Franco Baresi, one of football’s greatest defenders and an Italian legend, has died at the age of 66. He was AC Milan’s captain and sweeper. Baresi spent his entire professional career with one club for two decades. This legendary man was an inseparable part of Milan’s history. Baresi played 719 matches for AC Milan between 1977 and 1997. His bond ...

India is examining Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the government has told a parliamentary panel, more than eight months after Dhaka made the request, even as MPs urged New Delhi to use Bangladesh’s political transition to reset bilateral ties. The Ministry of External Affairs’ written response, contained in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External ...

Bangladesh’s ex-minister SM Rezaul Karim was confronted by a former leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) in London, where he faced sharp criticism over allegations of enforced disappearances, killings and political repression during the previous Awami League government’s tenure. A video circulating on social media yesterday shows the former JCD leader accusing Rezaul Karim of remaining silent over what ...

A written complaint has been lodged with Habiganj Sadar Model Police Station against 10 leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP), including the party’s Chief Coordinator Nasir Uddin Patwary and Northern Region Chief Organiser Sarjis Alam, accusing them of attempted murder, assault, vandalism and robbery. Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Zahidul Haque confirmed the matter on Friday. The complaint was submitted at ...

The Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) has increased gold prices in the domestic market once again, raising the price of 22-carat gold by Tk2,216 per bhori. Under the revised rates, one bhori (11.664 grams) of 22-carat gold will now cost Tk223,074, including VAT. The new prices came into effect from 10:00am on Friday. In a statement, BAJUS said the latest adjustment ...

A seven-year-old boy who died a week after being rescued from the sea “never failed to bring happiness” to others, his father has told the BBC. Musa Ahmed and five relatives got into difficulty in the water in West Mersea on 22 July, having travelled to the Essex seaside from east London. His 15-year-old cousin, Sameeha Rahman, and her mother ...

The demolition of a south-east London estate has been put on hold after a resident won a High Court legal battle to have the plans scrutinised. A judicial review will now be held into whether Bexley Council was given all of the required information when it made the decision to approve Peabody Housing Association’s proposal to demolish the Lesnes Estate ...

Record-breaking heatwaves in May and June led to an estimated 2,877 excess deaths in England, the UK Health Security Agency said Wednesday. The provisional figure is almost double the total for the whole of the summer in 2025, which was 1,504, and represents “a substantial public health impact,” the Ukhsa government agency said. “These figures highlight the significant danger that ...

A vehicle carrying National Citizen Party (NCP) Northern Region Chief Organizer Sarjis Alam came under attack in Sylhet’s Golapganj on Thursday afternoon while returning from a party event. The incident occurred around 2:45pm, according to police. Golapganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Sabed Ali said a 7-Up bottle was hurled at the microbus carrying Sarjis in Golapganj municipality, shattering its ...

Former Begum Rokeya University VC Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah was arrested in an attempted murder case filed with Uttara West Police Station over 2024 anti-discrimination student movement. A Dhaka court showed him arrested. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Zakir Hossain passed the order on Thursday after a hearing. Prosecutor Muhammad Shamsuddoha Sumon confirmed the matter. Kalimullah’s lawyer, Abdul Rashid, opposed the ...