December2023
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India extends curbs on onion export till 31 Mar 2024
Dec 10, 2023In an effort to monitor pricing and boost supply at local markets, India has decided to prolong its export ban on onions for an additional three months. The restriction, which sets a minimum export price (MEP)... -
Jaya Ahsan debuts in Hindi cinema today
Dec 10, 2023The most recent film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, “Kadak Singh,” is set to debut on ZEE5, an Indian over-the-top network, this Friday. With this movie, Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan makes her Hindi film debut. In... -
Guterres says UN Security Council ‘paralysed’ over Gaza
Dec 10, 2023Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of the United Nations expressed sadness on Sunday for the Security Council’s inability to insist on a truce in the Gaza Strip and denounced the divides that have “paralysed” the organization. Speaking at... -
Oil deposits in the Sylhet-10 gas well have been found
Dec 10, 2023In the Haripur gas field, oil deposits have been found in the first level of Sylhet gas well no-10. 500–600 barrels per day will be produced by the reserves. It is possible to find 200–300 billion... -
Japan shows interest in observing Bangladesh elections
Dec 10, 2023Japan has shown interest in observing the upcoming general elections to be held on January 7. “They want to send a 16-member team. They showed interest to the Election Commission,” foreign ministry’s spokesperson Seheli Sabrin said... -
Ex-Sierra Leone president confined to home amid coup investigation
Dec 10, 2023Former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma has been confined to his home, the government said Saturday, after he was questioned over what it calls an attempted coup at the end of November. The office of... -
Nobel winner Mohammadi to start new hunger strike as peace prize is awarded: family
Dec 10, 2023Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi will begin a new hunger strike from her prison cell in Iran as the prize is awarded in Oslo on Sunday, her family said Saturday. Mohammadi, who has campaigned against... -
Rockets fired at US embassy in Baghdad amid Gaza war
Dec 10, 2023According to the mission, a barrage of rockets was fired early on Friday toward the US embassy located in the tightly guarded Green Zone of Baghdad. This was not the first time that such attacks had... -
WHO members urge Israel to protect humanitarian workers
Dec 10, 2023A draft resolution was presented by over a dozen World Health Organization member nations on Friday, urging Israel to uphold its legal commitments to protect humanitarian workers in Gaza. Following an attack on southern Israel by... -
Western missions show a firm commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Dec 10, 2023Diplomatic missions of 13 Western countries and the European Commission in Dhaka showed their firm commitment to Universal Declaration of Human Rights (HR) marking International Human Rights Day being observed today. “Our commitment to the principles...
