BNP candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has unofficially been elected as the 23rd President of Bangladesh. Mirza Fakhrul won the presidential election, defeating his lone rival opposition Jamaat-led 11-party contender Col (Retd) Oli Ahmad by a huge margin. He obtained 255 votes, while Oli Ahmad
Shammi Tultul has emerged as one of Bangladesh's prominent contemporary writers, earning recognition not only across Bangladesh and West Bengal but also in international Bengali literary circles. Through her literary works, she has established herself as a distinguished novelist, storyteller, childr
Jorge Messi, the father of football star Lionel Messi, died on Friday night at the age of 68 at a medical clinic in the Argentinian city of Rosario after a long illness, the footballer’s family confirmed to the Reuters news agency. Jorge spent his final months alternating between a medical centr
Bangladesh created a history by sealing a nine-wicket victory against Australia in the first cricket Test at Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin on Sunday (16 August). Offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz claimed a five-wicket haul on Day 4 to bowl out Australia for 284 in the second innings, leaving Banglad
Spain dethroned defending champions Argentina to lift the FIFA World Cup trophy, ending a 16-year wait for world glory. In a final dominated from start to finish by La Roja, Argentina looked unrecognizable, failing to mount a meaningful attack throughout the match. The two football giants met in th
In a parliamentary democracy, the election of the Head of State—the President—is a vital constitutional and political process designed to balance executive power, ensure institutional accountability, and uphold legislative sovereignty. In Bangladesh’s contemporary political landscape, the upcoming p
The identities of Bangladeshis killed in a hotel fire in India’s Kolkata have been revealed. At least nine Bangladeshis were killed in the fire that broke out at a hotel in Kolkata on Tuesday (August 18) night. A child and two women were among the deceased. Among the identified victims are Debashi
Türkiye is ready to work with Damascus to look for oil and gas in Syria, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said Wednesday during a visit to the neighboring country, as the duo also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on phosphate. Turkish state oil company Turkish Pe
India and China are tangled in yet another border dispute, angering locals in the eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. New Delhi, India — China has denied the Indian army access to key patrolling points and encroached on land in the Indian border state of Arunachal Pradesh, according to a fact-find
