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Mridha Shihab Mahmud

Mridha Shihab Mahmud is a writer, content editor and photojournalist. He works as a staff reporter at News Hour. He is also involved in humanitarian works through a trust called Safety Assistance For Emergencies (SAFE). Mridha also works as film director. His passion is photography. He is the chief respondent person in Mymensingh Film & Photography Society. Besides professional attachment, he loves graphics designing, painting, digital art and social networking.

Leaders welcome advances in HIV science while warning of growing threats to progress at 25th International AIDS Conference

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 25, 2024

More than 10,000 participants are expected to attend AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference, the world’s largest gathering of people living with, affected by, and working on HIV, taking place in person in Munich, Germany, and...
NASA cans lunar rover after spending $450 million building it

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 18, 2024

NASA suffered a major blow to its lunar exploration mission on Wednesday when it revealed that delays and cost overruns have forced it to scrap a planned Moon rover that it had already spent $450 million...
Iran rejects accusations implicating it in plot to kill Trump

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 18, 2024

Iran denied on Wednesday the “malicious” claims made by American media that it was involved in a plan to assassinate former US President Donald Trump. According to a CNN report on Tuesday, the former president’s protection...
Deadly strikes pound Gaza as Israel PM vows to ramp up pressure

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 18, 2024

As expectations for a US-announced ceasefire deal dwindled, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to increase pressure on Hamas, prompting Israel to continue its airstrikes on Gaza on Wednesday. Ismail Haniyeh, the political head of Hamas,...
Amid new photos, families of Israel hostage soldiers plead for deal

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 18, 2024

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was urged by the families of the five Israeli women soldiers who have been held captive in Gaza since the Hamas strikes on October 7 to reach a deal for their release...
Trump says would let Fed Chair Powell finish term: report

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 18, 2024

In an interview that was released on Tuesday, US presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that if Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell were to return to the White House, he would allow Powell to finish his four-year...
King Charles III to set out UK govt to-do list

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 18, 2024

King Charles III will read out Labour’s first programme for government in a decade and half on Wednesday when the UK parliament formally reopens following the July 4 election. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will put turbocharging...
MH17 disaster: 10-year quest for justice for the 298 dead

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 18, 2024

Ten years ago, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over the war-torn eastern Ukraine, to a horrified world. The disaster occurred during the early phases of a...
‘I will give my all,’ says Mbappe at Real Madrid unveiling

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 18, 2024

On Tuesday in Madrid, French sensation Kylian Mbappe made his formal debut as a Real Madrid player. Club president Florentino Perez gave the striker a No. 9 shirt as well as a five-year contract after he...
Indian troops battle gunmen in Kashmir, several wounded

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jul 18, 2024

Tuesday, troops in the Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir searched for militants following intense gunfights that left multiple soldiers gravely injured and four soldiers dead, according to Indian media. Muslim-dominated Since India and Pakistan gained...