3+ hour, 28+ min ago  (358+ words) Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up another as Argentina thrashed Zambia 5-0 on Tuesday in the South Americans' final game on home soil before launching the defense of their World Cup crown. Messi, restored to the starting line-up by…...

22+ hour, 36+ min ago  (292+ words) South Africa on Tuesday lowered its fuel tax for a month to offset a global oil price surge driven by the Iran war, even as pump prices rose in one of the steepest increases on record. The general fuel levy…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (259+ words) The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh has decided to direct universities to take necessary initiatives to ensure free Wi-Fi facility in all public and private universities of the country as soon as possible. The UGC has taken this initiative as…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (196+ words) Trust Bank PLC recently launched its smart point along with the country's first smart teller machine, marking another milestone in the bank's continuous efforts to enhance digital banking services and customer convenience. Trust Bank chairman General Waker-Uz-Zaman, also chief of…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (335+ words) Years after leading the revolution toward a cash-free society, Sweden is now backpedalling and urging inhabitants to keep banknotes on hand in case of emergency and requiring grocery stores and pharmacies to accept cash. Many Swedes haven't touched banknotes in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (193+ words) The Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Tuesday said that a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions would witness continued rain or thunderstorms accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes between March 18 and 21. Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the" biggest…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (202+ words) BRAC Bank has recently partnered with Crowne Plaza Dhaka Airport to bring its customers a range of premium lifestyle and dining privileges round the year, said a press release. As part of this collaboration, BRAC Bank cardholders can enjoy buy…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (319+ words) A new-look South Africa scythed through New Zealand's batting lineup to comfortably win Sunday's first Twenty20 international by seven wickets, with 20 balls to spare. The visitors' seam attack proved unplayable early on as World Cup finalists New Zealand were reduced to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (745+ words) Pointing at a calf lying motionless in a green field in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, farmer Igsahn Felix let out a heavy sigh. "That one is not going to make it,' he said. Home to more than two head…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (279+ words) A Malawi High Court has dismissed a wrongful'termination case against US pop star Madonna brought by the sister of a former president, in one of the country's longest-running NGO disputes. Anjimire Oponyo, sister of ex-president Joyce Banda, challenged her 2011 removal…...