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Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned after his ruling right-wing bloc was narrowly defeated by the centre-left opposition in the country's general election.
The two warehouses remained locked during the day. No one could tell what was inside. But as night fell, illegal consignments of foreign cigarettes would leave the premises, reaching different parts of the country through courier services.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 546 people and filed 61 cases during a 24-hour anti-crime operation across the capital, police said Thursday (September 17).
The dollar’s troubles are no longer coming entirely from outside. Some of them, increasingly, seem to be coming from within the system itself. Donald Trump wants to make America great again—by raising tariffs, tightening the gates of trade and keeping the key to sanctions firmly in his hand. But global markets are a strange place. Push someone too hard, and sooner or later they begin looking for another door. BRICS is now looking for that side door.
Three organisations from the same political family, six top leaders, every one of them has been sentenced to death.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
India defeated Afghanistan by 127 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. With this victory, Shreyas Iyer's team whitewashed Afghanistan 3-0 in the three-match T20 series.
Floyd Samba, 17, shone in his first match in the Manchester City jersey. He grabbed attention by scoring a brace on debut. Current champions Manchester City advanced to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup by beating Norwich City 5-0 with his brilliant performance.
Farhan Ali Wahid, Zidan Yusuf and Shuki Itfusa, three expatriate footballers, have secured places in the final squad for the ASEAN Cup by proving themselves in the national team camp despite not yet getting the chance to play in the red-green jersey. Bangladesh is leaving for Indonesia with these three new faces to take part in the competition.
Bangladesh has been placed in a tough group in the FIFA Under-15 World Cup and Festival 2026 to be held in Azerbaijan. In Group ‘G’, Bangladesh is with Portugal, Wales, Indonesia, Burundi and Fiji.
The name of the historic Abahani ground in the capital's Dhanmondi has been changed as of Thursday. From now on, the ground will be known as Dhanmondi Cricket Ground. At the same time, responsibility for the ground has been handed over from Abahani Club to the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Bangladesh women's football team suffered a 6-0 defeat to South Korea in the Asian Games. After conceding two goals in the first half, Bangladesh had two opportunities to reduce the deficit after the break but failed to capitalise on them. They then conceded four more goals in the final 25 minutes to suffer a heavy defeat.
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned after his ruling right-wing bloc was narrowly defeated by the centre-left opposition in the country's general election.
Pakistan announced a fresh set of austerity measures on Thursday as rising global fuel prices and growing energy supply concerns put pressure on the government. The measures include a 50% cut in fuel allocations for government vehicles, a ban on foreign visits and a freeze on the purchase of new government vehicles.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal has reacted to the initiative of reviewing 101 agreements and memorandums of understanding signed with Bangladesh. He said the Bangladesh government has not yet formally informed anything on this matter. However, if any initiative is taken to reconsider or change the agreements, necessary measures will be taken to protect India’s interests.
The national standing committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has taken interviews of the nomination seekers for the Thakurgaon-1 by-election. However, the party has not yet officially announced who will be the final party candidate. Acting secretary general of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Friday night that the decision on this matter will be announced after the final nomination.
Member of Parliament for Kishoreganj-4 and BNP leader Advocate Md Fazlur Rahman has said that Muhammad Ali Jinnah's father sold fish and his real name was 'Jinnah Punja'.
Sadia Akter, organising secretary of the National Citizen Party's (NCP) Netrokona district committee, accused in a fraud case for allegedly taking money in exchange for family cards, has been temporarily relieved of her party post.
The government is trying to import gas from Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar to address the country’s electricity and energy crisis, BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has claimed.
Three organisations from the same political family, six top leaders, every one of them has been sentenced to death.
On August 16, 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul just a day prior. The last stage of the US military's withdrawal was still in progress. At Hamid Karzai International Airport, events transpired that day which appeared to challenge any straightforward characterization of disorder.
Bangladesh does not need to win the global race for computing power. It needs to rediscover its own strength: organising people so that technology creates shared prosperity.
Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Dinesh Trivedi has met with Mahdi Amin, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Education, Primary and Mass Education, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, and Labour and Employment.
Bangladesh has expressed interest in leveraging Norway's experience and increasing technical cooperation with the country to make the local government system more effective and stronger. The two countries also discussed local government elections, development projects and increasing women's participation at the local level.
Arijit Singh has taken a break from playback. Yet listeners cannot stay away from the magic of his voice. This time the name of this music artist has again come up in discussion after the release of the new song ‘Jai Jai Ram’ of Nitesh Tiwari’s much-discussed film ‘Ramayana’. However, the most discussion is taking place around a surprising piece of information about its recording—Arijit allegedly gave nearly 200 takes of the song to bring out the perfect emotion.
September 18 is the day to remember the memories of first love. First liking, first waiting, causeless joy surrounding someone or the restlessness of not being able to say the words of the heart—these experiences of life make a separate place in the memories of many. Even after time has passed, suddenly any song, old photo, familiar place or any conversation can bring back the words of those days.
The government has issued urgent directives to all district councils in the country to ensure sustainable energy use and electricity savings. All district councils have been directed to install rooftop solar power systems at their installations by January 31.
