Nepal to elect new president amid political uncertainty
AP :Nepal’s parliament members lined up Thursday to elect a new president, the third since the Himalayan nation abolished a centuries-old monarchy and became a...
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Louisville police discriminate against Black people, US Justice Dept says
Reuters :The Louisville, Kentucky, police force routinely discriminates against Black residents, uses excessive force and conducts illegal searches, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday,...
Women march as rights under threat across the globe
AFP :Women hit the streets from Kabul to Mexico City on Wednesday to mark International Women’s Day and stand up for rights that are coming...
Likely to be completed by Sept: Ctg-Dohazari rly line renovation work starts
Chattogram Bureau :In coordination with the work of the Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar railway line, the work of the 40km Chattogram-Sholoshohor-Dohazari railway line has also started in...
CUSC to cooperate in protecting Karnaphuli, Halda rivers; no lease, construction there: NRPC
Chattogram Bureau : The leaders of Greater Chattogram Development Struggle Standing Committee exchanged views with Chairman of the National River Protection Commission Dr Manzoor Ahmad...
Loss due to women’s exclusion from digital world could grow to $1.5tn by 2025 without action : UN Chief
AP : UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said investing in women uplifts all people, communities and countries. “Let us work together – across governments,...
Israeli troops kill six during new raid in Jenin
AFP : Israeli troops on Tuesday killed six Palestinians in Jenin including a gunman accused of killing two Israelis, the latest deadly raid in a...
Von der Leyen: EU will never accept Russia threat to its security
AFP : European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, addressing Canada’s parliament on Tuesday during a visit to bolster support for Ukraine, said Europe...
UK police officer who murdered woman sentenced for further sex crimes
Reuters :A former London police officer, who was jailed for life in 2021 for raping and murdering Sarah Everard in a case that shocked Britain,...
Battle for Ukraine’s Donbas painful and difficult: Zelensky
AFP :Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv’s forces were in a “painful and difficult” battle in the eastern Donbas region, which includes the...
China opens parliament, setting lowest growth target in years
AFP :China announced one of its lowest economic growth targets in years Sunday, kicking off meetings of its rubber-stamp parliament set to hand Xi Jinping...
Indonesians search charred homes after fuel depot fire kills 17
AFP :Residents searched through the remains of their charred homes Saturday after a fuel storage depot fire in Jakarta left at least 17 people dead,...