diff --git a/src/components/Announcements/TabContent.tsx b/src/components/Announcements/TabContent.tsx
index ce195a75..3b09319e 100644
--- a/src/components/Announcements/TabContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Announcements/TabContent.tsx
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ type Events = {
 interface TabContentProps {
     posts: NewsPost[] | Events[];
     isEvents?: boolean;
-}
+    onItemClick?: () => void; }
 
-const TabContent: React.FC<TabContentProps> = ({ posts, isEvents = false }) => {
+const TabContent: React.FC<TabContentProps> = ({ posts, isEvents = false, onItemClick }) => {
     const locale = useLocale();
+        const handleClick = () => {
+        onItemClick?.(); 
+    };
 
     const formatTimeAgo = (date: string): string => {
         const daysAgo = Math.floor((new Date().getTime() - new Date(date).getTime()) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ const TabContent: React.FC<TabContentProps> = ({ posts, isEvents = false }) => {
                 {posts.map((event, index) => {
                     const eventItem = event as Events;
                     return (
-                        <div key={index}>
+                        <div key={index} onClick={handleClick}>
                             <a href={eventItem.infoLink} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
                                 <div className="text-[#c4bfce]">
                                     <p className="text-[12px] leading-[133.333%] text-lightgrey mb-0">
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ const TabContent: React.FC<TabContentProps> = ({ posts, isEvents = false }) => {
                 const description = isEF ? post.metadata.description : post.metadata.description;
                 const date = isEF ? post.metadata.date : post.metadata.date;
                 return (
-                    <div key={index}>
+                    <div key={index} onClick={handleClick}> 
                         {isEF ? (
                             <a href={link} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
                                 <div className="text-[#c4bfce]">
diff --git a/src/components/Announcements/index.tsx b/src/components/Announcements/index.tsx
index 061a6294..30c005fb 100644
--- a/src/components/Announcements/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Announcements/index.tsx
@@ -5,13 +5,18 @@ import { fetchLatestEvents } from "@/hooks"
 
 interface AnnouncementsProps {
     handleClose: () => void;
+    onNotificationRead: () => void; 
 }
 
-const Announcements = ({ handleClose }: AnnouncementsProps) => {
+const Announcements = ({ handleClose , onNotificationRead }: AnnouncementsProps) => {
     const [latestPosts, setLatestPosts] = useState([])
     const [latestReleases, setLatestReleases] = useState([])
     const [latestEvents, setLatestEvents] = useState([])
     const [active, setActive] = useState("Updates")
+    const handleNotificationClick = () => {
+    onNotificationRead(); 
+  };
+
 
     useEffect(() => {
         // Fetch latest news posts
@@ -65,9 +70,9 @@ const Announcements = ({ handleClose }: AnnouncementsProps) => {
             </div>
             <div className="mt-6 grow overflow-hidden h-full pb-28">
                 <div className="overflow-auto h-[88%] scroll-sidebar">
-                    {active === "Updates" && <TabContent posts={latestPosts} />}
-                    {active === "Events" && <TabContent posts={latestEvents} isEvents={true} />}
-                    {active === "Releases" && <TabContent posts={latestReleases} />}
+                    {active === "Updates" && <TabContent posts={latestPosts} onItemClick={handleNotificationClick}/>}
+                    {active === "Events" && <TabContent posts={latestEvents} isEvents={true} onItemClick={handleNotificationClick}/>}
+                    {active === "Releases" && <TabContent posts={latestReleases} onItemClick={handleNotificationClick}/>}
                 </div>
             </div>
         </Sidebar>
diff --git a/src/components/NavBar/index.tsx b/src/components/NavBar/index.tsx
index ca442957..81a41ef5 100644
--- a/src/components/NavBar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NavBar/index.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "@headlessui/react"
 import { FaChevronDown, FaRegBell } from "react-icons/fa"
 import { BsXLg, BsList } from "react-icons/bs"
+import { fetchLatestEvents } from "@/hooks";
 
