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Thousands of South Koreans protest as president digs heels in
Canada PM Trudeau’s party to name new leader on March 9
Los Angeles apologizes over fire evacuation false alarms
Politics
Thousands of South Koreans protest as president digs heels in
Canada PM Trudeau’s party to name new leader on March 9
Biden says Putin in ‘tough shape’
War & Conflict
Ukraine strikes on occupied Donetsk kill three
Lancet study estimates Gaza death toll 40% higher than recorded
France asks citizens to avoid Iran until ‘hostages’ released
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
Drugmaker Biogen to buy all outstanding shares of Sage Therapeutics
Hershey announced the departure of CEO Michele Buck, effective June 30, 2026
Equities fell again in Asia on Friday
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
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
JICA to support Forest Department to enhance coastal resilience
Trump uses Los Angeles fires to attack Democrats
German greenhouse gas emissions fall 3% in 2024: study
Environment
JICA to support Forest Department to enhance coastal resilience
Trump uses Los Angeles fires to attack Democrats
German greenhouse gas emissions fall 3% in 2024: study
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 company Firefly Aerospace aims to launch a lander to the Moon next week
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
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
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
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
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
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 11, 2025
Bangladesh
Demand for specific allocation in Bangladesh budget to prevent child marriage: Girls Not Brides
Mridha Shihab Mahmud
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Jun 29, 2020
Girls Not Brides Bangladesh has demanded a specific allocation in the National budget to prevent child marriage as well as increase the social security of girls and adolescents. Platforms of 29 international, national, and grassroots organizations...
Rotary International will distribute 1.5 lakh meals among Corona victims in Bangladesh
News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 27, 2020
In Bangladesh, Rotary International District 3281 has started a program to deliver 1.5 lakh food items to the affected people in Corona. They also said that another 3,000 families would be given financial and food assistance...
Thoughts are afoot to reduce HSC exams in Bangladesh: Education Minister
News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 27, 2020
Thoughts are afoot to reduce the number of Higher Secondary Certificate exams this time and take them in less time, stated the Education Minister. Dipu Moni. She said this at a virtual seminar organized by Education...
Bangladesh seeks the cooperation of international authorities on ocean and seabed
Mridha Shihab Mahmud
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Jun 27, 2020
Bangladesh has highlighted the need for equitable participation in the extraction of global marine resources beyond its own territorial waters in order to fully utilize the potential of the blue economy for socio-economic development. This was...
Second trial of Chinese corona vaccine may held in Bangladesh
News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 26, 2020
Different countries are conducting research on coronavirus or Covid-19. Several countries, including the United States and China, have already begun trials for the vaccine. The Chinese vaccine has completed the first trial. The second trial of...
All public universities in Bangladesh agree to take classes online
News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 26, 2020
The vice-chancellors of the public universities have agreed to take online classes during the coronation. However, no test will be taken online. When the university opens, examinations and practical classes will be taken. The decision was...
Where love gets locked with memories of scenic beauty
Mridha Shihab Mahmud
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Jun 26, 2020
Surrounded by the blue waters of Kaptai Lake in Rangamati and the green shadows of the distant hills, Polwell Nature Park has a small pylon, shaped like a red heart. Hundreds of locks are hanging in...
Unilever is going to change the name of their flagship product Fair & Lovely
News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 25, 2020
The wave of anti-apartheid movement that has spread around the globe has come to the cosmetics market Also. The name of ‘Fair and Lovely’, a popular whitening cream in South Asia, is going to change. It’s...
Helpless farming families of the 3 hill districts got seeds and agricultural implements
Mridha Shihab Mahmud
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Jun 25, 2020
Hon’ble Chairman of CHT Development Board Mr. Naba Bikram Kishore Tripura inaugurated a program to distribute vegetable seeds and agricultural inputs among 6,000 helpless farmers and indigent families in three hill districts on the initiative of...
Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka also postponed due to Corona
News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 24, 2020
The Bangladesh cricket team’s tour of Sri Lanka has been postponed due to the deadly coronavirus. Less than 24 hours after the postponement of the Test series against New Zealand at home, the tour of Sri...
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