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Cuba to free 553 prisoners after removal from US terror list
Qatar says Gaza truce talks in ‘final stages’
Starbucks shift on non-paying visitors stirs debate in US
Politics
Trump Jr. joins US political betting start-up
Alice Weidel, German far right’s unlikely hope for chancellor
Croatia’s populist president appears set for re-election
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
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January 15, 2025
Environment
22-day ban on catching hilsha begins tomorrow
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 11, 2023
Fisheries and livestock ministry has threatened to take serious action against individuals who breach the limitation during the peak breeding season of the national fish as the 22-day prohibition on capturing hilsha begins tomorrow. “Mobile court...
UK researchers call for urgent action to save unidentified plants
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 10, 2023
Researchers at London’s Kew Gardens stated on Tuesday that millions of undiscovered plant and fungal species may already be in danger of going extinct and urged swift action to conserve them. Teams are putting in a...
Inhabitants of Gabura Union plead for resilience, not relief, against devastating cyclones
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Khandaker Jafor Ahmed
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Oct 9, 2023
In the heart of the picturesque Sundarbans, where the land kisses the sea, lies the Gabura Union, a place of unparalleled beauty and paradoxical vulnerability. Nestled between the lush mangrove forest and the swirling currents of...
Scotland soaked in ‘month’s rain in 24 hours’
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 8, 2023
Police and rail officials reported that motorists had to be flown to safety on Saturday as parts of Scotland experienced a month’s worth of rain in a single day. Ten drivers were rescued after being stranded...
BMD predicts more rain across country in next 3 days
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 8, 2023
More rain is expected in Dhaka during the next 72 hours, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), which issued its forecast at 9:00 am on Sunday. “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary...
Eastern Canada breaks autumn heat records
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 6, 2023
This week, temperatures in Eastern Canada broke heat records, approaching 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), alarming experts and regular people coping with harsh weather made worse by climate change. “It’s unheard of for a day...
Floods hit days after fires in eastern Australia
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 5, 2023
Emergency services issued a warning for people to leave the area as floods threatened more than 130 properties in eastern Australia on Thursday. According to David Baker, deputy chief of the state’s emergency service, the McAllister...
Brazil vows more aid as Amazon waters dry up
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 5, 2023
Geraldo Alckmin, the vice president of Brazil, announced on Wednesday that extra assistance would be given to an Amazonian state whose rivers are drying up due to a severe drought, which is leading to widespread fish...
Pope warns of ‘irreversible’ climate change, urges UN action
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 5, 2023
Pope Francis urged attendees of the next COP28 climate meetings to accept binding regulations on the phase-out of fossil fuels on Wednesday, warning that the world “is collapsing” as a result of global warming. The 86-year-old...
Japan sees hottest September since records began
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 3, 2023
In what is anticipated to be the warmest year in human history, the weather agency reported that Japan saw its warmest September since records began 125 years ago. The intense The Japan Meteorological Agency reported on...
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