December2023

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is gearing up to restore its critical food assistance for the entire Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar. Starting 1 January 2024, WFP will increase the food ration from US$8...

Barranquilla, the Caribbean hometown of Colombian pop sensation Shakira, presented a 6.5-meter (21.3-foot) hip-swaying statue in her honor on Tuesday. The singer is shown in the enormous bronze and aluminum sculpture wearing a long, flowing skirt,...

The Awami League Joint General Secretary and its nominated candidate for Kushtia-3 constituency, Mahbubul Alam Hanif today said that the time for dialogue with BNP has passed so there is no chance to sit for dialogue...

The Red Cross on Friday denied reports that it was involved in the transfer of dozens of Palestinian bodies from Israel to Gaza, where Israeli forces have been battling Hamas militants. Hamas government sources said on...

The Pakistani government announced late Thursday that New Year’s Eve celebrations are prohibited in order to demonstrate support for the Palestinians in Gaza and to encourage people to “observe simplicity” instead. Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar announced...

In the majority of Iraq’s provinces, pro-Iranian Shiite parties emerged victorious in the December 18 elections, according to the electoral commission’s final findings, which were made public on Thursday. The poll, which was the first to...

Israeli air strikes hit southern Syria, the Syrian defence ministry said, with state media reporting attacks near the capital Damascus. “At approximately 23:05 (20:05 GMT) today, the Israeli enemy carried out air strikes from the direction...

The president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Faruque Hassan, has stressed how important it is for the media to change how the world views Bangladesh’s garment sector. According to a press club,...

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket blasted back into space on Thursday night to ferry the US military’s secretive X-37B drone to a research mission. After weeks of delays, the rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in...

Chinese tech giant Huawei said Friday it “weathered the storm” of US sanctions as it announced a rise of almost nine percent in revenues in 2023, a year that saw it shock Washington with the release...