Gas output plummets, costs climb sharply
The country is confronting a growing gas crisis as both domestic reserves and production continue to decline. Over the past six fiscal years, the number...
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AI toys misread children emotions
Researchers are calling for tighter regulation of AI-powered toys designed for toddlers, after conducting one of the first tests in the world to investigate how...
Ex-Lt Gen Masud Uddin nabbed
Former Feni-3 lawmaker and key figure during the 1/11 caretaker government, Lt Gen (retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury, was arrested early Tuesday from his Baridhara residence...
UN warns progress on countering child mortality slowing
Progress in reducing child mortality is slowing, the UN said in a report Tuesday, with an estimated 4.9 million children worldwide dying in 2024 before...
Fertiliser panic brewing
Global fertiliser markets are under fresh pressure amid the ongoing war involving Iran, the United States and Israel, with uncertainty over shipping through the Strait...
How many more lives must be lost for safe roads?
Eid-ul-Fitr is meant to be a time of reunion, reflection and joy. Yet, once again, as The New Nation reported last Thursday, the country has...
Japan to release nat’l oil reserves
Japan will release another part of its strategic oil reserves from Thursday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday, and will tap into joint stockpiles held...
IMF talks gain urgency
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation led by Krishna Srinivasan met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on Tuesday as efforts resumed to revive the...
Tania Brishty returns home after surgery in Chennai
Actress Tania Brishty was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka last February after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. After a successful surgery there,...
Pakistan ready to host US-Iran talks
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said Pakistan is ready to host talks between the United States and Iran amid US President Donald Trump’s claims...
Susmita gets emotional after watching ‘Rakkhosh’ with audience
Tollywood actress Susmita Chatterjee has acted in the movie ‘Rakkhosh’ directed by Mehedi Hasan Hridoy. This is her first Dhaka movie. Before the movie’s release,...