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Global oil prices climbed sharply on Monday (April 6) after fresh warnings from US President Donald Trump over the Strait of Hormuz heightened supply concerns.
Google has introduced its latest open artificial intelligence model, Gemma 4, marking a significant step toward open AI development. The new model, released on April 2, is both open-weight and fully open source, licensed under the widely used Apache License 2.0.
Meta Platforms has launched two new Ray-Ban prescription smart glasses, expanding its offerings in an area that has become one of the few breakthrough successes in the race for AI-powered gadgets.
After more than five decades, NASA has launched its Artemis II mission, sending humans back towards the Moon. The four‑astronaut crew lifted off aboard the Orion spacecraft, beginning a 10‑day journey that will take them around the lunar far side and back to Earth.
Imagine standing on a flat rock nearly 1,982 feet (604 metres) above sea level, with no railings or safety barriers around you. In front of you lie endless mountains, and beneath your feet is a blue fjord. Norway's Preikestolen, or Pulpit Rock, is precisely such a spine-chilling location, known to travellers worldwide as the 'end of the world'.
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The investigation committee formed to probe allegations of irregularities in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election has submitted its report, with no individuals indicted. Youth and Sports State Minister Aminul Haque said the report will be sent to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) concluded a marathon 9-hour board meeting, followed by a one-hour press conference marked by heated discussions on Saturday (April 4).
Arsenal FC crashed out of the FA Cup at the quarter-final stage after a 2-1 defeat to second-tier side Southampton FC.
The investigation committee probing alleged irregularities in the last Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election has formally submitted its report to the National Sports Council (NSC) ahead of the scheduled 15-day deadline.
Former Bangladesh spinner Mohammad Rafique has been appointed as the special spin bowling coach on a one-year contract, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed.
Brazilian midfielder Oscar has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 34 due to heart-related health issues.
Global oil prices climbed sharply on Monday (April 6) after fresh warnings from US President Donald Trump over the Strait of Hormuz heightened supply concerns.
Iran rejected a warning from US President Donald Trump and announced new regulations for the Strait of Hormuz.
At least 70 migrants are missing after a wooden boat carrying 105 passengers, including women and children, sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday (April 5), reports The New York Times.
Voter enthusiasm appears muted ahead of the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad by-election in Bogura-6, with even local tea stalls—once hubs of political debate—showing little discussion about the contest.
State Minister for Planning Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki has announced his resignation as chief coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolan, citing the need to maintain a clear separation between government responsibilities and party roles.
BNP Chairperson and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called a meeting of the party's standing committee, the highest policymaking forum, for Saturday.
The 11-party alliance has announced a protest rally and procession in Dhaka on Saturday (April 4), demanding the implementation of the July charter and recognition of the referendum results.
After more than five decades, NASA has launched its Artemis II mission, sending humans back towards the Moon. The four‑astronaut crew lifted off aboard the Orion spacecraft, beginning a 10‑day journey that will take them around the lunar far side and back to Earth.
When two-and-a-half-year-old Nusayba from Chatmohar in Pabna passed away on March 12, her father received a call from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital exactly four days later. He was informed that a bed had been allocated for Nusayba. This ‘posthumous call’ regarding a bed for a deceased child is a significant indictment of our governance in the 21st century. The same unfortunate situation has occurred with Nahid from Terokhadia and 10-month-old Jihad from Durgapur, who have been denied access to a mechanical ventilator despite waiting endlessly. The disheartening admission from the medical team indicates that there have been 53 deaths in the past two and a half months; of these, 44 young lives were lost prematurely in the two weeks from March 10 to 24 due to insufficient intensive monitoring. The greatest irony of progress is that just a few kilometers away from where children are dying daily due to inadequate treatment, a modern specialized children's hospital with 200 beds, constructed at a cost of approximately Tk35 crore in the Ghora Chattar (Behrampur) area of the metropolis, has been fully operational since 2023. Despite having state-of-the-art facilities, including 56 intensive monitoring beds and a central oxygen system, the hospital is awaiting approval for its manpower structure (organogram) due to bureaucratic delays. This official inaction has become more significant than the lives of children today. It is particularly astonishing that the 12-bed child intensive monitoring center currently functioning in the main hospital lacks official approval; it is being operated under its own special management. Is a file concerning a manpower structure on the administrative desk of a state capable of executing large-scale projects worth thousands of crores of taka more important than the lives of 44 children?
Bangladesh needs stronger data governance and OTT regulation, but not through disruption or disproportionate compliance burdens. A sequenced, market-aware approach combining digital literacy, smarter enforcement, and competitive local infrastructure can protect citizens while preserving exports, entrepreneurship and economic resilience.
French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Châtaigner paid a courtesy call on Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the minister's office in the Secretariat on Sunday, April 5.
Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Grigoryevich Khozin held a courtesy meeting with the Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser A K M Shamsul Islam on Sunday (April 5) in Dhaka.
Shiloh Jolie, daughter of former Hollywood power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, is set to appear in a major K-pop music video.
A young man was brutally hacked to death by assailants in Bogura.
The country's export earnings fell sharply in March, dropping 18 per cent year-on-year to $3.45 billion, according to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
