As expected, it did not take long for West Indies to wrap up the game against Bangladesh as the Caribbean side romped to a seven-wicket victory inside just 30 minutes on the fourth morning of the Antigua Test on Sunday.

Mexico City has set a world record for hosting the largest boxing class ever, with 14,299 people taking part in a massive lesson in the capital’s central plaza, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced Saturday.

Andalusia votes yesterday in an early regional election that the incumbent conservative Popular Party is expected to win comfortably, dealing a blow to Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ahead of a national vote expected at the end of 2023.

Slamming the government for inadequate allocation of money and relief  for flood victims, BNP yesterday called upon the government to focus on easing sufferings of disaster-affected people by stopping the grand opening of Padma Bridge.

The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of Nato said yesterday, calling for steadfast support from Ukraine’s allies as President Zelensky vowed that his forces “will not give away the south to anyone” after visit to the southern frontline.

The main jamaat of Eid-ul-Azha will be held at 8:00am on the Eid day at the National Eidgah in the capital if the weather is favourable.

The High Court will deliver its verdict on June 26 on whether BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman, who have been in London since 2008, are fugitives in connection with a Tk 4.82 crore corruption case filed during the caretaker government in 2007.

Bangladesh and India yesterday agreed to work closely to further strengthen cooperation in the areas of common rivers and water resource management.

BNP yesterday demanded the government immediately declares the flood-hit areas of the northeastern region as ‘disaster zones’ and provide all the affected people with adequate relief materials.

The flood situation in the Sylhet region may not get better at least for the next couple of days as more water is heading toward the country from upstream due to record rainfall in India’s Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura states.

Navy, air force and coast guard personnel yesterday joined the rescue and relief efforts for the flood victims in Sylhet and its adjacent areas.

A mother sacrificed her life to save her six-month-old twin daughters from a landslide in Barishal Ghona area of Chattogram city on Friday night.

The Election Commission is all set to begin talks with political parties from today to gain their trust over Electronic Voting Machines.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday visited the war-damaged southern city of Mykolaiv for the first time since the Russian invasion as “fierce battles” raged again in the eastern Donbas region.

The number of Covid-19 cases declined yesterday as the health directorate reported 304 cases.

Gunmen suspected to be linked to the Islamic State yesterday killed 10 people in the latest spate of violence in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, militia sources told AFP.

US President Joe Biden took a tumble as he was riding his bicycle near his beach home in the state of Delaware yesterday morning, but was unhurt.

Nine people, including three children, died in two districts after being struck by lightning yesterday.

A Dhaka-bound domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport due to technical glitch in its main landing gear.

The World Trade Organization yesterday concluded a landmark bundle of deals covering fishing subsidies, food insecurity, and Covid-19 vaccines following hectic round-the-clock talks.