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US Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban case
Navalny lawyers face long sentences in ‘extremism’ trial
Trump uses Los Angeles fires to attack Democrats
Politics
Trudeau to resign as Canada PM, ruling party to choose new leader
Blinken seeks stability in crisis-hit ally South Korea
South Korea’s Yoon ignored cabinet opposition to martial law: prosecutors
War & Conflict
France asks citizens to avoid Iran until ‘hostages’ released
Elaborate military tunnel complex linked to Assad’s palace
Russia says Ukraine fired US-made missiles at Belgorod region
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?
Interview
Book Review
Business
US Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban case
BEZA eyes $5.5b investment by 2026
7 lakh members of 6 more MFIs to avail hassle-free transactions thru bKash
Economy
Australian consumer price inflation crept up from three-year lows in November
Turkey’s annual inflation rate slowed for the seventh consecutive month in December
Singapore economy grows 4.0 pct in 2024, tops forecasts
Corporate
GP, Ericsson tie up to deliver better customer services
EBL to finance two ICDDR,B projects
China’s Hisense first sponsor of new Club World Cup
Stock Exchange
Shares in Tencent plummeted more than seven percent in Hong Kong
Asian markets started the first full week of 2025 on a positive but cautious note
Wall Street stocks posted strong gains on Friday
Forex
Remittance collection rate at Tk 123 per dollar: BB
Gross forex reserves cross $26b: BB
Gross forex reserves cross $24b: Bangladesh Bank
Development
Trump uses Los Angeles fires to attack Democrats
German greenhouse gas emissions fall 3% in 2024: study
Wildfire sparks panicked evacuations in Los Angeles suburb
Environment
Trump uses Los Angeles fires to attack Democrats
German greenhouse gas emissions fall 3% in 2024: study
Wildfire sparks panicked evacuations in Los Angeles suburb
Disaster
Education
The UK to end a tax exemption for private schools on Wednesday
UK to tax private schools in o1.5 bn boost to public education
MoU signed between BUP, BU
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
Arbitrary arrests rife in South Sudan: UN
Dhaka invites UN secretary general to witness Bangladesh’s transformation
Dr Debapriya reappointed to United Nations CDP
NGO
Bangladesh-America Maitree Project grants worth BDT 89 crore awarded to 18 local NGOs
Failed Human Rights Commission: Citizen-Led Reforms Demanded
Joyful and Creative Event for Children with Special Needs Held in Narayanganj
Culture
UK’s Catherine turns 43 hoping for better year
UNESCO-listed musical instrument stifled in Afghanistan
Golden Globes ratings edge up past 10 million
Arts
Banana taped to a wall sells for $6.2 mn in New York
Oriental Art Department’s annual exhibition began at DU
Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ brought together in London show
Celebrity
UK’s Catherine turns 43 hoping for better year
Brady Corbet wins best director Golden Globe for ‘The Brutalist’
Sebastian Stan wins best comedy actor Golden Globe
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
Golden Globes ratings edge up past 10 million
Brady Corbet wins best director Golden Globe for ‘The Brutalist’
Hollywood A-listers set to shine at Golden Globes
Music
UNESCO-listed musical instrument stifled in Afghanistan
Drake takes Kendrick Lamar rap feud to US courts
K-pop band NewJeans leaves label over ‘mistreatment’
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
Kazi Nazrul Islam officially recognized as national poet
Weeklong divisional book fair begins in Khulna on Nov 26
UK writer Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker with space novel
Science
US Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban case
NHTSA opened a probe into 2.6 million Tesla vehicles in the United States over reports of crashes involving a remote feature
Rolls-Royce to $376 million to expand its Goodwood plant to focus more on bespoke cars
Technology
US Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban case
Microsoft to spend $3 billion to expand its Azure cloud and AI capacity in India
Amazon’s AWS plans to invest about $11 billion in Georgia to support cloud computing and AI technologies
Gadgets
Capture the Perfect Shot with AI-powered vivo V40 Lite
Experience Professional Portrait Photography with vivo V40 5G
Colorado law protects brain data captured by gadgets
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
NHTSA opened a probe into 2.6 million Tesla vehicles in the United States over reports of crashes involving a remote feature
Rolls-Royce to $376 million to expand its Goodwood plant to focus more on bespoke cars
Rivian surpassed analysts’ expectations for Q4 deliveries on Friday
Space
NASA’s pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history, flying closer to the Sun
Japanese startup’s space rocket launch fails
Japanese startup’s space rocket launch fails
Health
NIOH appears blessings for eye patients despite bed crises
France detected its first case of a new mpox virus
First human death in the United States linked to bird flu recorded
Disease
France detected its first case of a new mpox virus
