Lionel Messi scored in Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-0 win over Angers in Ligue 1 on Wednesday on his first appearance since leading Argentina to victory in the World Cup in Qatar. Messi had been rested for PSG’s first three matches following the long break in the season caused by the World Cup but he returned to training in Paris a week ...

The United Kingdom has announced an additional £500,000 (Tk 60.6 million) in humanitarian support in response to last year’s flood in the Sylhet region, in which 7.2 million people were affected. Delivered by BRAC, this funding will provide water, shelter, livelihood opportunities, and improved nutrition for people affected in Sunamganj, Sylhet. UK Development Director in Bangladesh, Matt Cannell, said last ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the world leaders to work collectively for a just and fair economic order as the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict with sanctions and counter-sanctions have created havoc throughout the world. “Taking current global economy into account, it is high time to work collectively for a just and fair economic order,” she said, ...

A large number of devotees are gathering on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi, on the outskirts of the city, as the first phase of the Bishwa Ijtema is going to start on Friday (January 13). It will continue till January 15 where the followers of Maulana Zubair Ahmad will join. Two-thirds of places have already filled up ...

The government has appointed Md. Monwar Hossain as the next Ambassador of Bangladesh to Myanmar. He will be replacing Ambassador Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday, reports UNB. Ambassador-designate Md. Monwar Hossain is a career foreign service officer from the 20th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS)-Foreign Affairs cadre. He is currently serving as ...

No, the public has not tired of hearing about Prince Harry. Sales for “Spare” have placed the Duke of Sussex in some rarefied company. Penguin Random House announced Wednesday that first day sales for the Harry’s tell-all memoir topped 1.4 million copies, a record pace for non-fiction from a company that also publishes Barack and Michelle Obama, whose “Becoming” needed ...

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said if her party is voted to power in the next election, it would continue the country’s development journey and serve the people. “If we are voted to power in the next election, to be held at the end of this year or beginning of next year, we will continue ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged countries to recommend all those travelling to wear masks in view of the rapid spread of the new Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.5 in several nations across the world – especially the United States, Hindustan Times reported. WHO’s senior emergency officer for Europe – Catherine Smallwood during a briefing said: “Passengers should be advised ...

Antibiotic use may increase the risk of inflammatory bowel illness (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) in people over 40, according to a study published online in the journal Gut. The risk seems to be cumulative and greatest 1-2 years after use and for those antibiotics targeting gut infections, the findings indicate. Mounting evidence suggests that environmental factors are likely implicated ...

Fortune Barishal captain Shakib Al Hasan and his Rangpur Riders counterpart Nurul Hassan Sohan have been fined 15 percent of their respective match fees for a breach of the BCB Code of Conduct. Along with them Barishal opening batter Anamul Haque Bijoy was also fined same amount for same reason. The players was penalised for Code of Conduct violations during ...