12+ hour, 15+ min ago   (310+ words) Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain has said a nationwide extensive vaccination programme will begin on September 26."The regular immunisation programme will also continue to protect children from measles," he said.The minister said this while addressing a…...

13+ hour, 41+ min ago   (275+ words) A new documentary on Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza has broken the record for the longest standing ovation in Venice Film Festival history, drawing 24.5 minutes of applause at its premiere on Thursday, reports Variety."NAZA," directed by Israeli…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (243+ words) Deaths continue due to measles and measles symptoms across Bangladesh. -CollectedBangladesh has reported three more deaths with measles symptoms in a 24-hour count, pushing the combined toll from confirmed measles and suspected cases above 1,000.Another 69 people tested positive for measles…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (362+ words) The new official jersey of the Bangladesh national football team has been formally unveiled on Tuesday at the National Sports Council auditorium in the capital.The new jersey will be available at 130 Uniformity stores across the country. It will also…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (762+ words) Vietnam's Central Highlands produces around one sixth of the world's coffee, but farmers are switching their traditional crop for durian to cash in on surging Chinese demand for the pungent "king of fruits"."You can live okay with coffee, but…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (322+ words) Import and export activities through the Hili land port in Dinajpur have been suspended indefinitely as Indian exporters and C&F agents began a strike on Sunday morning to press for their demands.Members of the Hili Exporters and C…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1050+ words) For years, Cyprus and Lebanon built reputations as convenient financial gateways between Europe, the Middle East and the wider world. Their banks attracted international deposits, wealthy clients and foreign businesses, benefiting from geographic location, financial services and relatively open economies....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (755+ words) Strategic diplomatic initiatives are increasingly defining economic policy among developing nations looking to expand commercial footprints beyond traditional regional borders. In a notable expansion of South-South economic engagement, official dialogue between the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan and the West African…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (194+ words) A colourful traditional boat race was held on the Buriganga River on Friday to mark the 416th anniversary of Dhaka as part of the month-long ‘Hridoye Dhaka 416’ festival organised by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).The race was held this afternoon…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (427+ words) A rough-edged, low-budget animation has pulled off one of the summer's oddest box-office turns in China, even as Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" and a string of blockbusters battle it out for audiences.“Niu Lai”, a two-person production with bare-bones character modelling…...