October2023
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Much-awaited biopic ‘Mujib: The Making of a Nation’ to be released tomorrow
Oct 12, 2023Tomorrow marks the nationwide release of the eagerly anticipated biopic “Mujib: The Making of a Nation,” which is based on the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation. At the... -
Greta Thunberg, Swedish environmental activist, was fined once again
Oct 11, 2023Greta Thunberg, a climate activist, was once more fined by a Swedish court on Wednesday for defying the law at an environmental demonstration in southern Sweden in July. She was mandated to pay a 2,250 kroner... -
Rocket from Gaza hits hospital in southern Israel
Oct 11, 2023A hospital in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to a spokeswoman for the medical center. She said in a statement that a... -
First photographs of a historic asteroid sample will be released by NASA
Oct 11, 2023The largest asteroid sample ever gathered in space, whose first photographs will be released by NASA on Wednesday, is expected to provide information about the early history of our solar system and potentially even the beginnings... -
Wastewater beer aims to help quench US drought
Oct 11, 2023Aaron Tartakovsky is sipping a beer that has a golden colour and a flavor that is mildly fruity, much like many others. However, it has a peculiar component: recycled sewage from a San Francisco tower. As... -
ADB to provide $338m for vaccine production in Bangladesh
Oct 11, 2023Bangladesh will receive $338 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the production of vaccinations that will protect people from a variety of diseases. In a meeting with Planning Minister MA Mannan today at the... -
Russian forces close in on east Ukraine’s Avdiivka
Oct 11, 2023On Tuesday, as Kyiv warned Moscow was ratcheting up strikes in an effort to entirely encircle the frontline town of Avdiivka in east Ukraine, Russian forces drew closer. After months of a slower than anticipated Ukrainian... -
EU opposes total siege of Gaza, says Borrell
Oct 11, 2023According to Josep Borrell, the head of the EU’s foreign policy, foreign ministers on Tuesday urged Israel not to cut off “water, food, or electicity” to Gaza and called for humanitarian exit routes for anyone attempting... -
Hamas says no plans to engage in talks until fighting ends
Oct 11, 2023Palestinian activism Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas’ political bureau, claimed that Hamas has warned all interested parties that as long as combat persists, it has no intention of holding discussions concerning the fate of its Israeli... -
Nobel winner Amartya Sen’s daughter denies rumours of his death
Oct 11, 2023The daughter of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Tuesday refuted numerous rumors in Indian media that the economist had passed away, claiming he was “totally fine.” Nandana Sen shared a photo of herself and her father...