March2024
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US-Bangla to start Abu Dhabi flights from Apr 19
Mar 4, 2024Beginning on April 19, US-Bangla Airlines, a private airline in the nation, will operate daily direct flights from Dhaka and Chattogram to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). US-Bangla currently flies to... -
Several countries extend oil cuts to boost prices
Mar 4, 2024As part of a deal among oil producers to raise prices in the wake of economic uncertainty, Moscow, Riyadh, and several other OPEC+ members agreed on Sunday extensions to the oil production restrictions that were first... -
Albania hails NATO-backed base in former ‘Stalin City’
Mar 4, 2024On Monday, Albania opened a recently renovated airbase supported by NATO, underscoring the alliance’s growing presence in southeast Europe at a time when regional tensions are high due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As Russia continues... -
German train drivers union calls ‘wave of strikes’ from Wednesday
Mar 4, 2024Following the breakdown of negotiations with rail operator Deutsche Bahn over increased compensation and a shortened workweek, the German train drivers union GDL on Monday declared a “wave of strikes” to begin this week. The first... -
European stock markets steady at open
Mar 4, 2024After a mainly favorable start to the week for major Asian indices, Europe’s main stock markets steadied at the opening of trading on Monday. London’s FTSE 100 index dipped 0.1 percent to 7,673.53 points. In the... -
Australia planning for ‘possible’ first visit by King Charles: PM
Mar 4, 2024Despite the British monarch’s latest cancer diagnosis, Australia is preparing for a “possible” visit by King Charles III this year, the prime minister announced on Monday. Although Charles made 15 formal visits to Australia as a... -
Australian media hits back as Facebook scraps news deals
Mar 4, 2024Days after Facebook parent company Meta announced it would no longer support news outlets financially, the president of one of Australia’s biggest media groups declared on Monday that the nation should resist the advances of tech... -
Canada sanctions six Russians over Navalny death
Mar 4, 2024Following opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s murder in an Arctic prison colony last month, Canada slapped fresh penalties against six Russian officials on Sunday. According to a statement from Canada’s foreign affairs department, the penalties are aimed... -
Israel discovers prehistoric stone tool chipping site
Mar 4, 2024The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Sunday that a about 250,000-year-old prehistoric site had been found in the Galilee region, close to the northern Israeli city of Sakhnin. According to the IAA, the site’s remnants... -
Health dimension to be inserted in NAP to address NCDs: Saber
Mar 4, 2024Minister of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Saber Hossain Chowdhury announced today that the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) will include a health component to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) linked to the environment, such as malaria, dengue,...