- US takes steps to formally shutter USAID
- BNP to take to streets again if people’s interests jeopardized: Fakhrul
- US embassy in Syria tells Americans to leave
- Eid on Sunday in Saudi Arabia as Shawwal moon sighted
- CA returns home wrapping up China tour
- Myanmar earthquake: Death toll passes 1,600 as search for survivors continues
- Fire service reminds earthquake vulnerability seeking precautions
- Myanmar junta seeks to talk with Dr Yunus
- Restore voting rights as soon as possible: Dulu
- Four killed in mass Russian drone attack in Ukraine
- DOE urges avoidance of single-use plastic, polythene on launches
- Why trials of Hasina, others would take so much time, asks Rizvi
- No metro rail service on Eid day
- Five Eid jamaats to be held at Baitul Mukarram
- Cyber Tribunal withdraws 410 cases
- Scientists explain why Myanmar tremor was so deadly
- Five tallest skyscrapers ever planned
- Trump desire to take Greenland ‘has nothing to do with us’: Putin
- Jamuna Bridge toll: Over Tk3.38cr collected in 24 hours
- We want such a Bangladesh where democracy will have a strong foundation: Annie

First solar eclipse of 2025 to take place today
The first solar eclipse of 2025 will take place on Saturday. It will be a partial eclipse, visible in specific areas around the world. According to NASA, this eclipse will be visible in parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, and the Arctic region. However, it will not be visible...

Seven eminent individuals receive Independence Award 2025 from Prof Yunus
The Chief Adviser, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, awarded the Independence Award-2025 to seven distinguished individuals, recognising their glorious and outstanding contributions to the nation. The Chief Adviser handed over the award at Osmani Memorial Auditorium, reports UNB. Sven...

Bangladesh’s Mars Rover team secures spot in URC 2025 finals
A team of Bangladeshi students has earned a place in the University Rover Challenge 2025 (URC 2025), the worlds most prestigious robotics competition for undergraduate students, organized by The Mars Society, according to a press release. The students are from UIU Mars Rover, the robotics team...

Can machines really wash humans? Osaka’s evolved ‘human washing machine’ says yes
Can a machine really wash a human? The answer might just be yes, thanks to the evolved human washing machine unveiled at the Osaka Healthcare Pavilion on Sunday. First introduced at the 1970 Osaka Expo, the original machine automatically cleaned and dried a persons body inside a capsule. But the...

IPL 2025: Technology to judge wide Balls
The Indian Premier League (IPL-2025) has sanctioned the use of Hawk-Eye technology to assess wides outside the off-stump and above the batters head, eliminating subjectivity in umpiring decisions, with the ruling being conveyed to all ten captains during a pre-season meeting in Mumbai on Thursday...

Finland ranked again the world’s happiest country in 2025: What’s the secret
Finland has been ranked as the worlds happiest country according to the World Happiness Report 2025. For the eighth consecutive year, this Nordic country is at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford....

The completely unique Foodi Iftar and Sehri Fest 2025 begins today
Bangladeshs extremely popular food delivery app Foodi is going to organize an exceptional festival. The Foodi Iftar and Sehri Fest 2025 will take place from March 20 to March 29, every day from 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM, non-stop, at the grounds of Kamal Ataturk Avenue in Banani, the heart of modern...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveils new Rubin AI chips at GTC 2025
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang kicked off the companys artificial intelligence developer conference on Tuesday by telling a crowd of thousands that AI is going through an inflection point. At GTC 2025 dubbed the Super Bowl of AI Huang focused his keynote on the companys advancements in AI and his...

World Kidney Day tomorrow: CA issues message
The World Kidney Day-2025 will be observed in the country and elsewhere across the globe tomorrow, aiming to raise awareness about the importance of sound kidneys. This years theme of the day is Are your kidney ok? Detect early, protect kidney health, a PID press release said today (March 12),...

India clinch Champions Trophy title
India, as marked as the favorite to win the final of ICC Champions Trophy 2025, won it in style by defeating New Zealand by 4 wickets. In the match held at Dubai of UAE on Sunday, they won the final comfortably with their combined team-effort. Winning the toss, New Zealand decided to bat...

NBR launches customs risk management to address money laundering
The NBR has announced the Customs Risk Management Regulations-2025 to tackle economic risks like money laundering and terrorism financing, reports UNB. According to the NBR [National Board of Revenue] notification, economic risk also refers proceeds of crime, other illegal financial activities,...

Dr Yunus honours outstanding women with ‘Indomitable Women’s Award-2025’
Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus presented the Indomitable Womens Award-2025 on Saturday to outstandingwomen for their remarkable contributions across various fields, as part of a government initiative to honor and inspire them by recognizing their efforts. The award giving ceremony was held...

