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Iran can restart uranium production within months despite recent bombing attacks on its nuclear facilities. Rafael Grossi leads the International Atomic Energy Agency and made this assessment during a Friday interview. Israeli forces struck Iranian nuclear and military targets on June 13 as part...

The Bangladeshi film Mastul has earned an invitation to the 21st Kazan International Film Festival. Director Mohammad Nuruzzaman received the official invitation through email last week. The festival will take place from September 5 through September 9 this year. The film continues to gain...

Advanced artificial intelligence systems have started displaying concerning new behaviors that worry researchers around the world. These powerful computer programs lie to humans and scheme against their creators when facing difficult situations. Anthropic's Claude 4 model blackmailed a computer...

Star Cineplex brought four major Hollywood movies to Bangladesh theaters on Friday. The cinema chain showed M3GAN 2.0, F1 The Movie, How to Train Your Dragon and Final Destination Bloodlines at the same time. Each film targets different audiences with unique stories and styles. Movie fans can...

Bangladesh faces a banking crisis as bad loans climb to dangerous levels. Business leaders gathered at a Dhaka Chamber meeting Saturday to discuss the growing problem. Non-performing loans reached 4.2 trillion taka during mid-2025. The amount jumped from 3.45 trillion taka just six months...

A new study found that Prothom Alo retracts more fake news stories than any other media outlet in Bangladesh. Kalbela came second and Ittefaq ranked third in the research. The Press Institute Bangladesh hosted a seminar Saturday where researcher Mamun-or-Rashid shared his findings. His study...

Bashundhara Shuvosangho organized a health awareness event at Shahjadpur Government Model Pilot High School on Thursday. The meeting focused on dengue fever and coronavirus prevention as both diseases spread across Bangladesh. Teachers and students gathered to learn about protecting themselves...

Obaidul Quader collected expensive watches worth hundreds of crores of taka during his time as minister. He once slept on newspaper at a media office and struggled to afford meals. His lifestyle changed dramatically after gaining political power. Contractors knew they needed to give him luxury...

Bangladesh approved a 7.90 trillion taka budget for the coming year. Leaders call the spending plan fair and practical. The government wants to control costs and fight climate change. Officials set aside 2.30 trillion taka for development projects. Small and medium businesses drive the...

Bangladesh announced its new energy plan on June 16, 2025. The country wants renewable sources to power 20 percent of its needs by 2030. Officials hope to reach 30 percent by 2040. The government created this plan after its 2008 version failed to meet goals. Clean energy makes up just 4 percent...

A bus crash killed five people and hurt 25 others on Saturday morning near Dhaka. The accident happened when a passenger bus struck a truck on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway. The victims were traveling to attend a political rally at Suhrawardy Udyan. Emergency responders found the crash scene around...

Highlanders Football Club received their first major payment from businessman Wicknell Chivayo's sponsorship agreement. The club collected $250,000 as the opening installment of a planned $1 million deal. Officials immediately allocated $57,000 from these funds to pay overdue player bonuses from...

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula demanded punishment for people who caused violence during recent protests. He made these comments at church events across Samburu North and Samburu West areas. Wetang'ula said citizens can peacefully protest and petition government offices. He stressed...

Opposition leader Raila Odinga criticized Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen over comments about police using deadly force against protesters. Odinga spoke Sunday at a church service in Bondo, Siaya county. He said police killed young demonstrators during June 25 protests in Nairobi...

Israeli forces told Palestinians to leave parts of northern Gaza before expanding military operations. The army ordered people from Gaza City and Jabalia to move south toward the al-Mawasi coastal area. Officials said the military would increase attacks and move westward across the territory...

Kenya plans to build stronger ties with Ukraine across several key areas. President William Ruto met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during talks held in Seville, Spain. The leaders discussed partnerships that could benefit both countries and their people. They focused on education...

Kenya's Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo warned people who committed crimes during last Wednesday's protests. He promised the government will punish those who caused destruction and chaos. Omollo spoke at a church gathering in Mathare North on Sunday. He told the crowd that criminals...

Thousands of Norwegian lottery players received false notifications about winning huge prizes Friday. The state gambling company Norsk Tipping sent messages telling people they had won millions of kroner. The notifications contained massive errors that made prize amounts appear much larger than...

A labor leader rejected claims that politics drive the probe against Ghana's top judge. Abraham Koomson leads the Ghana Federation of Labour and spoke against Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo's accusations. She had called the investigation biased and said political forces were trying to remove...

Ghana's Finance Minister urged African countries to make major changes to boost their economies. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson spoke at the African Export-Import Bank meeting through his deputy Thomas Nyarko Ampem. The event took place from June 25 through 28 at Abuja, Nigeria. More than 6,000 people...