Lionel Messi can never truly be replaced, but someone will have to wear the captain’s armband for Argentina. That responsibility is now expected to go to Cristian “Cuti” Romero, who is considered the leading candidate to become Argentina’s permanent captain following Messi’s retirement from international football. The 28-year-old centre-back has emerged as the strongest contender to lead Argentina after Messi’s ...

Deadly fighting has broken out between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces and the Iran-backed Houthi movement. More than 60 people have been killed in southwestern Yemen as forces from the two sides clashed on Saturday. According to three Yemeni military sources, 26 soldiers were killed, AFP reports. According to the Houthi movement, more than 30 of its fighters were killed. In ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain has said a nationwide special measles vaccination campaign is set to begin toward the end of this month. The government has already ensured an adequate supply of vaccines. The first phase of measles vaccination has already been completed in all districts of the country except the hill districts of Rangamati and ...

An unidentified man’s body was recovered from Sitab Jaldhara near Hamham Waterfall in the Rajkandi Reserve Forest in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila on Friday (September 4) morning. Several fishermen spotted the body floating in the Sitab water near Mokam Tila on Thursday afternoon and informed the local administration. Later, a joint rescue team comprising police, Fire Service and Forest Department personnel ...

Members of parliament from across political parties on Saturday expressed strong commitment to becoming members of a proposed parliamentary caucus on disability rights, marking a significant step toward strengthening parliamentary leadership on disability inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities in Bangladesh. The commitment came during a high-level Consultation on the Formation of a Parliamentary Caucus on Disability Rights, ...

The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka has issued a special warning for Bangladeshi citizens traveling to the United States on visitor visas. The authorities have clearly outlined activities that are strictly prohibited under B1/B2 visas. The embassy confirmed the matter in a post published on its verified Facebook profile on Saturday (September 5) morning. According to the post, traveling to the ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ali Hossain Fakir has said that the police officers allegedly involved in conspiracies against the government have been identified. He made the remarks on Saturday morning while attending a tree-planting and cleanliness drive at Rajarbagh Police Lines School and College in the capital. ”Less than one per cent of Bangladesh Police officers are involved in ...

Cancer patients from Bangladesh along with their family members are sleeping in the open air near Thakurpukur Cancer Hospital in Kolkata due to the lack of affordable hotels. Some people are sleeping under plastic sheets or using blankets, whereas others are sleeping near their baggage and medicines. They are also suffering from rain, mosquitoes, no toilets, noise pollution and dust ...

Local television journalists in Sylhet on Friday decided to boycott news coverage of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and the local BNP, after several media workers were harassed by political activists at the Hazrat Shahjalal Shrine. Kobir, visiting Sylhet for the first time since taking office as state minister, offered prayers at the shrine after Jummah prayers. According ...

Alexander Isak scored twice in the opening nine minutes as Liverpool beat Ipswich Town 2-0 on Friday (September 4), for their first Premier League win of the season. The victory was also Liverpool’s first under new head coach Andoni Iraola. Isak, who joined Liverpool from Newcastle United for a reported £125 million last summer, put the hosts ahead early. He ...