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Trump thumbs nose at decades of India courtship

Atletico playing catch-up after poor start

Atletico Madrid overhauled their squad this summer in the hope of being able to compete with giants Barcelona and Real Madrid for the Spanish title but have started La Liga with one point from a possible six.

Alexander-Arnold dropped by England

Trent Alexander-Arnold was dropped by England as coach Thomas Tuchel on Friday handed first call-ups to Elliot Anderson and Djed Spence for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia.

Bangladesh,  Bhutan draw prompts India’s title win

Bangladesh were held to a 1-1 draw by hosts Bhutan, prompting India to win the SAFF Under-17 Women’s Championship 2025 title after their 5-0 victory over Nepal on Friday’s second match at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan.

DU central mosque to be rebuilt with Turkish support

The central mosque of Dhaka University will be reconstructed with financial assistance from Turkey’s IDDEF, a non-profit Islamic organisation based in Istanbul.

Liverpool, City face Madrid in CL

Liverpool and Manchester City will both come up against Real Madrid in this season’s Champions League while title-holders Paris Saint-Germain were handed a tough list of opponents in Thursday’s draw, including Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

Bangladesh ‘A’ trail despite Shahadat’s fight

Shahadat Hossain’s unbeaten 42 helped Bangladesh ‘A’ to recover from a precarious 6-2 in the second innings, but they were still trailing by 160 runs on the second day of the four-day match against South Australia in DXC Arena in Darwin on Thursday. 

Bangladesh make dismal start in Asia Cup

Bangladesh hockey team suffered a 4-1 defeat to Malaysia in the 12th AHF Men’s Asia Cup opener at the Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir, India on Friday.

Tigers begin busy schedule with Netherlands T20Is

The Bangladesh national team will begin their busy schedule with the three-match T20I series against the Netherlands, starting today at the Sylhet International Stadium. 

50 hurt as JP, Gono Odhikar clash in city

More than 50 people were injured as a clash broke out between activists of Jatiya Party and Gono Odhikar Parishad in front of the JP central office at Bijoynagar in Dhaka city on Friday evening.

Crimes of enforced disappearances

AUGUST 30 is International Day of the Disappeared. A day not only for prayers and tears, but also a day to denounce, loudly demand justice and renew the vow to never lose hope. Enforced disappearances are continuing offences. They may span days, months and...

Trump moves to block $5b in foreign aid

US president Donald Trump has moved to block $5 billion of congressionally-approved foreign aid, the White House said Friday — raising the likelihood of a federal shutdown as Democrats oppose the policy.

Trump withdraws Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection

US president Donald Trump has canceled former vice president Kamala Harris’s Secret Service protection, officials said Friday, in the Republican’s most high-profile move of its kind against his political rivals.

Indonesia protests erupt after driver killed by police vehicle

Protests erupted across several Indonesian cities on Friday in anger at the death of a motorcycle taxi driver hit by a police vehicle, as officers responded with tear gas and the president called for calm.

Police bludgeoned me: victim

A student named Rafid Khan claimed that he was thrown to the ground by police officials, who kicked him with boots, beat him and struck him with a helmet after police attacked engineering students while they were marching towards the...

DB arrests members of ‘honey trap’ gang in Bogura

DB police in Bogura on Thursday night rescued two men and arrested seven members of a gang who allegedly trapped them in a honey trap scheme, held them hostage and demanded Tk 4 lakh in ransom.

Youth to reshape Bangladesh’s political future: Touhid

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said today Bangladesh’s youth, who led last year’s historic July-August uprising, will ultimately reshape national politics and institutions, moving the country beyond past divisions toward a more constructive, knowledge-driven future.

Youth dies from electrocution in Demra

An 18-year-old youth died after being electrocuted while performing electrical work at a house in the Sarulia area of Demra in the capital on Friday afternoon.

Latif Siddique, DU prof , 14 others sent to jail

A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Friday sent 16 people, including former minister Abdul Latif Siddique and Dhaka University Professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

BNP alleges plot to replace liberal politics with extremism

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that a conspiracy was going on to replace liberal politics with extremist politics in the country.

Dhaka’s air quality continues to be ‘moderate’

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 16th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 90 at 9:50 am this morning (August 29, 2025).

Army raids RpMCH on multiple allegations 

A Bangladesh Army team on Thursday conducted a raid at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on the grounds of multiple allegations of brokers’ abuse of patients and their relatives, ambulance syndicate and extortion in the name of ‘Tips’.

RUCSU POLLS: JCD collects nominations, dope tests of candidates begin

After weeks of protests over several demands, the Rajshahi University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal collected nomination papers on Thursday for the upcoming central students’ union and Senate representative elections.

WARRANT OF PRECEDENCE: SC allows govt to appeal for review of verdict

The Appellate Division on Thursday allowed the government to appeal to review its 2015 verdict on the ‘warrant of precedence’, the official ranking of key constitutional office holders.

Steven Ellis joins International School Dhaka’s leadership team

International School Dhaka has appointed international leader Steven Ellis as new principal of its secondary school.

Navy members get UN peacekeeping medal in S Sudan

Members of Bangladesh Navy Force Marine Unit deployed in the UN peacekeeping mission in Juba and Malakal, South Sudan, have been awarded the UN Peacekeeping Medal.

UGC holds meeting with University of East Anglia delegation

Members of the delegation of the International University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, MH Global Group and Bangladesh University of Professionals held a meeting with Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman...

23rd founding anniv of Ganosamhati Andolan today

Ganosamhati Andolan will observe party’s 23 founding anniversary today by placing a wreath at the National Memorial at Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka in honour of the martyrs in the Liberation War in 1971.

Another Milestone student released from burn institute 

The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Thursday released one more burn victim in the fighter jet crash at the Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara.

CUCSU polls on Oct 12 after 34 years

The authorities on Thursday announced that the elections to the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union and hall unions would be held on October 12.