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Western allies call on Israel to avoid escalation
Iran attacks Israel with over 300 drones, missiles Industry Desk : Israel’s allies have urged it to avoid any escalation, as it considers a response to Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack.Israel’s Western allies, including France, Germany and Britain, have appealed for Israel to show restraint, warning over further escalation…
Read More »Bangladesh to trade by yuan with China
Mahfuz Emran : Bangladesh is going to start direct transactions with China to increase transactions in alternative currencies to the dollar. For this, Bangladesh Bank is opening an account in the country’s central bank People’s Bank of China. At the same time, initiatives have been taken to join China’s CIPS…
Read More »Hundi business running at 30 airport bank booths
Foreign currency openly trading Rabiul Haque : Illegal hundi business of huge amount is going on openly in the bank booths of the airport. Some officers and employees of the bank are involved in this illegal business. Behind this is a huge syndicate of hundi traders.Anti-corruption commission has recently conducted…
Read More »AamAadmi Party office in Delhi ‘sealed’
Matter to be raised with EC: Atishi Industry Desk : The AamAadmi Party (AAP)office in Delhi has been “sealed” from all sides, its senior leader Atishi claimed on Saturday and said the party will report the matter to the Election Commission.In a post on X, she questioned the “sealing” of…
Read More »KSRM starts informal talks with pirates to rescue MV Abdullah
Staff Correspondent: KSRM authorities, owner of the hijacked Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship MV Abdullah, have initiated informal talks with Somali pirates through third party as part of their move to begin formal negotiation to rescue the 23 crew members as well as the ship.Somali pirates hijacked the ship with 23 crew…
Read More »One billion South Asians face climate change risks : Study
Rafiqul Islam Azad : A groundbreaking study conducted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Australian Water Partnership (AWP) has revealed alarming findings: approximately one billion people in South Asia are currently imperiled by the escalating impacts of climate change on the region’s vital river basins.…
Read More »Tk 26 cr allegedly misused to buy Russian wheat
Staff Correspondent : A total of 300,000 tonnes of wheat is being imported officially (G2G) from the Russian government. The price of wheat has been fixed at $288 per ton. However, five days before this, it was decided to buy wheat at the rate of $279.85 per ton through international…
Read More »Bangladesh ranks lowest in health sector index: ADB
Mahfuja Mukul : Bangladesh’s fragile health care has been discussed at various times. However, there has been no significant progress in this sector in the last decade.Inadequate hospital beds, shortage of doctors and nurses, shortage of skilled lab technicians, all together, the health sector of the country is in shambles.A…
Read More »Hamas, Qatari, US envoys in Cairo for Gaza talks
Staff Correspondent : Delegations from Hamas, Qatar and the United States have arrived in Egypt for “a new round of negotiations” toward a truce in the Gaza war, state-linked Al-Qahera News reported Sunday.Cairo, Doha and Washington have mediated in weeks of talks aiming to pause the fighting in the almost…
Read More »Putin warns West of nuclear war risk
International Desk : President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday of a “real” risk of nuclear war if the West escalates the conflict in Ukraine.In a defiant speech in Moscow, the Russian leader said his soldiers were advancing in Ukraine and warned the West of “tragic consequences” for any country that…
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