CURRENT AFFAIRS

• 22, Feb 2021

With Financial Action Task Force (FATF) commencing its three-day plenary meeting today, there is no light at the end of the tunnel for Pakistan. Hanging in the grey list of the global anti-terror watchdog, Pakistan has been trying to garner support from the member nations to escape th

• 20, Feb 2021

NASA's Perseverance rover has been equipped with a record 25 cameras and two microphones. Several of these cameras were turned on during the rover's descent to Mars, thereby capturing striking images with phenomenal details.Less than 24 hours after NASA’s science rover

• 19, Feb 2021

The Bangladesh Supreme Court yesterday launched the Artificial Intelligence (AI) based translation software ‘Amar Vasha’ through a virtual event. The software will translate orders and judgements of the Supreme Court from English to Bangla.Chief Justice of the Supreme Co

• 19, Feb 2021

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen has said that the relationship between Bangladesh and India has attained a new level with the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking exclusively to Prasar Bharti Spl. Correspondent in Dhaka on Thursday, Dr. Momen said that

• 18, Feb 2021

The centenary celebration of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s visit here in February 1921 was held amidst freezing temperatures at the Tagore Grove memorial in Ray Miller Park on Saturday, followed by a virtual concert the next day with presentations of the poet’s musi

• 17, Feb 2021

CANBERRA: Google was quickly negotiating generous deals with big and small Australian media companies to pay for news as the Parliament considers forcing digital giants into such agreements, a minister said on Wednesday.Seven West Media on Monday became the largest Australian news m

• 16, Feb 2021

In the United States, a sprawling winter storm continues to sweep across the country since yesterday and frigid air, ice and snow are spreading through the central and southern states, leaving millions of people without power. Texas was bombarded by the worst winter onslaught it has s

• 11, Feb 2021

In Afghanistan, an earthquake of 4.9 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the Hindu Kush area early this morning, about 36 kilometer south of Fayzabad. According to the National Centre of Seismology, the earthquake occurred at 4:01 am IST, with a depth of 97 kilometer.Sources : News on

• 10, Feb 2021

International students from over 200 universities across China have again demanded a clear date for their return to their universities who have been stuck outside the country for the last one year. Venting out their frustration and despair in another open letter, they argued that they

• 09, Feb 2021

In Austria ,schools, shops, hairdressing salons and museums are reopening  after the country’s third lockdown, but concerns linger about infection rates and the spread of new coronavirus variants. The relaxation of measures taking effect Monday is far from complete.