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Australia grants humanitarian visas to five Iranian women footballers after anthem controversy
3+ week, 2+ day ago (383+ words) Five members of Iran's women's national football team have received humanitarian visas in Australia after concerns were raised about their safety following their refusal to sing the Iranian national anthem during an Asian Cup match. Australia's Immigration Minister Tony Burke…...
Long queues for fuel despite adequate stock in Khulna
3+ week, 3+ day ago (380+ words) Fear of possible global supply disruptions due to the war in the Middle East has triggered panic buying of fuel in Khulna, resulting in long queues at petrol pumps despite officials confirming that fuel stocks remain adequate. Authorities say depots…...
Commerce Minister: No edible oil price hike, no need for panic buying
3+ week, 3+ day ago (334+ words) Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday said there will be no increase in edible oil prices and there is no supply shortage in the market, urging consumers not to engage in panic buying. "Panic buying could create temporary supply…...
Bangladesh bow out after 4-0 defeat to Uzbekistan
3+ week, 3+ day ago (404+ words) Bangladesh's historic debut campaign in the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 ended in disappointment as they suffered a 4-0 defeat to Uzbekistan women's national football team in their final Group B fixture at Perth Rectangular Stadium on Monday. The result knocked Bangladesh…...
Sophos Active Adversary Report 2026: Identity attacks dominate as threat groups increase
3+ week, 3+ day ago (298+ words) Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, recently released the 2026 Sophos Active Adversary Report. It reveals that 67% of all incidents investigated by Sophos Incident Response (IR) and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) teams last year were…...
Gold prices fall again in local market
3+ week, 3+ day ago (285+ words) Gold prices have declined again in the domestic market, with the price of the highest quality 22-carat gold reduced by Tk3,266 per bhori. According to the Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (Bajus), the new price of 22-carat gold has been fixed at Tk264,948 per…...
“Roid” explores adam and eve narrative after “Hawa” Success
3+ week, 4+ day ago (221+ words) Film officially selected for Tiger Competition at 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam Director Mejbaur Rahman Sumon unveiled the trailer of his second feature film "Roid" at an event on 16 December, marking his return after the commercial success of "Hawa" in Bangladesh....
Raihan Rafi explains the secret behind his box office hits
3+ week, 4+ day ago (225+ words) Raihan Rafi, film director, spoke recently at a programme in Bangladesh about why his films repeatedly resonate with audiences. Rafi, whose work includes the commercially successful "Poran", said the core reason his films become hits is that viewers find their…...
Zayed Khan’s ‘American Dream’ from stage antics to immigrant’s tale
3+ week, 4+ day ago (133+ words) Zayed Khan, Dhallywood actor and Head of the Entertainment Department at Thikana, will appear in the short film "American Dream", produced in New York and scheduled for release on March 6, 2026. He moved to the United States nearly 2 years ago and…...
Fuel, fear, and the illusion of energy security
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1008+ words) Whenever geopolitical tension erupts in distant oil fields or shipping lanes, the consequences eventually arrive at the ticket counters of Gabtoli or the pumps of neighbourhood filling statio The annual homeward migration before Eid is one of the most predictable…...