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AFP, UNITED NATIONS, United States: France and other countries prepared to recognize a Palestinian state as the UN's centerpiece diplomatic week gets underway Monday, following a rash of Western governments in symbolicly endorsing statehood and sparking Israel's wrath.Recognition by Bri...
Police in the Philippine capital arrested more than 200 people during clashes with masked protesters that erupted on a day of largely peaceful anti-corruption demonstrations, a spokesperson said Monday.At least 88 minors were among the initial count of 216 taken into custody Sunday as police deploye...
AFP, Lima: Hundreds of anti-government demonstrators in Peru's capital Lima took to the streets again on Sunday following clashes that injured at least 18 people, including police officers and journalists.The youth-led "Generation Z" collective led another march toward the seat of...
AFP, FRANKFURT, Germany: Germany on Monday reaffirmed its position that it would not recognise a Palestinian state until the Israelis and Palestinians negotiate a two-state solution.The comments came ahead of the United Nations general assembly, where France is expected to become the latest cou...
AFP, Hong Kong: Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific said on Monday it expected to cancel more than 500 flights as Super Typhoon Ragasa was forecast to hit the Chinese financial hub."Starting at 6:00 pm tomorrow, September 23, Cathay Pacific's passenger flights arriving at and depart...
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in New York on Sunday to attend the United Nations General Assembly, becoming the first Syrian head of state to do so in nearly 60 years.The last Syrian leader to appear at the General Assembly was in 1967, years before the Assad family’s five-decade ru...
With less than two months to go before the United Nations climate summit in Brazil, activists, youth groups, and delegates from poorer nations fear they may not be able to attend due to skyrocketing accommodation costs in the Amazon city of Belem.Pooja Tilvawala, a London-based climate activist, has...
At least 25 members of the same family were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed a cluster of homes in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood early Sunday, amid intensifying attacks across the besieged territory.The strikes hit as Israeli tanks pushed further into Sabra, part of a broader plan to sei...
National,Politics,Country
UNB, Thakurgao: A court has ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate moveable and immoveable properties and freeze bank accounts of former Thakurgaon-2 MP Md Dabirul Islam following an appeal by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Senior Special Judge Md Jamal Hossain passed the o...
National,Travel & Tourism,Country
UNB, Natore: Workers of Dhaka-bound buses from Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi and Natore went on an indefinite strike on Monday morning demanding a rise in wages and allowances, causing suffering to passengers.Nazmul Karim, manager of Grameen Travels, said they held meetings with workers on Sunday n...
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Rupganj Correspondent: A young man named Pritam Das (21) has been arrested by Rupganj police on charges of hurting religious sentiments and defaming Islam. The incident occurred in the Ichapura village of Poshim Bazar area, Rupganj upazila, Narayanganj, on Saturday night.Pritam, son of Swapan D...
Iran’s top security body has warned that action by France, Germany and the United Kingdom to reimpose international sanctions will “effectively suspend” its cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog.The warning from the Supreme National Security Council came on Saturday,...
The US has for the sixth time vetoed a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council that would have demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages.US deputy Middle East envoy Morgan Ortagus said the text did not go far enough in condemning Hamas or recog...
The Taliban has rejected United States President Donald Trump’s demand that it hand over the Bagram airbase that Washington ran during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, dismissing Trump’s threat that “bad things” will happen if this does not come to pass.The Taliban said on Sun...
AP, London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed Sunday that the U.K. is formally recognizing a Palestinian state despite vociferous opposition from the U.S. and Israel.His announcement follows those from Canada and Australia, in what appears to be a coordinated initiative from the Commonwe...
Rail communication to and from Sylhet with the rest of the country, which was suspended after an engine failure on a train coming into the station near Shayestaganj Rail Junction in Habiganj district, was restored Sunday morning.Uttam Kumar Deb, assistant station master of Shayestaganj Rail Junction...
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BSS, Chattogram: Chattogram Metropolitan Police detained eleven activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) after conducting raids in different parts of the city on Friday night and early Sunday.Confirming the news, the OC of Doublemooring Police under CMP said several teams of poli...
Reuters, Cairo: Israeli forces blew up more residential buildings in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 31 Palestinians and prompting many others to flee, Gazan health authorities said, as Israel's tanks pushed further into the densely populated city.Nearly two years into the war, Israel desc...
National
Bangladesh will require an estimated USD 116.8 billion to implement its newly prepared NDC 3.0 (Third Nationally Determined Contribution) plan aimed at reducing climate risks, Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said on Sunday.Of the total, USD 25.95 billion has been estimated for unconditional ...
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JMI Group, one of the leading companies in the pharmaceutical and medical equipment manufacturing sector of the country, celebrated the United Nations-declared ‘World Peace Day-2025’ in the capital city of Dhaka with colorful arrangements.The JMI Group has been celebrating the event with...
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