May2025

A devastating gas explosion in Aftabnagar, Badda, has claimed another young life, bringing the death toll to four from a single family. Seven-year-old Mithila Akter succumbed to her injuries Friday night while undergoing treatment in the...

As Bangladesh navigates a period of significant socio-economic and political transformation, experts are advocating for a comprehensive redesign of the nation's social protection framework. This restructuring, they contend, is crucial to bolstering the living standards of...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), has donated 667 metric tonnes of dates to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to support Rohingya refugee children living...

All 260 mine workers who had been trapped in a South African underground shaft for more than twenty-four hours were rescued on Friday, according to the mine’s operator. At the Kloof gold mine, 60 kilometers (37...

Kyiv was on alert early Saturday for a Russian drone and missile attack, the Ukrainian capital’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said, after AFP journalists heard explosions. “Explosions in the capital. Air defences have been activated. The city...

Following their meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday, a delegation of US senators expressed optimism about mending bilateral ties and negotiating a new trade and security agreement. It is “encouraged by what we’ve...

Antonio Guterres, the head of the UN, stated on Friday that as Israel intensifies its military campaign in Gaza, Palestinians are “enduring what may be the cruelest phase of this cruel conflict.” “For nearly 80 days,...

Since February, at least 75 civilians have been murdered in clashes between the South Sudanese army and fighters supporting President Salva Kiir’s challenger, the UN human rights head said on Friday. According to United Nations Commissioner...

The organizers informed AFP on Friday that Catherine Deneuve of France has joined more than 900 other movie professionals in signing an open letter condemning the alleged “genocide” in Gaza and the film industry’s silence on...

Europol and Eurojust, the anti-crime agencies of the European Union, announced on Friday that a concerted global effort had successfully disrupted some of the “most dangerous malware” in the world this week. Authorities said they had...