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Harris, Trump fight through final campaign hours
Frenchman found dead in attic 15 years after vanishing
Iran, Azerbaijan hold joint drills in Caspian Sea
Politics
Harris, Trump fight through final campaign hours
UK’s battered Tory party to reveal new leader
US-Israeli settlers hope to see a second Trump term
War & Conflict
Turkey presses UN for arms embargo on Israel in joint letter
Gaza rescuers say 30 killed in separate Israeli strikes
Joint Russia sea drills signal start of Indonesian foreign policy shift
Weirdo
Man jumped from a moving plane at LAX after attempting to access the jet’s cockpit
‘Spiderman’ with Pope at Vatican
The Saudis allowed women to perform Hajj alone
Op-Ed
Family Planning Commodity Shortages in Bangladesh: Implications for All
My Health, My Right: Context-Bangladesh
Can Good Internet Governance Stop Online Gender Based Violence?
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Book Review
Business
Turkish inflation inches down to 48.6% in October: official
UK’s Labour government hikes taxes in first budget
BASIS Leadership Shakeup: Rashidul Hasan Takes the Helm
Economy
Turkish inflation inches down to 48.6% in October: official
UK’s Labour government hikes taxes in first budget
UK’s Labour government prepares to deliver decisive first budget
Corporate
China’s Hisense first sponsor of new Club World Cup
BRAC Bank launches leadership programme for women
Latin America bank announces $3.8bn in aid for Argentina
Stock Exchange
Most Asian markets turned lower on Tuesday
The Beijing Stock Exchange to help small and medium-sized tech companies
Asian markets mostly fell on Wednesday
Forex
Dollar price hiked to Tk119.4 for remittance
Remittance hits 47-month high
Forex reserves cross $27b: Bangladesh Bank
Development
Turkey presses UN for arms embargo on Israel in joint letter
India’s capital chokes in smog after firework ban flouted
UN urges ‘realistic’ solution in Western Sahara
Environment
India’s capital chokes in smog after firework ban flouted
Spain floods death toll hits 95: rescuers
Swedish Ambassador and Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Forge New Pathways for Green Transition and AI Collaboration
Disaster
Education
Australia to cap foreign student numbers at 270,000
Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan appointed as Dhaka University VC
HSC exams likely to resume Sept 11
Gender
Melinda French Gates donates $1bn for women’s issues
The Cannes Film Festival got rolling with a strong day for female representation
First Arab woman to graduate NASA training shoots for the Moon
Migration
Canary Islands mark 30 years of migrant influx
Thirteen dead after migrant boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency
UN says 2023 was the deadliest year for migrants in a decade
Policy
A new policy framework is necessary for the development of public libraries
Assessment of govt policy changes in budget required for sustainable revenue collection
Remove the policy and social barriers in women’s economic empowerment to achieve SDGs
UN
Turkey presses UN for arms embargo on Israel in joint letter
UN urges ‘realistic’ solution in Western Sahara
The UN mission in Lebanon targeted 30 times in October: UN
NGO
BRAC Healthcare is now open in Siddheswari
Algeria has turned back 20,000 migrants to Niger this year: NGO
Successful Health & Wellness Campaign for RMG Workers held in GIANT Textile LTD
Culture
Music titan Quincy Jones dies aged 91
Desh Natak’s play stopped considering audience’s safety: Shilpakala DG
Angelina Jolie to be honoured with Performer Tribute at Gotham Awards
Arts
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ brought together in London show
Colombian underwater ‘art gallery’ serves as coral home
Colombian art gallery ‘art gallery’ serves as coral home
Celebrity
Angelina Jolie to be honoured with Performer Tribute at Gotham Awards
Trump accused of groping model he met through Jeffrey Epstein
Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with bone marrow cancer: US media
Lifestyle
Grameenphone launches Prime: a digital lifestyle subscription
Sherifah Yunus Olokodana to break stereotypes about Muslim women as she demonstrates cooking on Instagram wearing niqab
Quick tips to reduce energy consumption while doing laundry
Fashion
Miss America, Miss World pageants accused of discrimination
New Zealand to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in make-up
Miss Nicaragua pageant director quits amid treason charges
TV Show
Netflix loses bid to toss ‘Baby Reindeer’ defamation lawsuit
‘Star Trek’ to expand with new comedy series
Sonakshi expresses gratitude to Bhansali for casting her in Heeramandi
Movie
