May2024

27 people were murdered after a fire tore through a packed amusement park in India, according to police, as rescuers searched the scene early on Sunday morning. Four of the victims were small children. Indian media...

“With increased harmony, cooperation, and collaboration across stakeholders, we can dignify the nursing profession so that more bright girls and boys will choose nursing as their future,” said Maqsura Noor, NDC, (Additional Secretary), Director General, Directorate...

Before Cyclone Remal is expected to make landfall in Bangladesh’s southern coastal districts, the World Food Programme (WFP) has moved swiftly dispatched cash assistance to households in Khulna and Barishal Division who are most in need....

A hard-hitting Iranian film about the country’s women-led protests that has wowed Cannes was kept so secret that even its star didn’t know who was making it for several months, she told the festival on Saturday....

The low-lying Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives demanded on Saturday international money to combat rising sea levels, claiming they were being unfairly left out of the most generous support measures. “The Maldives is liable for...

China has concluded a two-day military exercise in the vicinity of Taiwan, during which warships and jets carrying live ammunition practiced capturing and sealing off the self-governing island. Chinese military analysts told state media that the...

In a draft statement released on Saturday, the finance ministers of the G7 said they would oppose attempts at evasion and were “committed to further financial and economic sanctions” against Russia for its conflict against Ukraine....

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) issued a major danger alert number 10 today for the maritime ports of Payra and Mongla, and a number nine for the ports of Cox’s Bazar and Chattogram. “The cyclonic storm...