Club Brugge’s Christos Tzolis tucked away a late equaliser to secure a dramatic 3-3 draw with Atletico Madrid in their Champions League playoff first leg on Wednesday as the Belgian side avoided defeat after an agonising own goal appeared to have cost them. Tzolis slammed home an angled shot in the 89th minute to level the tie although the goal ...

Teenager Tom Edozie scored a 94th-minute equaliser on debut as Arsenal let a two-goal lead slip at bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2-2 draw on Wednesday, wasting a big chance to move clear in the Premier League title race. Arsenal have 58 points from 27 matches, five ahead of second-placed Manchester City having played a game more. Wolves are ...

Goofi, a leading children’s education and entertainment brand, unveiled its Goofi World Membership Card on Tuesday, offering cardholders a wide range of exclusive privileges and special offers. The new programme provides discounts on Goofi products, including books, toys, and stationery. Members will also receive priority access and exclusive benefits for courses and admissions on the Kids Time and Teachers Time ...

Professor Muhammad Yunus, the recently departed Chief Adviser of the interim government, has handed over his diplomatic (red) passport. He returned the passport during his tenure, about a week before leaving office while he was still in power. In addition to the Chief Adviser, several advisers and individuals holding adviser-level rank have already returned their diplomatic passports. However, a few ...

Bangladesh marked a major political milestone on Tuesday as the interim government, led by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, formally handed over power to a new administration under the leadership of Tarique Rahman. Accompanying this peaceful transition was a significant economic boost; the country’s foreign exchange reserves have crossed the $34.5 billion mark. Economic analysts view this surge as a ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said the government has adopted a 180-day plan to accelerate activities after a historic election, and make visible the implementation of election pledges. Salahuddin made the remark after the first meeting of the Cabinet held at the Secretariat. Details of the 180-day plan will be announced soon, he told reporters. Information Minister Jahid Uddin ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against two people, including British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, niece of deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged flat fraud in the capital’s Gulshan area. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz passed the order after taking cognisance of the charge sheet submitted ...

UEFA said on Wednesday it would “investigate allegations of discriminatory behaviour” after Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior accused Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni of racially abusing him during a Champions League match in Lisbon. Tuesday’s first leg of the knockout phase play-off tie was stopped for more than 10 minutes after Vinicius complained to French referee Francois Letexier about the alleged abuse ...

It is 10.30am, and Zahra is sitting in a business centre in Preston, attaching marshmallows to sticks of uncooked spaghetti. There are 30 interview candidates in the grey-carpeted room, split into groups of five, competing to build food towers. Already today they have had to solve anagrams, complete quizzes and rank the importance of various kitchen items. Just to be ...

Illegal skin lightening products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of UK outlets, including butchers, specialist food shops and small grocery stores, trading standards officers have warned. The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is warning that many of the products contain substances that are banned because of the serious risks they pose to health, including skin damage, infections ...