Hope on Fate: Remembering Sir Fazle Hasan Abed at Dhaka Lit Fest

Author Scott McMillian was present at the book launch along with Asif Saleh, Executive Director of Brac, Tamara Hasan, Managing Director of Brac Enterprises and Samran Abed, Executive Director of Brac International. Sadaf Saaj, author and founding member of Dhaka Lit Fest, moderated the event. Scott McMillian, a former journalist, was a close associate of […]

Architect and sports organizer Mubashar Hussain passed away at 79

Born on December 27, 1943 in Brahmanbaria, Mubashar studied at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He designed several notable buildings in Bangladesh including Chattogram Railway Station, Proshika Bhavan and Grameen Bank Bhawan. His mortal remains will be taken to the IAB campus in Agargaon on Monday for people to pay their respects. Funeral […]

‘Football is football’ because of players like Pele, says Man City boss Guardiola

Turning his attention to City’s clash against Everton, Guardiola called on his players to stay sharp and maintain the same level of intensity displayed in wins over Leeds United and Liverpool in recent weeks. City returned to action after the World Cup break with a 3-2 win over rivals Liverpool in the League Cup before […]

Romanian court extends custody of ex-kickboxer Andrew Tate in rape, human trafficking

Several social media platforms banned her over her comments, but her Twitter account was reactivated in November after Elon Musk took over the platform. In one of his tweets following his return to Twitter, Tate said he was flying to California to tell Musk that he was “a legend”. Climate activist Greta Thunbergtold this week […]

Pele’s World Cup-winning teammates remember ‘player from another planet’

Gerson, who won the 1970 World Cup with Brazil alongside Pelé, told Reuters in an interview from his home in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, that playing with him was “knowing victory would come. The 81-year-old Gerson said, “He was the best, the king of football. Edson Arantes do Nascimento passed away, but Pele is eternal.” […]