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Denmark pledges $57 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Israel ready to resume Gaza war, PM warns after truce delay
Most USAID workers to be fired or placed on leave
Politics
Germans vote under shadow of far-right surge, Trump
Russia’s top diplomat to visit Turkey Monday: sources
UK minister defends Zelensky from Trump ‘dictator’ gibes
War & Conflict
Denmark pledges $57 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Israel ready to resume Gaza war, PM warns after truce delay
Hezbollah chief vows ‘resistance’ at Nasrallah funeral
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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Business
China’s Alibaba to invest $50 bn in AI, cloud computing
UK to invest o200 million in site of oil refinery closure
Crypto exchange Bybit loses $1.5 billion in record hack
Economy
Crypto exchange Bybit loses $1.5 billion in record hack
Japan’s core inflation rate hits 3.2pc in January
Australian employment outpaced forecasts for a second month in January
Corporate
Visa urges consumers to follow safety measures
BRAC Bank receives ‘Top Ten Remittance Award’
GP, Ericsson tie up to deliver better customer services
Stock Exchange
Asian markets mostly rose on Monday
Asian markets extended a global rally on Thursday
Equities fell again in Asia 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
Most USAID workers to be fired or placed on leave
Intelligence agencies intimidated journalists during July uprising in Bangladesh: UN
BNEWA hands over 85 new houses among Feni flood victims
Environment
BNEWA hands over 85 new houses among Feni flood victims
Trump aid cut imperils water scheme in Pakistan’s hottest city
Dhaka seeks global partners’ quick action on climate financing
Disaster
Education
Thousands more children deprived of education as crisis in eastern DR Congo escalates
Touhid urges Georgia to enroll more Bangladeshi students
The UK to end a tax exemption for private schools on Wednesday
Gender
Melinda French Gates donates $1bn for women’s issues
The Cannes Film Festival got rolling with a strong day for female representation
First Arab woman to graduate NASA training shoots for the Moon
Migration
Canary Islands mark 30 years of migrant influx
Thirteen dead after migrant boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency
UN says 2023 was the deadliest year for migrants in a decade
Policy
A new policy framework is necessary for the development of public libraries
Assessment of govt policy changes in budget required for sustainable revenue collection
Remove the policy and social barriers in women’s economic empowerment to achieve SDGs
UN
Intelligence agencies intimidated journalists during July uprising in Bangladesh: UN
UN needs to adapt in face of US funding cuts: humanitarian chief
UN condemns death of employee held by Yemen’s Huthi rebels
NGO
The Kaiser and Wendy Zaman Fellowship is announced by BRAC
Bangladesh-America Maitree Project grants worth BDT 89 crore awarded to 18 local NGOs
Failed Human Rights Commission: Citizen-Led Reforms Demanded
Culture
Rapper A$AP Rocky found not guilty in assault trial
Tareque Masud important for understanding society
‘Conclave’ and ‘Brutalist’ share BAFTA honours
Arts
Small cars, big passion: A local diecast celebration
Banana taped to a wall sells for $6.2 mn in New York
Oriental Art Department’s annual exhibition began at DU
Celebrity
Rapper A$AP Rocky found not guilty in assault trial
South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron found dead in her house on Sunday, police said.
