Pope Leo XIV received US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican on Monday, a day after his inauguration mass as the new head of the Catholic Church. Photos released by the Vatican showed the Chicago-born pontiff warmly greeting Vance and Rubio. The meeting marked a notable moment in the early days of Leo ...

A woman reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar on Sunday. The incident took place at Tilagarh village under Patanusha union of the upazila. The deceased was identified as Sumaiya, 23, wife of Muhitur Rahman from the same village. Confirming the matter, Shomshernagar Police Station sub-inspector(SI) Raton Hawlader said that locals found her ...

Bangladesh allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz is set to make his Pakistan Super League (PSL) debut after receiving a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday. Miraz will join Lahore Qalandars for the ongoing PSL season and is cleared to play from May 22 to 25, confirmed Shahriar Nafees, the BCB’s manager of cricket operations. “He ...

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will battle for Europa League glory on Wednesday in Bilbao, with both clubs desperate to salvage dismal Premier League seasons and secure a lucrative Champions League spot. The final, taking place at the San Mames Stadium, carries a potential £100 million ($133 million) reward for qualification to Europe’s top competition. Both sides have endured historically ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is expected to pay an official visit to Bangladesh in the last week of August, as Dhaka and Rome look to deepen cooperation in key areas and further strengthen bilateral relations. Diplomatic sources told UNB that officials from both countries are currently working to finalize the arrangements for a successful visit. Italian Interior Minister Matteo ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday imposed a travel ban on former minister Jahangir Kabir Nanok, his wife Syeda Arjuman Banu and daughter S Amrin Rakhi in connection with a money laundering case. Senior Special Judge of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court Md Zakir Hossain Galib imposed the ban following a petition submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The ACC in its ...

Speakers at an event in the capital on Sunday underscored the urgent need for a Road Safety Act to ensure the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, particularly in traffic-congested cities like Dhaka. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 50 percent of annual road crash fatalities globally involve pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. Experts said walking and cycling could significantly ...

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC organised a two-day view-exchange meeting between representatives of the Bangladesh Bank, officials of various banks, and remittance clients from the Sylhet region. S M Abdul Hakim, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Bank, addressed the program as the chief guest on Sunday, 18 May 2025, at a local hotel in Sylhet. Mohammad Iftekhar Awaal Bhuiyan, Additional Director; ...

A special exhibition was held in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday night, organized by the Bangladesh Ikebana Association. With the cooperation of Takashimadaira Act Director Yoshinari Katsuo, the exhibition began at 11 am and continued until 5 pm, according to a media statement. Masud Karim, the chief patron of the Bangladesh Ikebana Association, spoke about the history and development of Ikebana. ...

The government is pushing for a deal that would allow UK passport holders to use EU airport e-gates, a minister has confirmed. Nick Thomas-Symonds, who said negotiations were in the “very final hours” ahead of a UK-EU summit in London, described stopping people being stuck in border queues as a “very sensible objective”. Asked whether the UK would have to ...