Shanto spoke about navigating that lean phase, whether stepping away from captaincy influenced his batting and more, in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi.

While official squad lists won’t be submitted until May 11, a number of players have effectively been ruled out.

Traditional media companies around the world are in a battle for survival as readers increasingly consume their news on social media.

Seventy-three boys and 47 girls were killed in the February 28 strike on an Iranian elementary school in Minab, state broadcaster IRIB and local media reported.

The Jakarta Search and Rescue agency put the death toll at seven on Tuesday morning, with 85 people hospitalised.

Kane has scored 12 goals in 11 Champions League appearances this season, including strikes in both legs of the remarkable quarter-final victory against Real Madrid.

Latest Iranian plan would set aside nuclear issue until after war ends, Iranian sources say

Speaking afterward to reporters, Iravani complained that countries only criticized Iran and not a naval blockade declared by the United States

There is no evidence that the Trump administration orchestrated Saturday's attack

Adamawa state is a hotspot for violence by jihadists and local criminal gangs known as bandits

Suspect Cole Allen could face life sentence if convicted

Reuters uncovered a broader‑than‑previously known Trump administration effort to gain federal control over elections, historically run locally, in at least eight states – using investigations, raids and demands for access to balloting systems and voter ID

Wearing red and green, standing tall, listening to the national anthem at the GBK Hockey Field in Jakarta, the moment suddenly feels heavier than ever before. For one member of the Bangladesh women’s hockey team, it is almost surreal.

The students were discharged from DMCH after treatment

Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar wreaked havoc as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru skittled out Delhi Capitals for 75 before romping to a nine-wicket victory in the IPL on Monday.

A mouthwatering showdown awaits in Paris tonight as reigning champions PSG host Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal, with two of Europe’s most potent attacks set to collide.

Says UN report, citing steep US tariffs, falling export orders and regional supply chain disruption across Asia-Pacific economies

The finance ministry has found a host of anomalies in the pilot of the Family Card programme, as the government seeks to iron out irregularities and ensure the BNP’s flagship social welfare initiative can withstand the scrutiny of development partners.

Five sponsor shareholders and former directors of Social Islami Bank PLC (SIBL) have applied to Bangladesh Bank to regain control of the Shariah-based lender, which was merged with four others into a single state-owned entity under the Bank Resolution Ordinance, 2025.

Two held over mob attack on Shamim al‑Jahangir’s darbar