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January 2023

Let’s stand firm by Palestinians: PM Hasina urges Muslim Ummah

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the Muslim Ummah to collectively stand beside the Palestinians.The premier made this call when the ambassadors and high commissioners of seven OIC member states, who are stationed in Dhaka, paid a joint co…

High-level delegation led by Mexican FM due March 7-9

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday welcomed the proposed visit of a high-level delegation led by Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon on March 7-9, 2023 and expressed hope that his maiden visit would infuse vigor and vitality in…

Samsung’s profit plummets amid global economic woes

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday its profit for the last quarter plummeted nearly 70% as a weak global economy depressed demands for its consumer electronics products and computer memory chips.The company’s operating profit of 4.3 trillion won ($3.5 b…

Adani $2.5B share sale pushes through amid fraud claims

The closely watched $2.5 billion share sale launched by Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, was fully subscribed on Tuesday, bucking expectations after a turbulent week in which the conglomerate’s shares plunged in a tussle with a U.S. short seller.By t…

IMF approves $4.7 billion loan for Bangladesh

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a loan of $4.7 billion for Bangladesh, the global lender has said in a statement.The loan request was approved at the IMF Executive Board meeting in Washington, USA on Monday night.Bangladesh has welc…

Why everyone’s debating Riseborough’s Oscar nod

Nothing — not Tom Cruise’s snub nor Austin Butler’s lingering Elvis Presley inflections — has caused quite as much a stir around this year’s Oscars as the best-actress nomination for British actress Andrea Riseborough.Riseborough was unexpectedly nomi…

BGB recovers six Indian air guns along Chuadanga border

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered six Indian air guns left behind by a duo who crossed over from India along the border in Chuadanga on Tuesday night. However as soon as they sensed the BGB’s presence, they turned back towards the bor…

Pakistan blames ‘security lapse’ for mosque blast; 100 dead

A suicide bombing that struck inside a mosque at a police and government compound in northwest Pakistan reflects “security lapses,” current and former officials said as the death toll from the devastating blast climbed to 100 on Tuesday.The blast, whi…

Pakistan army: Boating accident death toll rises to 51

The death toll from a boating accident in a lake in northwest Pakistan over the weekend reached 51, the military said Tuesday. The vessel was carrying children and teachers from a seminary on a picnic.Police on Sunday said at least 10 students drowned…

Imdad Haque’s Serbia travelogue unveiled

A travelogue titled ‘Serbia: Shuvro Shohorer Deshe’ authored by Imdad Haque, was unveiled at Foreign Service Academy on Tuesday.Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen was the chief guest of the event with former Principal Secretary of the Prime Minister’s…

Germany pledges $222 million for Brazil environment, Amazon

German development minister Svenja Schulze announced Monday that her government will make 204 million euros ($222 million) available for environmental policies in Brazil.Of this total, $38 million is a donation to the Amazon Fund, Schulze told reporte…

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