Saturday, 30 November 2024, 10:31 am
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Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years, buildings damaged
Online Desk: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest tremor to hit the island in at least 25 years, shaking buildings from their foundations andread more
Bangladesh has pioneered autism awareness in South Asia: Ambassador says at Autism Day event in Yangon
Online Desk: Bangladesh Ambassador to Myanmar Dr. Md. Monwar Hossain on Tuesday said Bangladesh played a pioneering role, led by Saima Wazed, the current Regional Director of WHO-Southread more
BRAC empowers 1,200 disadvantaged young women in coastal areas with support from US Embassy
Online Desk: BRAC’s Skill Development Programme (SDP) has created employment opportunities for 1,200 young women who were previously disadvantaged and lagging behind in coastal areas vulnerable to climateread more
Urgent monetary reform, single exchange rate regime critical to improve foreign exchange reserves and ease inflation: World Bank
Online Desk: Bangladesh’s economy made a strong turnaround from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the post-pandemic recovery continues to be disrupted by high inflation, a persistent balance of paymentsread more
An old land mine found by children near an Afghanistan village explodes, killing 9
Online Desk: An old land mine found by children in eastern Afghanistan exploded while they were playing with it, killing nine children, a Taliban spokesman said Monday.read more
Gaza medical officials say Israeli strike kills 4 foreign aid workers, driver after delivering food
Online Desk: An apparent Israeli airstrike killed four international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver late Monday, hours after the groupread more
Israeli army says 600 soldiers killed since October 7
Online Desk: The Israeli military on Monday announced the death of a soldier in fighting in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of troops killed since theread more
‘Will redress our shortcomings,’ Erdogan says after opposition makes huge gains in Turkey’s local election
Online Desk: Turkey’s main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday’s local elections, in a major upset to President Recepread more
Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu
Online Desk: Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October. Protesters urged theread more
