UNDP Bangladesh on Tuesday organised “Voices Against Cyber Violence” Dialogue: A Step Forward in Combating Online Abuse in Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Dhaka. UNDP Bangladesh, in collaboration with the UNDP Seoul Policy Center and the Governme
Aug 28, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Juncheng Shang of China hits to Alexander Bublik(not pictured) of Kazakhstan on Day One of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-USA TODAY Sports/ Files China’s Shang Juncheng said hi
A red fox frantically scratches the wires of its small cage. An Arctic fox meanders lazily with a bloody tail. Other furry creatures, some with teary eyes, stare blankly into a light on an activist's video camera. Finnish advocacy group Oikeutta Elaimille, or Justice for Animals, and Humane S
Hotels and restaurants in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura have imposed a temporary ban on service for Bangladeshi tourists, reports bdnews24.com. On Monday, the All Tripura Hotel & Restaurant Owners’ Association, or ATHROA, issued a statement emphasising that hotels in Tripura will
Aliya Fakhri, sister of Bollywood actor Nargis Fakhri, has been charged with murder in the United States over a fire that claimed the lives of two individuals, including her former boyfriend, Edward Jacobs. The incident occurred in Queens, New York City, on November 23, reports UNB. Prosecu
A metro system in Greece’s second city Thessaloniki officially opened on Saturday, its stations displaying the same ancient artifacts that nearly derailed the project’s completion. During construction, which began in 2006, workers discovered a Byzantine-era market, a Roman cemetery and
An average of 140 women and girls were killed every day in 2023 by their partner or a family member, according to a UN report published on Monday. The report, released by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), reveals that femicide, the most extreme form of violence against women a
The Bangladesh Bearing Merchant Association (BBMA) held its 3rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday at its headquarters in Nawabpur, Dhaka. The meeting was chaired by the association’s President Md Musa Bhuiyan, according to a press release. Key agendas included the approval of mi
William Radice, the poet, researcher and translator who made innumerable stories and poems of Rabindranath Tagore and ‘Meghnad Badh Kabya,’ the epic by Michael Madhusudan Dutt, available to English readers, has passed away. Radice died on Monday in England at the age of 73, confirmed p
On November 13, the 32nd death anniversary of renowned industrialist, late Mrs Anwara Begum will be observed today by her eldest daughter, Mrs. Sultana Daula, former member of parliament. Mrs Anwara Begum was the managing director of KDH Laboratories Limited, director of Industrialist Bank & Natio
