Christmas

A view the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on December 24, 2023, ahead of midnight mass. Photo AFP
Hamas-Israel war

Gaza war makes for sombre Christmas in the Holy Land

"Bethlehem gave Jesus to the world. It's high time the world gave peace to Bethlehem and Gaza."

photo credit: adaderana
South Asia

Sri Lanka frees 1,000 prisoners to mark Christmas

Photo: Collected
Splash

Splash Christmas dump

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Festivities and messages of peace mark Christmas celebration in Bangladesh

It is the cold, crisp days in long-ago Decembers I go back to as I watch the Christmas lights go on all across London. Photo: Bloomberg
Panorama

In the light of Christmas

People walk by the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. Photo: AP
Hamas-Israel war

On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town. Celebrations are halted due to Israel-Hamas war

Photo: Courtesy
Corporates

Unwrapping Joy: at Le Méridien Dhaka it all starts with a Magical Spectacle

Last Christmas album cover. Photo: Collected
Splash

Wham!'s Last Christmas finally reaches Christmas No 1, 39 years after release

The aftermath of an attack in Paris which left a German tourist dead. Photo: AFP
World+Biz

EU warns of terrorist attacks during Christmas

President hosts Xmas reception for Christian community at Bangabhaban
Bangladesh

President hosts Xmas reception for Christian community at Bangabhaban

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends an International Human Rights forum, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 9, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Europe

Ukraine will create its own Christmas miracle, Zelenskiy says in defiant message

Former president M Abdul Hamid. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

President to host Christmas Day reception this evening

Photo: Md Rakibul Hasan/UNB
Bangladesh

Christmas celebrations underway in Bangladesh