Lionel Messi exited Inter Miami’s Major League Soccer match against Philadelphia Union with an apparent leg injury on Sunday just weeks before the start of the World Cup. Argentina superstar Messi was substituted in the 73rd minute after clutching the back of his left leg and requesting to come off. The 38-year-old icon headed straight down the tunnel after exiting ...

Bangladesh has seen a strong rebound in remittance inflows in May, with overseas workers sending home 41.31 percent more money in the first 23 days of the month compared with the same period a year earlier, central bank figures show. Data released by Bangladesh Bank indicate that expatriates remitted 2.97 billion US dollars between May 1 and May 23, 2026, ...

Commerce, Industries, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muqtadir on Sunday said the government would ensure exemplary punishment for rape and all other crimes through due legal process. He made the remarks while responding to questions from journalists after distributing special Eid grants among cleanliness workers at Sylhet City Corporation’s Nagar Bhaban during his visit to Sylhet. The minister acknowledged ...

A seven-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday begins on Monday, allowing millions of people to travel to their hometowns to celebrate the festival with family members. Under the government-declared holiday schedule, offices will remain closed from May 25 to May 31 for employees of government, semi-government, autonomous and private institutions. The holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, will be ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has described a case in which three teenage boys were spared custodial sentences over the rape of two girls as “appalling”. He added that it was “right” that the sentences given by a judge at Southampton Crown Court were being reviewed by the attorney general. Two girls, then aged 15 and 14, were raped in ...

The British Army covertly took over a disused part of the London Underground in central London to plan a Nato military response to possible future Russian attacks. Hundreds of British soldiers took part in what the army called “one of the most ambitious military exercises in a generation” in the disused platforms of Charing Cross Underground station. Arrcade Strike was ...

The recovered cattle were later handed over to their rightful owner. Police recovered three sacrificial cattle worth Tk8.6 lakh after they were looted in Brahmanbaria while being transported from Sylhet to Chattogram ahead of Eid-ul-Adha. Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police NM Nasiruddin confirmed the matter this morning (24 May). According to Bangshal Police Station in ...

Lionel Messi has spent the past 15 years competing with Cristiano Ronaldo for supremacy in world football. Now, the Argentine icon has matched his long-time rival off the pitch as well. According to the latest figures from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the Inter Miami star’s net worth has surpassed USD1bn. A special Bloomberg report states that the 38-year-old has earned ...

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tarique Rahman held a farewell meeting with outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Pranay Verma on Sunday afternoon at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division at the Secretariat. The farewell meeting took place as the Indian envoy prepares to conclude his diplomatic assignment in Bangladesh. Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman was also present during the ...

Sixteen more children died with symptoms of measles in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning. In addition, the country reported 1,306 new suspected measles cases and 128 confirmed infections in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin. The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of confirmed measles cases has stood ...