UNHCR calls for appeal to address perilous maritime movements
UNB :UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has made an urgent appeal to all countries in the region, particularly those in the area surrounding the Andaman...
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Dengue: 1 more die; 605 hospitalised in 24hrs
UNB :One more deaths was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,629...
Banks asked to give default loan info of candidates
Staff Reporter :The Bangladesh Bank asked banks to provide information about the defaulted loans of candidates looking to contest the upcoming national elections to the...
Economists see European Commission report on trade as ‘cautionary message’
Staff Reporter :Economists see the European Commission’s recent report on trade as a ‘cautionary message’ and said Bangladesh should take it seriously. The European Commission...
Blinken sees goals largely unfulfilled in Mideast trip
AP :U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the Mideast this week pressing for agreements to extend the Gaza cease-fire, step up the release...
Fugitive convict held in Noakhali
News Desk :Rapid Action Battalion have arrested a fugitive convict who had been jailed for 17 years in an arms case from Sonaimuri upazila in...
Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated
AFP :The world’s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated in Japan on Friday, a technology in its infancy but billed by some...
PM Hasina gets Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award
UNB :Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award was conferred to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, acknowledging her voice of leadership in championing the climate actions and...
Canadian mining firm seeks to suspend 7,000 workers in Panama
AFP :Canadian firm First Quantum Minerals on Thursday asked the Panamanian government to suspend the contracts of some 7,000 workers at Central America’s biggest copper...
Effective audit arrangements for public trust
UNB :Speakers at an international conference stressed effective auditing arrangements to help build public trust and contribute to sustainable high-quality decision-making. They said that the...