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Tearful Scaloni says Argentina cannot replace Messi

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Argentina's coach, Lionel Scaloni, said that no one could take the place of Lionel Messi, speaking through tears after a 3-0 victory over Benin that marked Messi's departure from the ... Read More


Opposition leader Shafiqur leaves Dhaka for Turkey

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- e-Islami Ameer and opposition leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman left Dhaka for Turkey on Wednesday morning to attend an international conference on Bangladesh studies. He departed from Hazra... Read More


German tourist loses belongings to fraudster at Natore station

Natore, Oct. 7 -- A German tourist lost his belongings to a fraudster at Natore Railway Station after travelling by train from Santahar on Wednesday. Kirill Lander-Weber visited several tourist attra... Read More


Historic cinema hall, 20 shops gutted in Mymensingh fire

Mymensingh, Oct. 7 -- A devastating fire destroyed historic Jhalmhal Cinema Hall and around 20 adjoining business establishments in Gauripur municipality of Mymensingh early Wednesday. The fire broke... Read More


Youth shot in Khulna

Khulna, Oct. 7 -- A youth was shot and seriously injured by unidentified attackers near the second gate lof BL College in the city's Daulatpur early Wednesday. The injured, Mahidul Islam, 22, son of ... Read More


ECNEC approves procurement of 30 metre-gauge locomotives for BR at Tk 2800 crore

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The government has taken up a Tk 2,769.86 crore project to procure 30 new metre-gauge diesel-electric locomotives for Bangladesh Railway, aiming to replace ageing engines and improve ... Read More


Shama Obaed: Rising crime, insecurity affecting Cox's Bazar host communities "cannot be allowed to become the new normal."

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Seeking a genuine solution to the Rohingya crisis, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Wednesday warned that rising crime and insecurity affecting Cox's Bazar host... Read More


Dog bites 33 people in Kumarkhali within an hour

Kushtia, Oct. 7 -- At least 33 people, including women and children, were bitten by a dog suspected to be rabid at different places in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia within about an hour on Wednesday e... Read More


Govt starts process to implement National Pay Scale in state-owned banks, institutions

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The government has formally initiated the administrative process to implement the National Pay Scale 2026 across state-owned commercial banks and autonomous financial institutions. T... Read More


Sufiur elected to UN rights body's Advisory Committee

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The UN Human Rights Council has elected former Bangladeshi diplomat Mohammad Sufiur Rahman to its Advisory Committee as a member representing the Asia-Pacific States. Sufiur served a... Read More