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Sierra Leone declares public health emergency over mpox
German-Iranian woman released after 4-year custody in Iran
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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
Ukraine drone sparks huge fire at Russia gas site
Russia, Iran to sign ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ treaty on Jan 17: Kremlin
Israeli military says four soldiers killed in north Gaza
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?
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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
Glitzy Oscars nominees’ lunch cancelled after LA wildfires
Malala Yousafzai ‘overwhelmed and happy’ to be back in Pakistan
UK’s Catherine turns 43 hoping for better year
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
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
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
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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
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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
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January 14, 2025
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Iran says will hold nuclear talks with France, Germany, UK on Friday
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News Hour Correspondent
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Nov 25, 2024
Iran announced on Sunday that it would begin nuclear negotiations with the three European nations that started the resolution of censure against it, which was approved by the UN’s atomic watchdog, in the next few days....
Japan shifting back to nuclear to ditch coal, power AI
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 19, 2024
The Sea of Japan is calm now, glinting in the light near the largest nuclear facility in the world. But in case something goes wrong, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa has a new tsunami wall as the massive facility gets...
Nuclear powers have ‘responsibility’ to uphold nuclear taboo: Nobel committee
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News Hour Correspondent
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Oct 12, 2024
As it handed the Nobel Peace Prize to the Japanese anti-nuclear organisation Nihon Hidankyo on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee stated that nuclear states had a specific “responsibility” to enforce the taboo against the use of...
UN nuclear head to visit Russian plant near fighting
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 27, 2024
Rafael Grossi, the chief of the UN nuclear inspector, will visit Russia’s Kursk nuclear plant on Tuesday to “independently assess” the events that followed the historic cross-border invasion by Ukraine into the Russian area. The risks...
Bangladesh committed to non-proliferation, peaceful nuclear use: FM
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News Hour Correspondent
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May 1, 2024
Bangladesh’s commitment to the non-proliferation and peaceful application of nuclear science, notably in the fields of energy, food safety, medicine, and health, has been reaffirmed by Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud. Bangladesh’s unwavering commitment to nuclear...
Russia floats the idea of building a nuclear plant on the moon
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News Hour Correspondent
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Mar 6, 2024
Moscow plans to contribute its expertise in “nuclear space energy” to a joint lunar program with China, including a nuclear power plant on the moon, Russia’s space agency chief Yuri Borisov said on Monday. Borisov warned...
Nuclear threats under control in unstable world: expert
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jan 22, 2024
Important red lines have not been crossed, a senior expert told AFP, despite the fact that Vladimir Putin has threatened to use Russia’s weapons and that North Korea and Iran are moving forward with their nuclear...
Nuclear material found in Australian home raid
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 18, 2023
On Thursday, Australian border police searched a house south of Sydney and discovered what the local media called “nuclear isotopes.” The Arncliffe area home was the subject of an early morning raid, and it is still...
Nuclear fuel for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant arrives in September
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 1, 2023
ROSATOM Director General (DG) Alexey Likhachev said today during a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official house Ganabhaban that nuclear fuel for the Rooppur nuclear power station (RNPP) will arrive in the...
North Korea threatens nuclear response after US sub deployment
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jul 21, 2023
The current port visit by a US nuclear-capable submarine to South Korea, according to North Korea’s defense minister, may satisfy the requirements for Pyongyang to use its nuclear weapons. As negotiation stalls and North Korean leader...
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