- US universities urge Indian students to return before Trump takes office
- Panchagarh records 10.4°C
- Dhaka worldwide 5th worst in air quality
- 40 Palestinians killed overnight on Gaza
- Slained lawyer Saiful's family files murder case against 46
- Palak’s massive looting
- Fakhrul departs for London to meet Tarique
- Sri Lanka records highest deflation in 63 years
- Zelenskyy calls for 'NATO umbrella' to facilitate Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
- Bangladesh ports on alert as cyclone Fengal intensifies
- Delaying elections in name of reforms is unreasonable
- VIP case, VIP extortion
- Winter increases danger of building collapse in Gaza: UN
- Kim and Russian minister agree to strengthen military relations
- Tsotsobe, Tsolekile and Mbhalati arrested for alleged corruption
- Every citizen has right to practice respective religion: Bangladesh at UN
- Book on Tarique's life and political thinking launched
- USA condemns ‘unjust’ sentencing of Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu
- Trump wants Gaza ceasefire before inauguration: Report
- Plot afoot to brand Bangladesh as communal, stay alert: Fakhrul
Book on Tarique's life and political thinking launched
The book Tarique Rahmans Life and Political Thoughts, written by renowned author and researcher Mohammad Joynal Abedin, was launched at a city hotel on Friday, reports UNB. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir graced the event as the chief guest. The ceremony was attended by a...
‘Attempts to incite and create divisions will be thwarted’
Mahfuj Alam, one of the key coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement and adviser to the interim government, has said that recklessness, provocation, creating divisions and conflicts among students and youth, and attempts to turn the forces of the uprising reactionarythese will all...
EU fines Meta $840 million for 'abusive' practices on FB marketplace
The European Union has imposed a hefty fine of nearly 800 million euros ($840 million) on Meta, accusing the company of breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook platform automatic access to Facebook Marketplace, its classified ads service. The European Commission stated on Thursday...
British writer Samantha’s ‘Orbital’ wins booker prize
Samantha Harvey, a British author, claimed the Booker Prize for Fiction on Tuesday for her novel Orbital, a brief yet captivating tale set on the International Space Station, reflecting on the delicate beauty of Earth. Harvey won the 50,000 ($64,000) prize for her novel, which she describes as a...
South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting data
South Koreas privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with thousands of advertisers,...
Meta to keep ban on political ads after US election
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, recently announced it will keep its ban on new political ads even after the US Election Day, aiming to reduce misinformation during the post-election period. Previously approved ads will still be allowed to run, but editing options will...
South Korea's Han sells one million books after Nobel Prize victory
Bookstores in South Korea announced on Wednesday that over a million copies of Han Kangs books have been sold since she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Han, the first South Korean to receive this honor, is internationally acclaimed for her novel The Vegetarian, which won the Man...