Shakira cancelled her concert in Peru’s capital after being hospitalized with abdominal pain
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
Tareque Masud important for understanding society
‘Conclave’ and ‘Brutalist’ share BAFTA honours
New ‘Captain America’ film flies into Trumpian headwinds
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
Nikola filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to pursue a sale of its assets
YouTube turns 20
Nokia CEO Lundmark to be replaced by Intel AI chief Hotard
Technology
YouTube turns 20
Nokia CEO Lundmark to be replaced by Intel AI chief Hotard
Taiwan bans government agencies from using DeepSeek
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
Nikola filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to pursue a sale of its assets
Tesla to raise prices of all its cars in Canada from Feb. 1
Ford Motor to recall 272,817 vehicles in the United States on concerns over battery failure, NHTSA said
Space
US company Firefly Aerospace aims to launch a lander to the Moon next week
NASA’s pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history, flying closer to the Sun
Japanese startup’s space rocket launch fails
Health
Australian PM vows extra $5.4 bn for healthcare
Multiple disease outbreaks heighten public health emergencies for children across Eastern and Southern Africa
Sierra Leone declares public health emergency over mpox
Disease
Multiple disease outbreaks heighten public health emergencies for children across Eastern and Southern Africa
France detected its first case of a new mpox virus
First human death in the United States linked to bird flu recorded
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
Women’s football team to receive Ekushey Padak
Colombia star Rodriguez leaves La Liga for Mexico
Nahid, Liton, Rishad set to feature in PSL
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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, Liton, Rishad set to feature in PSL
Nahid unveils BPL packages of Teletalk
Australia rip out seven late wickets to beat India, lead series 2-1
BPL
IPL
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Football
Colombia star Rodriguez leaves La Liga for Mexico
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 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
To identify the top airlines in Bangladesh, a survey has been started
CAAB gives approval to Fly Jinnah for Karachi-Dhaka flight
Biman to operate additional flight to Madina every Sunday
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
To identify the top airlines in Bangladesh, a survey has been started
CAAB gives approval to Fly Jinnah for Karachi-Dhaka flight
Biman to operate additional flight to Madina every Sunday
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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February 24, 2025
Culture
Michael Jackson’s moonwalk hat up for auction
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 21, 2023
Michael Jackson tossed his hat to the side of the stage just before initiating his legendary moonwalk dance. It’s being sold at auction in Paris after 40 years. The sale will take place on September 26...
Picasso masterpiece to fetch $120 mn in November auction
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 19, 2023
According to a statement released by Sotheby’s on Wednesday, a masterwork by the late Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, “Femme a la montre” from 1932, is likely to bring at least $120 million at auction in November....
Famous Indian author Gita Mehta has passed away
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 18, 2023
The sister of the chief minister of Odisha, Gita Mehta, was a well-known author and filmmaker who passed away on Saturday in New Delhi. She left behind her son when she passed away at the age...
Comedian Russell Brand denies allegations of sexual assault
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 18, 2023
Four women who knew comedian and social influencer Russell Brand during a seven-year span at the height of his success have reportedly accused him of rape, sexual assault, and abuse, according to three British news organizations...
UNESCO adds Iran caravanserais to heritage sites list
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 18, 2023
On Sunday, the United Nations cultural agency added a large number of Iran’s caravanserais—roadside rest areas for travelers along the nation’s historic trade routes—to its list of World Heritage Sites. The World Heritage Committee decided to...
Princess Diana’s ‘Black Sheep’ sweater sells at auction for $1.1 mn
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 15, 2023
Following a frantic round of final bidding, an iconic red sweater worn by Princess Diana soon after her engagement to then-Prince Charles sold at auction for $1.1 million, Sotheby’s reported on Thursday. The sweater featured rows...
World will know about Bangabandhu through his biopic: Hasan
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 15, 2023
The biopic “Mujib – The Making of a Nation,” which had its world debut in Canada today, depicts Bangabandhu’s unyielding fight and sacrifices for the country, according to Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud. “Through...
‘That ’70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson given 30 years for rapes
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 14, 2023
For raping two women at his house two decades ago, actor Danny Masterson, a star of the sitcom “That ’70s Show,” was sentenced Thursday to at least 30 years in prison. The US actor was found...
Waititi, Keaton go behind lens at Toronto film fest
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 12, 2023
It’s difficult to keep up with all the world premieres available at the Toronto International Film Festival because each day has a busy schedule of showing from early in the morning until late at night at...
Honorary Oscars gala postponed until January amid strikes
Mridha Shihab Mahmud
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Sep 12, 2023
As Hollywood struggles with the continuing actors’ and writers’ strikes, the Governors Awards banquet, at which honorary Oscars are given for lifetime accomplishment, has been postponed from November to January, organizers announced Wednesday. The Oscars event...
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