Klopp lauds 'machine' Mane amid transfer talk

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp heaped praise on his forward Sadio Mane after the Senegalese scored the winner against Aston Villa on Tuesday that kept his side alive in the Premier League title race.
11 May 2022, 06:58 AM

On this day: AI arrived into chess spotlight

With his hand pushed firmly into his cheek and his eyes fixed on the table, Garry Kasparov shot a final dark glance at the chessboard before storming out of the room: the king of chess had just been beaten by a computer.
11 May 2022, 06:28 AM

Aubameyang's brace overshadowed by Araujo injury

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Barcelona tightened their grip on second place in La Liga on Tuesday with a 3-1 win at home to Celta Vigo.
11 May 2022, 06:08 AM

Asani weakens, centred near India's Andhra coast

Asani, the severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, weakened into a cyclonic storm this morning (May 11, 2022).
11 May 2022, 05:31 AM

Taslima blasts literature award for Mamata: 'Kolkata's writers, artists are sold out'

Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has criticised the choice of Paschimbanga Bangla Academy to confer West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a literature award and alleged that “Kolkata's writers, artists and intellectuals are all sold out.”
11 May 2022, 05:27 AM

Asani weakens, moves towards Indian coast

Severe Cyclonic Storm Asani lost its strength yesterday and was moving towards India’s eastern coast.
10 May 2022, 18:00 PM

Economy firing on all cylinders

There are bright sparks in all corners of the economy, according to the provisional GDP figures for fiscal 2021-22, which do not show a hint of a pandemic hangover when others are still plodding along.
10 May 2022, 18:00 PM

EVM in 300 seats: BNP dead against, EC undecided

The recent statements by the Awami League high-ups that electronic voting machines will be used in all constituencies in the next general election have triggered a fresh debate, as the BNP vehemently opposes it while the Election Commission remains undecided.
10 May 2022, 18:00 PM

‘I can assure you of best policy framework’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday invited US businesspersons with the assurance of the best possible policy framework for an investment-friendly atmosphere in Bangladesh.
10 May 2022, 18:00 PM

‘Stop talking negative’ about Mushfiqur, urges Siddons

Bangladesh batting coach Jamie Siddons urged the media to back experienced Mushfiqur Rahim, who has been going through a lean patch with the bat in recent times.
10 May 2022, 16:33 PM

5 launch staff held for attacking passengers at Chandpur

Police arrested five staff of launch MV Jahid 7 on charges of attacking passengers at launch ghat in Chandpur early today.
10 May 2022, 16:03 PM

Woman gets life term for killing Indian man in Pabna

A Pabna court today sentenced a woman to life term imprisonment in a case filed for killing an Indian national in Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila in 2017.
10 May 2022, 13:49 PM

After rejoining work, TTE Shafiqul collects Tk 9,000 fine

As the entire nation still discusses his suspension and then withdrawal of the suspension order, Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) Shafiqul Islam returned to work today and collected Tk 9,000 fine from train passengers travelling without tickets.
10 May 2022, 12:59 PM

Siblings dead in fire in Noakhali

Two children died in a fire originating from a stove at their house in Senbagh upazila of Noakhali today.
10 May 2022, 12:40 PM

Paddlers beat Sri Lanka to create history

Bangladesh clinched a gold medal for the first time in their South Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships history as the paddlers beat their Sri Lankan counterparts 3-2 in the Boy’s U-19 team final in Male, Maldives today.
10 May 2022, 12:25 PM

Archers present four medals on the day

Bangladesh had to remain content with a silver medal in the men's compound team event of Archery Asia Cup Stage-2 world ranking tournament in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq today.
10 May 2022, 11:50 AM

Amit Shah says West Bengal not cooperating with Centre in tackling illegal migration

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah today commended the BJP-led government in Assam state for strongly tackling illegal migration but alleged the Trinamool Congress government in neighbouring West Bengal was not cooperating with the Centre in dealing with the problem.
10 May 2022, 11:33 AM

2 shop employees arrested over New Market students-traders clash

Detectives arrested two shop employees over last month’s violent clash between Dhaka College students and shopkeepers of New Market that left two persons dead and scores injured.
10 May 2022, 10:43 AM

Nadal says his 'old machine' takes time to fire up

Rafa Nadal's return to action after more than a month out due to injury saw him lose to teenager Carlos Alcaraz in the Madrid quarter-finals but the 21-times Grand Slam champion always knew it would take some time for his "old machine" to fire up.
10 May 2022, 08:00 AM

How IPL turned cricket into gold

The Indian Premier League has made millionaires out of young players, generated invaluable publicity for team owners and made the national cricket board one of the richest governing bodies in global sport.
10 May 2022, 07:46 AM