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Unemployment in Germany tops 3 million

German unemployment topped three million in August for the first time in over a decade, official data showed Friday, in another blow to Europe’s struggling top economy.

Community Bank signs deal with IFAD Motors

Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has signed an agreement with IFAD Motors Limited recently at the bank’s head office in the capital, said a press release.

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.

‘Sometimes I want to quit’ says Amorim

Ruben Amorim admitted he has thought about quitting Manchester United as the under-fire boss revealed he sometimes ‘hates’ his players.

Mourinho sacked by Fenerbahce after CL exit

Fenerbahce on Friday sacked Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho after they failed to make the lucrative Champions League league phase, the Turkish club said in a statement.

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 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.

Migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania, killing 69

A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, killing 69 people, officials said Friday.

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.

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...

Police detain 2 physicians after child dies following tonsil operation

The police have detained two physicians over allegations of wrong treatment following the death of a six-year-old girl who never woke up after she was anethetised for an operation to remove her tonsils.

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.

Next election will be most risky in history, says election commissioner

Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarkar on Friday said that the next general election would be the most risky in the country’s history.

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’.

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.

JCD panel pledges modern, female-friendly, safe campus

The Abid-Hamim-Mayed panel, backed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s student wing Bangladesh Jatiatabadi Chatra Dal, on Thursday announced a 10-point manifesto for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union and hall union elections scheduled for September 9.

Key UEFA Champions League fixtures

Fixtures for leading clubs in the league phase of this season's UEFA Champions League, following Thursday's draw:

No possibility of involvement in student union polls: army

The Bangladesh Army on Thursday said that it had received no directive from the government to perform duties in the forthcoming university central students’ union elections, nor was there any possibility of such involvement in the future.

Liverpool and City face Madrid, PSG get tough draw

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.

I want justice before my death, father tells tribunal

Makbul Hossain, father of Abu Sayeed, who is the first deceased during the 2024 July uprising, on Thursday testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-2, stating that two police members shot his university-going son dead.

S Alam, others sued over Tk 1,598cr embezzlement

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against S Alam Group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and others on charges of laundering and embezzling Tk 1,598 crore from Islami Bank PLC.

Shutdown of engineering students goes on

The government has taken initiative to resolve the situation created by the protesting engineering students of all government and non-government engineering universities who observed the first day of a ‘complete shutdown’ across Bangladesh on Thursday.

NBL Money Transfer holds AGM at Malé

The 7th annual general meeting (AGM) of NBL Money Transfer (Maldives) Private Limited, a fully-owned subsidiary of National Bank PLC, was held on Wednesday at the company’s registered office in Malé, the capital of Maldives, through virtual platform.