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Zelensky says ‘will not be simple’ to replace him as Ukraine leader
Heat wave shuts down schools in nearly half Philippine capital
Syria forces deploy in Damascus suburb after deadly unrest: state media
Politics
Zelensky says ‘will not be simple’ to replace him as Ukraine leader
Europeans rally around Ukraine after Trump row
Trudeau to talk with King Charles on defending Canada ‘sovereignty’
War & Conflict
Syria forces deploy in Damascus suburb after deadly unrest: state media
Ukraine ready to sign minerals deal: Zelensky
Israel blocks aid to devastated Gaza as truce’s first phase ends
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
7-Eleven owner shares up on report CEO to step down
Intel slows $28 bn chip factory project in Ohio
US stocks fall as Nvidia results hit AI shares
Economy
Bitcoin falls below $80,000 first time since November
Bitcoin is too volatile and not liquid enough for use as a reserve currency, Swiss central bank head says
Hong Kong to slash public spending, build AI institute
Corporate
Visa urges consumers to follow safety measures
BRAC Bank receives ‘Top Ten Remittance Award’
GP, Ericsson tie up to deliver better customer services
Stock Exchange
US stocks fall as Nvidia results hit AI shares
Asian markets mostly rose on Monday
Asian markets extended a global rally on Thursday
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
Heat wave shuts down schools in nearly half Philippine capital
Japan deploys nearly 1,700 firefighters to tackle forest blaze
Met office forecasts dry weather over country
Environment
Heat wave shuts down schools in nearly half Philippine capital
Japan deploys nearly 1,700 firefighters to tackle forest blaze
Met office forecasts dry weather over country
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
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
UN requests $2.5 billion for DRC humanitarian plan
Research value demands promotion of UNESCO publications: Mahbub Morshed
Intelligence agencies intimidated journalists during July uprising in Bangladesh: 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
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
SpaceX targeting Monday for next test of Starship megarocket
Hong Kong to slash public spending, build AI institute
Private US company set for second Moon landing attempt
Technology
SpaceX targeting Monday for next test of Starship megarocket
Hong Kong to slash public spending, build AI institute
YouTube turns 20
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 sinks below $1 tn market value as European auto sales slump
Tesla rolls out advanced self-driving functions in China
Nikola filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to pursue a sale of its assets
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
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
Search for doomed MH370 resumes 11 years after disappearance
To identify the top airlines in Bangladesh, a survey has been started
CAAB gives approval to Fly Jinnah for Karachi-Dhaka flight
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
Search for doomed MH370 resumes 11 years after disappearance
To identify the top airlines in Bangladesh, a survey has been started
CAAB gives approval to Fly Jinnah for Karachi-Dhaka flight
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
March 3, 2025
Oscars
Oscars group elects Janet Yang as new president
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 3, 2022
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences elected film producer Janet Yang as its new president, the group behind the Oscars announced Tuesday. Yang, best known for hits including “The Joy Luck Club” and “The...
Will Smith issues an emotional apology for his Oscars rebuke
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News Hour Correspondent
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Aug 1, 2022
In a long video clip that he posted on his website, actor Will Smith apologizes again for slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars earlier this year. He says that he has reached out to Rock...
Homeless subjects of Oscars documentary invited to ceremony
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News Hour Correspondent
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Feb 28, 2022
The Oscars are held in Hollywood once a year, but hundreds of homeless people sleep on and around the Los Angeles neighborhood’s star-studded streets every night. The directors of “Lead Me Home,” a nominated film about...
Beyonce, Jay-Z and Grande in Oscars race as shortlists unveiled
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News Hour Correspondent
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Dec 27, 2021
The Academy released its annual shortlists Tuesday ahead of the formal nominations, and Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Ariana Grande are all in the running for the best original song Oscar. However, the French shocker “Titane” did not...
Vidya Balan got invitation to the Oscars
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jul 2, 2021
Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has been invited by the Academy Awards or Oscar authorities. Through this he will be able to take part in the next edition of the Oscars. He is the only actor from...
Oscars delayed by a month as pandemic rules extended
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News Hour Correspondent
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May 28, 2021
The Oscars have been postponed for a second consecutive year, and relaxed eligibility rules allowing films to skip movie theatres will be kept in place due to the pandemic, the Academy said Thursday. The 94th Academy...
Oscars board elects ‘Selma’ director as diversity increases
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jun 12, 2020
The organization behind the Oscars was elected “Selma” director Ava Duverne on Wednesday because it has slightly increased the number of women and black governors. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been repeatedly...
The Oscars may be postponed due to Corona
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News Hour Correspondent
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May 20, 2020
Next year’s Oscars may be postponed due to the coronavirus disrupting Hollywood activities. The grand finale of the Oscars is scheduled to take place on February 26. But multiple sources said the event could be postponed....
‘Parasite’ invades Oscars race with stunning SAG award win
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News Hour Correspondent
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Jan 21, 2020
“Parasite” shocked the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday by landing the night’s top prize, a historic win which thrusts the South Korean black comedy into Oscars contention. The critical smash hit film overcame the language...
Academy warned against excluding Netflix from Oscars
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News Hour Correspondent
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Apr 15, 2019
It may already have Oscars under its belt, but Netflix’s acceptance by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hangs in the balance. The prestigious body is set to reexamine whether the streaming giant will...
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