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Bangladesh Bank becomes member of IORWG
Jan 14, 2025Bangladesh Bank (BB) has become a member of International Operational Risk Working Group (IORWG), a global platform for operational risk management of central banks and monetary and supervisory authorities. Bangladesh’s central bank is the latest (127th) member... -
63 lawyers get bail in Chattogram court clashes case
Jan 14, 2025At a hearing on the bail plea of detained Sanatani Jagoron Manch leader Chinmoy Krinsa Das on November 26 of last year, a Chattogram court today granted bail to sixty-three attorneys who were charged in a... -
Norwegian PM extends strong support to Bangladesh’s ‘much-needed’ reforms
Jan 14, 2025The interim government in Bangladesh is working to implement “much-needed” reforms and hold free and fair democratic elections, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has stated his full support for these efforts. “I have followed... -
New trains on Ctg-Cox’s Bazar route start running soon
Jan 14, 2025By this month, two regular trains, the Prabal Express and the Saikat Express, will begin service on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar route. According to railway officials, each of the two trains will feature sixteen carriages. A daily... -
AIR chief visits STOL Port Runway at Bogura, distributes warm clothes
Jan 14, 2025Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, Chief of Air Staff, inspected the Bogura Short Field Take Off & Landing (STOL Port) runway today before distributing warm clothing. This was stated in an evening press release from the Directorate... -
India opens giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims
Jan 13, 2025As the Kumbh Mela event got underway Monday, vast groups of Hindu pilgrims in India started taking baths in holy waters. Organizers anticipate 400 million attendees, making it the greatest human gathering in history. The spot... -
Alice Weidel, German far right’s unlikely hope for chancellor
Jan 13, 2025In some respects, Alice Weidel’s selection as the far-right AfD’s candidate for chancellor ahead of the February elections is unexpected given that she was born in West Germany, is openly gay, and has a non-German spouse.... -
Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria
Jan 13, 2025As world powers strive for stability following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, leading diplomats from the Middle East and Europe arrived in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria. Following the overthrow of Assad by... -
Croatia’s populist president appears set for re-election
Jan 13, 2025The scandal-plagued ruling party would suffer a setback if incumbent Zoran Milanovic were to win a second term in Sunday’s presidential runoff. With the backing of the HDZ party, which controls Croatia, Milanovic starts the race... -
Israeli military says four soldiers killed in north Gaza
Jan 13, 2025After more than 15 months of fighting Hamas militants, the Israeli military announced on Saturday that four soldiers had lost their lives in fighting in the northern Gaza Strip. Following Israel’s ground offensive in retribution for...