Philippines beat Uzbekistan to reach 2027 Women's World Cup
GOLD COAST, Australia, March 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The Philippines reachednext year's World Cup in Brazil after scoring twice in five minutes to beatUzbekistan 2-0 in the Women's Asian Cup playoffs on Thursday. Australia, China, Japan and South Korea have also qualified for Brazil,courtesy of making the Asian Cup semi-finals. Uzbekistan, who have never played at a World Cup, still have one finalopportunity to qualify via the inter-confederation playoffs, which will offeran additional two tickets. They played at a World Cup for the first time in 2023 when co-hosted byAustralia and New Zealand. Australia and Japan meet in the Asian Cup final on Saturday.
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March 19, 2026 10:36 UTC
Iran MPs propose tolls on shipping through Strait of Hormuz: media
TEHRAN, March 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Iranian lawmakers have proposed a plan toimpose tolls and taxes on ships passing through the strategic Strait ofHormuz, local media reported on Thursday. "The security of the strait will be established with strength, authority andgrandeur by the Islamic Republic of Iran, and countries must pay a tax inreturn," she said. Iranian forces have attacked multiple vessels, saying they failed to heed"warnings" against transiting the waterway. In recent days, Iran has allowed some vessels from countries it considersfriendly to pass, while warning it would block ships from countries it sayshave joined the "aggression" against it. A message from Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei also said"the lever of blocking the Strait of Hormuz must definitely be used".
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 19, 2026 10:36 UTC
President to exchange greetings on Eid day
President Mohammed Shahabuddin. “The President will say his Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at the National Eidgah in front of the High Court in the capital at 8.30 am . He will also exchange Eid greetings with people of all classes at Bangabhaban from 11am to 11:30am," a senior official concerned of Bangabhaban told BSS this afternoon. He added: “The President will also convey his Eid greetings to the countrymen through media at the Credentials Hall of the Bangabhaban here.”The Head of the State will exchange Eid greetings with the people of all classes and professions, including distinguished personalities, senior politicians, freedom fighters veteran, judges, poets, senior journalists, litterateurs, writers, teachers, intellectuals, diplomats and, civil and military officials. After the ceremony, the President will spend his time with family members at the Presidential palace.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 19, 2026 10:28 UTC
Russia to refer women who don't want children to psychologists
Russia to refer women who don't want children to psychologistsMOSCOW, March 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Russia will refer women who do not want tohave children to psychologists under new health guidelines designed toaddress a systemic demographic crisis. Under new guidelines from the health ministry for reproductive health checks,doctors will ask women how many children they want to have. If the woman answers zero, "it is recommended to send the patient to aconsultation with a medical psychologist with the goal of forming a positiveattitude towards having children." The Kremlin chief casts Russia's shrinking population as a matter of nationalsurvival -- warning in 2024 Russia faced "extinction" if it did not boostbirth rates. Large families are heralded as national heroes and offered a host offinancial and social benefits from the state.
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March 19, 2026 10:26 UTC
Tokyo's dazzling cherry blossom season officially begins
TOKYO, March 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Tokyo's meteorologists declared the startof the much-loved cherry blossom season in the Japanese capital on Thursday,as residents prepare to host outdoor picnics under dazzling floral displays. The cherry season for Tokyo starts when the official sample tree at YasukuniShrine opens at least five flowers. The early blooming came as Tokyo experienced warmer-than-usual weather sincemid-February, a weather agency official told AFP. The earliest recorded date for cherry blossom blooming in Tokyo is March 14,which occurred three times in 2020, 2021 and 2023, the JMA said. One spectator at Yasukuni Shrine, 30-year-old Taira Toru, a public official,said the start of the cherry season offered hope at a time of war.
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March 19, 2026 10:24 UTC
Iran 'boycotting' USA but not World Cup: football federation chief
PARIS, France, March 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Iran will "boycott the UnitedStates" but "not the World Cup", Iranian football federation president MehdiTaj said in a video released by the Iranian press agency Fars. "We will be preparing for the World Cup. We will boycott the United Statesbut not the the World Cup," Taj said in the video released on Wednesday. But the Republican president then triggered uproar last week after statingthat Iran's football team should not travel to the tournament "for their ownlife and safety". Iran hit back at Trump's comments saying that "no one can exclude Iran'snational team from the World Cup".
