Angelina Jolie has shared images showing Gaza’s widespread destruction and urged urgent humanitarian aid for civilians. The photos highlight damaged homes, schools, hospitals, roads and other infrastructure. UN satellite analysis found 82% of Gaza’s structures had been damaged by June 16, 2026, while 94% of the popula…
A new study in mice suggests hair greying may occur when severely DNA-damaged pigment stem cells permanently mature and leave the stem-cell pool, potentially lowering melanoma risk. However, some types of damage may cau…
A 60-year-old Chinese woman, Zhong Juanjuan, became a popular gaming streamer after starting to play in 2020 to understand her son’s gaming addiction. Known as “Auntie Juan,” she began livestreaming in 2022 and has play…
Bangladesh's old cinemas never truly die: Gulistan became a neighbourhood, Abhisar a song, and Shyamoli returned inside the mall that replaced it.
Small boat crossings to the UK reached a 2026 daily high on Wednesday, with 781 people arriving aboard 10 vessels, according to Home Office figures. Despite the surge, 18,565 crossings have been recorded so far this yea…
Dhaka University removed the “Shaheed Osman Hadi Hall” nameplate from Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall on 30 September, restoring the original name. The Hadi nameplate had been installed by students without university approva…
BNP lawmaker Ferdousi Ahmed Mishti has reportedly been asked to resign from parliament as the party considers action over the attack and demolition of the RADDA MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur-1. Her name has been linked to all…
Born in Austria and raised in England, Victoria became Viqar-un-Nisa after marrying Sir Feroz Khan Noon in 1945. She founded the Viqarunnisa Noon School in Dhaka in 1952, shaping women’s education. A political activist…
Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur announced that newly designed Tk 1000, Tk 50, and Tk 20 banknotes will be released before Eid. These notes will not feature any individual's image but will showcase mosques, temp…
Mexico’s Mundo magazine features Bangladesh’s July Movement as its cover story, focusing on student-led protests and the public uprising that symbolized resilience and change. The issue includes an interview with Bangla…
Zabeer Zarif Akhter, a 17-year-old student from St. Joseph Higher Secondary School in Bangladesh, has won the national title in the Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition. His innovative "high voltage plasma water pur…
For the first time in history, Saudi women participated in the ceremonial changing of the Kaaba’s Kiswa. They assisted by carrying parts of the Kiswa and handing them over to male workers, who then transported them to t…
81-year-old Rani Hamid, a seasoned Bangladeshi chess player, clinched a spot on the national women's team for the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, this September. Despite finishing sixth in the national champio…
Ashik Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi skydiver, set a new Guinness World Record by freefalling from a plane with the Bangladesh flag, achieving the ‘Greatest Distance Freefall with a Banner/Flag.’ He broke Indian skydiver Jiti…
Ragib Shahriar, a brilliant student at Dhaka University, has set a Guinness World Record by tapping a football 220 times in one minute, surpassing the previous record of 212 taps. He received his official certificate on…
Imranur Rahman, Bangladesh's record-breaking sprinter, is poised to make his Olympic debut in Paris, becoming the nation's third athlete to join the prestigious event. World Athletics, the global governing body, officia…
