February2023
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Bangladesh to participate in Homeless World Cup for first time
Feb 17, 2023Some of them are day laborers, others make pitiful wages working in tea plantations, some come from distant hill regions, some have physical disabilities, and some persist in their education despite all odds. They share the... -
Bruce Willis diagnosed with dementia
Feb 17, 2023Less than a year after retiring from acting due to deteriorating cognitive abilities, action icon Bruce Willis has been identified as having incurable dementia, his family announced on Thursday. The 67-year-old American “Die Hard” actor left... -
US State Department’s Counselor Derek Chollet & Interagency Delegation Visit Bangladesh
Feb 17, 2023In order to meet with senior government officials, members of civil society, and representatives from humanitarian organizations, U.S. Department of State Counselor Derek Chollet and a delegation of senior government officials from the Department of State... -
TIB calls for cancellation of contract with Adani Group
Feb 17, 2023Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has demanded that the opaque and unfair contract with Adani Group, which is accused of share and account fraud, be reviewed and, if necessary, terminated. In a statement released on Friday (17... -
Young leaders of BRAC Bank begin their professional careers
Feb 17, 2023Recently, a celebration to celebrate the Young Leaders’ one-year development was organized by Brac Bank. According to a press statement, the new group of officers hired under the Young Leaders Programme have been integrated into various... -
Family planning strategy launched for Rohingyas
Feb 17, 2023A family planning strategy for the Rohingya refugee humanitarian crisis in Cox’s Bazar 2022–2025 was formally launched on Thursday by the Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, according... -
Broad and Anderson reach milestone as England retain control
Feb 17, 2023James Anderson and Stuart Broad, two of cricket’s greatest bowlers, achieved another milestone on Friday, helping England maintain its lead over New Zealand on day two of the first Test in Mount Maunganui. The Black Caps... -
Growing fear of Russia sparks unease in Moldova
Feb 17, 2023After revelations last week that Moscow was allegedly attempting to destabilize the country, tensions have been running high in Moldova, a pro-Western nation. The impoverished former Soviet republic of 2.6 million people, sandwiched between Romania and... -
France drops Covid testing for travellers from China
Feb 17, 2023According to the French embassy in Beijing, France has lifted the limits on Covid testing that it had placed on visitors from China. Visitors who are 11 years of age or older and are flying from... -
Turkey-Syria death toll passes 41,000 as UN appeals for quake aid
Feb 17, 2023The United Nations made a $1 billion appeal on Friday as the dead toll from the earthquake that has ravaged areas of Turkey and Syria reached 41,000. A 17-year-old girl and a lady in her 20s...
