November2024

Sarah Cooke, the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, reaffirmed today the UK’s commitment to support Bangladesh’s democratic transition and improve bilateral ties. According to a news release from the foreign ministry, she made the commitment during...

An exciting Presidential Election Watch Party was held today at the American Centre in Dhaka by the U.S. Embassy, providing participants and young people from Bangladesh with a rare chance to have a personal look at...

Quincy Jones, the polymath hitmaker who ruled the American music industry with a magic touch for well over half a century, has died. He was 91 years old. The singular artist was surrounded by family at...

Russia launched 55 satellites into orbit on Tuesday, including two privately built Iranian devices, amid deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran. A Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East at 02:18...

Irish budget airline Ryanair reported falling net profit for the second quarter on Monday following a drop in ticket prices. Chief executive Michael O’Leary warned that Ryanair’s full-year results “will be subject to avoiding adverse developments”,...

Asian markets fluctuated Tuesday as traders jockeyed for position a day before results from the US presidential election rolled in, with opinion polls showing the vote on a knife-edge as the two candidates wrapped up their...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday he was “fully confident” the country would hit its economic goals this year, lauding recent stimulus measures and suggesting there was still room for more. China’s leaders have set an...

Energy giant Saudi Aramco reported a 15 percent year-on-year drop in third quarter profit on Tuesday, citing low oil prices. The fall in net income to $27.56 billion this year from $32.58 billion in 2023 “was...

In order to increase Bangladesh’s climate resilience, the government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with assistance from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), have joined forces to spearhead locally-led climate adaptation projects throughout five of...

Irish budget airline Ryanair reported falling net profit for the second quarter on Monday following a drop in ticket prices. Chief executive Michael O’Leary warned that Ryanair’s full-year results “will be subject to avoiding adverse developments”,...