Typhoon Koinu makes landfall in southern Taiwan, causing 190 injuries but no deaths
AP, TAIPEI : Typhoon Koinu swept southern Taiwan on Thursday, injuring 190 people but causing no deaths as it brought intense winds and rainstorms to...
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King Charles III’s image to appear on Australian coins this year
AP, Australia : An image of King Charles III will soon appear on Australian coins, more than a year after the death of his mother...
Dwindling reserves, falling remittances, rising foreign debt: Country faces dire economic uncertainty pre-election
Special Report : With monthly remittance flow during September at a 41-month low around 1.34 B USD, the country is facing significant balance of payment...
ICC World Cup begins today
Sports Reporter : The International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup begins today. Defending champions England will take on New Zealand in the inaugural match at...
Kevin McCarthy ousted by US House Republicans in historic vote
Reuters : A handful of Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into...
‘BD net forex reserves below $18 billion’
Staff Reporter : The net foreign currency reserves of Bangladesh currently remain below $18 billion taking into account the central bank’s liabilities, said Zahid Hussain,...
Bawendi, Brus and Ekimov win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Al Jazeera : Scientists Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the discovery and synthesis of...
Floods in India’s Sikkim state leave 10 dead, 82 missing
Reuters : At least ten people were killed in India’s state of Sikkim and 82 others, including 23 army personnel, were missing after heavy rainfall...
Both Bangladesh, US want free, fair polls: Momen
UNB, Dhaka: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said Bangladesh and the United States are on the same page regarding “free and fair”...
Advocate Sultana Kamal elected Chairperson of TIB
UNB, Dhaka : Prominent human rights advocate Advocate Sultana Kamal has been elected as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of Transparency International...