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'UN peacekeepers wounded in new Israeli attack'

By AA News Desk

 Spanish peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) coordinate their patrol with Lebanese military police.     -Getty

UN reaffirms strong support for reform initiatives

By AA News Desk

 The United Nations (UN) has reaffirmed its strong support for the reform initiatives of Bangladesh's interim government, led by

World Bank projects growth to fall to 4pc in FY25

By Mohan Mia, AA

 The World Bank forecasts that Bangladesh's economic growth will drop to 4 percent in the 2024-25 fiscal year due

Bangladesh likely to keep Adani power deal: Reuters

By AA News Desk

 Bangladesh is likely to set aside pricing concerns and retain a power purchase pact with India's Adani Power, in

Dhaka protests BD fisherman killing by Myanmar navy

By AA Correspondent

 Bangladesh served a protest with the government of Myanmar over the killing of a Bangladeshi fisherman by its navy.

BNP demands white paper on those who fled country

By AA News Desk

 BNP Chairperson's advisory council member Zainul Abedin Farroque on Friday demanded that the government publish a white paper on

TikTok cuts hundreds of jobs

By AA News Desk

 Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of

Japanese atomic bomb survivors' group wins Nobel Peace Prize

By AA News Desk

 Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, won the Nobel Peace

Road projects lost 'Tk 500bn' to graft in 14 years: TIB

By AA News Desk

 Nearly 23 to 40 percent of the funds spent on road and highway related projects and construction work has

Govt 'will resolve' issues over Rooppur debt: Yunus

By AA News Desk

 The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna's Ishwardi.     -Agency Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says that the interim

Houthis to play bigger role in Middle East conflict?

 In a recent speech, the leader of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen proudly announced his group's tally over

Jamaat unveils proposals for state reforms

By AA Correspondent

 The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday presented 41 proposals for state reforms, including the restoration of the caretaker system for

Bangladesh is unique example of communal harmony: Mirza Fakhrul

By AA News Desk

 BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said Bangladesh is a unique example of communal harmony."We

Ex-director of Data Center arrested

By AA News Desk

 Tarek M Barkatullah, former director of the Data Center, was arrested this morning in Dhaka's Kafrul area in connection

Ursula von der Leyen attacks Viktor Orbán over pro-Russia stance

By AA News Desk

 Ursula von der Leyen has accused Viktor Orbán of a historic failure to support Ukraine, economic mismanagement and making

Trio wins chemistry Nobel for protein design, prediction

By AA News Desk

 Americans David Baker and John Jumper, together with Briton Demis Hassabis, shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on

Slain Hezbollah leader's successors killed

By AA News Desk

A view shows a damaged site in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing

PRESSING RESET BUTTON MUST NOT CAUSE FINANCIAL UPSETS

By AA Correspondent

 A country's historical and cultural legacy is the most valuable treasure. It is a universal truth which applies for

Government declares general holiday for Thursday

By AA News Desk

 The interim government has declared a general holiday for Thursday, on the occasion of Durga Puja, one of the

Govt to ensure peaceful celebration of festivals of minorities: Mahfuj

By AA News Desk

 Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Mahfuj Alam on Monday said the interim government is committed to ensuring safe and cheerful

Foreign Adviser cannot confirm Sheikh Hasina's whereabouts

 Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain has said that he cannot confirm reports that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has travelled

N Korea's Kim calls Putin 'closest comrade'

By AA News Desk

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a birthday message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him his

Nearly 150 companies about to shut down their businesses

By AA News Desk

 The headline on the top page of The Kaler Kantho is "Almost 150 companies are going to shut down

'Godfather of AI' shares Nobel Prize in physics

By AA News Desk

 The 2024 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for their fundamental discoveries

Israel sends more ground troops into southern Lebanon

By AA News Desk

Israeli flags and Palestinian flags during a demonstration and counter-demonstration ahead of the October 7 attack anniversary in London,

Indian financial aid opens 'new chapter' with Maldives

Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) held talks on Monday. -GettyIndia

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