Brazil will play international friendlies against South Korea and Japan in October as all three teams ramp up preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Under Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, Brazil remain strong contenders for the tournament, which will be hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. According to the Korea Football Association, Brazil will take on South Korea ...

Lionel Messi’s status for Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup semi-final against Orlando City will be a game-day decision after the Argentine star trained with his teammates, the MLS squad announced Tuesday. Inter Miami assistant coach Javier Morales said the Herons will monitor both Messi and Jordi Alba before deciding whether they will be available for Wednesday’s home showdown against Orlando City. ...

Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have gathered the busiest area Shahbagh to join their pre-announced ‘Long March to Dhaka’, halting traffic in and around the area. They started the protest at about 11AM on Wednesday demanding reforms in the engineering sector, including barring diploma engineers from using the title ‘engineer.’ For the same demands, the BUET ...

The European Union (EU) has said it believes in empowered and representative Rohingya voices and supports efforts that drive sustainable solutions. “Politically, with funding for humanitarians, development and accountability for human rights abuses, and with sanctions in force. But this crisis is one that cries out for concerted action,” said the EU Embassy in Dhaka. EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Prof Dr. Asif Nazrul accused the Awami League of treating oppression as a constitutional prerogative, asserting that the party disregarded the will of the people in favor of consolidating unchecked power. Speaking as a panelist at a book launch at the Supreme Court Bar Association Auditorium, Dr. Nazrul criticized the AL’s political practices and ...

Ingredients: * 2 cups Palm pulp * 1 cup Milk * ¾ cup Sugar * ½ cup grated Coconut * ¼ cup Milk powder (Optional) Method: 1. Remove the thick skin of the sugar palm and then separate the kernels of it. Normally there would be 2 or 3 kernels in a palm. Then start grating each kernel with the ...

Development Organisation of the Rural Poor (DORP) has urged the government to stop consulting with tobacco companies on amendment of the Tobacco Control Law, arguing that such actions violate a key international treaty. The demand was made at a press conference titled “Strengthening the Tobacco Control Law and Expectations from the Government for Implementing WHO FCTC and Complying with Article ...

Twenty-five newly appointed additional judges of the High Court were sworn in on Tuesday (August 26). Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the oath at the Judges’ Lounge of the Supreme Court. Judges of both the divisions of the Supreme Court, Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman and family members of the newly appointed judges were present at the ceremony. The ...

Chargee d’Affaires of the Embassy of Switzerland Corinne Henchoz Pignani has reaffirmed that Switzerland will continue to support Bangladesh in addressing the Rohingya crisis, in line with international law and guided by humanitarian principles. Henchoz made the remark while attending the ‘Stakeholders’ Dialogue on the Rohingya Situation: Takeaway to the High-Level Conference’ in Cox’s Bazar on Monday. Switzerland also called ...

A patient died after jumping from the 9th floor of Sylhet Women’s Medical College Hospital early Monday. The deceased is Foyez Ahmed, 30, from Kanaighat of the district. He was admitted to the hospital for bladder and urinary problems and scheduled for surgery on Monday. Fearing the operation, Foyez jumped from a window near the stairs at around 1:30am and ...