August2024

Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, an advisor to the interim administration on the Ministries of Finance and Commerce, declared today unequivocally that the government would not permit anyone to produce black money going forward. “Our decision is clear,...

Chief Adviser Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yunus recently made a speech that reiterated Bangladesh’s commitment to national unity, universal human rights, and zero tolerance for discrimination based on religion, ethnicity, or political convictions. Acting Australian High Commissioner...

In the most recent tragedy on the dangerous migration route, a migrant boat off the coast of Yemen sank, killing at least 13 people and left 14 more missing, a UN agency reported on Sunday. “Thirteen...

A dairy company in New Zealand was exposed for fabricating claims that its goods were “100 percent pure New Zealand” even though they included butter that was imported from India. The dairy company Milkio Foods Limited...

A strong typhoon was headed for southern Japan on Monday, with forecasters warning of heavy rains, powerful winds and possible transport problems later this week. Typhoon Shanshan was expected to cross the Amami island area on...

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said his group’s large-scale attack on Israel on Sunday targeted a military intelligence base near Tel Aviv and denied Israel destroyed thousands of the group’s rockets launchers.    Israel launched air strikes into...

Hone, a Category 1 hurricane, brushed past Hawaii’s Big Island early Sunday, bringing tropical storm conditions with rain and swells, the US Central Pacific Hurricane Center said. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles...

Pope Francis urged on governments and the pharmaceutical industry to do more to send vaccines to the worst-hit countries on Sunday, highlighting mpox victims in his weekly prayers. “I pray for all the infected people, in...

A Philippine vessel crashed with one of China’s ships near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea on Sunday, sending Filipino “personnel” overboard. China’s coast guard reported that it saved the individuals. China’s assertions were...

After the military conducted airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “to do everything” to safeguard the security of citizens in northern Israel. In a statement released by his...