January 2025

Netherlands and Barcelona great Patrick Kluivert was named Indonesia coach on Wednesday, tasked with taking the country to their first World Cup since independence. The 48-year-old former striker inherits a side featuring mostly players…

The film "Makeup", directed by Anonno Mamun, is finally set to hit cinemas this Friday, January 10, after being banned for three years. The censor board originally barred the movie in 2021 over accusations of it portraying film industry…

Just a month after the tragic stampede death of a woman at a special screening of Allu Arjun's "Pushpa 2: The Rule", another similar tragedy unfolded during the promotion of South-Indian actor Ram Charan's upcoming film "Game Changer". Two…

A fire broke out late Monday (January 6) night on the 11th floor of the 13-story Sky Pan building in Andheri's Oberoi Complex, a residential tower known to house singer Udit Narayan. The fire broke out around 10pm in the B wing of the…

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today proposed offering employment to 100 individuals injured during the July uprising. "This initiative aims to support those injured by providing them with a means to…

The interim government has decided to allocate Tk 637.80 crore for the families of those killed and injured during the July uprising. Of this amount, Tk 232.60 crore will be provided from the national budget of the current fiscal…

Louisiana health authorities on Monday reported the first human death in the United States linked to bird flu, while noting the patient had underlying medical conditions and that general risks to the public remained "low." The patient,…

Reports of an outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in parts of China are drawing international attention. HMPV was identified by a research group in the Netherlands in 2001, and had likely spread among humans for many years prior to…

Security forces clashed with gunmen on Monday in one of Mexico's most violent states, leaving 10 suspected criminals dead and three police officers injured, authorities said. The early morning shootout happened during a joint patrol…

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