Football World Cup effect: Bangladesh PM calls for direct diplomatic relation with Argentina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh on December 19, 2022 congratulated the Argentinian football team on winning the FIFA World cup and proposed the two countries should open embassies in each other’s capitals. “I have pleasantly observed that theRead More →

Data | With three “upset” wins in 2022 FIFA World Cup, Asian and African teams have turned giant slayers

South Korean players run towards supporters after winning their quarter-final match against Spain at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, 22 June 2002. | Photo Credit: JIMIN LAI With two Asian teams (Saudi Arabia and Japan) taming two giants of football (Argentina and Germany, respectively), the 2022 FIFA World Cup’sRead More →