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The 2010 World Cup captured the world's imagination with Paul the Octopus, who correctly predicted 12 out of 14 matches, earning fame as an animal oracle. Carrying forward Paul's popular legacy, animals at the Guadalajara Zoo in Mexico have now entered the prediction game for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Meanwhile, football analysts and star players are also offering their forecasts.
Germany is one of the most successful and consistently strong teams in the history of the FIFA World Cup.
Curaçao is a small but very promising team from North America and the Caribbean.
Recently I joined an event in Dhaka on advancing a just and gender-responsive renewable energy transition in Bangladesh. Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) organized it. I was enriched learning many issues from the experts and discussants.
President Ziaur Rahman was violently assassinated by a faction of army officers at the Chattogram Circuit House during the early hours of May 30, 1981. This marked the second assassination of a President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh within a decade following the nation's independence. A key figure in this incident was Major General M.A. Manzur. It is important to note that after the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman, M.A. Manzur assumed responsibility for the entire event and orchestrated a rebellion in Chattogram. He also put forth four demands, which included the declaration of martial law. Furthermore, he proclaimed the establishment of a revolutionary council. However, M.A. Manzur soon lost control amidst the unfolding events. Subsequently, he was also brutally killed in the Chattogram Cantonment on June 2. Former army officer Major General (Retd.) Amin Ahmed Chowdhury Bir Bikram candidly discussed these events in 2012, 31 years after the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman. It is essential to highlight that Major General (Retd.) Amin Ahmed Chowdhury was a close associate of President Ziaur Rahman, both professionally and personally. He fought alongside Ziaur Rahman during the Liberation War in 1971.
Do you agree with the claim made by thinker and poet Farhad Mazhar that the United States orchestrated the regime change in Bangladesh and is effectively the one in power now?
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The 2010 World Cup captured the world's imagination with Paul the Octopus, who correctly predicted 12 out of 14 matches, earning fame as an animal oracle. Carrying forward Paul's popular legacy, animals at the Guadalajara Zoo in Mexico have now entered the prediction game for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Meanwhile, football analysts and star players are also offering their forecasts.
State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Aminul Haque has congratulated newly elected Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Tamim Iqbal, Vice-President Fahim Sinha, and all members of the board following the completion of the board’s election process.
Former Bangladesh cricket captain Tamim Iqbal has been elected as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, following his role as head of the ad-hoc committee. The election took place at the BCB office in Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday, June 7.
The election for the board of directors of the Bangladesh Cricket Board was held on Sunday, June 7, at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, with voting taking place in the BCB office's board room.
Bangladesh is set to broadcast the FIFA World Cup 2026 after the government approved an emergency proposal to purchase all-media rights directly from the international football federation, at a total cost of Tk 72 crore 70 lakh.
The United States has approved visas for Iranian national football team players to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but has refused to grant visas to several staff members travelling with the team, the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has alleged. The federation claims the US has denied visas to "several key managers and administrative officials" of Iran's World Cup team.
North Korea has firmly ruled out any negotiations over its nuclear weapons programme, with Kim Yo Jong declaring that the country's status as a nuclear-armed state is “non-negotiable.”
After a devastating defeat in the West Bengal assembly election and the defection of 60 Trinamool Congress MLAs, party chief Mamata Banerjee is making all efforts to stop further erosion, including reinstating old and trusted leaders to key organisational positions.
A series of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon killed at least 12 people, including senior Lebanese army officials, threatening to derail recent US-mediated ceasefire talks on Saturday.
Police have arrested 13 leaders and activists of Chhatra League and Jubo League after they brought out a procession in the city's Barek Building area on Friday morning.
Police have detained Badiuzzaman Badal, a former employee of Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) and Jubo League activist, while he was preparing to take part in a procession supporting the banned Awami League.
BNP Secretary General and Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that BNP believes in liberal democracy.
The full 151-member central executive committee of the Jatiotabadi Jubodal, the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has been officially approved.
After years of working illegally in India and months behind bars, 28 Bangladeshi migrant workers have finally returned home, bringing with them a stark warning about the risks of undocumented migration.
President Ziaur Rahman was violently assassinated by a faction of army officers at the Chattogram Circuit House during the early hours of May 30, 1981. This marked the second assassination of a President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh within a decade following the nation's independence. A key figure in this incident was Major General M.A. Manzur. It is important to note that after the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman, M.A. Manzur assumed responsibility for the entire event and orchestrated a rebellion in Chattogram. He also put forth four demands, which included the declaration of martial law. Furthermore, he proclaimed the establishment of a revolutionary council. However, M.A. Manzur soon lost control amidst the unfolding events. Subsequently, he was also brutally killed in the Chattogram Cantonment on June 2. Former army officer Major General (Retd.) Amin Ahmed Chowdhury Bir Bikram candidly discussed these events in 2012, 31 years after the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman. It is essential to highlight that Major General (Retd.) Amin Ahmed Chowdhury was a close associate of President Ziaur Rahman, both professionally and personally. He fought alongside Ziaur Rahman during the Liberation War in 1971.
As the world grapples with an ongoing energy crisis, the need for renewable energy has never been more urgent. The price of fossil fuels continues to rise globally, and the impacts of climate change are being felt by communities around the world. Bangladesh, with its increasing population and growing energy demands, faces the dual challenge of improving access to energy while also addressing environmental concerns.
Dinesh Trivedi has received his Letter of Credence from Indian President Droupadi Murmu for his appointment as High Commissioner to Bangladesh. He will assume his responsibilities in Dhaka shortly.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is set to arrive in Dhaka on Thursday, June 4, on a three-day visit as the two countries work to expand their strategic partnership.
Popular folk singer Moshiur Rahman Rinku, widely known for his rise to fame through the reality show Closeup One, has revealed that he is unlikely to return to professional music after suffering four strokes, describing the chapter as a painful reality he has come to accept.
Every mango season, millions of households across Bangladesh strip the fruit, eat the flesh, and toss the peel without a second thought. But that bright, aromatic skin — loaded with antioxidants, vitamins A and C, beta-carotene, and trace minerals — is quietly one of the most useful by-products sitting in the kitchen waste bin.
The price of jet fuel used in aircraft has been reduced. For domestic flights, the price per litre has been cut from Tk 165.88 to Tk 150.21 for the month of June, a reduction of Tk 15.67 per litre.