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 19, 2026 10:22 UTC
Thailand's new parliament elects Anutin as PM
BANGKOK, March 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Thailand's new parliament on Thursday elected Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister, keeping the conservative in the top office after his party routed its election rivals. "This parliament has voted for Anutin Chanvirakul to become prime minister," House Speaker Sophon Zaram said on the floor of the legislature, noting the incumbent had garnered more than half of the ballots cast. The third-placed Pheu Thai party of jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra agreed to join Anutin in a coalition alongside 14 smaller parties, and parliament anointed him on Thursday. The 59-year-old millionaire heir to a family construction fortune -- who championed the decriminalisation of cannabis in Thailand -- was first elected prime minister in September. The Pheu Thai-led government fell after Anutin pulled Bhumjaithai out of the then coalition, and parliament later elected him prime minister.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 19, 2026 09:51 UTC
Multi-layered security arrangements at National Eidgah for Eid-ul-Fitr: DMP
Photo: DMPDHAKA, March 19, 2026 (BSS) - The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has implemented comprehensive, multi-layered security arrangements to ensure a safe, peaceful, and festive celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr across the capital. Sarwar outlined the security plan during a press briefing at the National Eidgah Maidan on Thursday morning. The main Eid congregation will be held at the National Eidgah at 8:30 am, with an estimated capacity of around 35,000 worshippers. In case of adverse weather, the congregation will be shifted to the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 9:00 am. Describing the arrangements as "integrated and well-coordinated", the Acting Commissioner emphasized that multiple security layers will encircle the National Eidgah Maidan.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 19, 2026 09:47 UTC
President, PM to offer Eid prayers at National Eidgah
“This time, the Eid Jamaat at the National Eidgah will be a historic one for some reasons.The President will offer Eid prayers here. The state minister however, said that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has given his consent to offer Eid prayers at the National Eidgah. So, after a long time, the nation will see two VVIPs to offer prayers in the National Eidgah together. We hope that our cabinet members and other high-ranking officials who are present will also offer prayers here.”He said there are arrangements for about 35,000 people to offer prayers at the National Eidgah. In response to a query, Mir Shahe Alam said that about 40,000 men and women together will be able to offer Eid prayers here.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 19, 2026 09:33 UTC
Patching the wounds of Kinshasa's street children
Several thousand street children, known locally as "shegues", are estimated to live in the megacity of nearly 17 million, where NGOs are trying to give them a future. The educator has been running an outreach programme for more than 11 years for the Work to Rehabilitate and Protect Street Children (ORPER) NGO. - 'Useful in society' -Another association also works in the same district to "restore hope" to the street children through education. "When you graduate, you can become entrepreneurs," the French teacher for the Programme for Monitoring, Educating and Protecting Street Children (OSEPER) said. "I often cry at night when I think of the past," the teen, who spent several months living among a group of street children, said.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 19, 2026 08:53 UTC
Dipen urges wealthy citizens to support underprivileged children
Photo: BSSRANGAMATI, March 19, 2026 (BSS)- Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Minister Advocate Dipen Dewan, MP, today said that wealthy and conscious people of the society should come forward to support the underprivileged instead of relying solely on the government. Dipen Dewan said the organisation has been working for the welfare of the underprivileged children of the society for a long time, which deserves praise. He assured that necessary support will be provided to further expand the activities of this organisation in the future. Rangamati Sadar Zone Commander Lieutenant Colonel Ekramul Rahat, District BNP leader Shashat Chakma Rinku, Rangamati Press Club President Anwar Al Haque, District Red Crescent Society General Secretary Md. General Secretary of the organisation Rupam Tanchangya presided over the event while its Director Iqbal Hossain moderated it.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 19, 2026 08:51 UTC
Rain and strong winds kill 18 in Pakistan's Karachi
KARACHI, March 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Heavy rain and strong winds left at least18 people dead in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, city authorities andrescue services said on Thursday. Thirteen people died when a wall collapsed on Wednesday, while five people,including two women, were killed elsewhere in the city. Light to moderate rain fell across Sindh province, of which Karachi is thecapital, but was heavier in some areas, meteorologists said. Rain in March is common in Punjab province in east-central Pakistan butunusual in Sindh, which is in the southeast. Last year, monsoon rains in Pakistan killed more than 1,000 people.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 19, 2026 08:07 UTC
National Moon Sighting committee meets today
Symbolic PhotoDHAKA, March 19, 2026 (BSS) - A meeting of the National Moon SightingCommittee will be held today to fix the date of Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggestreligious festival of the Muslims. The meeting will be held at 6 pm at the conference room of the BangladeshIslamic Foundation (BIF) at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. The meeting will review the information on sighting of the moon of ShawwalMonth. People have been requested to contact on phone number 02-41053294, 02-226640510 and 02-223383397, if the moon of Holy Shawwal Month is sightedanywhere in the sky of Bangladesh. The Islamic Foundation also requested people to inform Deputy Commissioner orUpazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of the concerned district or upazila over theabove telephone numbers if they see the moon anywhere in the country.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
March 19, 2026 08:07 UTC
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