August2023

As part of its selling activities for the month of August, the government-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will begin selling critical commodities on Sunday at discounted prices. The roughly 10 million family card holders across...

‘Barbie’ has been pulled from Algerian theaters due to purported moral violations, joining an increasing number of Arab nations that have banned the blockbuster movie. Barbie, which has earned over USD 1.2 billion globally, debuted in...

Following the ruble’s plummet to a more than 16-month low against the dollar on Tuesday, Russia’s central bank increased its benchmark interest rate from 8.5 to 12 percent. “This decision was taken in order to limit...

On Thursday, Pakistan swore in a caretaker government led by interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, tasked with governing the nation until new elections, which may not take place until after November due to the need to...

Following a day of blasphemy charges, hundreds of Muslim men rampaged through a Christian neighborhood in central Pakistan, torching churches and pillaging homes. On Thursday, police were patrolling the area. After rumors of Christians defiling the...

As of Tuesday, 106 people had perished as a result of the Maui wildfires in the US state of Hawaii, up from 99 the day before, according to a fatality update from the County of Maui....

On Thursday, Australian border police searched a house south of Sydney and discovered what the local media called “nuclear isotopes.” The Arncliffe area home was the subject of an early morning raid, and it is still...

On Thursday, a civilian cargo ship sailing from Ukraine entered Turkish waters in violation of a Moscow blockade that saw Russian military forces strike another ship. The Hong Kong-flagged Joseph Schulte, the first ship to directly...

The much-anticipated universal pension program was launched on Thursday by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, covering all citizens over the age of 18, according to UNB. She began by launching four pension plans—Pragati, Surokkha, Samata, and Prabashi—and...

Due to disagreements among club members, the BRICS group will not be enlarged during the Johannesburg meeting. The meeting is slated to take place from August 22 to 24. As a result, Bangladesh and other interested...