bangladesh knocked out
Bangladesh were knocked out of the ICC Women鈥檚 Under-19 T20 World Cup after their eight-wicket drubbing by defending champions India in their Super Six match at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
Mass Uprising Day today
The historic 鈥楳ass Uprising Day鈥�, commemorating the 1969鈥檚 movement for autonomy from the then East Pakistan that eventually led to the Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh in 1971, will be observed on Friday in a befitting manner...
WOMEN鈥橲 U-19 T20 WORLD CUP: Bangladesh advance to Super-six
Bangladesh booked their spot in the Super Six stage of the ICC Women鈥檚 Under-19 World Cup from Group D after an 18-run win over Scotland in their four-team group final at the YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi, Malaysia, on Wednesday...
Higher education landscape
HIGHER education plays a vital role in a country鈥檚 development, serving as a conduit for nurturing the knowledge and skills of its people. Since its independence in 1971, Bangladesh鈥檚 higher education sector has grown considerably, with the establishment of numerous public and private universities significantly expanding access to education...
U-19 girls suffer heartbreak against Australia
Bangladesh women's Under-19 team came agonisingly close to clinching a historical victory against mighty Australia but failed to hold their nerve in the crunch moment that saw them suffering a heartbreaking two-wicket defeat in the T20 World Cup at the UKM YSD Oval ground in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday.
Bangladesh girls begin U-19 WC campaign in style
Bangladesh began their ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup campaign with a five-wicket victory over Nepal in one of their three Group D matches at the YSD-UKM Cricket Oval in Bangi, Malaysia, on Saturday.
Toffee to stream ICC Women鈥檚 U19 T20 World Cup
Digital entertainment platform Toffee will stream ICC Women鈥檚 U19 T20 World Cup for free of charge, said a press release...
148 killed on July 19 alone
At least 148 people were killed in gunfire by the members of law enforcement agencies and the then ruling Awami League leaders and activists on July 19, 2024 during the student movement for quota reform...
Govt urges foreigners to collect legal documents by Jan 31
Bangladesh interim government home ministry on Tuesday urged foreigners, who have been staying in Bangladesh illegally, to collect necessary legal documents by January 31.
Jessy to officiate in U-19 Women鈥檚 T20 WC
The International Cricket Council has appointed Bangladesh's Shathira Jakir Jessy as one of the umpires among 20 match officials for the forthcoming ICC U-19 Women's T20 World Cup in Malaysia.
Families want sacked BDR soldiers be reinstated
Families of former Bangladesh Rifles soldiers, dismissed and imprisoned after the 2009 BDR massacre, blocked the Shahbagh crossing on Wednesday, demanding reinstatement in the force, now renamed as the Border Guard Bangladesh...
Surge in HMPV: time to act
IN THE midst of recovery from the devastating effects of the Covid pandemic, whispers of a potential new viral threat have surfaced, capturing the attention of global health experts and citizens alike. Human metapneumovirus, a respiratory pathogen that has largely flown under the radar, is now being dubbed the potential 鈥楥ovid 2.0.鈥� But is this...
London wall illuminates Covid鈥檚 enduring pain at Christmas
UK families of some 2,40,000 people who died from Covid-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a symbol of love, anger and pain ahead of another Christmas overshadowed by loss.