To honor the birth anniversary of the national poet of Bangladesh, Kazi Nazrul Islam, the country’s renowned fashion brand Rang Bangladesh has launched a heartfelt tribute through a unique clothing collection. Inspired by the powerful words and rebellious spirit of the poet, this special line features T-shirts, sarees, and Punjabis adorned with verses from Nazrul’s timeless poetry. As part of ...

Outbreaks of bird flu in mammals more than doubled across the world last year, raising the risk that the virus could potentially spread between humans, an international agency warned on Friday. Avian influenza has spread across the world like never before in the last few years, leading to the mass culling of poultry, sending egg prices soaring and causing the ...

For their outstanding contributions to preserving and promoting the works of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Nazrul researcher Anwarul Haque and Nazrul Sangeet singer Shabnam Mushtari are getting Nazrul Award-2025. A press release in this regard on Saturday (May 24) confirmed this. Bangladesh Academy has taken elaborate programmes to celebrate the 126th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam ...

Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack early Saturday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city, forcing many Kyiv residents to take shelter in underground subway stations, reports AP. The nighttime Russian attack came hours after Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner exchange, swapping hundreds of soldiers and civilians in the first ...

The United Nations chief said Friday that Palestinians were enduring “the cruelest phase” of the war in Gaza, where more than a dozen food trucks were looted following the partial easing of a lengthy Israeli blockade, reports AFP. Aid was just beginning to trickle back into the war-torn territory after Israel announced it would allow limited shipments to resume as ...

An elderly man was killed and at least five others, including a woman were injured in a clash between neighbours at Doarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district. The incident occurred around 9:30 PM on Thursday night at Hajinagar village under Doahalia union in the upazila. The deceased was identified as Wahid Ali, 70, a resident of the same area. According to ...

Napoli crowned a remarkable season with their fourth Serie A title on Friday, defeating Cagliari 2-0 in a high-stakes finale that saw summer signings Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku deliver when it mattered most. The victory, in front of a raucous crowd at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, ensured Napoli edged past Inter Milan by a single point to secure their ...

League champions Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) split point with Brothers Union (BU) Club when their match ended in an exciting 3-3 draw in the Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football held at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Friday. In the day’s match, Malian forward Souleymane Diabate scored a brace while defender Mehedi Hasan Mithu supported him with ...

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has frozen almost £90m of luxury property in London belonging to two men linked to the deposed ruler of Bangladesh. In a development that comes after mounting pressure on the UK to assist Bangladesh in tracing assets linked to the former regime, the NCA obtained nine freezing orders, official records show, according to The ...

A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice to Sarjis Alam, Chief Organiser (North) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), alleging against him a contempt of court. Lawyer Jashimuddin sent the notice on Saturday morning over Sarjis’s comment on the court’s verdict that declared that there is no legal bar for BNP leader Ishraque Hossain to take an oath ...