Moulvibazar District Correspondent : Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country remained suspended on Friday after a wagon of an oil tanker train derailed inside Lawachara National Park in Moulvibazar district on Friday afternoon. The derailment occurred at around 3:30 pm between Bhanugach and Sreemangal railway stations in the forest area under Kamalganj upazila. According to railway ...

This year’s Ballon d’Or awards ceremony will be held in ​London for the first time on ‌October 26, organisers said on Thursday, as the prestigious prize celebrates its 70th anniversary. Created ​by France Football magazine in ​1956, the Ballon d’Or is regarded ⁠as the most coveted individual award ​in world football. The decision to stage ​the 70th edition in London ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Friday received the body of a Bangladeshi migrant worker killed in a missile attack in Iraq and handed over financial assistance to the bereaved family. The body of Mohammad Shrabon, a Bangladeshi expatriate worker was killed in a missile strike in Baghdad recently. Under the supervision of the Bangladesh Embassy in ...

Arsenal’s top priority is agreeing a new contract for manager Mikel Arteta after the Spaniard delivered the club’s first Premier League ​title in 22 years, co-chair Josh Kroenke said. Arteta, who ‌said last month he was fully committed to the club, has a contract that runs until the end of next season. “I think the good news for Arsenal ​fans ...

Serious negligence has been identified in the deaths of six newborns at the post‑operative ward of Ad‑Din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka’s Moghbazar, according to Zahid Raihan, Additional Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). While speaking to the reporters on Friday morning, he said the investigation uncovered several irregularities, including structural flaws in the ward. The ...

For many years, India was a key training ground for many of Bangladesh’s senior officials, as well as a source of support and regional guidance. Now, some are being trained in Pakistan, a symbolic shift that has unsettled New Delhi and offered an early clue to how Dhaka’s new government wants to deal with its neighbours. A delegation of 12 ...

Visitors crowded in front of enclosure “L-07” at the National Zoo in Mirpur, Dhaka, to catch a glimpse of the much-talked-about buffalo named “Donald Trump” on Thursday afternoon, the day of Eid-ul-Azha. Although the zoo remained relatively quiet on Eid day, many visitors still came specifically to see the buffalo. As a result, while most other enclosures had fewer spectators, ...

People are continuing to leave Dhaka on Friday during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays. Those who could not travel home before Eid due to work or lack of leave are now rushing to share the joy of Eid with their loved ones. On Friday (29 May), passengers were seen waiting in front of various bus terminals and counters across the capital. They ...

Lionel Messi will captain Argentina at the World Cup, national coach Lionel Scaloni announced Thursday as he unveiled his 26-man squad. Messi, 38, had not previously confirmed he would play in what will be a record-breaking sixth tournament for the Argentine superstar. But it had been widely assumed the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner would again lead Argentina, four years after ...

There is no scope to smuggle rawhides out of the country during this Eid-ul-Azha, said Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Thursday. The effective prevention of smuggling will ensure all the rawhides can be used for industrial and export purposes, he told reporters after observing the hide trading activities at Aminbazar in Dhaka. The ministry is in contact with every ...