The days of a healthy rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid are over. What used to be a cordial relationship between the Spanish powerhouses has turned ugly following the latest scandal involving Barcelona over payments to a former refereeing official. Neither club is holding back, and there is no hiding the relationship has been strained. “It’s damaged,” Barcelona president Joan ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday reiterated his hope that the Rohingyas will start returning to their place of origin in Myanmar acknowledging that he had a discussion on the issue with the Chinese side recently. “Yes, we had a courtesy meeting (with a Chinese special envoy). Surely, there was a discussion on the Rohingya repatriation. We hope they ...

In order to beat the heat as we embrace summer, let’s rehydrate and restore our bodies with some of the best summer drinks. Here’s a selection of summertime beverages that you simply must try. AAM PANNA A cool summer beverage composed of raw mango pulp, cumin, and mint leaves. Aam Panna is a popular Indian drink that is both energising ...

Michelle Yeoh says she is looking for new challenges including as a producer, as she credited perseverance, hard work and passion for her historic Oscar win last month. The 60-year-old became the first Asian to win the Academy Award for best actress for her performance as a laundromat owner in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” The movie won a total ...

Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, the nominated candidate of Awami League for the post of mayor in the Sylhet City Corporation election, has returned to Sylhet. He arrived at Sylhet Airport at 2:35 on Monday (April 17). Meanwhile, the party leaders gave him a reception. Later he had a showdown with the leaders and activists in the metropolis. Then Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury along with ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has allocated Tk nine crore as Eid gift for Bangabazar shop workers, traders and owners who have been affected in a devastating fire incident recently. The money has already been sent to their mobile phone, said Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah.

Motorcycles will be allowed to ply on the Padma Bridge from 6am on Thursday (April 20), as per Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s direction. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader came up with the information on Tuesday. The motorbikes will ply through the left service lane of the bridge. The speed limit will be 60 km per hour. But the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for collective global efforts for building a prosperous world through Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). “Let’s work together to build a prosperous and poverty and hunger-free world by supporting the poor people through MDBs,” she said, reports BSS. The Premier said this in her pre-recorded video keynote speech at the ECOSOC (Economic ...

Four persons including former BNP lawmaker Habibul Islam were jailed for life in two cases filed over an attack on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s motorcade in Satkhira’s Kolaroa upazila in 2002. The court at the same time sentenced 44 others to seven years’ jail each. Satkhira Special Tribunal-3 Judge Bishwanath Mandal pronounced the verdict on Tuesday in presence of the ...

Liverpool crushed Leeds 6-1 as Cody Gakpo’s controversial opener provided the spark for the Reds’ first win in five Premier League games on Monday. Jurgen Klopp’s side took the lead at Elland Road when Gakpo’s goal was allowed to stand despite the ball striking Trent Alexander-Arnold’s arm in the build-up. It was reported the VAR official did not check the ...