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21 films vie for top prize at Venice festival

A heart-wrenching docudrama about the war in Gaza, a wrestling-themed love story starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and a darkly satirical South Korean thriller are among 21 films vying for the top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.

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IFIC Bank holds Festival of Youth 2025

IFIC Bank PLC on Tuesday held an event titled Festival of Youth 2025 at Rajshahi Government Women’s College, said a press release...

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Amari Dhaka launches ASEAN food fest

Amari Dhaka has launched the ASEAN Food Festival at Amaya Food Gallery, celebrating the vibrant flavours of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brunei, the Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore, and Malaysia, says a press release.

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Janmashtami to be celebrated today

Janmashtami, one of the major religious festivals of the Hindu community commemorating the birth of Sri Krishna, will be celebrated across the country today with due religious fervour and gaiety...

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IUB hosts K-pop World Festival Bangladesh Audition

The embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bangladesh in partnership with the King Sejong Institute, a Korean language institute at the Independent University, Bangladesh, has organised the 2025 Changwon K-pop World Festival – Bangladesh Global Audition at the IUB auditorium in Dhaka...

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Youth festival held at BRRI

A tree planting campaign was organised and saplings were distributed among the youth as part of the youth festival at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute in Gazipur on Monday...

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Eid-ul-Azha celebrated

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated on Saturday across the country with due solemnity, religious fervour and zeal...

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Most factories clear allowances

So far, a total of 7,684 factory units of various industrial hubs and export processing zones have paid their festival allowances as of Wednesday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha – which is scheduled to be celebrated on June 7, one of the biggest festivals for the Muslims, according to the Industrial Police data...

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4,242 factories clear festival allowances

So far, a total of 4,242 factory units of various industrial hubs and export processing zones have paid their festival allowances as of Sunday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest festivals for the Muslims, according to the Industrial Police data...

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3,212 factories clear festival allowances so far

So far, a total of 3,212 factory units of various industrial hubs and export processing zones have paid their festival allowances as of Saturday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest festivals for the Muslims, according to the Industrial Police data...

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Action should follow oversight to address apparel sector wage

THE Industrial Police has identified 198 apparel factories to be risky where the payment of wages and the festival allowance may remain uncertain before Eid-ul-Azha, likely to be celebrated in the first week of June. The police say that the number of factories, in the preliminary list so far, that might not pay wages and the allowance in time could finally vary. The apparel...

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Theatre festival held at AIUB

The Drama Club of American International University–Bangladesh with support from the Office of Student Affairs has recently hosted a two-day theatre festival titled Curtains Rise 2025 on its campus in Dhaka...

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198 RMG factories at risk

The payment of wages and festival allowances for the workers in 198 readymade garment factories remains uncertain ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, expected to be observed in the first week of June...

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Cannes film fest under pressure to take stance on Gaza war

The Cannes film festival kicks off Tuesday on the French Riviera, with organisers facing pressure to take a stance on Israel’s siege of Gaza after a letter from hundreds of top cinema figures denouncing ‘genocide’ in the Palestinian territory.

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Buddha Purnima celebrated

Buddha Purnima, the most sacred and largest religious festival of the Buddhists, was celebrated on Sunday across the country with traditional enthusiasm and due religious fervour...

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Syed Badruddin Hossain Theatre Fest ends

The four-day Syed Badruddin Hossain Memorial Theatre Festival 2025 ended on Sunday with the staging of Natya Teertha’s production Dwip at the experimental theatre hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...

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FY26 budget to be announced first Monday of June

The national budget for the 2025-26 financial year will be announced on the first Monday of June instead of the traditional announcement day, the first Thursday of the month, due to the celebration of Eid-ul-Azha, a religious festival of the Muslims, Finance Division officials said...