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August 2022

UN seeks $160 million in emergency aid for Pakistan floods

The United Nations and Pakistan issued an appeal Tuesday for $160 million in emergency funding to help millions affected by record-breaking floods that have killed more than 1,160 people since mid-June.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Pakis…

U.N. monitors head to troubled Ukraine nuclear plant

A team of international nuclear inspectors was heading Wednesday to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant caught in the middle of the fighting in southern Ukraine amid international concern of a potential accident or radiation leak.Rafael Grossi, the he…

Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate

The Justice Department said Tuesday it had uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at Donald Trump’s Florida estate, saying “government records were likely concealed and removed” from a storage room ev…

Illegal arms factory unearthed in Chattogram, One held

Rab on Wednesday unearthed an illegal arms factory in a drive through a dense forested hill in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram district on Tuesday.The elite force also detained one person identified as Zakir Hossain alias Zakerullah, 50 and seized 10 …

Tea seller’s beheaded body found in Satkhira

Police recovered the beheaded body of a tea seller from a water body at Bakchara in Satkhira district on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Yeasin Ali, 31 of Sultanpur village in Satkhira district.Lokman Hossain, sub-inspector of Sadar Police Sta…

Individuals can’t hold foreign currencies more than $10,000: BB

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has said that no one can keep foreign currency notes over $10,000 for more than one month.The central bank issued a notification on Wednesday and sent it to all respected banks for displaying the notification to raise awareness.Acc…

Bus fares reduced by 5 paisa/km after cut in fuel prices

The government has reduced the fares of inter-district and long route buses by Tk 5 paisa per kilometre after fuel prices were lowered by Tk 5 per litre.The decision was taken at a meeting held at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority’s (BRTA) head o…

UN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant in war zone

United Nations inspectors made their way toward Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Wednesday, a long-anticipated mission that the world hopes will help secure the Russian-held facility in the middle of a war zone and avoid catastrophe.Unders…

Top 8 International Sim Cards in Bangladesh

Going out of the country? You will definitely want to contact your acquaintances as soon as you reach that country; also, you may want to contact Bangladesh. In such cases, an international sim card can be your savior. International sim cards are highl…

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