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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.

Smoke from Canadian fires reaches Europe: EU climate monitor

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jun 4, 2025

Heavy smoke from intense wildfires in Canada has reached northwestern Europe, the European Union’s climate monitoring service said on Tuesday. The huge plumes are at very high altitude and do not pose an immediate health...
British FM says Morocco’s autonomy plan for W. Sahara ‘most credible’ solution

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Jun 2, 2025

British Foreign Minister David Lammy announced on Sunday a significant shift in the United Kingdom’s long-standing position on Western Sahara, declaring that Morocco’s autonomy plan for the disputed territory represents the “most credible” solution to the...
Dhaka, Tokyo to ink EPA by year end

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - May 31, 2025

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday announced that the two nations will conclude an Economic Partnership Agreement in the coming months to deepen economic and trade relationships between...
Japan to recruit one lakh Bangladeshi workers in five years

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - May 30, 2025

Japanese authorities and businesses today announced plans to recruit at least 100,000 workers from Bangladesh in the next five years to meet the country’s growing workers’ shortage. Speaking at a seminar titled, “Bangladesh Seminar on Human...
Vietnam’s Vietjet Air to buy 20 Airbus A330s: airline statement

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - May 26, 2025

Vietnamese airline Vietjet Air said Monday it will buy 20 widebody Airbus A330-900 planes, doubling its order from the aviation giant in a deal worth an estimated $8 billion. The budget carrier’s chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong...
Discarded protest art preserves George Floyd legacy

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - May 26, 2025

Kenda Zellner-Smith hauled up a corrugated metal door to reveal hundreds of wooden boards covered with graffiti, each telling a story of the protests that followed George Floyd’s killing by a US police officer. The 28-year-old...
Deadly Russian Barrage Kills 12 in Ukraine as Prisoner Swap Concludes

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - May 26, 2025

Russian strikes killed at least 12 people across Ukraine overnight on Sunday, officials reported, as intense shelling and drone attacks continued even as Kyiv and Moscow completed their largest prisoner exchange since the full-scale invasion began....
GO-NGO united efforts essential to protect boys from sexual abuse

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - May 26, 2025

In a rare public rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday declared himself “not happy” with the Russian leader after Moscow launched a record number of drones against Ukraine, resulting in...
Air Astra to Re-Launch Dhaka-Sylhet Flights Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - May 25, 2025

Private airline Air Astra is poised to reinstate its flight services on the Dhaka-Sylhet route beginning May 29, aiming to enhance travel accessibility for passengers in anticipation of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha festivities. The airline will operate...
Trump Issues Ultimatum: 25% Tariff on Smartphones Not “Built in USA”

by Mridha Shihab Mahmud - May 25, 2025

President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on smartphones made outside of the United States on Friday, sending a clear message to major smartphone makers, including tech behemoth Apple and its rival Samsung....