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Pakistan’s Imran Khan defiant even as longer sentence looms
Three killed in Iran police aircraft crash: state media
PRC suggests amendment and replacement of 22 laws for police reforms
Politics
Pakistan’s Imran Khan defiant even as longer sentence looms
Venezuela restricts diplomats from France, Italy, Netherlands
Trump Jr. joins US political betting start-up
War & Conflict
Qatar says Gaza truce talks in ‘final stages’
Ukraine drone sparks huge fire at Russia gas site
Russia, Iran to sign ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ treaty on Jan 17: Kremlin
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
Japan PM tells Biden of ‘strong’ concerns over blocked steel deal
BRAC Bank receives ‘Top Ten Remittance Award’
Bangladesh Bank becomes member of IORWG
Economy
Bangladesh Bank becomes member of IORWG
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
Corporate
BRAC Bank receives ‘Top Ten Remittance Award’
GP, Ericsson tie up to deliver better customer services
EBL to finance two ICDDR,B projects
Stock Exchange
Equities fell again in Asia on Friday
Asian markets struggled on Thursday after a tepid lead from Wall Street
Shares in Tencent plummeted more than seven percent in Hong Kong
Forex
Remittance collection rate at Tk 123 per dollar: BB
Gross forex reserves cross $26b: BB
Gross forex reserves cross $24b: Bangladesh Bank
Development
Wearing face mask for city dwellers is must: DoE
Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on red alert for new storm
Roof gardening is vital for producing safe food: Rizwana
Environment
Wearing face mask for city dwellers is must: DoE
Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on red alert for new storm
Roof gardening is vital for producing safe food: Rizwana
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
From ban to buyout: What next for TikTok in the US?
Glitzy Oscars nominees’ lunch cancelled after LA wildfires
Malala Yousafzai ‘overwhelmed and happy’ to be back in Pakistan
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
Malala Yousafzai ‘overwhelmed and happy’ to be back in Pakistan
UK’s Catherine turns 43 hoping for better year
Brady Corbet wins best director Golden Globe for ‘The Brutalist’
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
Glitzy Oscars nominees’ lunch cancelled after LA wildfires
Golden Globes ratings edge up past 10 million
Brady Corbet wins best director Golden Globe for ‘The Brutalist’
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
From ban to buyout: What next for TikTok in the US?
US company Firefly Aerospace aims to launch a lander to the Moon next week
US Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban case
Technology
From ban to buyout: What next for TikTok in the US?
US Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban case
Microsoft to spend $3 billion to expand its Azure cloud and AI capacity in India
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
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
Sierra Leone declares public health emergency over mpox
NIOH appears blessings for eye patients despite bed crises
France detected its first case of a new mpox virus
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
Colombia star Rodriguez leaves La Liga for Mexico
Nahid, Liton, Rishad set to feature in PSL
Nahid unveils BPL packages of Teletalk
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, 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
Morocco sees tourism spike in 2024 with 17 million visitors: ministry
Delta Air Lines resumed flights after extreme winter weather forced the closure of all five runways for more than two hours
Brazilian planemaker Embraer delivered 75 aircraft in Q4 in 2024
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
Delta Air Lines resumed flights after extreme winter weather forced the closure of all five runways for more than two hours
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
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 16, 2025
Bangladesh
Profit at Bangladesh Submarine Cable Co. increased 34 times in just four years
Mridha Shihab Mahmud
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Oct 11, 2022
In just four years, Bangladesh Underwater Cable Company Limited, a provider of internet bandwidth using submarine cables, has seen a staggering 34-fold increase in revenues from just Tk7 crore in FY18. At the moment, Bangladesh Submarine...
Travela receives an iDEA Project funding from the ICT Division
News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 5, 2022
The Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) program, run by the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division, has awarded Tk10 lakh to Travela, a travel-tech firm from Bangladesh. The firm...
In a Central African IED explosion, three Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed and one was injured
News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 4, 2022
In the early hours of this morning, three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and one was injured when the vehicle they were traveling in struck an explosion caused by an IED in the Central African Republic. According...
12 Bangladeshi MPs endorse call for fossil fuel free future
Mridha Shihab Mahmud
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Oct 3, 2022
Twelve Bangladeshi Members of Parliament endorsed the parliamentarians’ call for a fossil fuel-free future to address the urgency of a fast and just transition away from the use of fossil fuels and the advancement of democratic,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 76th birthday today
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 28, 2022
Today, the nation will commemorate Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s 76th birthday. Sheikh Hasina was born on September 28, 1947, in Tungipara, Gopalganj, the eldest of the five children of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur...
Youths demand renewable energy expansion and climate justice
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 24, 2022
Bangladeshi youth activists call on the nation’s significant reliance on fossil fuel imports, particularly LNG imports, to be reduced. They also call for the cessation of activities that affect the environment and the promotion of the...
In all of Bangladesh’s divisional cities, Grameenphone is testing 5G
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 24, 2022
On July 26, 2022, Grameenphone successfully finished the 5G trial in Dhaka and Chattogram, marking the first step toward achieving the ‘Smart Bangladesh’ vision. With this achievement, Grameenphone – the nation’s leading provider of tech services...
Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun to take charge as IGP on September 30
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 22, 2022
The government has appointed the incumbent Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP). Besides, Additional IGP of the police headquarters M Khurshid Hossain has been...
PM Sheikh Hasina expresses concern over Covid-19, Russia-Ukraine war challenges
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 22, 2022
In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the food and energy crises that have hit poor nations, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her concern about these issues. The Premier voiced this concern...
SAFF women’s football champions welcomed amid much fanfare
News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 21, 2022
The Bangladeshi women’s national football team, who won the seven-nation SAFF Women’s Football Championship with an undefeated record, received a befitting welcome upon their return from Nepal on Wednesday afternoon, according to UNB. In their second...
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