Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 05:53 pm
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No prospect of safe, sustainable return of Rohingyas: UN rights chief
Online Desk: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday said the situation of Rohingya Muslims is ever more protracted, with no prospect of saferead more
Iran says it sent a capsule capable of carrying animals into orbit as it prepares for human missions
Online Desk: Iran said Wednesday it sent a capsule into orbit capable of carrying animals as it prepares for human missions in coming years. A report byread more
Saudi company to operate Patenga Container Terminal under deal with CPA
Online Desk: The Red Sea Gateway Terminal International (RSGT), a Saudi company, and Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) on Wednesday signed a concession agreement to manage and operateread more
Philippines bus falls off ravine, at least 16 killed
Online Desk: A bus in the Philippines carrying dozens of people lost its brakes and fell off a cliff in the central province of Antique, killing aread more
‘Free, fair and peaceful’ election continues to be the focus of US’ engagement with Bangladesh govt: State Dept Spokesperson
Online Desk: The United States has said they want to see a “free, fair and peaceful” election in Bangladesh, and that will continue to be its policy.read more
Israel moves into Gaza’s second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war
Online Desk: Israel said Tuesday that its troops had entered Gaza’s second-largest city as intensified bombardment sent streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with woundedread more
UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change
Online Desk: The United Nations weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from 2011 and 2020 and the Antarctic ice sheet lost 75 percentread more
Human Rights 75: UN to hold high-level event in Geneva on Dec 11, 12
Online Desk: The UN Human Rights Office is organising a high-level event on December 11 and 12 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration ofread more
New ADB initiative launched to strengthen women’s resilience to heat stress in Asia
Online Desk: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday launched a new initiative to better understand and invest in adaptation to the impacts of heat stress onread more
