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Alia Bhatt also surpassed Jennifer Lopez in popularity
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt is one of the most influential Instagram stars of the year. She topped the list, surpassing Hollywood star Jennifer Lopez. Jennifer’s pomp has faded to Alia’s ‘charisma’. Ali is the only Indian in the top 10 of the list.
War is an absurdity in 21st century: Guterres
Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of UN on Thursday described war as "evil" and absurd during a visit to Borodianka outside Kyiv, where Moscow's troops are accused of killing civilians during their occupation.
Ex-Gazipur mayor MA Mannan passes away
The first mayor of Gazipur City Corporation and a BNP vice-chairman MA Mannan died at a city hospital on Thursday. He was 72.
Ben Stokes succeeds Joe Root as England's test captain
England have appointed all-rounder Ben Stokes as their Test captain to succeed Joe Root in the job, the England and Wales Cricket Board said Thursday.
Banks to remain open on Saturday for limited hours
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all banks to continue operations with limited manpower from 9.30am to 1:00pm on April 30 (Saturday).
Bangladesh logs no Covid death with 19 new cases
Bangladesh logged 19 fresh Covid cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning, which took the total caseload to 19,52,644.
Local people will use Tetultala playground: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said Local people will use the Tetultala playground as before as per the instruction of the Prime Minister.
5 Dhaka College students arrested over New Market clash
Five Dhaka College students have been arrested in connection with the New Market clashes that claimed two lives, police said on Thursday.
BNP conspiring to assassinate Hasina: Quader
Hitting out at the main opposition party, Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader Thursday alleged that the BNP and many others were conspiring to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina "out of jealousy".
Indonesia suspends all exports of palm oil
Indonesia began imposing a complete ban on palm oil exports Thursday, as the world's largest producer of the commodity risked destabilising a global vegetable oil market already hitting peak prices.
'Ramp up' military production to help Ukraine, urges UK foreign minister
Ukraine's fate is hanging in the balance and its allies must brace for the long haul and "ramp up" military production including tanks and planes to help, Britain's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Judge rejects Musk bid to free tweets from oversight
Twitter's new buyer Elon Musk still must have his tweets about his electric car company Tesla pre-approved after a US judge on Wednesday rejected an appeal to free him from oversight.
EU defies gas 'blackmail' as Russia pushes deeper into Ukraine
The European Union warned Russia on Wednesday it would not bend to "blackmail" over its support for Kyiv, after the Kremlin cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland.
Mild heat wave may continue
The ongoing mild heat wave is likely to continue in Khulna division and six other districts, a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) release said here today.
Indian external affairs minister Jaishankar arrives
Indian external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar has arrived in Dhaka to handover an invitation on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to visit New Delhi.