Manchester United’s six-year wait for a trophy is over after beating Newcastle 2-0 to win the League Cup on Sunday. United manager Erik ten Hag has wasted no time in guiding the club to silverware just 10 months after being hired. Casemiro headed United in front in the 33rd minute of the final at Wembley Stadium and Sven Botman’s own-goal ...

Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship Santiago Andres Cafiero is now in Dhaka on a two-day visit. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen received him at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at 8am on Monday. He will have a bilateral meeting with his Argentine counterpart at state guesthouse Jamuna in the evening. Argentina is reopening ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government has been making efforts to create smart athletes to ensure Bangladesh’s participation in any international sports competition. “We have built digital Bangladesh. Our next target is to transform the country into a Smart Bangladesh which will help generate smart players and thus we will achieve the quality of taking part in ...

Tamim Iqbal’s first press conference in months ahead of a crucial ODI series against England at home, which is also part of the World Cup Super League, was expected to focus on cricket. However, the captain ended up addressing his relationship with teammate Shakib Al Hasan, who leads Bangladesh in Tests and T20Is. Prior to Tamim’s media appearance on Sunday, ...

President M Abdul Hamid today asked the Public Service Commission (PSC) to be more proactive in making final recommendations in the shortest possible time as well as ensuring transparency and accountability in the recruitment process. The Head of the State came up with the directives as a PSC delegation submitted its ‘Annual Report 2022’ to him at Bangabhaban here this ...

In a positive development for the economy, Bangladesh has maintained healthy growth in foreign remittance inflow, which is expected to somewhat alleviate the dollar crisis. The latest data from the Bangladesh Bank suggests that in the first 24 days of February, the country received $1.33 billion or Tk 142.31 billion in inward remittances, with daily average receipts of Tk 5.93 ...

A top World Health Organization official, reacting to the death of an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia infected by bird flu, said Friday the recent global spread of the virus and human infections are “worrying.” Dr. Sylvie Briand, the WHO’s director for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, said the U.N. agency is “in close communication with the Cambodian authorities to ...

Research shows that even just a few nights of insufficient sleep reduces the muscle protein synthesis response to nutrient intake. It’s no wonder, since sleep plays a key role in metabolism, the growth and repair of tissues (such as our muscles), and ensures memory, reaction time and decision making are all working optimally. All these processes impact sporting performance. How ...

At least 43 people have died and 80 others have survived a migrant shipwreck in south Italy, according to the country’s coast guard, reports Reuters. In a statement the coast guard said that about 120 people were on board the boat. Emergency services were still looking for more survivors at sea, but conditions are harsh, making the search difficult, a ...

Terming Electronic Voting Machine as the modern technology for taking votes, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said, “EVM is not a machine for stealing votes. It is a modern technology for taking votes. Many people say that result of the votes could be changed in the last 10 minutes. Even a dozen of Einstein would not be able ...