FIFA cannot solve geopolitical problems:聽 Infantino
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday football 鈥榗annot solve geopolitical problems鈥�, as he comes under pressure to suspend Israel over the Palestinian conflict.
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Paris fans watch fashion shows like sports games
A giant screen, lots of cheering and applause: the scene inside La Caserne venue in trendy northeast Paris might feels like a sports bar. But the crowd there were watching live fashion, not football...
Indigenous disaster warnings
EVERY monsoon, the serene beauty of southeastern Bangladesh鈥檚 hills turns into a landscape of peril. For communities in districts such as Bandarban and Rangamati, relentless rainfall is not merely a seasonal event; it is a precursor to a silent, swift killer: landslides. Unlike riverine floods, which offer visible cues, landslides are often unpredictable and instantaneous...
City 'not good enough' for frustrated Haaland
Erling Haaland said Manchester City must show more energy to end their miserable run on the road in the Champions League after twice blowing the lead in a 2-2 draw at Monaco.
PSG stun Barca, City held by Monaco
Title-holders Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Barcelona 2-1 with a last-minute goal in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Manchester City had to settle for a draw in Monaco despite Erling Haaland's double.
CA鈥檚 stance on AL鈥檚 activities being misrepresented, says BanglaFact
BanglaFact, media and fact-check wing of Press Institute Bangladesh, has said a vested quarter is misrepresenting Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammd Yunus鈥檚 stance about lifting ban on the ousted fascist Awami League.
Slot faces reality check at Liverpool as problems mount
Liverpool started the season with seven straight wins as they threatened to sweep all before them but consecutive defeats underscore pressing issues that Arne Slot must address.
Chelsea memories don't 'feed' Mourinho after return ends in defeat
Jose Mourinho insisted fond memories of his time at Chelsea were not enough to satisfy him after Benfica were beaten 1-0 on his return to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
Liverpool lose to Galatasaray, Chelsea beat Mourinho's Benfica
A Victor Osimhen penalty gave Galatasaray victory over Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday, while Chelsea edged out Jose Mourinho's Benfica and Kylian Mbappe hit a hat-trick for Real Madrid in Kazakhstan.
Record rainfall submerges parts of Dhaka city
Overnight heavy rainfall brought the capital Dhaka to a standstill on Wednesday, leaving many parts of the city, including the Old Town, submerged and many roads congested with traffic...
Chikungunya patients rising amid lack of testing facilities
The number of chikungunya patients is rising at a time when Bangladesh has already been struggling with a surge in dengue cases, creating a serious public health concern 鈥� particularly in Dhaka...
Telenor CEO arrives on first Bangladesh visit
Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer, president and CEO of Telenor Group, made her first official visit to Bangladesh this week, underscoring Telenor鈥檚 deep commitment to the country and its people.聽聽..
Al-Arafah bank holds 440th board meeting
440th board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held on Tuesday at the banks鈥� head office...
PRAN-RFL Group donates to Workers鈥� Welfare Foundation
PRAN-RFL Group, one of the leading industrial conglomerates in the country, has recently donated to the Bangladesh Workers鈥� Welfare Foundation Fund under the Ministry of Labour and Employment...
Finance adviser鈥檚 remark, rather, reeks of fascist traits
THE finance adviser to the interim government, Salehuddin Ahmed, having said on September 29 that the critics of the government are aides of the fascist Awami League that fell on August 5, 2025 is surprising. Such a remark coming from the finance adviser suggests that he is unable to reconcile with the criticism that should, rather, be regarded as something that would guide...
One dies as truck falls from overpass in Fatullah
An auto-rickshaw driver was killed on Monday when a truck plunged from an overpass on Dhaka-Narayanganj link in Bhuighar bus stand area under Fatullah in Narayanganj district...
Chattogram poses no threat to anyone
ON SEPTEMBER 25, an article, titled 鈥業s Chittagong port becoming a danger to India鈥檚 eastern borders?鈥�, was published in India Today, the most widely circulated Indian news magazine. The article claims that the port of Chattogram, Bangladesh鈥檚 principal seaport located in its southeast along the Bay of Bengal, poses 鈥榬eal risks鈥� to India owing to supposedly growing...
Farakka Committee urges alarm over successive floods, drought in the Teesta Basin
The International Farakka Committee on Monday urged the government of Bangladesh to raise alarm over the issue of repeated floods and drought in the country鈥檚 Teesta Basin due to control of the river鈥檚 flow in India...
Ekushey Book Fair postponed
The Bangla Academy on Sunday said that the forthcoming Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026, scheduled to be held between December 17, 2025 and January 17, 2026, had been postponed due to the next national election.
Al-Arafah Islami Bank celebrates 30th anniv
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC on Sunday celebrated its 30th anniversary, said a press release...
Envoy Textile begins fabric recycling
Envoy Textile has commenced full-scale commercial operations at its state-of-the-art Waste Fabric Recycling Plant...
CA鈥檚 UNGA speech on polls was 鈥榮trong enough鈥�: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday termed chief adviser Muhammad Yunus鈥� speech at the UN general assembly on the upcoming national election as 鈥榮trong enough鈥�, saying his party is convinced that the polls would be held in February next year.
Amar Ekushey Book Fair likely after polls
The 鈥楢mar Ekushey Book Fair 2026鈥� is likely to be held after the national elections scheduled to be held in the first half of next February.
How rhetorical shifts gave rise to far-right political entities
WHEN I look at political rhetoric, what often gives me pause is the malleability of what words and symbols can do, when they are time and again deployed, to change the parameters of what countries might consider the norm. For years, I used to...
35.7pc loans of NBFIs now defaulted
Defaulted loans at Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) in Bangladesh amounted to Tk 27,541 crore, representing 35.72 per cent of total loans as of June 2025.
Three-day tourism fair to start at Dhaka Regency tomorrow
Dhaka Regency Hotel and Resort is organising a three-day long Tourism Fair 2025, scheduled to be held in September 25鈥�27, every day from 4:00pm to 9:00pm at Grand Summit-2, Level 6...
Egypt鈥檚 Sisi pardons activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a pardon on Monday for prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been jailed for the better part of the past decade, state-linked media reported.
Bangladesh needs to strengthen infra for eco-tourism: experts
Diplomats and tourism experts on Saturday called for strengthening the infrastructure in Bangladesh for eco-friendly tourism, saying that domestic tourism always promoted regional and international tourism.
Town Hall Meeting of Al Arafah held in Sylhet
The day-long 鈥楾own Hall Meeting鈥� of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Sylhet Zone was held at Star Pacific Hotel in Sylhet city on Saturday.
Two killed in BNP factional clash in Narsingdi within 24 hours
Two people were killed in Alokbali of Narsingdi within 24 hours in separate incidents linked to political clashes between rival factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
