Central Desk
Best morning of my life: Sabalenka
New Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka didn't get much sleep Saturday night after a rambunctious come-from-behind victory, but you wouldn't have known it early on the morning after, reports AFP.
Awami League leaders will never flee from country: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the party’s leaders will never run away from the country in any hostile situation.
At least 51 killed in twin Pakistan transport tragedies
At least 51 people were killed in two separate transport accidents in western Pakistan on Sunday, when a bus plunged off a bridge and a boat carrying a class of children capsized, reports AFP.
5.9-magnitude quake in Iran kills three, injures hundreds
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck northwest Iran near the border with Turkey late Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring 816, state media said, reports AFP.
Digital Security Act is necessary in current context: Anisul
Law Minister Anisul Huq today said that the Digital Security Act (DSA) has a significant necessity in the context of current reality.
Two Indian military jets crash, one pilot killed
Two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed Saturday, killing one pilot, in an apparent mid-air collision while on exercises south of the capital New Delhi. The crash involved a Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30, carrying two pilots, and a French-built Mirage 2000, operated by a third.
'Pathaan' earns Rs 300 Crore in day-3
Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan is having a "record-smashing run" at the box office.
Death toll in Afghanistan cold snap rises to 166
At least 166 people have died in a wave of bitterly cold weather sweeping Afghanistan, an official said Saturday, as extreme conditions heaped misery on the poverty-stricken nation, reports AFP.
Canada names first anti-Islamophobia advisor
Canada on Thursday appointed its first special representative on combatting Islamophobia, a position created following several recent attacks on Muslims in the country, reports AFP.
US Republican Party keeps Trump-backed McDaniel in top post
America's deeply divided Republican Party voted Friday to keep its Donald Trump-backed national committee chair in place, in an election seen as a test of the former president's sway, reports AFP.
Awami League to accept polls thru EVM as per EC’s capacity: Hasan
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said the AL would accept the elections through electronic voting machines (EVMs) as per capacity of the Election Commission (EC) to avoid one-million dollar expenditure amid the global economic recession.
'Fierce' battle in Ukraine for Vugledar near Donetsk
Ukrainian troops were locked in a "fierce" confrontation with Russian fighters Friday for control of the town of Vugledar southwest of Donetsk as the two sides battle along the southern front, reports AFP.
Bond actress Eva Green enters UK court battle over unmade film
A lengthy legal dispute over a never-made film starring French actress Eva Green reached London's High Court on Thursday, reports AFP.
South Africa bat in first one-day international against England
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the first one-day international against England at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Friday, reports AFP.
Ukraine's Odesa added to world heritage list amid threats of destruction
The historic centre of the port city of Odesa, in Ukraine, has been inscribed on the UN's cultural body's world heritage list, 11 months since the full-scale Russian invasion, reports AP.