A man who attacked the elderly husband of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison

The napkin on which Barcelona promised to sign Lionel Messi when he was a 13-year-old has been sold for 762,400 pounds ($969,000, auction house Bonhams said on Friday.

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he feared the sack after an embarrassing 4-2 defeat against Wolves earlier this season.

The White House said Friday that it had not seen any surprising advance in relations between China and Russia despite Vladimir Putin exchanging a hug with Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing

It is not unknown to anyone that Bangladesh are still to come to terms with the T20 format -- a rudimentary assessment of the Tigers T20 calibre and a glance at how the Tigers fared in the previous editions of the T20 World Cup would be enough to realise that.

Speaking to the PCB Podcast, the left-arm speedster opined that Pakistan were close to success after recent near misses in the 2021 and 2022 edition.

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is going into the upcoming T20 World Cup as Tigers key player in what could be his final bow in T20s showpiece event.

Nicholas Pooran starred in Lucknow Super Giants' 18-run victory over pre-tournament favourites Mumbai Indians in the last game of a disappointing Indian Premier League season for both teams Friday.

Former Manchester United and Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez on Friday quit as coach of Argentinian club Independiente.

Israeli strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least five people on Friday including Lebanese militants, Palestinian fighters and Syrian civilians, security sources told Reuters..Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have been exchanging fire across Lebanon's southern border

Counterterrorism officials have recovered 10 firearms, a large cache of ammunition, and explosives in Bandarbans Naikhongchhari, intended for supply to the banned militant outfit Jamaatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya.

A teenage girl in Narayanganj yesterday filed a rape case against five to six unidentified people.

Israel must comply with international law in Gaza and address the devastating humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, a group of Western nations wrote in a letter to the Israeli government seen by Reuters yesterday.

The United States has said Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot both improve ties with the West and support Russia after he vowed to boost relations with his counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Dhaka is now one of the fastest-warming cities in the world, as it has seen a staggering 97 percent rise in the number of days with temperature above 35 degrees Celsius over the last three decades.

Dhaka residents often complain that there is no escape from the loud and congested city.

Failed Bangladeshi asylum seekers in the United Kingdom will be deported under a fast-track returns deal between the two countries.

Homemaker Nurunnahar Begum could not believe her ears yesterday when a trader asked for Tk 100 for a kilogram of green papaya at the capitals Kachukhet kitchen market.

A mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over eight divisions across the country and it may continue till tomorrow, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).

As Meem tended to the child, a group of girls around her age strolled past the yard.

Three construction workers died after falling off an under construction building in the capitals Basabo area yesterday morning.

The High Court yesterday declared Mejbaul Haider Chowdhury Sohel as Feni's Chhagalnaiya Upazila chairman illegal, as he was declared elected uncontested in 2019 and has been holding the office without official gazette and taking oath.

Activists of Rajshahi University unit Chhatra League allegedly beat up a student early today, accusing him of being a Chhatra Shibir member

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has invited Spanish investment in special economic zones (SEZs) and hi-tech parks in Bangladesh availing various fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for mutual benefit

A constable was closed over beating up an auto-rickshaw driver with a rod in Savar today

A person with mental disability stabbed an old man to death and injured another in Dinajpur Sadar upazila this afternoon, said police

The Election Commission has directed the home ministry to take action against Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police Md Moniruzzaman for participating in election activities on behalf of his younger brother

The Election Commission has directed the home ministry to take action against Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police Md Moniruzzaman for participating in election activities on behalf of his younger brother

Massimiliano Allegri was sacked by Juventus on Friday after exploding with anger during his team's midweek Italian Cup triumph.

Two students were killed and another was injured after their motorcycle turned turtle on a road in Sherpur's Sreebardi upazila this evening

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today arrested Akim Bam, chief coordinator of Bandarban Sadar and Rowangchari Zone of the Kuki-Chin National Front's (KNF) women wing, from Laimi Para in Sadar upazila of Bandarban

BNP today alleged that journalists from two media outlets falsely cited the party while questioning US Assistant Secretary Donal Lu about his country's stance on Bangladesh's last national election

A Jamalpur court today sent six members of a teenage gang to jail in a case filed for allegedly attacking a train passenger in Jamalpur's Sadar upazila last night

Govt Brajalal Colleges English Department in Khulna celebrated 100 years of its founding anniversary today amid festivity and enthusiasm

Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan signed for LA Knight Riders for the upcoming season of the Major League Cricket (MLC)in the USA, starting on July 5.

Says Afroza Akter, wife of worker killed in Basabo construction site

Pakistans mercurial all-rounder Shahid Afridi delivered the goods at the big stage, as his unbeaten fifty helped his side to glory over Sri Lanka in 2009. This was a follow-up to his 1/20 in the first innings. The all-round performance came in the final at Lord's, helping Pakistan clinch their maiden and only T20 World Cup title.

Abahani Limited caught up with archrivals Mohammedan in points in the Bangladesh Premier League with a massive 7-1 win over Brothers Union after the Black and Whites surrendered a two-goal lead to play out an exciting 3-3 draw against Rahmatganj MFS today.

Find out more on today's episode of Inside Bangladesh

The Premier League will facilitate a discussion on VAR with clubs at next month's AGM after Wolverhampton Wanderers submitted a resolution, citing the egative consequences that damage the relationship between fans and football.

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the list of loan defaulters was longer during the BNP regime

12 hospitalised in 24 hours

Chinese International Education Foundation (CIEF) is going to set up a Confucius Institute at Rajshahi University within a year

The Tigers are slotted in Group D alongside South Africa, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands and Nepal

A statue of Lord Vishnu was recovered from a pond in Munshiganj Tongibari upazila today

Residents of Gazipurs Kaliganj upazila formed a human chain at Arikhola Railway Station today demanding the stoppage of Egaro Sindhur and Chattla Express trains at the station

Injuries have blighted Archer's international career and he has not played top-level cricket for the past year.

Scheffler was detained when he attempted to drive past an officer to get into the Kentucky course as police dealt with congestion caused by a separate accident that he was not involved in, according to witnesses and US media reports.

While the West Indies are just one of the two sides to have won multiple mens T20 World Cup titles, the Caribbean team will need to overturn some poor form at recent ICC tournaments, if they are to become the only three-time winner of the event.

A woman suffered injury in her neck by a bullet fired by unidentified person in Boguras Shajahanpur upazila yesterday..Zulekha Khatun, 40, of Gohail village is now undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, our Bogura correspondent reports quoting her family..Abdul Wadu