Much of Western Europe was sweltering in a gruelling heatwave on Friday with the mercury expected to continue rising in the coming days, likely shattering yet more temperature records. France was hit hard, forcing hundreds of schools to tweak their timetables to cope. Forecasters warned of an “intense and long-lasting” heatwave that could see temperatures in Paris soar above 40C ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said that all necessary documents had been sent to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 15 June to facilitate the return of former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed. He made the remarks while speaking at an award ceremony at the ministry in the capital on Saturday. The adviser said the government would contact the UAE ...

Bangladesh and UN Women have agreed to strengthen collaboration on women’s empowerment, climate resilience and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. The commitment was made during a meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam and UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Sima Bahous on the sidelines of UN engagements in New York on Thursday, ...

Ten-man Paraguay beat Turkey 1-0 at the World Cup on Friday, a result that kept their hopes alive and also guaranteed that co-hosts the USA win Group D. Turkey’s defeat means they become the second team after Haiti to be eliminated from contention. Matias Galarza scored the only goal in a game that featured the first sending off in World ...

One person has died and dozens were injured, 11 of them “very seriously”, after two passenger trains collided north of London on Friday, UK emergency services said. The crash occurred late afternoon near Bedford, a town around 56 miles (90 kilometres) north of the UK capital, and involved two London-bound trains on the same track, according to East Midlands Railway ...

Gold prices have been reduced once again in the domestic market, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) lowering the price of 22-carat gold by Tk2,216 per bhori. Under the revised rates, the price of one bhori (11.664 grams) of 22-carat gold, including VAT, has been set at Tk226,340. BAJUS announced the new prices in a statement on Saturday morning, saying ...

Brazil cruised to a 3-0 victory over Haiti to take control of their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C campaign on Friday as the Caribbean nation became the first team to exit the tournament. Two goals from Matheus Cunha and a Vinicius Junior strike sealed a comfortable win for Brazil in a result that extinguished Haiti’s chances of reaching the ...

The Bangladesh Restaurant Owners Association (BROA) on Friday placed a seven-point charter of demands at a press conference held at its central office in the capital’s Purana Paltan area on Friday, urging the government to make business-friendly tax policies in the national budget for 2026-27 fiscal year. The association called on the government to introduce a uniform Value Added Tax ...

Australia secured a seven-run victory over Bangladesh in the second T20I in Chattogram on Friday, defending a total of 196, to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match T20 International series. Aaron Hardie held his nerve in a high-scoring final over, dismissing Bangladesh captain Towhid Hridoy for 35 off the final ball to restrict the hosts to 189 for 6. ...

Jonathan David’s hat-trick powered hosts Canada to a commanding 6-0 victory over Qatar in their second match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. The win marked Canada’s first three points of the tournament, while Qatar were left struggling after finishing the game with nine men. Canada started the match on the front foot and ...