Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo has earned a Guinness World Records title for the highest annual earnings for an athlete in 2023, according to a statement released on the organization’s website. “For the first time since 2017 (and third time overall), Cristiano Ronaldo has topped Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes, earning himself a Guinness World Records title for ...

Bangladesh batters Towhid Hridoy and Shamim Hossain came of age as they helped to guide Bangladesh to a tight two-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first T20I of the two-match series at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday. The duo stitched a 73-run stand while chasing 154, with Hridoy remaining unbeaten on 47 off 32 balls to take Bangladesh to ...

Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said Dhaka University LLM Lawyers’ Association (DULLA), a unique association of meritorious lawyers, has been playing an important role in legal arena since its inception. She was addressing, as the chief guest, an Eid Reunion and the introduction ceremony of the newly-elected executive committee of DULLA at a city hotel today. The ...

Canada’s central bank on Wednesday raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points to five percent, its highest level since 2001. While the Bank of Canada acknowledged that global inflation was easing, it explained its decision — which was in line with analyst expectations — by saying: “Robust demand and tight labor markets are causing persistent inflationary pressures in ...

Employers are constantly looking for better and more innovative ways to acknowledge people in the workplace, especially in circumstances where change is frequent and fast-paced. According to recent research from the University of Waterloo, however, employee comparisons made possible by public peer recognition may lead to some workers feeling mistreated. “Employers have sought out various peer recognition systems in an ...

Researchers have identified how genetic differences that alter a specific protein can affect the human body’s response to allergies. A team from the University of Pennsylvania, in an animal model, found that small changes in the protein called ETS1 can lead to an increased likelihood for allergic reactions that cause inflammation. The findings were published in the journal Immunity. By ...

“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has turned Bangladesh into a ‘role model’ of lies,” said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. “Sheikh Hasina made the country a role model of lies. Today, her educational system means that student can pass the examinations without writing anything else in answer sheet. They are also given A Plus,” he said while speaking ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said the BNP expected that the visiting foreign representatives would talk about a caretaker government and the resignation of the present government but none raised the issue. “This caretaker government issue was not raised in any conversation. The BNP’s one-point demand is the resignation of the Awami League government and formation ...

India’s space agency has launched a rocket that will attempt to land a spacecraft at the lunar south pole, an unprecedented feat that would advance India’s position as a major space power. Television footage on Friday showed the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) LVM3 launch rocket blast off from the country’s main spaceport at Sriharikota in the southern state of ...

A high-profile parliamentary roundtable on “Bangladesh-UK Climate Accord: Priorities for COP28,” hosted by Bangladesh High Commission, London at the UK House of Lords on Thursday proposed creation of a parliamentary caucus on climate change ahead of the COP28 in Dubai in November 2023. UK Ministers and parliaments from the House of Lords and the House of Commons along with ministers ...