Hefazat lays out 9-point agenda
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has presented Prime Minister Tarique Rahman with a set of nine-point demand covering religious affairs, legal reforms, madrasa education and several politically sensitive...
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‘The Odyssey’ crosses $1b
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ has taken the box office by storm, crossing the $1 billion mark. The film, based on the epic poem by Greek...
Another death on the border
A fresh fatal shooting along the Bangladesh-India frontier has renewed concerns over the use of lethal force at the border, after a Bangladeshi man was...
Mim’s glamour in backless gown
A dark blue silk backless gown, wavy hair, and a confident look; this new bold avatar of actress Bidya Sinha Mim is instantly trending on...
Delhi reaches out to Tarique
India is seeking to revive high-level political engagement with Bangladesh, with its envoy in Dhaka signalling that a meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and...
Popy after 3 decades
Sadika Parvin Popy is a renowned and popular actress in Bangladeshi cinema. Although she has not been acting in movies for the past few years....
PMI jump signals economic upswing
Bangladesh’s private-sector economy gathered pace in July, with a sharp rebound in manufacturing and continued growth in agriculture and services pushing the country’s Purchasing Managers’...
West Bank Palestinians hold firm on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Al JazeeraThere were weddings in Umm al-Khair this week, but almost no one danced. The small Bedouin village, located in Masafer Yatta, was marrying off...
Bangladesh races to cash in
Bangladesh is entering a critical phase in its demographic transition, with a shrinking dependency burden and a large working-age population offering a potentially powerful engine...
China braces for Typhoon Dolphin
More than 1,600 flights have been cancelled and about 500,000 people have been evacuated, as Typhoon Dolphin is set to make landfall on China’s eastern...
Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has rejected United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace plan for Gaza and will not ??withdraw forces...
Spain checks 200 Italy arrivals amid migration row
Spain checked around 200 travellers arriving from Italy at the country’s six largest airports on the first day of border controls reintroduced following a dispute...