Lionel Messi was jeered by a section of Paris Saint-Germain supporters as he played his final game for the club in the Ligue 1 champions’ 3-2 home defeat by Clermont on Saturday. Messi’s expected departure from the French giants after two seasons was officially confirmed by PSG in a statement shortly before Saturday’s game, AFP reports. “His contribution to Paris ...

Three people have been killed after a CNG-run autorickshaw carrying them being rammed by a bus at Shayestaganj upazila in Habiganj district. The accident happened at about 6am on Sunday. The deceased were identified as the autorickshaw driver Rafiq Miah, 35, of Chunarghat upazila; Ziaul Haque, 36, son of Azir Hussain of Baniachang upazila; and Musa Miah, 64, son of ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said it doesn’t matter at all if someone does not go to the USA crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a 20-hour plane journey. “There are other oceans and other continents in the world, we will make friends with those continents crossing the other oceans. Our economy will be stronger and more developed and vibrant,” ...

An army man was killed after a steel pipe fell on his head from an under-construction building of Sylhet City Corporation this afternoon. The deceased, Lance Corporal Delowar Hossain, was shopping at the City Super Market, adjacent to the building, said Sudip Das, additional deputy commissioner (media) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police. According to sources of the city corporation, Delowar was ...

Making criticism of the government over budget doesn’t suit Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader has said. “Today BNP is making bigger talks. During their government’s tenure, BNP looted the country’s money,” he said. “What was the size of national budget during BNP tenure and what is it now? Bangladesh made huge progress in GDP ...

A young man reportedly committed suicide at Golapganj upazila in Sylhet district on Saturday morning. The dead was Shahed Ahmed, 35, a resident of Nalua village under Bagha union of the upazila. Locals said the young man committed suicide by hanging himself in his room early in the morning as his wife divorced him. Later, being informed, police recovered the ...

The US and Taiwan signed a new trade deal on Thursday as tensions with China rise. It is the first agreement under a framework for talks between Washington and Taipei called the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade. The announcement comes ahead of a high-level global security summit in Singapore this weekend. In recent years, the relationship between the US ...

England overpowered Ireland by 10 wickets to win their Ashes warm-up Test at Lord’s on Saturday. It took England just four balls to score the 11 runs they needed for victory, with Zak Crawley hitting three fours off Mark Adair. Ireland, yet to win any of their seven Tests, did well to take the match beyond tea on the third ...

Even when the disease is caught early, breast cancer recurrence is relatively commonplace — and for survivors, the prospect can be daunting. A drug developed by Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis has now been shown to reduce this risk by a quarter in a large group of early-stage survivors, offering patients new hope. Results from a clinical trial were presented Friday ...

Some 1,700 megawatt of load-shedding is going on in the country, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Saturday. “Because of this loadshedding of power, sufferings of people have mounted. We regret for it. The Payra Thermal Power Plant will be shut down on Monday (June 5) due to persisting coal shortage,” he said. The ...