Elton John and Britney Spears have collaborated for the first time, creating the slinky, club-ready single “Hold Me Closer” that sees the pop icons take old sounds and fashion something new.The funky, piano-driven single uses John’s 1971 hit “Tiny Danc…
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday categorically said the fall of the Awami League government is now the the only goal of the main opposition party. “The absolute reality is that now a terrible fascist and monstrous regime is …
At least 40 people, 15 of them policemen, were injured in a clash between police and BNP activists in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram district on Friday evening, police said.Officer-in-charge (OC) of Banshkhali police station Kamal Uddin, SI and 13 ot…
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif asked Friday for international help battling deadly flood damage in the impoverished Islamic nation.His request on Twitter came amid exceptionally heavy rain that continued lashing Pakistan, raising the overall d…
The T20 technical consultant of the Bangladesh national cricket team Sridharan Sriram said he is very clear about his role in the Bangladesh team. Bangladesh has none as the head coach in the T20 squad who are currently in the UAE to take part in this …
Three members of the Railway Nirapatta Bahini (RNB) caught on video assaulting and abusing an Army personnel at Chattogram Railway Station have been arrested.The arrestees have been identified as Md Main Hossain Rakib, 23, Riton Chakma, 24, and Md Rabi…
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday alleged that a vested group got engaged in spreading propaganda against the government in many ways to undermine its pro-people initiatives and sought united efforts to deal with that propaganda upholding the t…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold talks with tea estate owners Saturday as the workers at the country’s 167 tea plantations continued their indefinite strike for the 18th day Friday for raising their wages to Tk 300 from Tk 120.The workers abstain…
What’s considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study.In much of Earth’s wealthy mid-latitudes, spiking temperatures and hum…
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged Thursday night to renegotiate household debts of Brazilians if he wins October’s election, making another promise seeking to lure support from tens of millions experiencing hardship. The announcement c…
Two Florida residents have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items stolen from President Joe Biden’s daughter to the conservative group Project Veritas for $40,000, prosecutors said Thursday.Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander “sough…
After staying ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ a day before Dhaka’s air quality turned ‘moderate’ again on Friday.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 77 at 9am, the metropolis ranked 25th in the list of world cities with the worst air quality.Paki…
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