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Belgium's Youri Tielemans (left) reacts as he is tackled by United States' Malik Tillman during the World Cup round of 16 match Seattle, Monday.

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Belgium's Youri Tielemans (left) reacts as he is tackled by United States' Malik Tillman during the World Cup round of 16 match Seattle, Monday. Published by HT Digital Content ... Read More


Lamine Yamal (right) of Spain greets Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal after the round of 16 match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Dallas Stadium in Dallas, the United States.

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Lamine Yamal (right) of Spain greets Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal after the round of 16 match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Dallas Stadium in Dallas, the United States. Publish... Read More


Portugal's Pedro Neto reacts as his boot comes off during the match against Spain.

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Portugal's Pedro Neto reacts as his boot comes off during the match against Spain. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from The New Nation.... Read More


United States' fans gather in Seattle before the match of United States v Belgium.

Bangladesh, July 8 -- United States' fans gather in Seattle before the match of United States v Belgium. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from The New Nation.... Read More


Ronaldo's World Cup ends in tears

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Portugal's World Cup campaign came to an end with a defeat against Spain. With this, Cristiano Ronaldo's career on the most gilded stage in football. Ronaldo, 41, said before thi... Read More


PMI drops by 9.9 points in June

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Bangladesh's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for June has recorded a sharp slowdown, falling 9.9 points from May to settle at 52.9, signaling a slower pace of expansion across k... Read More


Labour market in Malaysia reopens despite lobbying

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Malaysia has reopened its labour market to Bangladeshi workers from Monday, a move the government says reflects the early outcome of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's recent visit ... Read More


Illegal gas use costs Tk6,000cr a year

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Bangladesh is losing more than Tk6,000 crore worth of gas annually because of theft, illegal connections, pipeline leakages and administrative failures, even as households strugg... Read More


Bangladesh FDI jumps 45pc in 2025

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Bangladesh recorded a strong rebound in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, with inflows rising nearly 45 per cent year-on-year to US$1.78 billion, making it the third-large... Read More


Chronic risks exposed as monsoon landslides kill 11

Bangladesh, July 8 -- At least 11 people have been killed in a series of landslides triggered by four days of relentless monsoon rain in Cox's Bazar, with officials blaming decades of deforestation, i... Read More