Bangladesh made a winning start to the U-19 Women’s T20 Tri-Nation Series in Faisalabad, beating hosts Pakistan by 30 runs at the Iqbal Stadium on Friday. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, Bangladesh posted 117-8 in their allotted 20 overs. Sadia Akter played a crucial unbeaten knock of 34 from 25 balls, hitting a four and two sixes, ...

Andy Burnham will pass legislation to scrap the state pension triple lock in this parliament, even though the guarantee will remain until 2030, the government has said. The prime minister used his conference speech to announce a change to the policy, which guarantees that the state pension rises by the highest of 2.5%, inflation or earnings growth. In future, the ...

India’s youth-led Cockroach movement kicked off more nationwide protests on Friday as thousands of people gathered in Mumbai, amid mounting concerns that millions of citizens are being unfairly stripped of their vote. The movement, which calls itself the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) and has massive support among the country’s gen Zs, returned to the streets to demand the resignation of ...

Sprinkled on top of yoghurt, blended into smoothies or baked into crumbles, berries are among Americans’ favorite fruits. Luckily, berries are as healthy as they are delicious and versatile: low in calories, full of vitamins and antioxidants, and a good source of fiber. Research shows that, depending on the type, berries support cardiovascular health, may boost gut health and fight ...

One more person has died of dengue in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 250 this year. According to a dengue report issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday, 1,163 people were hospitalised with dengue between 8:00 AM Thursday and 8:00 AM Friday. Of the new patients, 295 were ...

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Thursday that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling “sensitive information” and violating company policies, including work that involved an external organization that evaluates artificial intelligence models. The San Francisco-based AI lab did not confirm their identities, but at least two of the employees worked on safety and alignment, according to the Wall Street Journal and ...

Bangladesh has achieved a remarkable success at the International Olympiad on Climate Change and Environmental Issues (IOCE 2026), held at the Sirius Federal Territory in Sochi, Russia. The outstanding performance of the Bangladesh team has brought significant recognition to the country at the international level, said a press release. The Bangladesh team delivered an exceptional performance at the prestigious international ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir held separate meetings with Park Yoon-joo, first vice minister of foreign affairs, and Lee Doo-hee, vice minister of national defence of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Seoul on Friday, discussing issues of mutual interest with particular focus on political and economic cooperation. With Vice Minister Park, the state minister conveyed Bangladesh’s readiness ...

Eurozone inflation jumped to 3.8 percent in September, the highest level in three years, as the war in the Middle East fuelled a surge in energy costs, official data showed Friday. The figure for the 21-country euro area was up sharply from 3.2 percent in August and remains well above the European Central Bank’s two-percent target, raising the likelihood of ...

Rail communication between Sylhet and Dhaka and Chattogram resumed after nearly three hours on Friday following the detachment of a carriage from the Paharika Express in Moulvibazar. The incident occurred at around 1:15 PM when the Sylhet-to-Chattogram Paharika Express reached the Magurchhara area of Lawachhara in Kamalganj upazila. The coupling hook connecting the train’s engine and a carriage broke, leaving ...