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Chinese company to buy bankrupt German flying taxi firm
FAO to provide $4m for Bangladesh’ fruits preservation
Govt to recruit 2,000 doctors through special BCS exam
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
US welcomes Syria’s agreement with Kurds
Russia in touch with other countries on Syria violence: Kremlin
Joining NATO made Sweden safer, but of greater interest to Russia: intelligence
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
Chinese company to buy bankrupt German flying taxi firm
UAE fund ploughs $2bn into Binance crypto exchange
Trump says to double Canada steel, aluminum tariff rate to 50%
Economy
US job openings increased in January
Trump declines to rule out 2025 US recession
Trump declines to rule out 2025 US recession
Corporate
Struggling Nissan says CEO Uchida steps down
None can use CEO title in insurance firms without approval: IDRA
Visa urges consumers to follow safety measures
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
UAE fund ploughs $2bn into Binance crypto exchange
Bitcoin falls below $80,000 first time since November
Remittance collection rate at Tk 123 per dollar: BB
Development
Guyana calls for peaceful settlement of dispute with Venezuela
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits Tanzania to recognize progress for children despite continued challenges
27 per cent surge in number of children admitted for severe acute malnutrition treatment in Rohingya refugee camps
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
Guyana calls for peaceful settlement of dispute with Venezuela
WFP Seeks Emergency Funds to Prevent Ration Cuts for Over 1 Million Rohingya
UN requests $2.5 billion for DRC humanitarian plan
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
South Korean singer Wheesung found dead at 43
Toe-tapping King Charles reveals favourite songs
Rio kicks off Carnival parades with Oscars glory on minds
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
South Korean singer Wheesung found dead at 43
Rio kicks off Carnival parades with Oscars glory on minds
Croatia choreographer Milko Sparemblek dead at 96
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
South Korean singer Wheesung found dead at 43
Toe-tapping King Charles reveals favourite songs
UNESCO-listed musical instrument stifled in Afghanistan
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
Stellantis-owned Maserati cancelled plans for an electric version of its MC20 sports car
China in February again led purchases of electric vehicles
Mercedes-Benz appointed Jason Hoff to the newly created role of North America CEO
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
Stellantis-owned Maserati cancelled plans for an electric version of its MC20 sports car
China in February again led purchases of electric vehicles
Mercedes-Benz appointed Jason Hoff to the newly created role of North America CEO
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 14, 2025
Drone
Canada to buy armed drones for Can$2.5 bln
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News Hour Correspondent
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Dec 21, 2023
The Canadian government said on Tuesday that it would purchase 11 weaponized drones from US company General Atomics for use in disaster assistance and overseas military deployments. The initial batch of Hellfire missiles, hangars, ground control...
Ukraine says Russia attacked with 25 drones, missiles overnight
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News Hour Correspondent
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Dec 1, 2023
In Moscow’s most recent aerial assault, Ukraine stated on Friday that Russian forces had launched two missiles and over two dozen attack drones with Iranian designs on the country’s east and south. According to Kyiv officials,...
North Korea’s Kim leaves Russia, given drones as gift
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Mridha Shihab Mahmud
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Sep 18, 2023
Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, concluded a six-day journey to Russia on Sunday with the departure of his armored train, according to Russian news media. Since the coronavirus pandemic, Kim has not made...
Ukraine air force says destroys 22 Russian drones in Odesa region
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 4, 2023
In the southern Odesa region, the Ukrainian air force claimed to have shot down 22 Russian drones on Sunday. “On the night of September 3, 2023, the Russian occupiers launched several waves of attacks by ‘Shahed-136/131’...
North Korea claims to have conducted another underwater nuclear strike ‘drone’ test.
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News Hour Correspondent
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Apr 8, 2023
North Korea claimed Friday that it had tested another underwater nuclear attack drone in response to military maneuvers conducted by South Korea and the United States. “A national defence science research institute in the DPRK carried...
Belarus president inspects drones, says does ‘not need war’
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 22, 2022
On Friday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko insisted that Minsk was not preparing to enter the Ukraine conflict during a visit to inspect drones at a military center in the west of the country. The leader, who...
Toya got injured in the shooting set by the drone
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News Hour Correspondent
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Feb 4, 2022
Popular actress Mumtaheena Chowdhury (Toya) was seriously injured in the shooting set. Tya was reportedly taken to Evercare Hospital in bloody condition and given first aid. On Thursday (February 3) at a shooting house in Uttara,...
Iran has drones capable of flying 7,000 kilometres, Revolutionary Guard force commander said
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 28, 2021
Iran has drones capable of flying 7,000 kilometres (more than 4,000 miles), the commander of its Revolutionary Guard force said on Sunday. “We have drones which can fly 7,000 kilometres, without a pilot, and land back...
Flying drone in Bangladesh got new regulation
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News Hour Correspondent
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Sep 14, 2020
People will not require any prior authorization for flying drones for the state, military, and entertainment purposes as the cabinet today passed “The Drone Registration and Flying Guideline, 2020”. The endorsement came from a regular weekly...
Tehran denies US claim of destroying Iranian drone
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jul 19, 2019
Tehran on Friday denied the United States had downed one of its drones, saying all Iranian aircraft were accounted for and jesting Washington may have accidentally hit their own machine. The latest incident in the strategic...
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