South Korea held hosts Australia to a thrilling 3-3 draw to top their group at the Women’s Asian Cup in front of a massive crowd in Sydney on Sunday. The two teams finished on seven points apiece in Group A with the Koreans topping the pool on goal difference. Australia will now face a tough quarter-final against either North Korea ...

Local Government Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina is trying to destabilise Bangladesh while staying in India. “Fascist Hasina has fled to India, but from there she is trying to create instability in the country. This is clearly a criminal offence,” Fakhrul said. He made the allegation while ...

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen held a high-level meeting with Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Mahmud Hasan Khan and members of its board of directors to discuss bilateral trade, investment and labour issues. The meeting took place on Sunday at the BGMEA complex in Uttara in the capital, said a press release. Discussions focused on ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-55) seized 29 kilograms of smuggled hemp in two separate anti-smuggling drives in Madhabpur upazila along the Habiganj border on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, a patrol team from Rajendrapur Border Outpost (BOP) launched a drive around 5:00 PM in the Noagaon area and recovered 17 kg of hemp in an abandoned condition from a nearby jungle ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : The UK Bangla Reporters Unity organized the annual Iftar Mahfil, Basic Training in Journalism, discussions ahead of Independence Day 2026 and International Women’s Day, and separate discussions on the significance of Ramadan: Zakat, Fitra. Muhammed Shahed Rahman, President of UK Bangla Reporters Unity and Special Correspondent of Bangla Mirror New & Editor Uk Bangla Guardian, presided ...

Ambassador of Nepal to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari and Ambassador of Bhutan to Bangladesh Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee called on Shama Obaed Islam, state minister for foreign affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday. The envoys congratulated the state minister on her assumption of the office and expressed their governments’ deep interest to work with the new Government of ...

Iran struck Gulf infrastructure on Sunday, hitting fuel tanks at Kuwait’s international airport and damaging a desalination plant in Bahrain as Tehran pressed its missile and drone campaign against its neighbours into a second week. Two border guards were also killed “while performing their national duty”, Kuwait’s interior ministry said without elaborating on the circumstances. Neighbouring countries have borne much ...

Minister of Labour and Employment and Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ariful Haque Chowdhury has warned of taking strict action against those involved in the deteriorating law and order in Sylhet. He said, the Prime Minister has declared a zero-tolerance policy against terrorists and extortionists. Therefore, such activities will not be tolerated in any way.” The minister said this to ...

Health Minister Sardar Mohammad Sakawat Hossain Bakul has underscored the importance of providing journalists with timely information, warning that withholding data leaves society “in the dark.” During a visit to Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex in Gazipur on Saturday, the minister highlighted the critical role of journalists in uncovering societal issues and ensuring government accountability. The minister emphasized that there should ...

Lionel Messi moved to the brink of another goalscoring milestone as Inter Miami bagged their second win of the Major League Soccer (MLS) season with a 2-1 victory over DC United on Saturday. Messi, who scored twice in Miami’s Florida derby win over Orlando last week, bagged his third goal of the season with a deft chipped finish in the ...