BRAC University received an anonymous email threatening a mass bombing on October 6, prompting authorities to file a general diary at Badda Police Station. The email, sent Sunday evening from an account named “Typical Chinese Man,” claimed multiple attacks would occur around 11am. University authorities alerted law en…
Zayn Malik has resurfaced his 2014 post supporting Palestine, which read “#FreePalestine.” Sharing a screenshot on Instagram, he told critics to “check the date” after being accused of sitting on the fence over recent c…
Cornell Daily Sun editors Sophia Dasser and Cereese Qusba have spent two years covering an alleged gang rape involving seven fraternity members. Following a recent civil lawsuit, their reporting gained national attentio…
A Hindu neighbour in Moulvibazar’s Juri Upazila gifted one decimal of land to a Muslim youth who secured a job at Sonali Bank but faced losing it during government verification because his father had no property. The ne…
Bangladesh barely uses AI. Its freelancers are already competing with it. What's really happening to gigs, rates and clients, and what to do about it.
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 satellit…
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…
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…
