US President Donald Trump announced Friday that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will be held in Washington on December 5 — and then jokingly asked if he could keep the golden trophy for himself. The draw for the 48-team football championship will be held at the Kennedy Centre in the US capital, where Trump recently installed himself as ...

Chelsea came from behind to thrash West Ham 5-1 on Friday and leave former Blues boss Graham Potter under pressure just two games into the Premier League season. Potter has won just five of 21 games since taking charge in January and has endured a miserable start to the new campaign after a 3-0 defeat to newly-promoted Sunderland last weekend. ...

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that democracy cannot flourish without political democracy, economic democracy and freedom of expression. ”Forming a government simply by voting will not create democracy.” He said their party will form a commission to ensure free and transparent journalism if it returns to power. Speaking at a seminar at Dhaka Reporters Unity ...

An autopsy conducted on the body of journalist Bibhuranjan Sarkar has revealed no signs of external or internal injuries, leading to new questions about the circumstances of his death. The post-mortem was conducted at Munshiganj General Hospital on Saturday around 11:30 AM in the presence of police and family members. Dr Sheikh Md Ehsanul Islam, residential medical officer (RMO) of ...

Shariful M Khan has become the first Bangladeshi-origin officer to rise to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States military. He was promoted to the rank at a ceremony at the Pentagon on August 20, according to M Osman Siddique, the first Muslim to serve as a US ambassador. The oath was administered by Gen Sean Bratton, vice ...

In Bangladesh, attire is more than just clothing-it is a visual expression of culture, personality, and often, one’s approach to modernity. While fashion choices are deeply rooted in tradition, they also evolve with changing times, reflecting a blend of heritage and contemporary influences. For generations, Bangladeshi attire has been dominated by sarees, salwar kameez, lungis, and panjabis, which carry the ...

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi have welcomed their first child, a daughter, this summer, the couple shared in a statement Thursday. “We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy,” they wrote on social media, but offered no further details about the adoption. Brown, 21, and Bongiovi, 23, were married ...

Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on Friday for allegedly “misusing government funds,” a senior police detective said, reports AFP. Wickremesinghe was taken into custody after being questioned about a September 2023 visit to London to attend a ceremony for his wife at a British university while he was head of state, the officer said. “We are producing ...

President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Tabith Mohammed Awal has said they will work to uplift Rajshahi University (RU) stadium. Among the country’s public universities, RU has the only full-fledged stadium on its campus. BFF is thinking about enhancing its amenities more and arranging more mini stadiums outside the stadium. BFF President Tabith Awal came up with the observations while ...

An eight-member delegation from the National Citizens Party (NCP) is set to visit China next week, continuing a series of high-level diplomatic engagements by Bangladeshi political parties with Chinese leadership. Led by NCP Convener Nahid Islam, the delegation will depart for China on Tuesday, 26 August 2025, following a brief official trip to Malaysia from 22 to 24 August. In ...