Five-star hosts kick off in style

Denis Cheryshev struck twice for Russia as the World Cup hosts thumped Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening match of the tournament in Moscow yesterday.
14 June 2018, 18:00 PM

One for all

The next month holds many stories, and the beautiful game has narrative thread and needle at the ready to weave a tapestry that its followers will know by heart and harken back to for years to come.
14 June 2018, 18:00 PM

The greatest show begins

The World Cup kicked off in Russia Thursday as the host nation took on Saudi Arabia in front of 80,000 people in Moscow after President Vladimir Putin officially declared the tournament open.
14 June 2018, 18:00 PM

WISHING EVERYONE A JOYOUS EID!

It is that time of the year again, when we tread our own paths, to our own homes and hometowns with great excitement to celebrate Eid in our own special ways. And yet, it is also a time when we are brought together by that shared feeling of festivity that unites us in spirit.
14 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Better this time

With the Eid-ul-Fitr just around the corner, holidaymakers' journey home was largely hassle-free yesterday as they did not have to endure major tailbacks either at the exit points of the capital or on the highways.
13 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Spain sack Lopetegui on WC eve

Spain dramatically sacked coach Julen Lopetegui on Wednesday and appointed federation sporting director Fernando Hierro -- just two days before the team's opening game at the World Cup.
13 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Lots to see in low-key start

The stage is all set in Russia. Time for all eyes to turn to Moscow as the greatest show on Earth is about to get underway at the Luzhniki Stadium today.
13 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Worlds converge in Moscow

It has been like rainbow after rain in Moscow for the last couple of days as fans from across the world have thronged the Russian capital and other cities in their thousands ahead of the World Cup, which kicks off at the Luzhniki Stadium today.
13 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Rain brings miseries to Rohingyas

Heavy rain over the last four days has brought untold miseries to thousands of Rohingyas living in refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.
13 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Dhaleshwari in danger

The pollution level in the Dhaleshwari has worsened ever since the Tannery Industrial Estate was set up near the river in Savar.
13 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Free Khaleda on parole for treatment

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's lawyer Khandker Mahbub Hossain yesterday urged the government to release her from jail on parole on humanitarian ground for her better treatment.
13 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Khaleda will be taken to CMH if BNP agrees

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia would be taken to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) for necessary health checkups if the party wanted.
12 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Trouble lies on way home

Even if homebound Eid holidaymakers have smooth journey on the national highways, they may suffer in snarl-ups on many regional highways and district roads as those are in poor shape.
12 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Lost in translation

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.
12 June 2018, 18:00 PM

O is ready to roll

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
12 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Moments that made the day

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.
12 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump, Kim make history

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.
12 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Danger looms in Rohingya camps

Spokesperson of UNHCR Caroline Gluck said heavy and continuous shower in the Rohingya settlements puts hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas at a major risk.
12 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Landslides in hills kill 11

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.
12 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Brazil team land in Russia

Brazil arrived in Russia on Monday hungry to make amends for their World Cup humiliation in 2014 with Neymar apparently fighting fit.
11 June 2018, 18:00 PM