Bangladesh conceded two goals in the first half and another three goals in the second half. From the outset, North Korea looked sharp, hungry and in-complete control. Nine ranked North Korea, despite having several scoring opportunities early, they took some time to regain their rhythm as VAR decisions ruled their efforts. Bangladesh ranked 112th in FIFA ranking, rarely threatened to Korea and were often remained busy for clearances under immense pressure. Myong Yu-Jong (45+5th) and Kim Kyong-Yong (45+7th ) scored the first two goals for Korea.

The interim government did not consult with his party on agreements signed with various countries during its tenure, Jamaat e Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman said on Friday. “During the tenure of the interim government, several agreements were signed with different countries. Unfortunately, we were not consulted in any way regarding those agreements,” he wrote in a post on his verified Facebook page in the afternoon. He mentioned that Jamaat had repeatedly urged that, in the absence of a parliament, the interim government should make decisions on important matters, such as international agreements, through discussions with political parties — similar to how the government consulted political parties on other national issues. So, our position on the matter is clear, and there is no room for creating any confusion here,” Dr Rahman said.

“If fuel sources are managed efficiently, the situation would not be worsening. Experts said Bangladesh can import coal for coal fired power plants and avoid fuel and also LNG during the crisis period. According to Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Corporation (Petrobangla), 115 cargoes of LNG are planned for import this year. Due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, we will not have to face problems for refined fuel oil,” said BPC Director Dr AKM Azadur Rahman earlier. Of the energy, Bangladesh usually imports major portion of energy from Middle Eastern countries.

MOSCOW, March 6, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Moscow and Kyiv exchanged 300 POWs each onFriday, Russia's defence ministry said, the second round of a swap that hasseen 500 soldiers from both sides returning home. The exchange was agreed during trilateral talks with the United States inGeneva last month, both sides said. In exchange, 300prisoners of war of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been handed over," itsaid. The exchangeswere mediated by the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Negotiations appear to have stalled, with the United States now focusing itsattention on the Middle East.

Fresh strikes rocked Iran and Lebanon on Friday, as Israel vowed to escalate to a new phase in the Middle East war that has spiraled rapidly throughout the region and beyond. In Tehran, the war has emptied the usually traffic-jammed streets but residents told AFP that security forces are keeping a tight grip on the population. Iran has launched missile and drone attacks at Israel and the Gulf since the war began. The conflict has drawn in Israel’s neighbor Lebanon after militant group Hezbollah launched missiles in support of its backer Iran. “We fled from the suburbs, we were humiliated,” one man told AFP, declining to give his name.

Former executive member of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Md Khairul Islam. According to the CID, the case was lodged with Gulshan Police Station under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) against Khairul Islam, his wife Israt Jahan and their son Morsalin Islam Sourdeep. According to the case details, two companies-Meghna International Ltd and Meghna Estate Ltd-were registered in the names of Khairul Islam's wife and son. The CID said the accused later transferred and layered the loan money through different bank accounts to conceal its real source. The CID alleged that the accused fraudulently embezzled Tk 400 million without valid documents and laundered the money by transferring and converting the proceeds of crime through different financial transactions.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, March 6, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - At least eight people died on Thursday when a nursing home collapsed in the southern Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, as firefighters searched through the rubble for four missing people. Twenty-nine people were in the four-story building, which also housed apartments and a cosmetic clinic, at the time of the early morning collapse, according to the Minas Gerais state fire department. Firefighters said they, with the help of rescue dogs, were searching for four missing victims believed to be buried under the rubble, a mound of broken walls, iron beams and dirt. The emergency responders managed to rescue eight people alive, including a two-year-old boy, while nine others escaped on their own or with the help of neighbors. Fire department spokesman Henrique Barcellos told reporters at the scene that the building had all the necessary permits.

Crowds of Iranians gathered in central Tehran and elsewhere for the first Friday prayers since the start of the war with the United States and Israel. This week’s Friday prayers were also the first since the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the wave of US and Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East war. The war began on Saturday when US and Israeli strikes on Iran which responded by attacking US bases in Gulf countries and mainland Israel with drone and missiles strikes. Iran’s health ministry said nearly a 1,000 people have killed in the US and Israeli strikes which hit military sites as well as residential areas and other infrastructure. Iranian attacks killed at least 10 people in Israel according to first responders there, while the US military has reported the deaths of six of its personnel since the war erupted.

