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Guterres says UN Security Council ‘paralysed’ over Gaza
Dec 10, 2023Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of the United Nations expressed sadness on Sunday for the Security Council’s inability to insist on a truce in the Gaza Strip and denounced the divides that have “paralysed” the organization. Speaking at... -
Oil deposits in the Sylhet-10 gas well have been found
Dec 10, 2023In the Haripur gas field, oil deposits have been found in the first level of Sylhet gas well no-10. 500–600 barrels per day will be produced by the reserves. It is possible to find 200–300 billion... -
145 Bangladeshi citizens return home from Libya
Dec 6, 2023Today, 145 citizens of Bangladesh who had been detained in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, were returned to their home country. According to a press announcement, the Bangladeshi nationals were on a Buraq Air chartered flight... -
Myanmar military pounds Rakhine town during clashes
Nov 30, 2023Fighters and locals said on Wednesday that Myanmar’s military is retaking an important town from an armed ethnic minority group in a prolonged offensive using fighter jets. On November 15, the Arakan Army advanced into Pauktaw,... -
A dozen dead in a storm across Russia, Ukraine and Moldova
Nov 28, 2023Hurricane force winds, snowfall and flooding that swept parts of southern Russia, Ukraine and Moldova left at least 13 people dead Monday and almost two million without power, authorities said. Dubbed the ‘storm of the century’... -
France hopes Israel-Hamas truce lasts until all hostages freed: minister
Nov 27, 2023Adding to the rising requests for an extension, France’s foreign minister stated on Sunday that his country hopes the four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas battle lasts until the Palestinian militant group releases all of its hostages.... -
Lebanon border calm as Israel-Hamas truce takes effect
Nov 25, 2023According to locals, state media, and an AFP journalist, calm returned to Lebanon’s southern border on Friday when a temporary ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into force. Deadly gunfights have... -
Hamas sources say Israel hostages handed over to Egypt
Nov 24, 2023Some of the hostages taken during the assaults on Israel on October 7 were turned over to the Red Cross on Friday so they could travel back to Israel via Egypt, according to two Hamas sources... -
Israel-Hamas truce begins, hostages to be released
Nov 24, 2023The Israel-Hamas conflict entered a four-day ceasefire on Friday, marking the first significant lull in fighting that has resulted in thousands of deaths. Hostages are expected to be freed in return for prisoners. After Hamas launched... -
FAO, DAE ink $ 6.57m deal for integrated adaptation in climate hotspots
Nov 23, 2023The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a financial agreement recently with the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) to enhance locally appropriate and socio-economically beneficial adaptation and promote climate-resilient crop value...
