New Age (Bangladesh)

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The Rapid Action Battalion arrested the accused on charges of forcibly raping a girl of Lalmonirhat by threatening to upload her obscene pictures on the internet at Ashulia in Dhaka on Thursday.

Feb 26, 2025 | newagebd.net

IN THE fight against climate change, corporations are no longer bystanders but major players — with their actions determining the fate of our planet. With their expansive operations and influence, multinational giants exert unparalleled power to shape the planet’s future. While their ambitious net-zero pledges and glossy sustainability reports paint an optimistic...

Dec 25, 2024 | newagebd.net

The Christian community on Wednesday celebrated the Christmas Day in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world with festivity and religious fervour commemorating the birthday of Jesus Christ.

Oct 22, 2024 | newagebd.net | Rabindranath Tagore

The 70th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest poets of Bangla literature Jibanananda Das was observed in Barishal on Tuesday. Marking the day, different organisations held programmes in the city. Pragati Lekhak Sangha Barishal unit placed a floral wreath on the portrait of the poet at the Memorial Hall in the city’s Jibanananda Das Sarak in the morning. The organisation also held a discussion on the poet and recitation of his poems.

Apr 6, 2024 | newagebd.net | Ali Khayam

CHILDREN in Pakistan have the least amount of playtime in schools as compared with the neighbouring countries in South Asia. According to a report published by UNDP in 2018, only seven per cent of Pakistani children and youth have access to a playground in their school or community, and over 60pc of them reported not having frequent access to sport and play activities. These numbers are worse if we consider gender-segregated data.