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Green University of Bangladesh is set to host the 4th international conference titled Innovation and Transformation for Development (ITD) 2025. The aim of the conference is to foster innovation, transformation, and sustainable development through promoting intellectual discourse and collaboration...

HONG KONG : After 20 hours and 56 minutes of non-stop swimming, Simon Holliday hauls himself up the steps of Disneyland pier, knees almost buckling, to claim a world first, reports BSS. The British marathon swimmer has just survived rough...

MUNICH : Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane returns to north London on Wednesday to face old rivals Arsenal arguably in the best form of his career after dropping into a deeper position, reports BSS. Always a consistent goalscorer, the England...

PERTH : England have been slammed as “amateurish” after their main stars opted to skip a pink-ball tour game despite being crushed by Australia in the first Ashes Test at Perth, reports BSS. Just three of their squad will join...

Moody’s Investors Service has reaffirmed Eastern Bank PLC’s (EBL) B2 rating, which remains capped by Bangladesh’s sovereign rating. The reaffirmation reflects EBL’s solid capital base, consistent profitability, strong asset quality, and adequate liquidity—underscoring the Bank’s resilience in a challenging...

The activities of the Babhasi International Film Festival have started again. The Daily Sun journalist Md Jahidul Islam has already started working as a judge for the festival for 2024-2025. In the meantime, the work of screening and selecting...

DHAKA : The Election Commission (EC) will conduct mock voting with voters from all categories ahead of the 13th national parliament election on November 29. EC Secretariat Director M Ruhul Amin Mollick told BSS that the mock voting will take...

KYIV : The United States pressed Ukraine to accept its proposals to end the war with Russia during talks in Geneva, a senior official told AFP, despite Kyiv's protests that the plan conceded too much to Moscow. The official, speaking...

UNITED NATIONS : Every 10 minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations said Monday as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide. Some...

About 97 percent of children in Bangladesh are born healthy. Only 1 to 3 percent of children are born with defects for various reasons. But the matter of concern is that even after children are born healthy, their mental...