Russia is all set to host the biggest show on Earth, the football world Cup that returns every four years to captivate the world sport fraternity.

The most global countdown ticks towards a zero. And, within a few hours, an O-shaped object is set to be kicked around by some fleet-footed magicians on the manicured greens of

Trump and Kim met yesterday in front of the world's cameras, against the backdrop of flags of the US and North Korea. The leaders approached each other on a red carpet from separate outdoor hallways at the airy and luxurious Capella Hotel in Singapore.

Clasping hands and forecasting future peace, President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un committed yesterday to “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean Peninsula during the first meeting in history between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader.

Spokesperson of UNHCR Caroline Gluck said heavy and continuous shower in the Rohingya settlements puts hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas at a major risk.

It was written on the wall. Exactly a year ago, a series of massive landslides in the hills claimed at least 150 lives. Before the families could mourn their dead on its first anniversary, another tragedy struck Naniarchar upazila of Rangamati on Monday night, killing at least 11.

Brazil arrived in Russia on Monday hungry to make amends for their World Cup humiliation in 2014 with Neymar apparently fighting fit.

Muslims across the country will observe the holy Lailatul Qadr tonight.

Criminals shot dead a former leader of Communist Party of Bangladesh in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj yesterday evening.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government will fight in the Canadian court for the deportation of Noor Chowdhury, a self-confessed and convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Rahima Begum returned to Dhaka from Saudi Arabia on March 21 with nothing but the scars and memories of the torture back in Riyadh. Her husband, refusing to accept her back, had left.

The High Court has found no tangible progress in the investigation into the cases filed over the loan scam of BASIC Bank in the last two and a half years although it repeatedly directed the Anti-Corruption Commission to carry out a fair probe.

In a rare show of anger and frustration, some ruling party and opposition lawmakers blasted the finance minister in parliament yesterday for his complete silence on the widespread irregularities in the banking sector during his budget speech.

Salma Khatun, Bangladesh women's T20 captain, could not contain her emotions and began shedding tears of joy after her troops won a nerve-wracking last-ball thriller, displaying great temperament to clinch their maiden Asia Cup title by dethroning India yesterday in Kuala Lumpur.

Muggers killed two young men in separate incidents yesterday, in which one of the victim's were shot and the other stabbed, in the capital's Demra and Sabujbagh areas.

With the Eid-ul-Fitr only days away, holidaymakers started leaving the capital yesterday without much trouble to celebrate the festival with their dear ones.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he was a determined footballer in his youth who "would not let go" and would motivate his teammates.

Three ministers have claimed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia did not suffer a mild stroke, rather her blood sugar level dropped a few days ago.

The finance ministry has set aside Tk 432 crore to bring in a maximum of 1,000 secondary schools under Monthly Pay Order scheme in the next fiscal year.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for full implementation of the Paris Agreement as Bangladesh needs greater support for climate change adaptation.