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Opposition appeals to SEBI, alleging PM Modi, Amit Shah manipulated stock markets
News —18 June, 2024 19:47
Leaders of the Opposition INDIA bloc on Tuesday met officials of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) over the alleged manipulation of the…
Biden to give legal status to undocumented spouses
President Joe Biden is set to announce a new policy that would…
Hasina to leave Dhaka for Delhi June 21
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Delhi on June…
Biden pushes Gaza ceasefire deal in Eid message
President Joe Biden used his Eid al-Adha message to Muslims to advocate a US-backed ceasefire deal in Gaza, saying Sunday it was the best way to help civilians suffering the "horrors…
Global reliance on nuclear weapons rising: SIPRI
The world’s nine nuclear-armed states have raised their reliance on nuclear weapons, a watchdog has said. A report released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute…
Israeli PM dissolves war cabinet after key departures
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his six-member war cabinet, a widely expected decision that follows the departure of centrist opposition leader Benny…
Greek guards threw migrants overboard to their deaths: Witnesses
The Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, witnesses say, including nine who were deliberately thrown into the…
No Eid festivities for Bhasan Char Rohingyas
Sebon Bahar’s fondest memories of Eid Al-Adha are the hug she would share with her mother to celebrate the occasion, an experience that has grown distant now that she is living…
Muslim pilgrims resume symbolic stoning of the devil as they wrap up Hajj pilgrimage in deadly heat
Muslim pilgrims used the early morning hours Monday to perform the second day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, as noontime summer heat caused heatstroke among thousands wrapping…
Bangladesh celebrating Eid-ul-Azha
Bangladesh has begun celebrating Eid-ul-Azha, the second-largest religious festival for Muslims, with fervor and devotion. President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh…
ISPR release addresses situation around St Martin's, seeks to reassure citizens
An ISPR release has sought to quell speculation and calm nerves around the situation prevailing at the Bangladesh-Myanmar maritime boundary adjacent to St Martin's island. The ISPR,…
Echoes of Pol Pot: The cruel face of the illegal Myanmar junta
In eerie echoes of the brutality of Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge, the Myanmar military junta is killing and torturing people as it desperately tries to hang on to power in a country…
Team 'Melodi' woos India as Meloni-Modi video goes viral
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Italy for the G7 summit, it was not diplomatic meetings that dominated headlines back in India -- but the relationship with his Italian counterpart.…
'No joy': Gazans mark sombre Eid in shadow of war
In tents in the stifling heat and in bombed-out mosques, Gazans marked Sunday the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, devoid of the usual cheer as the Israel-Hamas war raged…
Arakan Army, not the Burmese Forces Firing Shots: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said rumours are being spread by BNP-Jammat that Saint’s Martin is being…
BGB Chief orders heightened vigilance along Bangladesh-Myanmar border
Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), has directed BGB members to remain vigilant along the Myanmar border in response to…
Hostage drama unfolds at Russian detention centre
Several hostage takers have been killed in an operation to free two prison guards who they were holding in the southern Russian city of Rostov, Russia media report. The guards are…