The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Kingdom (UK) have launched a new fund to help Bangladesh and other ADB members address the 'frontier challenges' the country faces in improving regional integration.The UK through its Department for International Development (DFID) will initially contribute US$ 30 million to the Asia...
Read moreThe holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, was observed in the country on Tuesday night with due religious fervour, reports UNB.According to Muslim belief, Shab-e-Barat is the night when Allah arranges the affairs of the following year. On this night, Allah writes the destinies of all the creations...
Read moreNAYPYIDAW, May 2 (AFP): Myanmar must hold a "proper investigation" into alleged atrocities against the Rohingya, a UN Security Council envoy said Tuesday.He said this after the highest-level diplomatic visit to an area from which 700,000 members of the Muslim minority have been driven out.Refugees and rights groups say Myanmar's...
Read moreA WHO report has ranked Dhaka the third most air polluted city in the world. The Indian capital Delhi has been found to be the world's most polluted city and Mumbai was ranked fourth, according to the air quality data compiled by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for megacities with...
Read moreCOX'S BAZAR, May 2: At least 18 persons including police members were injured in an hour long clash between Rohingya drug addicts and villagers in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar in early hours of Wednesday. The local administration deployed additional police and RAB personnel on the spot.According to witnesses and...
Read moreExplosions in and around a mosque in northeast Nigeria killed at least 27 people on Tuesday, a hospital official said, in the latest in a spate of attacks by militants in the region, reports Reuters.The blasts in the town of Mubi bore the hallmarks of Islamist militant group Boko Haram,...
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 2 (AFP): The probe into Russia's election interference and alleged links to Donald Trump's campaign has taken a new turn after the publication of questions Special Counsel Robert Mueller seeks to ask the US president, which cover topics including potential obstruction of the investigation.Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday...
Read moreOn Wednesday, 104-year-old scientist David Goodall bid farewell to his home in Australia to fly across the world to end his life, reports BBC.The lauded ecologist and botanist is not suffering from a serious illness but wishes to bring forward his death. Key to his decision, he says, has been...
Read moreA bus remaining stuck on the road divider after ramming into it at the Purana Paltan crossing in the city on Wednesday. (Inset) Earlier a car got stuck at the same place on April 26 — FE photo
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