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Tuesday, 08 April, 2025

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VOA journalists receive career support from Press Freedom Center

In the aftermath of the Trump Administrations decision to end federal grant funding to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Voice of America (VOA) journalists faced unexpected layoffs and a sudden shutdown of operations. On Friday, however, more than 200 VOA staff members received a valuable career...

Trump’s auto tariffs is a ‘direct attack’: Canadian PM

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that U.S. President Donald Trumps auto tariffs are a direct attack on his country and that the trade war is hurting Americans, noting that American consumer confidence is at a multi-year low. Trump said earlier Wednesday that he was placing 25% tariffs on...

Canadian PM Carney calls snap election, targets Trump’s threats

Canadas new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called early elections for April 28, pledging to defeat Donald Trumps drive to annex the United States huge northern neighbor. Carney, a former central banker, was chosen by Canadas centrist Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime...

Debate grows over ocean-based carbon capture experiments

On the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on Canadas east coast, an emerging company is pumping mineral-rich slurry into the ocean, hoping to combat climate change. Whether this is pollution or a breakthrough depends on perspective. Planetary Technologies, a Nova Scotia-based firm, is betting...

Hollywood filmmaker Rinsch charged with defrauding Netflix of $11 million

Hollywood filmmaker Carl Erik Rinsch has been charged with defrauding Netflix of $11 million in connection with a science fiction TV series that was never completed. Rinsch, best known for directing the 2013 film 47 Ronin, is accused of using Netflixs funds for personal expenditures rather than...

Cartoon Network legend David Steven Cohen dies

Cartoon Networks Courage the Cowardly Dog writer David Steven Cohen has died after battling cancer. He was 58. Cohens death was announced on Facebook by his longtime friend animation historian Jerry Beck. He joined the writing team of Courage the Cowardly Dog in Season 1 and later became...

Visa and Mastercard fraudulent schemes

Fraudsters are siphoning off millions of taka through Visa and Mastercard fraud, using clever methods to steal customer information and create counterfeit cards to withdraw money. As a result, users are at risk of losing their funds. Several members of the fraud ring have been arrested by law...

China unveils 100-year nuclear battery with revolutionary applications

Chinese scientists at Northwest Normal University in Gansu province have developed the worlds first carbon-based nuclear battery, Zhulong-1, capable of lasting over 100 years without recharging. This innovative battery uses carbon-14, a radioactive isotope, to generate electricity, offering...

Talks of Canada becoming 51st US state is 'crazy': New PM Carney

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney labeled a recent suggestion by a senior U.S. official that Canada should become the 51st state as crazy. Speaking to reporters after his swearing-in ceremony, Carney offered a blunt response to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubios statement about Canadas...

Former DU vice-chancellor Arefin Siddique passes away

Former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU) Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique passed away on Thursday night, leaving behind a legacy of academic excellence and leadership. He was 72. He breathed his last at 10:45 PM while undergoing treatment at the Neurosurgery Department of Ibrahim Cardiac...

Mark Carney to be sworn in as Canada's new PM on Friday

Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canadas next prime minister (PM) on Friday morning, marking the final day of Justin Trudeaus more than nine years in power. Governor General Mary Simon will preside over the swearing-in of Carney and his cabinet ministers Friday at 11 am, her office said in a...

Banker to Canada’s new prime minister: Mark Carney's unlikely rise

Mark Carney, a former central banker, has been elected as Canadas next prime minister following a landslide victory in the Liberal Party leadership vote. The 59-year-old was born on March 16, 1965, in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, reports AP. Credentials...

Mark Carney wins race to replace Trudeau as Canada's prime minister

Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canadas ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed on Sunday. Carney will take over at a tumultuous time in Canada, which is in the midst of a trade war with longtime ally the...

AI-powered cardiologist at Shanghai hospital

Chinas first AI-powered cardiologist is easing pressure on doctors at a busy Shanghai hospital, where demand for cardiac care is growing, reads a SCMP report. Developed by the Fudan University-affiliated Zhongshan Hospital and the Shanghai Academy of Artificial Intelligence for Science, the...

Cargo vessel from Pakistan set to arrive at Mongla port after 53 years

A cargo vessel from Pakistan carrying rice is set to arrive at Mongla seaport for the first time since independence. The Pakistan flagged-carrier vessel-loaded with 25 metric tonnes (MT) of rice left Karachi Qasim port a few days back and is expected to anchor at Chittagong port within two or...

Pakistan triumphs in Embassy Cricket Carnival

The second edition of the Embassy Cricket Carnival has been held to strengthen mutual relations, tourism, sports, and diplomacy. The two-day tournament featured 14 teams comprising embassy officials. The event was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh and Gameplay Ltd....

Homegrown e-commerce platform Cartup designed for Bangladeshi customers with focus on authentic products

Cartup Ltd, a subsidiary of US-Bangla Airlines, is set to revolutionize the online shopping experience in Bangladesh. As a fully local e-commerce platform, Cartup is designed to cater to the unique needs of Bangladeshi consumers, focusing on offering the best prices, authentic products, and...

JCI Bangladesh Carnival 2025 held

JCI Bangladesh Carnival 2025 was held with a day-long grand event. The event, held recently was a vibrant festival that not only entertained but also laid out the vision of JCI Bangladesh for the year ahead, led by 2025 JCI Bangladesh National President Kazi Fahad. This was a day of...

Indonesia, ExxonMobil sign $10B deal for CCS development

Indonesia and ExxonMobil have signed a $10 billion agreement to advance the petrochemical sector and develop Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology, according to the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlines a significant investment aimed at...

Over 300 BDR members being freed on bail

Over 300 members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) are being freed on bail after 16 years in jails in an explosive case over the BDR carnage at Dhakas Pilkhana, reports UNB. The prisoners started coming out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj and Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur on Thursday morning....

168 BDR members out on bail after 16 years

BDR members who were granted bail in explosives cases walked out of prison on Thursday after nearly 16 years. A total of 168 personnel of now-defunct BDR were released from Dhaka Central Jail and Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur on Thursday. Of these, 41 were released from Dhaka Central Jail, 26...

Netherlands pledges support for Bangladesh’s environmental and water management priorities

André Carstens, Head of Mission of the Netherlands to Bangladesh, meet with Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, at her office in the Secretariat on Tuesday. During the meeting, both parties discussed avenues...

42 Rohingya migrants detained in Thailand after perilous journey

Forty-two Rohingya migrants were detained in Thalang district, Phuket, early Tuesday, after being discovered in the water near Sai Kaew Beach. The group had left Bangladesh on December 16, intending to reach Malaysia but endured a harrowing journey, reads a Bangkok Post report. Local officials...

Auto financing in Pakistan rises amid interest rate cuts

Auto financing witnessed a slight increase, reaching $847.63 million in December 2024 from $844.56 million in November, according to data from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). This marks a reversal of the negative trend seen in November, when financing declined from $850 million in October. For...

What happens to celebrities’ gowns after events?

Every time a celebrity poses on a red carpet, countless cameras flash, forever immortalizing their outfit, preserving the hundreds or even thousands of hours it has taken to create. Sunday nights Golden Globes were no different, with Zendaya channeling old Hollywood glamor in a saffron Louis...