He was a man of ancient history and museums but was also a major player in the liberation war as it played out in the European theatre in 1971. On the 10th of July he passed away leaving behind a lifetime of promises kept and achievements. As a man wh…
Sri Lanka’s speaker of parliament on Monday said political party leaders have decided to elect a new president on July 20 through a vote in parliament.In a statement, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that following a meeting with all political par…
President Joe Biden is hosting a “celebration” of a new bipartisan law meant to reduce gun violence that, after just 16 days in effect, already has been overshadowed by yet another mass shooting.The bill, passed after recent gun rampages in Buffalo, Ne…
Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Air Chief Marshal ShaikhAbdul Hannan left Dhaka for United Kingdom on Sunday on a seven-day official visit.He left the country at the invitation of Chief of the Air Staff of Royal Air Force Air Chief Ma…
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday expanding a fast-track procedure to receive Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians, in yet another effort to expand Moscow’s influence in war-torn Ukraine.Until recently, only residents of Ukrai…
A total of 99,50,763 cattle have been sacrificed across the country on Eid-ul-Azha this year.Fisheries and Livestock Ministry issued a press release in this regard on Monday.More than 24.91 lakh sacrificial animals including over 11.67 lakh cows, buffa…
Russian missiles pounded Ukraine’s second-largest city early on Monday, local administrator said, describing the attacks as “absolute terrorism.”Governor of the Kharkiv region Oleh Syneihubov said on Telegram that the Russian forces only hit civilian t…
Sri Lanka was in a political vacuum for a second day Monday with opposition leaders yet to agree on who should replace its roundly rejected leaders, whose residences are occupied by protesters angry over the country’s deep economic woes.Protesters rema…
Boosted by a new mandate in weekend elections, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met Monday with the U.S.’s top diplomat, who delivered condolences over the death of influential former leader Shinzo Abe and reassurances of a strong bilateral allian…
A mild heat wave is sweeping across the country including Rajshahi, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Panchagarh and Srimangal and it may continue further, according to weather office on Monday.Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gus…
Sri Lanka’s opposition parties met Sunday to agree on a new government a day after the president and prime minister offered to resign following the most dramatic day of monthslong turmoil, with protesters storming the leaders’ homes in rage over an eco…
Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday, although Japan’s benchmark rallied, welcoming a landslide parliamentary election victory by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.Concerns about global inflation and interruptions to economic activity brought on …
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