Argentina captain Lionel Messi on Tuesday scored his 100th international goal for the reigning world champions as they romped to a 7-0 friendly win over outclassed Curacao. Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi opened the scoring against the Caribbean island minnows on 20 minutes in Santiago del Estero. It came 17 years after he opened his Argentina account in a 3-2 ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated the country’s first-ever three-day National Land Conference at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC). The Prime Minister also launched seven other initiatives of the land ministry in the programme, arranged by the Ministry of Land, BSS reports. Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, MP, Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq, and Law Secretary Md ...

Former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) foundation president and Member of Parliament Nur-e-Alam Siddiqui passed away at a hospital in the capital early Wednesday. (Inna lillahi wa innailahi rajiun). He was 82. He breathed his last around 4:37am while undergoing treatment at the hospital, said poet Aniket Rajesh, press secretary of Nur-e-Alam Siddiqui. The body of veteran politician was taken to ...

The death toll of Bangladesh nationals from Monday’s bus crash in Saudi Arabia rose to 13 as five more deaths were reported by the foreign ministry on Wednesday. The total accident death toll stood at 24 and injured around 23, according to the authorities. The 13 Bnagladeshis deceased were Shahidul Islam, son of Shariat Ulla in Senbagh, Noakhali district; Mamun ...

The Cabinet on Tuesday in principle approved the draft of ‘Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2023’ with a provision of two to seven years of imprisonment for hampering election observers and journalists to perform their “lawful” duty during the election. The approval came from the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in Dhaka. “If ...

The 9th Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Regional Committee for the Central Indian Ocean (IOCINDIO-IX) began in Dhaka on Tuesday with a call for strengthening cooperation in conducting marine science researches, taking projects and maritime observation and information management for mutual benefits of the member states. As a host country, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AKM Abdul Momen inaugurated the three-day session ...

At least 22 umrah pilgrims, including eight Bangladeshis, were killed in a road crash in Saudi Arabia on Monday. Eight Bangladeshis have been identified among the pilgrims who were killed in the road crash, confirmed the Embassy of Bangladesh in Riyadh on Tuesday. A bus ferrying them to the holy city of Makkah burst into flames after a collision on ...

Britain on Tuesday hit UK betting giant William Hill with record fines of £19.2 million ($23.5 million) for “alarming” breaches of anti-money laundering and social responsibility rules. The Gambling Commission, which licenses and regulates gambling, said it has handed out penalties to three businesses including the operators of William Hill’s main website and its 1,344 high-street stores, as part of ...

Bangladesh, came from behind, forced visiting Nepal to play a 1-1 goal draw in their last match of SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship held on Tuesday) at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city’s Kamalapur. In the day’s match, Senu Pariyar scored for Nepal while Mst Sagorika netted for Bangladesh. Nepal led the first half by 0-1 goal. ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) on Tuesday fined three shops Tk 20,000 for irregularities at Juri upazila of Moulvibazar district. Deputy Director of Moulvibazar DNCRP Md. Shafiqul Islam conducted raids in different markets and areas of the upazila to ensure the fair price of essentials for consumers. During the drives, DNCRP fined Lutfur Varieties ...