María Elena Ríos has conflicting feelings about her saxophone: She once blamed the instrument for bringing her to the brink of death — but it also has been her salvation.Ríos, 29, thought her career as a musician and her devotion to her saxophone were …
The High Court has banned the streaming of “Faraaz” – an Indian film based on the 2016 terrorist attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan – on online platforms in Bangladesh.The HC bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman and Justice Md Iqbal Kabi…
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was admitted to United Hospital in Gulshan on Monday afternoon after he fell sick at the party Chairperon’s Gulshan office.He was admitted to the hospital around 12:30 pm under Professor Muminuzzaman , …
The death toll from Sunday’s fire at an apartment block in Gulshan-2 increased to two as another victim died on Monday morning.Raju Mia Shikder, who sustained injuries during the fire incident, died at a hospital in the capital, said Deputy Commissione…
Richard Belzer, the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of TV’s most indelible detectives as John Munch in “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Law & Order: SVU,” has died. He was 78.Belzer died Sunday at hi…
Dhaka’s air quality remains in the ‘unhealthy’ zone this morning.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 187 at 9:30 am, the capital of Bangladesh ranked fourth in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.India’s Delhi, Pakistan’s Lahor…
Two women drowned after a tourist boat capsized in Rangamati’s Kaptai Lake on Monday.The deceased were identified as Hena Rani, 65, and Pushpa Rani, 35, of Joypurhat’s Panchbibi upazila.The boat with 61 people on board capsized this evening while retur…
United Nations members gather Monday in New York to resume efforts to forge a long-awaited and elusive treaty to safeguard the world’s marine biodiversity.Nearly two-thirds of the ocean lies outside national boundaries on the high seas where fragmented…
The Awami League candidate Md Shahabuddin was elected unopposed in the recent presidential election. Shahabuddin is a former commissioner of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). According to the ACC Act, no commissioner shall be eligible for appointment t…
The woman flying out of Philadelphia’s airport last year remembered to pack snacks, prescription medicine and a cellphone in her handbag. But what was more important was what she forgot to unpack: a loaded .380-caliber handgun in a black holster.The we…
President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit Monday to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a gesture of solidarity that comes days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country.Biden delivered remarks at met with …
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today conferred ‘Ekushey Padak 2023’ to 19 eminent personalities and two organizations in recognition of their contributions to various fields.She handed over the Ekushey Padak, the country’s second highest civilian award, …
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