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'The Beast Incarnate' Brock Lesnar, 48, lost to Oba Femi in less than five minutes on the second night of WrestleMania 42. The match lasted just over four minutes.
The mixed-reality space is getting another push forward as Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset receives a new update powered by Google’s Android XR platform, introducing an experimental feature that can convert standard 2D content into immersive 3D-like visuals.
Google has introduced a new desktop app for Windows, bringing its AI model Gemini directly to PC users for a more integrated experience.
Bangladesh’s power policy is caught in a costly contradiction. The state continues to spend enormous sums subsidising electricity, with Tk 37,000 crore allocated for power subsidy in FY2025-26 after the revised figure for FY2024-25 rose to Tk 62,000 crore. Yet even as the country struggles under a subsidy-heavy, import-dependent power model, it continues to make renewable adoption more difficult than sound judgment would suggest.
Law enforcement agencies have been unable to arrest any suspect in the mob beating and murder of Pir Shamim Reza Jahangir in Daulatpur, Kushtia, as of Saturday evening, April 18. Locals allege that identified suspects are openly moving around the area, increasing public fear and anger. Since the incident, the victim's family has been suffering from insecurity, fearing another mob attack.
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Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets to level the three-match ODI series 1-1. The hosts chased down the target of 199 runs in just 35.3 overs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday. They had 87 balls in hand.
Despite a batting collapse early in the first ODI of the three-match series, the Bangladesh women's team was on course for a big win thanks to Sharmin Akter's brilliant fifty and cameos from Shorna and Sobhana. However, Sri Lanka turned the match around by taking four Bangladesh wickets for just two runs towards the end. After the drama, Bangladesh eventually won by three wickets in Rajshahi on Monday, April 20.
Bayern Munich have secured their record-extending 34th Bundesliga title after defeating VfB Stuttgart, sealing the championship with four matches remaining in the season.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has honoured former national team pacer Rubel Hossain with a formal farewell, recognising his contributions to Bangladesh cricket over a 12-year international career.
The trophy for the three-match ODI series between the Bangladesh and Sri Lanka women's teams was unveiled in Rajshahi on Sunday, April 19. The trophy was unveiled at an event held at the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium at noon by Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty and Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu.
The government has expanded its athlete allowance programme, bringing an additional 171 athletes under the scheme in its second phase, raising the total number of beneficiaries to 300.
Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir has spoken with US President Donald Trump over the phone regarding peace talks with Iran, a Pakistani security source told Reuters on Monday, April 20.
French authorities have summoned Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and one of the world's wealthiest individuals, as part of an ongoing major investigation into the platform.
The naval force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has opened a new maritime route in the Strait of Hormuz. China's state news agency Xinhua reported the information, citing a report from Iran's state television IRIB.
BNP has announced the names of candidates for the reserved women's seats in the 13th National Parliament. The list has created a stir in political circles, with many heavyweights being left out. Amid this discussion, surprising news has gone viral on social media claiming that Subarna Thakur (Shikdar), forest and environment affairs secretary of Kashiani upazila Awami League in Gopalganj, has received a nomination from BNP.
A Dhaka court has directed the suspension of debit transactions on six credit cards belonging to former Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and his wife Afrin Taposh as part of an ongoing corruption investigation.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has finalised a list of 36 candidates for the reserved women’s seats in the 13th National Parliament.
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman has expressed strong displeasure and condemned the behaviour of some members of the treasury bench during the speech of Rumeen Farhana, member of parliament for the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency.
Law enforcement agencies have been unable to arrest any suspect in the mob beating and murder of Pir Shamim Reza Jahangir in Daulatpur, Kushtia, as of Saturday evening, April 18. Locals allege that identified suspects are openly moving around the area, increasing public fear and anger. Since the incident, the victim's family has been suffering from insecurity, fearing another mob attack.
When two-and-a-half-year-old Nusayba from Chatmohar in Pabna passed away on March 12, her father received a call from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital exactly four days later. He was informed that a bed had been allocated for Nusayba. This ‘posthumous call’ regarding a bed for a deceased child is a significant indictment of our governance in the 21st century. The same unfortunate situation has occurred with Nahid from Terokhadia and 10-month-old Jihad from Durgapur, who have been denied access to a mechanical ventilator despite waiting endlessly. The disheartening admission from the medical team indicates that there have been 53 deaths in the past two and a half months; of these, 44 young lives were lost prematurely in the two weeks from March 10 to 24 due to insufficient intensive monitoring. The greatest irony of progress is that just a few kilometers away from where children are dying daily due to inadequate treatment, a modern specialized children's hospital with 200 beds, constructed at a cost of approximately Tk35 crore in the Ghora Chattar (Behrampur) area of the metropolis, has been fully operational since 2023. Despite having state-of-the-art facilities, including 56 intensive monitoring beds and a central oxygen system, the hospital is awaiting approval for its manpower structure (organogram) due to bureaucratic delays. This official inaction has become more significant than the lives of children today. It is particularly astonishing that the 12-bed child intensive monitoring center currently functioning in the main hospital lacks official approval; it is being operated under its own special management. Is a file concerning a manpower structure on the administrative desk of a state capable of executing large-scale projects worth thousands of crores of taka more important than the lives of 44 children?
Bangladesh’s power policy is caught in a costly contradiction. The state continues to spend enormous sums subsidising electricity, with Tk 37,000 crore allocated for power subsidy in FY2025-26 after the revised figure for FY2024-25 rose to Tk 62,000 crore. Yet even as the country struggles under a subsidy-heavy, import-dependent power model, it continues to make renewable adoption more difficult than sound judgment would suggest.
Bangladesh and the European Union have signed the initial Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA). The agreement was signed in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, April 20, local time.
French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Châtaigner has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister's Defence Adviser Brigadier General Dr A K M Shamsul Islam.
'The Beast Incarnate' Brock Lesnar, 48, lost to Oba Femi in less than five minutes on the second night of WrestleMania 42. The match lasted just over four minutes.
A growing number of people are turning to dramatic haircuts or bold colour changes after breakups—a trend often dubbed the “breakup cut.” Once associated with celebrities like Selena Gomez and Kim Kardashian, the phenomenon is now widely seen among everyday individuals navigating emotional transitions.
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have climbed back above the $35 billion threshold, supported by steady remittance inflows and stable foreign currency market conditions.
