Dhaka, Friday, Aug 28, 2026
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For decades, women have been drawn to male-on-male romance, both in print and on screen. Long before the internet, female Star Trek fans were imagining secret relationships between Captain Kirk and Sp...
US tech firms including Pinterest and Airbnb are increasingly turning to Chinese AI models to enhance their services, citing superior performance, open-source flexibility, and lower costs, according t...
European Council President Antonio Luis Santos da Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be chief guests at India’s Republic Day celebrations next Monday, with advancing a f...
China’s senior military general Zhang Youxia is under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law, the Defense Ministry said on Saturday, marking the latest high-profile case...
Reforming political parties is more important than reforming the state itself if transparency, accountability and good governance are to be ensured in Bangladesh, speakers said at a policy dialogue or...
Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it is “more ready than ever, finger on the trigger,” amid heightened tensions with the United States as US warships head toward the Mi...
Danish troops were placed on heightened alert as recently as last week and ordered to be prepared with live ammunition amid concerns over a possible US attack on Greenland, Denmark’s public broadcaste...
A pair of reflective sunglasses worn by French President Emmanuel Macron at the World Economic Forum in Davos has turned an otherwise routine appearance into a global talking point—blending politics,...
Trading activity on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) surged sharply over the past week, with average daily turnover rising by 51 percent, while the benchmark DSEX advanced nearly 3 percent, reflecting r...
Bangladesh is poised to institutionalize Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus’ long-espoused social business philosophy at the heart of its financial sector by launching a specialised Microcredit B...
An environment conducive to voting has finally emerged in the country after a long time, said Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the Jamaat-backed 10-party alliance nominee...
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted during the July uprising last year and later fled to India, on Friday sharply criticised Chief Adviser of the interim government Muhammad Yunus, acc...
Rajshahi Warriors clinched the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) title this season with a commanding 63-run victory over Chattogram Royals in the final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on F...
The Police Headquarters has issued strict instructions barring unit chiefs from leaving their work stations without prior approval, warning that any violation will be treated as a breach of discipline...
BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman on Friday said elected representatives would directly engage with citizens if his party comes to power, pledging jobs for youth, agricultural and infrastructure developm...
The United States has formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) after nearly eight decades of membership, federal officials announced Thursday, capping a years-long ba...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday directly rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks that “Canada lives because of the United States,” asserting that Canada thrives on its own value...
BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman will carry out daylong electioneering activities in several districts on Sunday as part of the party’s campaign for the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election.The third d...
Gold prices in Bangladesh surged again on Saturday noon, rising by Tk 6,299 per bhori (11.664 gram), barely hours after a reduction announced on Friday night, according to the Bangladesh Jewellers Ass...
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC on Friday announced that gas supply across all its franchise areas will remain under low pressure for 24 hours due to reduced LNG supply.In a press release,...