First human death in the United States linked to bird flu recorded
Nigeria launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever
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
Nahid unveils BPL packages of Teletalk
Chess federation relaxes dress code after ‘jeangate’
Australia rip out seven late wickets to beat India, lead series 2-1
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
Nahid unveils BPL packages of Teletalk
Australia rip out seven late wickets to beat India, lead series 2-1
Trott stays on as Afghanistan coach after historic year
BPL
IPL
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Football
Guardiola confident of Haaland revival if Man City ‘play better’
SAFE winning women football players are given a reception by the Army and BOA
FIFA report praises Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup bid
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
Brazilian planemaker Embraer delivered 75 aircraft in Q4 in 2024
US imposed a $2 million penalty on JetBlue Airways for operating four chronically delayed flights on domestic routes
Airbus provisionally released more than 765 jets to airlines and lessors, industry sources said
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
Brazilian planemaker Embraer delivered 75 aircraft in Q4 in 2024
US imposed a $2 million penalty on JetBlue Airways for operating four chronically delayed flights on domestic routes
Airbus provisionally released more than 765 jets to airlines and lessors, industry sources said
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
Date
January 10, 2025
September2024
45,000 first graders unable to start the new school year in the Gaza Strip: UNICEF
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 11, 2024
As children prepare for their first year and first day at school across several countries in the Middle East, at least 45,000 six-year-old children in the Gaza Strip are deprived of this right. The vast majority...
India isolates ‘suspected mpox case’
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 9, 2024
India reported Sunday that it had put a “suspected mpox case” into isolation, assuring that the world’s most populous nation had “robust measures” in place, the health ministry said in a statement. There have been no...
Russian military says it has captured town in eastern Ukraine
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 9, 2024
On Sunday, the Russian army announced that it had occupied a town in eastern Ukraine, where Moscow’s forces are advancing on the strategic city of Pokrovsk. In a statement, the defense ministry announced that Russian forces...
Over 100,000 protests in France against new prime minister
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 9, 2024
On Saturday, over 100,000 left-wing demonstrators protested in France to denounce President Emmanuel Macron’s “power grab” and the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister. According to the interior ministry, 110,000 individuals participated in...
Amy Adams gets real about motherhood in ‘Nightbitch’
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 9, 2024
This movie tagline is truly epic: “Motherhood is a bitch.” It is both literal and figurative in the most recent feature directed by Marielle Heller. “Nightbitch,” which premiered at the Toronto film festival on Saturday, features...
Govt expects $400m budget support from ADB: Salehuddin
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 9, 2024
Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, the interim government’s adviser on the Ministries of Finance and Commerce, indicated his confidence that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide Bangladesh with $400 million in budget support during the current fiscal...
Inflation eases to 10.49% in August
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 9, 2024
Last month, the general point-to-point inflation rate decreased marginally, reaching 10.49 percent in August 2024, primarily as a result of a decreasing trend in food inflation. According to the most recent data from the Bangladesh Bureau...
Two new deputy governors appointed to BB
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 9, 2024
Md Zakir Hossain Chowdhury and Md Kabir Ahmed, the executive directors of the Bangladesh Bank, have been appointed as deputy governors. The Financial Institutions Division of the finance ministry issued a notification regarding this matter. The...
Blinken to head to UK for talks on Ukraine, Mideast
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 9, 2024
The State Department announced on Saturday that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to London next week to engage in discussions regarding the Middle East and Ukraine. This announcement was made in advance of...
YiXin, a Chinese company, is set to invest $7.45 million in BEPZA EZ.
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 9, 2024
YiXin Bangladesh Co. Ltd., a Chinese corporation, intends to establish a shoe accessories manufacturing industry within the BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ). Each year, they will allocate $7.45 million to the production of 10 million pairs...
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