Environmental authorities in Brazil fined football star Neymar a second time Saturday after their orders to halt an unlicensed construction project at his mansion outside Rio de Janeiro were ignored, officials said. The Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain star was already facing a fine of at least 5 million reais ($1 million) after authorities said they had found “various environmental infractions” ...

A court on Sunday again set July 17 to pass its order against ‘influential’ contractor GK Shamim and seven of his bodyguards in a money laundering case. Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-10 Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam fixed the new date today. The seven other accused are: Md Delwar Hossain, Md Murad Hossain, Md Jahidul Islam, Md Shahidul Islam, Md Kamal Hossain, ...

Vast crowds of pilgrims made solemn circles around the Kaaba, the black cube at Makkah’s Grand Mosque, on Sunday as  hajj began, AFP reports. Islam’s holiest site is expected to host more than two million worshippers from 160 countries during the annual rites that could break attendance records, with 1.6 million foreigners already arrived by Friday evening. The hajj began ...

President Vladimir Putin has long profited from the actions of the Wagner mercenary group, but the mutiny led by its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin presents the Russian strongman with a challenge that could irreparably damage his authority, analysts say. During its decade-long existence, Wagner’s operations in Africa, Syria and eastern Ukraine have served Putin’s political interests, with the president appearing to ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent visit to Switzerland was very mysterious. “Amid a serious dollar crisis, Sheikh Hasina’s frequent foreign trips with a huge entourage and her recent visit to Switzerland are very mysterious. Her statements after coming back home are also mysterious,” he said. Speaking at a press ...

The inclusion of Soumya Sarkar, Mosaddek Hossain and Mahedi Hasan in the national team for a three-day is part of the plan to increase the options ahead of the World Cup, said assistant coach Nic Pothas. The camp, which was designed for the ODI and T20 series against Afghanistan, ended today at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. “I think again it’s ...

Sylhet City Corporation’s newly elected mayor Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury paid tribute to Bangabandhu’s portrait at Dhanmondi number 32. On Saturday (June 24) afternoon, he reached Dhanmondi number 32 with party leaders and paid tribute by placing flowers at Bangabandhu’s portrait. Meanwhile, he expressed his special gratitude to Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana, daughter of the ...

Online dating is more than just looking through countless profiles till you find the one. It calls for much more than mindless scrolling; it calls for setting priorities in order to avoid grief and falling victim to situations that can be avoided. Boundaries, setting them appropriately and when appropriate, appear to be at least 41 per cent of daters’ all-inclusive ...

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the government has not kept BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia confined rather she is serving jail sentence in court verdict. “BNP’s politics is full of jealousy and double standard. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina showed generosity by keeping her sentence suspended through executive order and allowed her to stay at home,” he said. ...

The number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050 driven by structural racism and gaping inequality between countries, new research predicted on Friday. Every country on the globe will see an increase in the number of patients with the chronic disease, according to the most comprehensive analysis of global data projecting out ...