Goethe, Lagvelki to screen award-winning German short films virtually
GB Today UNB: German cultural institution Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in association with the country’s first online pay-per-view movie streaming platform Lagvelki,…
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Envoy plans to make Finland ‘visible’ in West Bengal
Finnish ambassador on visit to city to expand commercial and cultural ties Devadeep Purohit, Calcutta: Finland, known as…
Back from citizenship ‘hellhole’: West Bengal worker’s plight at ‘transit camp’ in Assam
Gangadhar carries with him a harrowing preview of the fate that awaits people when citizenship regimens are enforced…
Poor BSNL network at Beodnabad and Chidiya Tapu area continues as BSNL waits for equipments
John Wilbert & Savita Kumari, Port Blair: Residents of Beodnabad and Chidiya Tapu area are suffering a lot…
Subansiri mega dam: Over 20 Assam organisations to protest against NHPC
NE NOW NEWS: Over 20 organisations in Assam have threatened to launch protest against the construction of mega…
Indictment hearing in Khaleda’s Niko graft case adjourned till Oct 5
BSS, Dhaka: A court here today adjourned the hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP…
Bangladesh reports 2,074 fresh cases, 35 deaths from COVID-19
BSS, Dhaka: Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 2,074 COVID-19 cases while the coronavirus claimed overnight 35 lives. “The country…
HC orders to shutdown unregistered online news portals
BSS, Dhaka: The High Court (HC) on Tuesday ordered authorities concerned to shutdown all the unregistered online news…
China races to squash new Covid-19 cluster among schoolchildren
BSS/AFP: Southern Chinese cities closed schools and ordered testing for millions on Tuesday in a race to curb…
S. Korea fines Google almost $180 mn for market abuse
BSS/AFP: South Korea’s antitrust watchdog fined Google nearly $180 million on Tuesday for abusing its dominance in the…
Lasith Malinga retires from T20s to close out playing career
Malinga retires as the leading wicket-taker in T20Is ESPN Cricinfo: Sri Lanka’s most successful limited-overs fast bowler Lasith…
Stars dazzle in defiant fashion at ‘surreal’ Met Gala
BSS/AFP: New York is done with dressing down: the splashy black-tie Met Gala returned Monday, with a cohort…
Bangladesh: Rising sea-level to deprive 20m people of homes by 2050
UNB, Dhaka: Around 17% of Bangladesh will be submerged by rising sea-levels by 2050, depriving 20 million people…
West Bengal cabinet to extend incentives to private industrial parks
The state government has decided to give incentives in three installments, instead of paying it at one go,…
Four killed in Odisha rain; goods train derails in Angul
The latest casualty was a six-year-old girl who reportedly died when the wall of a house collapsed on…
Andaman Trunk Road poses threat to Islanders; Public demands Immediate measures to ensure safety of Commuters
Trinath & Vijay, Andaman Sheekha: The Andaman Trunk Road is presently in such a pathetic shape in various…
Tripura police denies permission to TMC for holding rally in Agartala
NE NOW NEWS: The Tripura police has denied permission to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for holding a rally…
Assam CM’s signature forged, prime accused arrested in Delhi
NE NOW NEWS: Assam CM , The prime accused in the case related to forging of signature of…
Ganga eats away 250 Malda homes in eight hours
Since morning, the residents started shifting their belongings to safer places as the river menaced at the homes…
Schools closed for two days in parts of Odisha amid downpour
Record rainfall in Puri, Bhubaneswar PTI: The Odisha government has shut down schools in 12 districts for two…