Day: January 17, 2023

More than 90 countries have expressed “deep concern” at Israel’s punitive measures against the Palestinian people, leadership and civil society following a U.N. request for an advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice on the legality of Is...

Nepalese authorities on Tuesday began returning to families the bodies of plane crash victims and were sending the aircraft's data recorder to France for analysis as they try to determine what caused the country's deadliest air accident in 30 years.The...

High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Tuesday visited the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Chattogram.During his visit, the High Commissioner was accompanied by the commanding officers of the visiting Indian Coast Guard Ships ICGS Shaury...

President of Bangladesh Gymnastics Federation and Vice President of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) Sheikh Bashir Ahmed Mamun got the "Certificate of Appreciation" award from Asian Gymnastics Union in recognition of his special contribution to Asi...

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigned Tuesday, becoming the most senior member of the government to step down after a series of high-profile corruption scandals for which he was held responsible.The state Vietnam News Agency reported that he h...

State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali on Tuesday told parliament that the government will take measures to remove all the smoking zones at all the airports as part of its goal to build a tobacco-free country by 2040.“Necessary measures will be...

The BNP on Tuesday alleged that the government is creating barriers to their and other opposition parties' meetings and rallies.“BNP and other political parties have now been on a movement to realise the 10-point demand. Our leaders, activists, support...

Four dwelling houses and two shops were gutted in a fire in Bangabandhu Colony of the district’s Chadmari on Tuesday night.Fortunately, no one sustained injuries in the fire that erupted around 7.30pm.Mizanur Rahman, joint director of Fire Service and ...