Iran internet blackout enters 58th day
Iran’s near-total internet shutdown has continued for a 58th consecutive day, according to internet monitoring group NetBlocks, marking its ninth week and surpassing the 1,368-hour...
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Hormuz Strait closure risks global humanitarian crisis: UN
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has warned that the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a global humanitarian crisis...
Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters as wildfires rage
Japan has deployed 1,400 firefighters and 100 Self-Defense Force to battle mountain blazes in Iwate Prefecture, with the fires, now burning on Sunday for a...
522,000 Palestinians vote in local election amid low turnout
About 522,000 Palestinian voters participated in local elections in local councils in the occupied West Bank and the city of Deir al-Balah in the Gaza...
Iran reports 3,468 killed in 40-day war with Israel-US, 45pc civilians
Iranian state media on Sunday reported that civilians accounted for around 45 percent of those killed during a 40-day conflict involving Israel and the United...
EU observer to submit final election report on Tuesday
Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) Ivars Ijabs will present the mission’s final report on Tuesday containing 19 recommendations aimed...
Slain customs officer’s wife search for answers
As the coffin of assistant revenue officer Bullet Bairagi arrived at his ancestral home in Gopalganj’s Tungipara, his wife Urmi Hira did not join the...
ECNEC okays 14 projects worth Tk 13,445cr
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Sunday approved 14 development projects at an estimated cost of Tk 13,445.41 crore, spanning infrastructure,...
2nd Jamuna bridge feasibility study underway
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam on Sunday said that a feasibility study for the construction of a second Jamuna Bridge is currently...
Hasnat calls for stronger freedom of expression in JS
Cumilla-4 MP and National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Hasnat Abdullah on Sunday called for ensuring genuine freedom of expression in the country, including the right...