April2024

The Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) and the Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) will amalgamate to form the Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) and Sonali Bank, respectively, as per the government’s decision. The judgment was communicated individually...

The UN Human Rights Council called for an immediate end to all military sales to Israel on Friday, citing allegations of “genocide” in the country’s conflict in Gaza, which has claimed more than 33,000 lives. The...

Six people were murdered and ten more were injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, the second-largest city in Ukraine, according to the mayor of the city on Saturday. Referring to a northern part...

On Saturday, Taiwan’s foreign minister denounced Bolivia for allegedly siding with China following an earthquake that shook the island that Beijing claims as its own. At least 10 people were killed and over 1,100 injured in...

In an effort to strengthen their relations and counter China’s increasing assertiveness in the area, the United States, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines will conduct combined naval and air drills in the disputed South China Sea...

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong stated on Saturday that she had received “not sufficient” information from Israel regarding the murder of an Australian relief worker during an airstrike on Gaza. After being briefed by Israeli authorities,...

At Friday’s funeral for seven Iranian Revolutionary Guards—two of whom were generals—who were killed in an airstrike in Syria that Iran said was the result of an Israeli strike, thousands of mourners screamed anti-Israel and anti-American...

In an effort to exacerbate their diplomatic spat, Mexico on Friday granted political asylum to Jorge Glas, the former vice president of Ecuador, who is seeking sanctuary in the Mexican embassy in Quito. The administration of...

The final Friday of Ramadan was stressful and solemn for Palestinian Muslims in Jerusalem, where small altercations broke out between worshippers and Israeli police guarding the entrance to the Al-Aqsa mosque, the third-holiest place in Islam....

The education government of the Philippines announced that thousands of schools had canceled in-person sessions on Friday due to dangerously high temperatures in some parts of the tropical nation. The nation of the archipelago usually has...