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UN criteria for declaring famine in Gaza
Australian taxi drivers win $178 million payout from Uber
Malaysia’s 98-year-old ex-PM Mahathir released from hospital
Politics
Protest call as Russian vote to confirm Putin wraps up
Venezuela’s Maduro expected to confirm reelection bid
No scope to change government without an election: Obaidul Quader
War & Conflict
Spanish farmers protest in Madrid despite EU concessions
German Chancellor Scholz calls for Gaza deal with ‘longer-lasting ceasefire’
20 Gazans waiting for help are killed by Israeli fire, according to the Hamas
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
Can Good Internet Governance Stop Online Gender Based Violence?
My rebirth after a horrific day of April the 30th!
Behind the lens: A filmmaker’s journey in documenting Bangabandhu’s foreign policies
Interview
Book Review
Business
Australian taxi drivers win $178 million payout from Uber
Sri Lanka records 2.3 pct negative GDP growth in 2023
For ‘inadequate’ trading reporting, JPMorgan was fined over $350 million.
Economy
Sri Lanka records 2.3 pct negative GDP growth in 2023
Bangladesh Bank plans to merge 10 banks in a year
Venezuela incurs 700 bln USD GDP loss from US sanctions, says VP
Corporate
Australian taxi drivers win $178 million payout from Uber
For ‘inadequate’ trading reporting, JPMorgan was fined over $350 million.
Padma Bank to merge with Exim Bank
Stock Exchange
European stock markets steady at open
Asian markets opened mostly up on Thursday
Bubble era record broke by Japan’s Nikkei
Forex
Dollars flow back into banks through RFCD accounts
Forex reserves increase after loans from IMF, ADB
Dollar price cut by Tk0.50 after over a year of hikes!
Development
UN criteria for declaring famine in Gaza
PM urges UNDP to raise larger funds for Rohingyas
Volcano erupts again on the Icelandic peninsula
Environment
Volcano erupts again on the Icelandic peninsula
Sprawling storms, tornadoes kill 3 in US Midwest
All parties must act to combat climate change: Saber
Disaster
Education
National Textbook Festival tomorrow
New Zealand to ban cellphones in schools
AAA honors distinguished alumni for contributions to Bangladesh’s advancement
Gender
First Arab woman to graduate NASA training shoots for the Moon
Bangladeshi Activist Jannatul Ferdous is listed in BBC 100 Women 2023
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham promotes equality and empowerment for girls on his first visit to India
Migration
UN says 2023 was the deadliest year for migrants in a decade
WFP and MoDMR Sign MoU to Enhance Humanitarian Operations on Bhasan Char
Three migrants found dead off the Canary Islands, 15 rescued
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
UN criteria for declaring famine in Gaza
Spanish aid vessel is visible off the Gaza coast
UN chief ‘appalled’ as Gaza conflict defies Ramadan
NGO
First vessel with aid for Gaza leaves Cyprus port: NGO
Speakers urged for Increased Adaptation Financing in vulnerable Chars
Discussion meeting held with community volunteers on Palliative Care at Bandar Upazila
Culture
Renowned Bangladeshi singer Khalid passes away
‘Squid Game’ star found guilty of sexual misconduct
Despite illness, Celine Dion is still keen to get back onstage
Arts
Picasso’s ‘Woman with a Watch’ fetches $139 mn at auction
Picasso masterpiece to fetch $120 mn in November auction
The debut solo show by artist Monon Muntaka opens today
Celebrity
Renowned Bangladeshi singer Khalid passes away
‘Squid Game’ star found guilty of sexual misconduct
Despite illness, Celine Dion is still keen to get back onstage
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
New Zealand to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in make-up
Miss Nicaragua pageant director quits amid treason charges
World’s oldest beauty adviser sitting pretty
TV Show
‘The Crown’ set for final season
Disney+ adds subscribers amid cost-cutting campaign
‘Squid Game’ adds 8 new cast members to season 2
Movie
Oppenheimer wins big, and Cillian Murphy takes home the best actor prize
Actor Kenneth Mitchell passes away
Priyanka Chopra joins the team of this Oscar-nominated film
Music
Renowned Bangladeshi singer Khalid passes away
Despite illness, Celine Dion is still keen to get back onstage
Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas passes away
Photography
The debut solo show by artist Monon Muntaka opens today
The solo show ‘Maya’ by Syed Muhammad Zakir opens on July 22 in Dhaka
French war photographer Marie-Laure de Decker dead at 75
Literature
Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer killed in Gaza strike
UK Booker Prize set to name first-time winner
The best-selling biography of Elon Musk is set to be filmed
Science
First Arab woman to graduate NASA training shoots for the Moon
Meta says Facebook and Instagram working again after the outage
Russia floats the idea of building a nuclear plant on the moon
Technology
Meta says Facebook and Instagram working again after the outage
Russia floats the idea of building a nuclear plant on the moon
Iran launches imaging satellite from Russia
Gadgets
realme smartphones available at incredible prices on Daraz
realme’s groundbreaking C51 launched with 33W fast charge, 50MP camera
realme introduces yet another addition to its Champion C-series – realme C30s
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
Ford halted shipments of all 2024 model year F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks
US new vehicle sales expected to rise 1.4% in February from a year earlier
Rivian to cut its workforce by 10% and forecast EV production for this year that widely missed estimates
Space
First Arab woman to graduate NASA training shoots for the Moon
Russia floats the idea of building a nuclear plant on the moon
SpaceX launch taking crew to ISS delayed again by weather
Health
Globally, Covid reduced life expectancy by 1.6 years: research
Novo Nordisk notched a win in race to boost output of obesity drug Wegovy, with its parent company announcing to buy Catalent
Bangladesh’s cancer mortality toll is increased 7% since 2020
Disease
Globally, Covid reduced life expectancy by 1.6 years: research
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia skyrocket by 3000 per cent this year compared to last
AI-SAROSH is hosting Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence for Sexual and Reproductive Health for South Asia”
Doctor’s Opinion
Do you know about kidney disease?
