Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain plays a forehand to Paolo Lorenzi of Italy during their men's singles match at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney on Wednesday.

International »

Mudslides and flooding kill at least 13 in California

Reuters, Los Angeles :At least 13 people died and thousands fled from their homes in Southern California on Tuesday as a powerful rainstorm triggered flash floods and mudslides on slopes where a series of intense wildfires burned off protective vegetation last month.Heavy downpours struck before dawn on Tuesday after thousands ...

Editorial »

Effective gold import policy needed

THE price of gold has raised up to Tk 1,400 a bhori [11.664 gm] in the local market from Wednesday crossing the Tk 50,000 mark again within a span of only a few months. According to the newspaper reports, under the new price set up, a bhori of 22-karat gold ...

Sports »

Nadim Molla (left) of Narayanganj District and Disha Sultana of Manikganj District, the fastest man and fastest woman of the Dhaka Divisional phase of the Bangladesh Youth Games showing their medals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday.

Football »

Bangladesh Woman footballers, who arrive at the BFF House to report to Head Coach of Bangladesh National Women's Football team Golam Rabbani Choton on Wednesday.

Entertainment »

I used to have a major soft corner for poetry: Priyanka Chopra

Actor Priyanka Chopra is back in New York to shoot for her American TV show, Quantico. The question is: when will Priyanka be seen in her next Bollywood film, because with a full-fledged Hollywood career, the 35-year-old actor is being very picky right now. The big rumour has been that ...

City »

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia appeared in the special court in corruption case at Bakshibazar Alia Madrasa in the city yesterday.

Football »

Brighton & Hove Albion's Jose Izquierdo breaks through Crystal Palace's Martin Kelly, right, and Jairo Riedewald, during their English FA Cup, Third Round soccer match at the AMEX Stadium in Brighton, England on Monday.

Cricket »

Mathews returns as Sri Lanka's limited-overs captain

AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced Angelo Mathews would return as skipper for limited-overs cricket ahead of the 2019 World Cup, just six months after the allrounder stepped down from the post.The move comes as a surprise after Mathews, 30, quit last July as captain in all three formats ...

Editorial »

ACC is afraid and hesitant to proceed against big corruption

YES, in terms of combating corruption at the very high levels of our society and particularly ranging from bureaucracy, banking to almost all spheres of the public and the private sectors - the ACC has often appeared weak and hesitant. In fact the government too keeps ignoring the anti-graft body. ...

Entertainment »

Kangna Sharma features Parde Me Rehne Do Remix song

Actress Kangna Sharma, who was seen last year in the film Great Grand Masti, featured in the The Spartan Poker Digital ad, she also featured in Hardy Sandhu’s new song Yaar Ni Milya. Now her next song Parde Mein Rehne Do releases by SaReGaMa Music. The very popular song Parde ...

Entertainment »

Abul Hayat in Kolkata’s short film

Entertainment Report :For the first time noted actor, director, playwright and model Abul Hayat worked in a movie of Kolkata. He acted in a short film titled Ginni under Samrat Das’ direction. It was also scripted by the director Samrat. Abul Hayat has already taken part in shooting of the ...

Entertainment »

Yami Gautam sizzles in the sexiest magazine shoot ever

Actress Yami Gautam set the temperatures soaring on the cover of Maxim, which undeniably is the sexiest shoot of the actress till date! Maxim is known to feature the sexiest divas of Bollywood. This month’s cover was graced by the gorgeous beauty Yami Gautam who unveiled her boldest avatar. Yami ...

International »

US sets deadline for 200,000 Salvadorans to leave

AFP, Washington :The US government announced Monday the end of a special protected status for about 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants, a move that threatens with deportation tens of thousands of well-established families with children born in the United States.Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced the end of the "temporary protected status" ...

Business & Economy »

Temirbek Erkinov, honorary consul of Kyrgyz Republic, discussing about bilateral issues with Md Siddiqur Rahman of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) at the latter's office on Monday.

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Former minister Prof Abu Sayeed speaking at a discussion on Bangabandhu's Homecoming Day organised by Bangladesh Muktijuddha Gabeshana Kendra at the Jatiya Press Club on Tuesday.