‘Venom’ still kills, topping North American box office
Disney announces ‘Prince Charming’ film with Paul King at the helm
Sega ninja game ‘Shinobi’ gets movie treatment
Music
Music titan Quincy Jones dies aged 91
Swiss region set to vote over cost of hosting Eurovision 2025
Singer Shujeo Shyam no more
Photography
100 years of British royal photography goes on display in London
Pulitzer Prizes honor Gaza war coverage
The debut solo show by artist Monon Muntaka opens today
Literature
Han Kang’s books sell out in South Korea after Nobel win
Nobel literature jury may go for non-Western writer
German love story ‘Kairos’ wins International Booker Prize
Science
Meta shows strong growth as AI spending surges
Swedish Ambassador and Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Forge New Pathways for Green Transition and AI Collaboration
Forecast of Q3 profit missed by Hyundai Motor
Technology
Meta shows strong growth as AI spending surges
Swedish Ambassador and Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Forge New Pathways for Green Transition and AI Collaboration
Qualcomm to bring technology first developed for its laptop chips to its mobile phone chips
Gadgets
Experience Professional Portrait Photography with vivo V40 5G
Colorado law protects brain data captured by gadgets
China’s Xiaomi to enter cut-throat EV market for the first time
Electronics
Samsung offers discount in Side by Side Refrigerator ahead Eid ul Fitre
Samsung TV now available at Singer shops
Reliance Jio to launch a budget laptop priced at $184 with an embedded 4G sim card
Automobile
Forecast of Q3 profit missed by Hyundai Motor
Long queues for pre-bookings as Royal Enfield launches in Bangladesh
A British regulator fined Volkswagen’s UK financial services unit 5.4 million pounds
Space
Eutelsat launched 20 satellites for its communications network on Sunday
NASA’s Europa Clipper probe blasted off bound for icy moon of Jupiter to discover the possibility of life
Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigate
Health
US reports first bird flu case detected in pig
Auspicious start of 9th National Youth Family Planning Conference in Bangladesh
WHO hopes to resume Gaza polio vaccinations next week
Disease
US reports first bird flu case detected in pig
Australia sees a rapid rise in mpox cases in the past three months
World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance
Doctor’s Opinion
Do you know about kidney disease?
We neglect primary HIV prevention at our peril
Pharmaceuticals
World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance
WHO warns of antivenom shortages amid snake bite scourge
Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination
Health Article
AI-SAROSH is hosting Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence for Sexual and Reproductive Health for South Asia”
Immunity to COVID-19 in children can last for up to nine months, expert says
Delaying second dose of COVID-19 vaccines may be an effective public health strategy
Sports
Salah drops Liverpool contract hint
Children of football legend Maradona unveil memorial site plans
Shakib likely to miss Afghanistan series
Rio2016
IOC sanctions three boxers for betting during Rio 2016
Former Kenyan sports officials charged with theft, fraud
Olympic champion Puig sets sights on grand slam victory
Cricket
Shakib likely to miss Afghanistan series
Bangladesh taste second worst defeat in their Test history
BCB cancels directorship of Papon and 10 others
BPL
IPL
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Football
Salah drops Liverpool contract hint
Children of football legend Maradona unveil memorial site plans
CA to accord reception to SAFF winning women’s footballers Saturday
FIFA World Cup 2018
Tennis
Olympic champion Zheng wins in Tokyo for third title of year
Sinner defeats Medvedev to reach first US Open semi-final
Djokovic admits to ‘worst tennis ever’ in shock US Open exit
Athletics
The end of Olympic escapism for gloomy France
Ethiopian Tamirat Tola wins Olympic men’s marathon
Fiji PM wins international athletics medal, at 75
Baseball
Travel
Ethiopian Airlines set to touch Dhaka’s runway on Sunday
Air Astra becomes member of the IATA within two years of launching commercial operations
Boeing reported a whopping $6.2 billion quarterly loss
Destination
Thailand offers visa-free policy for Sri Lankans: minister
China fully allows visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups via cruise ships
Nepalis demand safeguards a decade after deadly Everest disaster
Hotel
Unique Group to open two Indian chain hotels in Dhaka
IHCL announces the opening of Vivanta in Ahmedabad, Gujrat
Hotel Sarina Dhaka introduced city’s most expensive ice cream
Aviation
Ethiopian Airlines set to touch Dhaka’s runway on Sunday
