The Dhaka event will kick off a two-month-long series of BNP rallies at seven divisional headquarters, followed by Chattogram, Mymensingh, Khulna, Rangpur, Barisal, Faridpur and Sylhet. Except for the first one in Chattogram, the rallies were combined with transport strikes, and coincidentally each strike was launched two days before the rallies. The BNP alleges that […]
A second-half brace by Richardson, which included a spectacular overhead scissor kick, handed tournament favorites Brazil a 2-0 win over Serbia in their first World Cup game at Lusail Stadium on Thursday. The record five-time winners struggled at times in the first half but improved after the break and were rewarded when Tottenham Hotspur striker […]
Crucially for Portugal’s chances of going deep into Qatar, it was not just the Ronaldo show as his teammates, especially in the second half, took on more responsibility. After Ghana surprisingly equalized, it was Joao Felix who restored Portugal’s lead with a skillful finish and then a superb run and passes by Bruno Fernandes to […]
Ronaldo was close from the start, working tirelessly to find space in and around Ghana’s massive defense. A slightly better touch would have seen him score in the 10th minute as he was denied by keeper Lawrence Ettie-Zigi and he actually looked dazed a few minutes later when he rose spectacularly in the air but […]
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup underway, the football fever has really gripped the fans. In Bangladesh, where most fans support either Brazil or Argentina, their fervent support is palpable. The exciting thing for the fans is that an Argentina vs Brazil match is quite possible in this World Cup. Here’s how we can watch […]
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday became the first player to score five World Cup goals after converting a penalty in his team’s opening Group H match against Ghana. He scored in the 64th minute to give Portugal the lead after being tripped up in the box. Ronaldo was tied with Pelé, Uwe Seeler, and Miroslav […]
More heartbreak in Rio Having become a household name following his move to Barcelona, much was expected of Neymar, who led Brazil’s attack at the 2014 World Cup on home soil, but the event would end in tears for the talismanic player. Neymar – who scored four goals in five games – sustained a broken […]
A resident (right) talks with municipal workers during a survey inside a slum following a measles outbreak that killed 10 children, in Mumbai on November 23, 2022. – AFP photo According to a new report on Wednesday, nearly 40 million children worldwide will miss a dose of the measles vaccine in 2021, which found vaccination […]
Switzerland striker Briel Embolo scored against his native Cameroon in their World Cup Group G tie at the Al Janoub Stadium on Thursday but refused to celebrate as his team-mates rushed to congratulate him. After struggling to break the deadlock in the first half and second best in the game, which was 0–0 at the […]
Shonar Bangla Circus, one of the most popular bands in Bangladesh, will be performing live at their upcoming one-off concert “The Hyena Express Experience” this Friday, 25 November, at the Liberation War Museum Auditorium. The concert will start at 5:30 pm and go on till 8:30 pm. “Hyna Express Experience” is a themed solo concert […]
Saudi Arabia defender Yasir al-Shahrani underwent successful surgery on his pancreas on Wednesday following a collision during his team’s surprise World Cup victory over Argentina, the national team said. A statement posted on the team’s Twitter account said that medical examinations conducted in Doha showed that Al-Shahrani’s condition was “stable” following “a forceful blow to […]
Abdullah Mohammad Zobair, executive engineer of the Public Works Department, told Prothom Alo, “We have developed a project to build a park on vacant land at a cost of one billion taka. The park will have walkways. There will be sports facilities. No. There will be a reservoir. We will send the project to the […]
