India enter tonight’s Asia Cup final with confidence sharpened by two dominant wins over Pakistan. But it’s Pakistan who might just carry something more elusive into the showdown: momentum, rebuilt from near-collapse and riding the surge of a resurgent pace attack. Strip away the noise — from off-field drama to historical baggage — and the final promises to be a ...

Atletico Madrid delivered a resounding statement in the Madrid derby, dismantling Real Madrid 5-2 at the Riyad Air Metropolitano to hand their city rivals their first defeat of the season. The win not only extended Atletico’s unbeaten streak in league derbies to six matches but also sent shockwaves through the La Liga title race. The intensity of the rivalry was ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin has said that a major part of the work was updating the voter list, which we finished through door-to-door visits. Besides, women gap among voters have been reduced and nine election-related laws are being amended. The CEC came up with these information on Sunday in his opening statement during an electoral ...

Bangladesh and Uzbekistan have agreed to deepen cooperation in multiple areas, with a particular focus on creating opportunities for sending semi-skilled and skilled manpower from Bangladesh to Uzbekistan. The understanding came during a bilateral meeting between Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, held on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA) at ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called on UN-Habitat to expand its presence in Bangladesh to help develop sustainable and affordable housing solutions for communities frequently impacted by climate-induced disasters. Prof Yunus made the remarks during a meeting with Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Anaclaudia Rossbach, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. They discussed ...

A Labour politician abused his mayoral office to try to secure immigration visas to bring 41 family members and friends from Bangladesh to Britain, a Telegraph investigation has found. Cllr Mohammad Amirul Islam sent both “official” and “doctored” letters emblazoned with his council’s crest and logo to the British High Commission in Dhaka in an attempt to get visa applications ...

Daylight saving time is not just a hassle – it can also be bad for your health. The twice-yearly “spring forward, fall back” routine rattles our bodies’ daily cycles, known as circadian rhythms, with potentially harmful consequences. And a new study supports what many sleep experts have long argued: the solution is getting rid of daylight saving for good. That ...

Butter is no longer just salted or unsalted: British shoppers are increasingly buying flavours such as chocolate and truffle, driven by social media trends and a growing appetite for convenience in home cooking. Figures from Worldpanel, an analyst that tracks supermarket sales, show spending on flavoured butters across Britain rose by 24% in the 52 weeks to 7 September 2025, ...

A motorcycle rider was killed and another injured when a truck hit their motorbike at Noapara under Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district on Saturday. The deceased was Sushil Das Pramanik, 38, son of Balak Das Pramanik and a worker at a local factory. “The accident took place around 8.30 am on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway when a truck hit a motorcycle ...

Bangladesh head coach Javier Cabrera has named a 28-member preliminary squad for crucial Asian Cup qualifiers against Hong Kong, with the training camp set to begin on September 29. The squad includes new faces and returning diaspora players like Hamza Choudhury and Shamit Shome, but notably excludes Cuba Mitchell, sparking speculation among football circles. The squad includes 11 players from ...