GAZA STRIP, Nov 17 (AFP): Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza's main hospital, as a new communications blackout in the territory on Friday compounded fears for Palestinian civilians trapped inside the facility.Al-Shifa hospital has become a focal point...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (AFP): Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that he expressed to President Xi Jinping his "serious concerns" about Chinese military activity in the region while demanding that a ban on seafood imports be revoked."I... expressed...
Yangon, Nov 17 (Agencies): Myanmar's military has launched attacks from the air and the sea to recapture a port town on the Bay of Bengal, an opposition alliance said on Friday, as junta forces face the fiercest offensive from their...
BRUSSELS, Nov 17 (Reuters): The European Commission is proposing to ban imports of Russian diamonds and diamond jewellery from the start of 2024 as part of a new sanctions package to curb Russia's ability to finance its invasion of Ukraine,...
Gold prices climbed to a two-week high on Friday and were set to mark their first weekly rise in three as market expectations that the US Federal Reserve has finished raising rates weighed on the dollar and Treasury yields, reports...
JAKARTA, Nov 17 (Reuters): US oil major Exxon Mobil is planning to invest up to $15 billion in a petrochemical project and carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities in Indonesia, President Joko Widodo said in a presidential palace statement on...
LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters): Oil prices edged higher on Friday, a day after sinking 5 per cent to a four month-low on growing worries about burgeoning non-OPEC supply and cooling demand.Brent futures rose 80 cents, or about 1 per cent,...
LONDON, Nov 17 (AFP): Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been charged by the Football Association over an explosive VAR rant following his side's controversial defeat against Newcastle.Arteta said the VAR decision not to disallow Anthony Gordon's goal in the 1-0...
NEW DELHI, Nov 17 (AFP): Long-simmering rivalries on and off the pitch divided India and Pakistan once more at the World Cup, but a cricket show run by Pakistani greats of the game has won fans across the border.The Pavilion,...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 17 (AFP): Uruguay ended Argentina's 14-match unbeaten streak with a 2-0 victory over the world champions in World Cup qualifiers on Thursday as Luis Diaz scored twice to fire Colombia to an emotional 2-1 win over Brazil.Defender Ronald...
SOFIA, Nov 17 (AFP): At least 33 police officers and 24 football fans were injured in clashes outside the stadium where Bulgaria were playing a Euro 2024 qualifier against Hungary, authorities said Friday.UEFA had ordered Thursday's game in Sofia to...
KOLKATA, Nov 17 (AFP): Leading batsmen and bowlers at the Cricket World Cup after the 2nd semi-final:BatsmenVirat Kohli (IND) 711 runs, Quinton de Kock (RSA) 594, Rachin Ravindra (NZL) 578, Daryl Mitchell (NZL) 552, Rohit Sharma (IND) 550, David Warner...
AHMEDABAD, Nov 17 (AFP): Undefeated India and five-time champions Australia will clash in the World Cup final at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The news agency Sport takes a look at six unforgettable encounters between the...
AHMEDABAD, Nov 17 (AFP): Rohit Sharma's undefeated India will look to end a 10-year global title drought in front of 130,000 fans in the World Cup final against five-time champions Australia on Sunday.India have racked up 10 straight wins at...
Mohammad Ashraful Islam Khan | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
Health, in fact, is a fundamental human right, and it is the responsibility of the state to ensure this right of all its citizens. However, a critical examination reveals that not all South Asian governments are effectively ensuring this right...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
The season hemanta comprising Kartik and Agrahayan on the Bangla calendar, usually cuts a low profile except for the harvest of Aman paddy and the popular agrarian festival Nabanna. It can be called an introvert season with little colour and...
Bangladesh has a number of tourist spots, including the world's longest sea beach, eye-catching hills with cascades and small waterfalls, the world's largest mangrove and many places of historical interest. However, only a few of them are visited by local...
Email Money Transfer (EMT) is a retail banking service, where users can transfer funds between personal and business accounts via email and their online banking service. It is often known as Interac e-Transfer offered through Interac Corporation. This method of...
No other city residents are, possibly, as unfortunate as Dhaka residents. It looks like this mega city gives its residents more troubles and fewer facilities. With the onset of every winter, Dhaka city's air starts deteriorating and does not improve...
Tanim Asjad | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
A decade ago, the United Nations formally started to observe the World Toilet Day on November 19 in order to inspire actions dealing with the global sanitation crisis. The day is being celebrated globally with the theme 'Accelerating Change.' So,...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
For the greater part of this year, people have been hammered by soaring food inflation. This has now become the norm. That a lot of working-class people were going hungry is obvious, particularly in the city where suddenly the number...
The refiners and millers of edible oils seem to have developed the habit of clamouring for oil price hike whatever the market situation. Notably, the cooking oil refiners are learnt to have sent a letter to the Bangladesh Trade and...
Md. Touhidul Alam Khan | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
Islamic finance has been making significant strides in Southeast Asia, riding on the back of a sizable Muslim population and a burgeoning middle class. With Malaysia and Indonesia leading the charge, the region holds substantial potential for the expansion of...
NEW DELHI, Nov 16 (Reuters): India has cut the windfall tax on diesel and crude oil on Thursday, according to a government notification.The government cut the windfall tax on crude oil to 6,300 Indian rupees ($75.70) a tonne from 9,800...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, Nov 16 (AP) : Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza, residents said Thursday, signaling a possible expansion of operations to areas where hundreds of thousands of people who heeded earlier...
PARIS, Nov 16 (AFP) : Wealthy nations look likely to have met their goal of providing $100 billion in annual climate finance to poorer nations last year -- two years later than promised, the OECD said Thursday.The Organisation for Economic...
A court is hearing depositions in the case against Grameen Telecom Chairman Muhammad Yunus over the violation of labour laws, reports bdnews24.comThe hearing began in Dhaka's Labour Court-3 at 12:20 pm on Thursday. The Nobel laureate arrived at the court...
GENEVA, Nov 16 (AFP) : The UN human rights chief on Thursday decried serious allegations of international law violations in the Israel-Hamas war and suggested an international investigation was needed.Volker Turk said "extremely serious allegations of multiple and profound breaches...
The Biswa Ijtema, billed as the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, will be held in two phases on February 02 to February 04 and on February 09 to February 11 next year, reports UNB.The first phase of ijtema...
Some 110 countries have put forward 301 recommendations for Bangladesh that include election issues, reports UNB.At the UN Human Rights Council, the UPR Working Group adopted the recommendations section of the draft report on the Universal Periodic Review of Bangladesh...
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