October2024
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EU renews call for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Lebanon
Oct 29, 2024The head of EU foreign policy denounced Israel’s “unacceptable attacks” on UN peacekeepers in its fight against Hezbollah and reiterated calls for a “immediate ceasefire” in Lebanon on Monday. The UNIFIL peacekeeping operation is now at... -
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk arrives in Dhaka
Oct 29, 2024United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived here early this morning on a two-day official visit. Foreign ministry’s director general of UN wing Toufique Hasan received him at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport... -
Ukraine says detains local WFP volunteer for aiding Russia
Oct 29, 2024A Ukrainian man who was volunteering with the UN’s World Food Programme was arrested by Kyiv on Monday for allegedly helping Russian forces in the country’s east. Since Russian armies invaded Ukraine in 2022, Ukraine has... -
Iran media says Israeli strikes killed civilian
Oct 29, 2024Although officials had not previously acknowledged civilian deaths, Iranian media on Monday claimed that a civilian had been killed during the Israeli strikes that hit military sites over the weekend. The local Fars news agency said,... -
Iraq lodges UN complaint over Israel using its airspace to attack Iran
Oct 29, 2024In a protest letter addressed to UN Security Council chairman Antonio Guterres, Iraq denounced Israel’s use of its airspace to attack neighbouring Iran, Baghdad stated. “The letter denounces the Zionist entity’s flagrant violation of Iraq’s airspace... -
WFP calls for full access to Sudan amid looming famine
Oct 29, 2024Given that starvation is a real threat in Sudan, the World Food Programme has urged the parties involved in the conflict to provide the organisation complete access. Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in conflict... -
Developed nations should uphold commitments to support climate vulnerable countries: Rizwana
Oct 29, 2024Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser for the environment, forests, and climate change, emphasised today the importance of international cooperation in combating climate change. She called on all affluent nations to fulfil their pledges to provide technological assistance... -
CA encourages all to submit income tax return online
Oct 28, 2024Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today inspired the countrymen to submit e-return and pay income tax online. “Dear countrymen…I would say two words (sentences) on income tax. The tax you pay is the main driver of the... -
UN HR Chief Volker Türk arrives tomorrow
Oct 28, 2024Tomorrow marks the start of a two-day formal visit by United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, who will meet with representatives of civil society and high government officials. As per a press... -
Fire stations to be built at 32 upazilas soon: Home Adviser
Oct 28, 2024Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, the home adviser, announced today that plans would soon be made to construct fire stations in 32 upazilas throughout the nation. “Currently, there is no fire service station in 32...
