Scott McTominay scored a double as defending champions Napoli twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with Serie A leaders Inter Milan at the San Siro on Sunday. Inter came close to gaining revenge for their 3-1 defeat in Naples earlier this season and a win would have opened up a commanding gap at the top but Napoli’s ...

Jamaat-e-Islami candidate AKM Fazlul Haque has failed to get back his candidacy for the Chittagong-9 constituency as the Election Commission (EC) rejected his appeal, citing dual citizenship. Now, he will not be able to contest the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. The decision was taken following a hearing on his appeal at the Election Commission on Monday. Fazlul Haque said he ...

Regarding the recent exclusion of cricketer Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that insulting our cricketers means insulting the country. “I used to play cricket and was also a member of the board. There are international issues surrounding this cricket. Our country’s honor is associated with this cricket.” Mirza Fakhrul made this ...

Newly appointed United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen sets to arrive in Dhaka on Monday evening. According to diplomatic sources, he will be welcomed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by officials from the US Embassy in Dhaka and representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The sources added, Christensen will formally begin his mission in Dhaka later this week ...

Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) Ivars Ijabs on Sunday said these historic elections – referendum and national election – will be crucial to bolster democratic institutions through the ballot box and laid emphasis on participation of all social groups and credible turnout of voters for exercising their democratic rights. “Hence it will be important ...

The Election Commission (EC) today held a law and order coordination meeting with 16 divisions and agencies, including the armed forces, ahead of the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and the Referendum, reports BSS. The meeting began at 9am at the conference room of the Election Commission at Agargaon in the capital, with Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retd) Abul Fazal ...

Popular singer and actor Tahsan Khan has confirmed that he and his second wife, makeup artist Roza Ahmed, are no longer together, ending months of speculation about their marriage. Speaking to media on Saturday, Tahsan said, “The news is true. We have been separated for a long time; since the end of July last year. Details will be announced at ...

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been siloed in military detention since a 2021 coup, but her absence looms large over junta-run polls the generals are touting as a return to democracy. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was once the darling of foreign diplomats, with legions of supporters at home and a reputation for redeeming Myanmar from a ...

Bangladesh aligns itself fully with the collective resolve of the OIC to uphold international law, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States, and the unity and solidarity of the Muslim world, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain. He was speaking at the 22nd Extra Ordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic ...

Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Ramis Sen today paid a courtesy call on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, reports BSS. The meeting was held this evening at the BNP Chairman’s political office in Gulshan and took place in a cordial atmosphere, according to BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan. During the discussion, the two sides exchanged views on various important issues ...