We neglect primary HIV prevention at our peril
Pharmaceuticals
Novo Nordisk notched a win in race to boost output of obesity drug Wegovy, with its parent company announcing to buy Catalent
Novo Nordisk’s net profit soared by 51 percent last year
Moderna 2023 COVID vaccine sales would be around $6.7 billion, company said
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
Suarez comes off the bench for a brace as Miami beat DC without Messi
Pacer Tanzim Sakib was ruled out of the third ODI against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka coach terms rivalry against Tigers as ‘great’
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
Pacer Tanzim Sakib was ruled out of the third ODI against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka coach terms rivalry against Tigers as ‘great’
Bangladesh concede T20 series after suffering 28-run defeat
BPL
IPL
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Football
Suarez comes off the bench for a brace as Miami beat DC without Messi
Bangladesh emerges as champions in SAFF U-16 Women’s Championship
Brazil eases into the Gold Cup final with a win over Mexico
FIFA World Cup 2018
Tennis
Thompson downs Ruud to win maiden ATP crown
Nadal confirms Brisbane return ahead of Australian Open
US Open drama as semis halted by climate protest
Athletics
Morales Williams 400m indoor record won’t count: officials
Ahmed Hafnaoui wants to be Tunisia’s greatest Olympian
Ronaldo earns Guinness World Records title as highest-paid athlete of 2023
Baseball
Travel
Climbers to pay $13 fee on popular Mount Fuji trail
Biman to operate 40 extra flights on Eid-ul-Fitr
US-Bangla to start Abu Dhabi flights from Apr 19
Destination
Australia to reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers this month
Tourists to land for Phuket reopening despite surge of coronavirus
Biman Bangladesh Airlines to spread its wing to Toronto, Tokyo and Chennai from March
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
Biman to operate 40 extra flights on Eid-ul-Fitr
US-Bangla to start Abu Dhabi flights from Apr 19
Sohail Majid joins Air Astra as its Chief Commercial Officer
Adventure
Climbers to pay $13 fee on popular Mount Fuji trail
The official opening of Bangladesh Adventure Tourism Association (BATA) has been announced
Two dead, two missing after avalanche hits Tibet’s Mt Shishapangma
Food
Global food prices drop 13.7pc in 2023: FAO
Four new items gain Geographical Indicator (GI) products status
Sherifah Yunus Olokodana to break stereotypes about Muslim women as she demonstrates cooking on Instagram wearing niqab
Breaking News:
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PM Sheikh Hasina to hand over ‘Ekushey Padak-2024’ today
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WEF Global Risk Report 2024: Bangladesh economy faces five risks
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Bangladesh Election Commission sets Jan 7 for next polls
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Inflation rises to 9.93pc in October
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Waterbus carrying passengers capsizes in Buriganga
Date
March 19, 2024
June2021
Hundreds became homeless in a devastating fire at a Delhi Rohingya camp
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 14, 2021
Hundreds of people have been left homeless in a fire at a Rohingya camp located south of the Indian capital, Delhi. According to the fire service, the fire started at 11:30 pm local time on Saturday....
Today is one year of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 14, 2021
Today, June 14, is one year since the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. Sushant’s body was found hanging from a house in Mumbai on June 14, 2020, with a rope around his neck. Sushant’s death shook...
4,000 bones recovered from the home of a serial killer in Mexico
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 14, 2021
About 4,000 bones have been recovered from the home of a Mexican serial killer. The bones were recovered by digging the floor of the house on Saturday. The country’s intelligence agency says the bones will be...
Russia is ready to hand over cyber criminals to the US
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 14, 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country is ready to hand over cybercriminals to the United States based on mutual agreement. Russia’s state-run news agency Taser reported on Sunday. According to CNN, Putin told state...
Poor country to get 100 crore dose of vaccine: Boris
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 14, 2021
Leaders of the alliance of the world’s top industrialized nations have pledged to give one thousand million doses of the coronavirus vaccine to emerging countries to control the epidemic. The prime minister of the United Kingdom,...
IS-made mass grave found in Iraq
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 14, 2021
Iraqi authorities have found a mass grave in the Badoush area of the Iraqi city of Mosul. On Sunday (June 13), the remains of 123 people were found there, the Kuwait Times reported. According to the...
Brazil started with a win in the Copa
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 14, 2021
Hosts Brazil has won their first match in Group B of Copa America. Selesaora faces Venezuela on Monday morning at Bangladesh time. Brazil won by 3-0 diference, thanks to goals from Marquinhos, Neymar and Gabriel Barbosa....
164 Bangladeshis rescued from Mediterranean
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 14, 2021
Libyan coastguard rescues 439 migrants from the Mediterranean Among them there are 164 Bangladeshis. An official at the Bangladesh embassy in Libya confirmed the information on Sunday (June 13th). The Libyan Observer reports that the country’s...
Parimani told reporters about the rape and attempted murder attack on her
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 14, 2021
Parimani, one of the most popular actresses in the country, has accused a businessperson of rape and attempted murder. She said that now she is worried about her life. On Sunday (June 13) evening, Parimani wrote...
Nikhil Kumar Chakma elected as the new Chairman of the CHTDB
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 14, 2021
Former Chairman of Rangamati Hill Tracts District Council, Nikhil Kumar Chakma, has been elected as the new Chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board (CHTDB). Last Sunday (June 13), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina agreed to appoint...
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