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The prime minister was accorded a ‘guard of honour’ by the armed forces as she paid homage to her father Bangabandhu at 1 pm on Friday. Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, presidium members Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Shahjahan Khan, Maria Chowdhury, Kazi Zafarullah, Sahara Khatun and […]

Juergen Klopp’s side, chasing their first league title in 30 years, also have a game in hand on second-placed Manchester City with the title race appearing more of a procession than a contest. For United, who battled hard but were outclassed in all departments, it was another reminder of just […]

The ‘Climate Bridge Fund’ has been developed through collaboration between the two organisations with the objective of strengthening the resilience of climate vulnerable communities in Bangladesh. The Fund was initiated in November last year and is now ready to start its activities, BRAC said in a statement after the launch […]

Iranian news agency Mehr said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had targeted the base. Tehran has vowed retaliation for the killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani. Iranian people attend a funeral procession and burial for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed in […]

But Friday, after a United States drone strike killed Iran’s top security and intelligence commander, prompting concerns about the possibility of war, that oft-forgotten ritual became a reason for spiking anxiety among many Americans. “World War III” started trending on social media. Many young men suddenly remembered registering after their […]

The ruling Awami League faced no challenge from the opposition but its associate organisations, especially the Jubo League and Chhatra League, gave it a hard time. Infiltration of outsiders was another issue that made the Awami League leaders uneasy. The BNP’s politics revolved around the release of its Chairperson Khaleda […]

Fourth-placed Chelsea suffered a shock 2-0 loss at home to Southampton while Harry Kane and Dele Alli were on target as Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1. Manchester United recovered from a rocky start at home to Newcastle United to win 4-1 with Anthony […]

Sudarshan Reddy, chief operations officer of Apex, and Zoheb Ahmed, head of marketing, had given the winner the cheque recently, the company said in a statement on Sunday. The campaign from Nov 14 to Dec 16 received a “huge response” from the  customers, it said. The campaign allowed customers a […]

Both sides had shots cleared off the line and Real’s Gareth Bale did put the ball in the net after the interval but his strike was narrowly ruled out for offside and the fixture ended scoreless for the first time since November, 2002. The draw left Barca top on 36 […]

The Global AI Night is a free evening event organised by 37 communities all over the world that are passionate about AI on the Microsoft Azure. This is the first time the event was held in Dhaka, on Saturday. Global AI Community, Bangladesh organised the daylong event at Microsoft Bangladesh […]