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UNSC demands Yemen rebels halt attacks on ships in Mideast waters
News —28 June, 2024 18:09
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved a resolution demanding Yemen’s Houthi rebels halt all attacks on ships and urged that the disruption…
7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Peru, tsunami threat issued
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru…
Long campaign by Israel in Gaza may follow war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent comments…
India beat England by 68 runs, to face South Africa in final
India vs England, Semi-final 2 T20 World Cup 2024: Skipper Rohit Sharma's grace was matched by the might of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav as India exorcised the ghosts of 2022 by handing…
Hasina sends consignment to Tripura CM as mango diplomacy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent Rangpur’s Haribhanga mango, hilsa, and rasogolla as a gift to Manik Saha, the chief minister of India’s Tripura state. The 400kg of…
Anti-government protesters march on Netanyahu’s home in Israel
Anti-government protesters gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday and converged on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home, lighting a bonfire on the street outside and calling for…
Israel storms Gaza City neighborhood
Israel stormed a neighborhood in Gaza City on Thursday, telling Palestinians as the tanks moved in that they must move south, and bombed the southern city of Rafah in what it says…
Ice baths and ventilators: India's hospitals adapt to searing heat
The Nigerian student only popped out to repair his phone but he ended up in a New Delhi hospital, the latest victim of a brutal heatwave that has cost scores of lives, sent birds plummeting…
UAE to hire 1,300 drivers from Bangladesh: state minister
Dubai Taxi Corporation will hire 1,300 cab and motorcycle drivers from Bangladesh this year, State Minister for Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury has said. The Dubai Taxi…
Dhaka sixth least liveable city in world
Dhaka ranked 6th in the latest list of least livable cities in the world of the Global Liveability Index 2024 published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Thursday. Dhaka…
Forex reserves crosses $26b: BB
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have crossed US$26 billion as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided $1.15 billion loans and other lenders provided $900 million.…
Ganatantra Mancha calls deals with India “uneven”, anti-sovereignty”
Ganatantra Mancha, an alliance of several opposition parties, on Thursday termed “uneven” and "anti-sovereignty” the deals and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)…
Amid Gaza war, Israel warns could send Lebanon 'back to Stone Age'
Israel launched air strikes on Gaza Thursday after warning Hezbollah, Hamas's ally in Lebanon, to avoid a large-scale war that would send the neighbouring country "back to the Stone…
Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize 2024 amid prosecution threat over Kashmir comments
Writer Arundhati Roy, against whom the Delhi lieutenant-governor recently okayed proceedings under the stringent UAPA law, has won the PEN Pinter Prize 2024, according to The Telegraph,…
BNP, Jamaat reunite to bolster anti-govt movement
Following years of strained relations, BNP and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami are leaning towards bolstering their strategic ties, intending to spearhead a more assertive anti-government…
No corrupt person will be spared: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said no corrupt person will be spared as the government has announced ‘zero tolerance’…
Police follow zero-tolerance policy against corruption: IGP
Inspector general of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun here on Wednesday said Police are following zero-tolerance policy against corruption, unethical and anti-social activities.…