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Hundreds of millions in Asia celebrate Year of the Snake
Macron to speak on Louvre future after memo about decay
Trump signs order to get ‘transgender ideology’ out of military
Politics
US envoy hosts series of meetings with political leaders
Trump ‘not 100% sure’ he’s barred from third term
India seeks mutually beneficial relationships with Bangladesh: Verma
War & Conflict
Trump suggests US releasing 2,000-pound bombs to Israel
Belarusians near Ukraine border long for end to war
US freezes almost all aid except for Israel, Egypt arms: memo
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
Trump says Microsoft is in discussions to acquire TikTok
Increasing efficiency of NBR essential for businesses growth: Salehuddin
Thai Airways opens new Dhaka Town Office
Economy
Increasing efficiency of NBR essential for businesses growth: Salehuddin
Bangladesh Bank urges businessmen to support for sustainable development of economy
Bangladesh receives $1.68b in remittance in 25 days!
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
Asian markets extended a global rally on Thursday
Equities fell again in Asia on Friday
Asian markets struggled on Thursday after a tepid lead from Wall Street
Forex
Remittance collection rate at Tk 123 per dollar: BB
Gross forex reserves cross $26b: BB
Gross forex reserves cross $24b: Bangladesh Bank
Development
Rizwana for well-defined action plan to check air pollution
Development Aid – What is Next?
The Kaiser and Wendy Zaman Fellowship is announced by BRAC
Environment
Rizwana for well-defined action plan to check air pollution
Ireland and parts of UK fight to restore power after Storm Eowyn
Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday
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
Gwyn Lewis assures UN’s support for ICT trial process
UN to investigate crimes by any group in Myanmar: IIMM
Arbitrary arrests rife in South Sudan: UN
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
J-pop star Nakai to retire after sex misconduct allegations
BD-China ties to reach unique height through cultural exchange: Farooki
From ban to buyout: What next for TikTok in the US?
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
J-pop star Nakai to retire after sex misconduct allegations
Malala Yousafzai ‘overwhelmed and happy’ to be back in Pakistan
UK’s Catherine turns 43 hoping for better year
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
Japanese tech stocks hit by AI fears, dollar boosted by tariff talk
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
Technology
Japanese tech stocks hit by AI fears, dollar boosted by tariff talk
Microsoft aims to provide 1 million people in South Africa with artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security training opportunities by 2026
India uses AI to stop stampedes at world’s biggest gathering
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
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
Rivian to launch its advanced hands-free driver assistance systems in 2025
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
Biman to operate additional flight to Madina every Sunday
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
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
Biman to operate additional flight to Madina every Sunday
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
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 31, 2025
Afghanistan
US tells citizens to avoid Kabul airport due to ‘security threats’
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 22, 2021
The US advised its residents in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to Kabul airport on Saturday, citing “possible security threats” near the airport’s gates. People trying to flee the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan a week ago swarmed...
Taliban co-founder Baradar in Kabul for talks on setting up govt
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 21, 2021
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a co-founder of the Taliban, arrived in Kabul on Saturday for negotiations on forming a new “inclusive” administration in Afghanistan, according to a senior official. Khalil Haqqani, one of America’s most wanted...
Facebook brought in new safety measures for users in Afghanistan
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 21, 2021
Facebook has brought in new safety measures for users worried for their safety in Afghanistan, as the Taliban continue to cement their grip on power. The firm says it “removed the ability to view and search...
Biden hopes Americans evacuation completion from Afghanistan by Aug 31
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 20, 2021
According to US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, US President Joe Biden is optimistic that American soldiers would be able to finish the departure of US citizens from Afghanistan by August 31, as planned. “The president...
IMF to withhold Afghanistan funds amid uncertainty
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 19, 2021
Last year, Hollywood actor Johnny Depp claimed that he was being blacklisted by the industry after losing a libel case over an article that dubbed him a “wife-beater.” According to Variety, in a recent interview with...
Safety of Afghans and humanitarian access must be top priorities
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Mridha Shihab Mahmud
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Aug 18, 2021
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been monitoring developments in Afghanistan with considerable concern, particularly the devastating repercussions for displaced people and civilians in need of humanitarian assistance, in a country already devastated by years...
UAE says hosting Afghan president ‘on humanitarian grounds’
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 18, 2021
After fleeing Afghanistan amid a Taliban takeover, the United Arab Emirates announced on Wednesday that it is hosting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani “on humanitarian grounds.” In a brief statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...
Girls in Afghanistan return to school in Herat after Taliban takeover
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 18, 2021
Girls wearing white hijabs and black tunics crammed into classrooms in the western Afghan city of Herat just days after the Taliban’s takeover. As the school opened its doors, the students scurried down corridors and chatted...
European countries continue evacuation of citizens from Afghanistan
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 18, 2021
On Tuesday, European countries continued their evacuation operations in Afghanistan to assist nationals fleeing the country after the Taliban took control of the capital and the majority of the country. According to a statement released by...
India very important in dealing with Afghan crisis, says UK
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 17, 2021
The UK government said on Tuesday that India, as a vital ally in the region and head of the UN Sanctions Committee, will play a critical role in dealing with the emerging crisis in Afghanistan following...
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