Air Astra becomes member of the IATA within two years of launching commercial operations
Boeing reported a whopping $6.2 billion quarterly loss
Adventure
Nepali teenager hailed as hero after climbing world’s 8,000 m peaks
Everest climber’s remains believed found after 100 years
Record-breaking Nepali teen eyes final 8,000-metre peak
Food
Australia sees a fall in annual food consumption for the first time
World food prices rise for first time in 7 months: FAO
Global food prices drop 13.7pc in 2023: FAO
Breaking News:
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Funding hurdle at world’s biggest nature protection summit
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Putin welcomes BRICS leaders offering Ukraine mediation
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World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance
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Sheikh Hasina resigned and left country
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Jailed Myanmar leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest: source
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November 5, 2024
August2018
Flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in Kerala, India killed at least 73 people
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 16, 2018
Flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in the southern Indian state of Kerala has killed at least 73 people, shut down an airport and displaced more than 85,000 people, officials have said. The state government said...
Death toll of the strong quake in Indonesia surged to 460
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 16, 2018
The number of the death toll of the strong quake rattling Lombok Islands of central Indonesia surged to 460 people, while rescuers keep scrambling to pull out of the victims from ruins, an official of disaster...
Cabbage, Broccoli and Kale can reduce the risk of bowel cancer
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 16, 2018
Scientists say they have discovered why some vegetables – including cabbage, broccoli, and kale – can reduce the risk of bowel cancers. That cruciferous veg is good for the gut has never been in doubt but...
Kroger Co to start testing driverless grocery delivery on Thursday
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 16, 2018
U.S. supermarket operator Kroger Co said it will start testing driverless grocery delivery on Thursday with technology partner Nuro at a single Fry’s Food Store in Scottsdale, Arizona. Kroger and rival Walmart Inc each have teamed...
Online sales at Walmart soared 40% in the last three months helping boost overall sales to $128bn
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 16, 2018
Online sales at the US retail giant Walmart soared 40% in the last three months helping boost overall sales to $128bn (£101bn). Walmart shares jumped 10% ahead of the opening of the New York stock market....
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 16, 2018
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday, dragged down by falls on Wall Street and a rise in the yen amid Turkey’s financial market crisis. The key Nikkei 225 index lost 1.20 percent or 266.61 points to...
Asian stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 16, 2018
Asia stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday, joining a global sell-off on concerns over Turkey’s financial crisis but later pared losses on news that China and the US would hold trade talks. Equities across the region...
Shares of Tesla fell on Wednesday
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 16, 2018
Shares of Tesla fell on Wednesday following reports US securities regulators have subpoenaed the electric car maker’s Chief Executive Elon Musk over his statements about taking the company private. Shares finished down 2.6 percent at $338.69...
Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies at 93
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 16, 2018
Former Indian Prime Minister and senior BJP politician Atal Bihari Vajpayee has passed away at the age of 93 in New Delhi on Thursday. A statement from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi...
Amid the financial turmoil, the Turkish Lira rallies as Qatar invests $15 bn
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Nehad Ismail
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Aug 16, 2018
On August 11, the London Financial reported that “Turkey was thrust into a full-blown currency crisis”. In the last 2-3 weeks, the Turkish Lira has lost about a quarter of its value since the U.S. sanctioned...
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