Bangladesh’s population is estimated at 175.7 million of which half are women, two-thirds (115 million) in the working-age group (aged 15-64), presenting a window of opportunity to harness the demographic dividend. The estimation was made in the annual flagship publication, the State of World Population (SWOP) 2025, of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). UNFPA Representative in Bangladesh Catherine Breen ...

Eminent Bangladeshi lalon and folk singer Farida Parveen is currently undergoing treatment with the full support of her family and is not facing any financial constraints in this regard, her son Imam Zafar Numanee clarified recently. In a Facebook post on Monday, journalist-lyricist and cultural figure Tanvir Tareq mentioned that Imam Zafar Numanee, son of renowned singer Farida Parveen, has ...

Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations on Sunday condemned attacks on Gaza and Iran, called for reforms of global institutions and presented the bloc as a haven for multilateral diplomacy amid violent conflicts and trade wars. With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major economies hamstrung by divisions and the disruptive “America First” approach of ...

Investment firm Azoria Partners said on Saturday it will postpone the listing of its Azoria Tesla Convexity exchange traded fund after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he was forming a new US political party. Musk made the announcement a day after polling his followers on the X social media platform he owns, declaring, “Today the America Party is formed to ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s global fandom was on full display Monday as hundreds of Hong Kong football fans lined up for hours to get a glimpse of the Portuguese superstar’s legacy at the newly opened “CR7 LIFE Museum Hong Kong” — the first exhibition of its kind outside Portugal. Located in a luxury shopping mall, the 12,000-square-foot showcase features life-sized statues of ...

After qualifying the AFC Asian Cup, Bangladesh women’s football team returned to the country early Monday.Bangladeshi cuisine recipes And the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) hosted a midnight reception for them at the amphitheater in the capital’s Hatirjheel when the city was the city of sleep. They landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2AM. Later, they were directly taken to ...

A Dhaka court on Monday granted a two-day remand for former Law Minister Anisul Huq in connection with an arms case filed under the Arms Act at Banani Police Station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Minhazur Rahman issued the remand order after police produced Anisul Huq in court and sought a five-day remand for further investigation. After the hearing, the court approved ...

Police used water cannons and hurled sound grenades to disperse dismissed Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members who blocked Kakrail Mosque intersection to press home their three-point demands. The protestors gathered in front of the Kakrail Mosque on Monday morning. As they attempted to march towards Jamuna, the residence of the Chief Adviser, police barred them.To disperse the protesters, police used crowd-control ...

Shamim Ahmad, former Chief of Correspondents and City Editor of UNB, passed away on Monday morning at a private hospital. He was admitted to the hospital on Sunday following deterioration of his health conditions and he breathed his last in the morning. He left behind mother, four brothers, three sisters and a host of relatives and well-wishers. Rashed Ahmed Mitul, ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed his hope that the interim government will arrange the national elections in February. Speaking to reporters in Sylhet on Monday morning after visiting the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA), he said, “Democracy can be established and the country can move forward in the right direction through polls. The elections in February ...