State Minister for Textiles and Jute Md. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, the 'National JuteDay-2026' is being celebrated across the country today with the theme"Develop the jute industry, create employment". The State Minister said since the export of raw jute is unprofitable; thegovernment is interested in exporting processed jute products while there aretax exemption facilities for entrepreneurs in this regard. Textiles and Jute Ministry Secretary Bilkis Jahan Rimi and senior officialsof the ministry and departments and organisations were present. Meanwhile, President Mohammed Shahabuddin today virtually inaugurated a nine-day 'Jute and Multipurpose Jute Products Fair' at the Bangladesh ShilpakalaAcademy premises.

17 detained for illegal Jatka fishing in Chandpur. Photo: BSSCHANDPUR, March 6, 2026 (BSS) - The District Task Force today detained 17fishermen for defying the ongoing government ban on catching juvenile hilsa(jatka) in the Padma-Meghna River sanctuary area of Chandpur. Sadar Upazila Senior Fisheries Officer Mirza Omar Faruk confirmed theinformation to BSS, noting that the operation covered the stretch of theMeghna River from Harina to Kachikata in the Sadar area. The court fined 13 of the detained fishermen Taka 5,000 each, totaling Taka65,000 in penalties. The enforcement operation was conducted under the leadership of the ExecutiveMagistrate with the participation of Sadar Upazila Assistant FisheriesOfficer Md.

US cannot provide enough missiles for Gulf states and Ukraine: EU commissionerWARSAW, March 6, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The United States is not in a position to provide enough missiles to the Gulf states and Ukraine to defend themselves, EU defence and space commissioner Andrius Kubilius said Friday. "It's very clear that after Iranian crisis, if we can call it so, it became more urgent for us in Europe to ramp up production of air defence and anti-ballistic missiles," he said. "Because Americans really will not be able to provide enough of those missiles, both for the Gulf countries, for American army itself, and also for Ukrainian needs." Kubilius said Europe was facing a "huge challenge" in developing anti-missile defence.

WASHINGTON, United States, March 6, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The United States and Mexico said Thursday that negotiators will hold bilateral talks this month ahead of a joint review of the US-Mexico-Canada trade pact, in discussions that come amid tariff pressure from President Donald Trump. Negotiators are set to hold their first meeting the week of March 16 and convene regularly thereafter, the US Trade Representative's office said. Under the originally agreed terms, the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is due to be reviewed in July. LeBlanc is due to be in Washington on Friday where he is set to meet US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. He also indicated in remarks that Trump's dismissive rhetoric about the USMCA does not match his trade team's posture.

Libya says identified three suspects in killing of Gaddafi's sonTRIPOLI, March 6, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Libyan prosecutors said Thursday they had identified three suspects in last month's killing of the son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, without specifying their identities. Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, once seen by some as Libya's heir apparent, was shot dead in his home in the northwestern city of Zintan in early February. The prosecutor's office said its investigation determined the "meeting place of the suspects, the time at which they went to the scene of the crime and committed it... as well as the identity of three suspects". Following a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, he was arrested by Libyan authorities in 2011. Marcel Ceccaldi, a French lawyer who had been representing Seif al-Islam, told AFP he was killed by a "four-man commando" who stormed his house.

WASHINGTON, United States, March 6, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday said his government would soon take action to "reduce pressure on oil," after prices spiked due to the US-Israeli war on Iran. "Further action to reduce pressure on oil is imminent and the oil seems to have pretty much stabilized. He referenced having earlier taken "decisive action" by "offering political risk insurance for tankers transiting into the Gulf." On Tuesday, Trump ordered the US Development Finance Corporation to provide political risk insurance for all maritime trade through the Gulf. He said the US Navy would "if necessary" begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz "as soon as possible."

Trump says 'question of time' before US turns to Cuba after IranWASHINGTON, United States, March 6, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that he would turn to an unspecified project for Cuba, the Caribbean island already facing a US energy blockade, after the war against Iran. "We want to fix, finish this one first -- but that will be just a question of time before you and a lot of unbelievable people are going to be going back to Cuba," Trump said at a White House reception. Addressing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Miami-born son of Cuban immigrants, Trump added: "You've been doing a fantastic job on a place called Cuba." Many in Cuba fear it could be next on Trump's list of foreign interventions, especially after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran that killed the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Both Trump and Rubio have made no secret of their desire to bring about regime change in Havana.