International Women's Day 2025: Global celebrations focus on 'Accelerate Action'
The International Womens Day is being celebrated in the country and elsewhere across the world on Saturday with due fervour. The theme for this years International Womens Day is Accelerate Action. This campaign theme emphasises the urgent need to take decisive steps toward achieving gender...

Bangladesh to take on India in opener today
Bangladesh will take on defending champions India in their Pool A match on the opening day of the 6th Asian Womens Kabaddi Championship 2025 at Pardis in Tehran, Iran today (March 6) at 3:30 pm (BST). The continental tournament for women is taking place for the first time since 2017 with the...

Imranur axed from BAF’s provisional squad for SA Athletics
The Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) announced a 13-member provisional national athletics team for the upcoming South Asian Senior Athletics Championship 2025, scheduled for May 3-5 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. However, Imranur Rahman, the countrys former fastest man and Olympian sprinter,...

World Obesity Day 2025: 9 'healthy' habits that lead to weight gain
World Obesity Day held annually on March 4th, focuses on awareness about the global obesity crisis, its causes, and prevention. Organized by the World Obesity Federation, it highlights obesity-related health risks like diabetes and heart disease while promoting healthier lifestyles and public...

Your salaries depend on India: Gavaskar slams critics
Due to security concern and political tensions between two neighboring country India-Pakistan, India refused to take part in the ICC Champions Trophy as it was primarily scheduled to be held in Pakistan. Later, India was convinced as ICC after a discussion with the cricket boards of these two...

New Zealand opted to field first
New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to field in the champions trophy match against Bangladesh at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. After winning the toss, Mitchell Santner said: We will bowl first against Bangladesh as it looks like a good wicket. He said that they trained a lot in...

Inglis leads Australia to record chase against England
Australia made the record of the highest successful chase in ICC tournament history, chasing down Englands 351 with 15 balls to spare in a thrilling Champions Trophy encounter in Lahore on Saturday, reports UNB. Wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis starred with an unbeaten 120 off 86 balls, leading...

Australia elects to field against England in Champions Trophy match
Australia has won the toss and elected to field against England in its opening Group B game on Saturday in the Champions Trophy, reports UNB. Australia is being led by Steven Smith after its World Cup-winning pace trio of captain Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc were ruled out of...

Youths are ready to lead the world: Dr Yunus
Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said the countrys young generation wants to lead the world apart from building a new Bangladesh as he conferred Ekushey Padak-2025 on the recipients, report BSS. We are now stronger, more energetic and more creative than ever before. The dreams of our...

Oprah Winfrey, Selena Gomez among new Oscar presenters
The 97th Academy Awards are shaping up to be a dazzling affair with new presenters and a fresh voice behind the scenes, reports the statesman. Oprah Winfrey, Selena Gomez, Ben Stiller, Willem Dafoe, Goldie Hawn, Sterling K. Brown, Joe Alwyn, Lily-Rose Depp, Ana de Armas, and Connie Nielsen have...

BAFTA 2025: ‘Conclave’ and ‘The Brutalist’ tie with four wins
Papal thriller Conclave and immigrant epic The Brutalist on Sunday tied for top honours at Britains BAFTA awards with each film picking up four coveted gongs. Conclave, directed by German-born Edward Berger, won the BAFTA for the best film with its tale of the intrigue and horse-trading behind...

NATO tests new deployment model without US
NATO is testing its ability to rapidly deploy across Eastern Europe without direct US assistance as Washington shifts its approach toward European defense and the war in Ukraine, reports UNB. The six-week Steadfast Dart 2025 exercises across Bulgaria, Romania and Greece are taking place as...

James and Artcell to take the stage at ‘Tarunner Utsab 2025’
The Youth Festival 2025 (Tarunner Utsab) has begun at Dhaka University with the slogan Let us change the country, let us change the world. The festival has been decorated with colours and ink on the universitys central playground. There are seminars, workshops, cultural programms and sports...

CA leaves for Dubai to join World Governments Summit
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today (February 12) left for Dubai to attend the World Governments Summit-2025. A flight of the Emirates airlines carrying Prof Yunus and his entourage members departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 7:45 pm, Chief Advisers Deputy Press...

Bangladeshi film 'Neelchokro' selected for Golden State Film Festival 2025
The Bangladeshi film Neelchokro (Blue Circle) has been selected for the Golden State Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA. The film has been chosen for the Foreign Language category. According to Mithu, the film will be screened on the last day of the festival. The director of the film, Mithu Khan,...

Adviser Rizwana calls for transition of industrial sector to renewable energy
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called on the business community and international partners to work alongside Bangladeshi stakeholders in shifting from fossil fuel-based energy production to renewable and sustainable sources. She made the call while speaking as the chief guest at the...