 import IconSocial from "@/components/IconSocial"
 import LanguageSelector from "@/components/LanguageSelector"
@@ -157,10 +158,56 @@ const NavBar = ({ locale }: { locale: string }) => {
   const [showLastSlide, setShowLastSlide] = useState(false)
   const [showAnnouncement, setShowAnnouncement] = useState(false)
   const [activeLastSlide, setActiveLastSlide] = useState<NavItem | null>(null)
+  const [unreadCount, setUnreadCount] = useState(0);
   // To prevent hydration mismatch, we'll start with no active paths
   const [activePaths, setActivePaths] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set())
   const pathname = usePathname();
 
+useEffect(() => {
+  const fetchUnreadCount = async () => {
+    try {
+      const ONE_WEEK_MS = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+      const now = Date.now();
+
+      const postsResponse = await fetch("/api/news?numPosts=4");
+      const postsData = await postsResponse.json();
+
+      const releasesResponse = await fetch("/api/news/byTag?tag=release-notes&numPosts=4");
+      const releasesData = await releasesResponse.json();
+
+      const eventsData = await fetchLatestEvents();
+      const slicedEvents = eventsData.slice(0, 6);
+
+      const recentPosts = (postsData.posts || []).filter(
+        (p: { date: string }) => now - new Date(p.date).getTime() <= ONE_WEEK_MS
+      );
+
+      const recentReleases = (releasesData.posts || []).filter(
+        (p: { date: string }) => now - new Date(p.date).getTime() <= ONE_WEEK_MS
+      );
+
+      const recentEvents = (slicedEvents || []).filter(
+        (e: { date: string }) => now - new Date(e.date).getTime() <= ONE_WEEK_MS
+      );
+
+      const totalCount = recentPosts.length + recentReleases.length + recentEvents.length;
+
+      setUnreadCount(totalCount);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error fetching announcement count:", error);
+      setUnreadCount(0);
+    }
+  };
+
+  fetchUnreadCount();
+}, []);
+
+const handleNotificationRead = () => {
+  setUnreadCount(prev => Math.max(0, prev - 1));
+};
+
+
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!mobileMenuOpen) {
       setShowLastSlide(false)
@@ -201,7 +248,7 @@ const NavBar = ({ locale }: { locale: string }) => {
         }`}
     >
       {showAnnouncement && (
-        <Announcements handleClose={() => setShowAnnouncement(false)} />
+        <Announcements handleClose={() => setShowAnnouncement(false)} onNotificationRead={handleNotificationRead} />
       )}
       {/* Container div to center the nav content */}
       <div className="max-w-[1288px] w-full mx-auto px-3">
@@ -302,16 +349,17 @@ const NavBar = ({ locale }: { locale: string }) => {
                 <LanguageSelector locale={locale} />
               </div>
               <div className="p-3 h-full rounded-3xl border-2 border-gray-700 justify-start items-center gap-3 inline-flex cursor-pointer">
-                <div
-                  aria-label="notifications"
-                  onClick={() => setShowAnnouncement(!showAnnouncement)}
-                  className="relative"
-                >
-                  <FaRegBell size={20} />
-                  <span className="absolute -top-1 -right-1 h-4 w-4 bg-red-500 rounded-full text-xs text-white font-bold flex items-center justify-center">
-                    1
-                  </span>
-                </div>
+               <div
+                 aria-label="notifications"
+                 onClick={() => {setShowAnnouncement(!showAnnouncement);}}
+                 className="relative">
+                 <FaRegBell size={20} />
+                  {unreadCount > 0 && (
+                <span className="absolute -top-1 -right-1 h-4 w-4 bg-red-500 rounded-full text-xs text-white font-bold flex items-center justify-center">
+                  {unreadCount}
+                </span>
+              )}
+              </div>
               </div>
             </div>
             <div className="flex lg:hidden ml-3">