Bangladesh national men’s hockey team is gearing up for a crucial semifinal clash against Oman in the AHF Cup Hockey on Friday. The highly anticipated encounter will take place at GBK Hockey Field in Jakarta, Indonesia at 6 PM (BST). Pool A champions Chinese Taipei face Pool B runners-up Kazakhstan in the other semi-final on same day. Earlier, Bangladesh finished ...

Real Madrid have been dealt a major blow just days before their highly anticipated Copa del Rey final against Barcelona, as key players David Alaba and Eduardo Camavinga are set to miss the clash due to injuries. With Barcelona already leading the La Liga title race and dominating recent El Clásico encounters, this latest setback comes at the worst possible ...

Luka Jovic fired AC Milan into the final of the Italian Cup with a brace in Wednesday’s convincing 3-0 derby win over Inter Milan which sent his team through 4-1 on aggregate, reports AFP. Serbia forward Jovic doubled his goal tally for the season, with Tijjani Reijnders sealing the tie late on, as Milan fans were given something to shout ...

A human chain was formed in front of the Expatriates’ Welfare Building in Dhaka on Thursday, urging the government to immediately reopen the Malaysian labor market by complying with all the conditions set by the Malaysian authorities. While 13 other countries have already resumed labor export to Malaysia under the new conditions, Bangladesh is lagging behind significantly. As a result, ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that Bangladesh wants to be top manufacturing country in world, emphasising that his government is offering one of the most attractive investment climates in the region. He held a closed-door meeting with several prominent foreign investors in the Qatari capital on Thursday, aiming to attract investment in some of the country’s key sectors. ...

A three-day state mourning is being observed in the country following the death of Pope Francis, the Head of the Catholic Church and the State of the Vatican City. The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday night. The mourning period will end on Saturday (April 26). The national flag has been kept at half-mast at all ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed gratitude to Qatar’s Defence Minister and Qatari leadership under Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for accepting Bangladesh’s offer to deploy 725 Armed Forces personnel on deputation to Qatari Armed Forces. The appreciation came during a meeting between Prof Yunus and Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Sheikh ...

The 6th Bangladesh-Japan public-private joint economic dialogue was held on Wednesday at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Tokyo, in a hybrid format. The Bangladesh delegation, comprising senior government officials and private sector representatives, led by M Siraz Uddin Miah, principal secretary to the Chief Advisor and the Japanese delegation, headed by Matsuo Takehiko, vice minister for international ...

French violinist Esther Abrami puts female composers in focus on her new album “Women”, paying tribute to their often-overlooked contributions to classical music. From Oscar winners Rachel Portman and Anne Dudley to historical composers Ethel Smyth and Pauline Viardot, 14 women feature on the record, which will be released on Friday. Abrami, a graduate of London’s Royal College of Music, ...

A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against actress and singer Meher Afroz Shaon in a case filed by her stepmother, Nishi Islam. The information was confirmed on Wednesday, April 23. The arrest order was issued a day earlier, on Tuesday (April 22), by the Dhaka Metropolitan’s First Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court. Shaon is accused of physically assaulting ...