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Rubio heads to Saudi Arabia to gauge if Ukraine has shifted
Iran says would consider limited nuclear talks with US
Israel minister says cutting off electricity supply to Gaza
Politics
Voters elect Mark Carney to succeed Trudeau as PM of Canada
‘We are mentally prepared for the election’: NCP convener Nahid
Turkey presses PKK to disarm ‘immediately’
War & Conflict
Freed Isaeli hostages urge Netanyahu to implement Gaza deal ‘in full’
Colombian guerillas release hostage security forces
Serbian student protesters call for general strike
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 declines to rule out 2025 US recession
6,000 MTs of rice imported from India reaches Chattogram Port
From critic to investor: Trump welcomes crypto leaders to White House
Economy
Trump declines to rule out 2025 US recession
Japan, Britain to hold high-level economic security talks
Argentina says aiming for new IMF loan deal by end April
Corporate
None can use CEO title in insurance firms without approval: IDRA
Visa urges consumers to follow safety measures
BRAC Bank receives ‘Top Ten Remittance Award’
Stock Exchange
Alibaba shares surged more than seven percent in Hong Kong trade on Thursday
Asian markets climbed on Thursday
Asian markets mostly up on Wednesday
Forex
Bitcoin falls below $80,000 first time since November
Remittance collection rate at Tk 123 per dollar: BB
Gross forex reserves cross $26b: BB
Development
Agitations galore at DU demanding capital punishment for rapists
Japan wildfire evacution orders partially lifted
Chief Adviser hopes women to move forward to build developed Bangladesh
Environment
Japan wildfire evacution orders partially lifted
US embassies end pollution data popular in China and India
Rare tropical cyclone swirls off eastern Australia
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
Agitations galore at DU demanding capital punishment for rapists
Chief Adviser hopes women to move forward to build developed Bangladesh
Melinda French Gates donates $1bn for women’s issues
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
WFP Seeks Emergency Funds to Prevent Ration Cuts for Over 1 Million Rohingya
UN requests $2.5 billion for DRC humanitarian plan
Research value demands promotion of UNESCO publications: Mahbub Morshed
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
Rio kicks off Carnival parades with Oscars glory on minds
Croatia choreographer Milko Sparemblek dead at 96
Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition
Arts
Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition
Small cars, big passion: A local diecast celebration
Banana taped to a wall sells for $6.2 mn in New York
Celebrity
Rio kicks off Carnival parades with Oscars glory on minds
Croatia choreographer Milko Sparemblek dead at 96
Rapper A$AP Rocky found not guilty in assault trial
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
Alibaba shares surge after launch of new DeepSeek competitor
Musk fails in bid to block OpenAI becoming for-profit business
Tesla’s sales of its China-made electric vehicles dropped 49.2% in February from a year earlier to 30,688 cars
Technology
Alibaba shares surge after launch of new DeepSeek competitor
Musk fails in bid to block OpenAI becoming for-profit business
Advocacy group fears US will steer broadband cash to Musk
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’s sales of its China-made electric vehicles dropped 49.2% in February from a year earlier to 30,688 cars
Geely announced a smart driving system
BYD raised $5.59 billion in a primary share sale, making it the largest of its kind in Hong Kong in four years
Space
SpaceX targeting Monday for next test of Starship megarocket
Private US company set for second Moon landing attempt
US company Firefly Aerospace aims to launch a lander to the Moon next week
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
Dhaka’s eyes on signing ASA with Uzbekistan for direct flight
Al-Balad: A walk through time in Jeddah’s historic heart
US-Bangla Airlines to spread wings to Riyadh
Destination
Al-Balad: A walk through time in Jeddah’s historic heart
Thailand offers visa-free policy for Sri Lankans: minister
China fully allows visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups via cruise ships
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
Dhaka’s eyes on signing ASA with Uzbekistan for direct flight
US-Bangla Airlines to spread wings to Riyadh
Biman commissions 32 ground support equipment
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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March 10, 2025
Bangkok
Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jan 24, 2025
Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday, local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city. Seasonal air pollution has long afflicted...
Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok: Thai media
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jan 8, 2025
According to Thai media, a gunman on a motorcycle killed a former opposition MP from Cambodia in Bangkok on Tuesday. “Lim Kimya passed away on the spot. The Bangkok Post said that the assassin was a...
Thai Airways to operate double daily flights on Dhaka-Bangkok route
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jul 10, 2023
Thai Airways International, the official airline of Thailand, today announced the beginning of “Double Daily” service between Dhaka and Bangkok beginning on July 16, 2023, and running through the end of the summer schedule. Travelers can...
Bassbaba Sumon is in ICU in Bangkok
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News Hour Correspondent
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Mar 11, 2021
Famous musician Sumon was supposed to go to Germany on March 26 last year for treatment of the spinal cord. But Sumon could not go to Germany even after waiting for a year. His condition worsened...
Bangkok climate conference sounds alarm ahead of UN summit
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 5, 2018
Time is running out to save the Paris Agreement, UN climate experts warned Tuesday at a key Bangkok meeting, as rich nations were accused of shirking their responsibility for environmental damage. The six-day UN conference opened...
With rising sea levels, Bangkok struggles to stay afloat
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 2, 2018
As Bangkok prepares to host climate- change talks, the sprawling city of more than 10 million is itself under siege from the environment, with dire forecasts warning it could be partially submerged in just over a...
Asia-Pacific emergency shelter experts meet in Bangkok
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Mridha Shihab Mahmud
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May 18, 2018
IOM will this week host back-to-back meetings for over 70 emergency shelter experts in the Thai capital Bangkok. The events, which will take place on 17th and 18th of May at the Bangkok Art and Cultural...
Seedstars Asia Summit held at Bangkok
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News Hour Correspondent
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Dec 4, 2017
The event highlighted top tech startups from 15 Asian countries to investors, ecosystem players, government, leading corporations and thought leaders from the region. Seedstars World, a global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup...
UNDP starts SDG Knowledge Exchange in Bangkok
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 24, 2016
News Hour: More than 150 delegates and development experts from 36 countries in Asia and the Pacific convened today in Bangkok to share expertise and ideas on how to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into...
Mastercard says, Bangkok edges out London as world’s top travel destination
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 22, 2016
News Hour: Bangkok has beaten London to be crowned the world’s most popular travel destination this year, according to an annual ranking by global payments and technology company Mastercard released on Thursday. Tourism has been one...
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