Morocco dispatched a determined Canada 3-0 in the World Cup last 16 on Saturday as Azzedine Ounahi scored twice and the North Africans ended the record run of the co-hosts while advancing to the quarter-finals for the second time in a row. The scoreline flattered Morocco, who were on the back foot for most of the opening period and failed ...

Kylian Mbappé scored the decisive goal as France edged Paraguay 1-0 in sweltering conditions on Saturday to secure a place in the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The French captain converted a second-half penalty at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, helping Les Bleus advance to the last eight for the fourth consecutive World Cup. Playing under extreme heat, with ...

Commerce, Industries, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, MP, today said the government will introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to monitor the country’s market situation and help maintain price stability. Speaking as the chief guest at a distribution programme of government assistance, award and materials at the Sylhet Sadar Upazila Auditorium this afternoon, the minister said the initiative would ...

Another heatwave is on the way across parts of the UK with peak temperatures of 34C forecast. Temperatures in the south of England could reach 28C on Saturday, according to the Met Office. A week-long warning from health officials came into force at midday in parts of the UK, stating that high temperatures over the coming days could cause a ...

Tens of thousands of people marched through central London for the annual LGBT+ Pride parade. Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, joined the crowd as they proceeded through the capital on Saturday afternoon. The event’s organisers said that more than 35,000 marchers from about 600 groups made their way from Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall via Piccadilly, many carrying rainbow ...

All 21 assembly members in attendance at City Hall unanimously backed a motion to introduce a “Bill of Rights” to protect bus drivers and offer workers more support in heatwave conditions. On Thursday, Reform UK Assembly Member Keith Prince laid down a motion proposing the measure, which includes a dozen key principles. It calls for bus drivers to have access ...

A general diary (GD) has been filed against actress Meher Afroz Shaon, Mahiya Mahi and another woman, Shanta Farzana, for their alleged derogatory remarks on the July uprising. A platform titled Rashtra Sanglap Forum on Friday filed the complaint with the Shahbagh police station, which was later registered as a GD, said the station’s officer-in-charge Moniruzzaman. Quoting the complaint, he ...

Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded a German city on Saturday, blocking major roads and disrupting public transport, but failed to halt a congress of the far-right AfD party. Many Alternative for Germany delegates arrived at the conference centre in Erfurt in the early hours, before protesters set up their blockades and the event opened on time. Protesters flocked from ...

Britain’s outgoing prime minister Keir Starmer warned his probable successor Andy Burnham in an interview released Saturday that he cannot ignore international turmoil and just concentrate on the country’s domestic problems. In his first interview since announcing his resignation on June 22, Starmer said his successor as leader of the ruling Labour party could not spend less time on turbulent ...

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Mir Shahe Alam, MP, has called for effective initiatives to modernise products manufactured by cooperatives and expand their exports to both domestic and international markets. He made the call while addressing a discussion meeting marking the 104th International Day of Cooperatives, at the Multipurpose Hall of the Department of Cooperatives in ...