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BD becomes world's worst-performing equity mkt in Sept

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Bangladesh's equity market was the worst performer globally in September, as the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) plunged 3.2 percent amid broad-based profit-booking... Read More


309 Bangladeshi migrants return from Libya

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Another group of 309 Bangladeshi nationals trapped in conflict-hit Libya returned home on Thursday, as part of the government's continued efforts to bring back citizens stranded abro... Read More


Maria Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Maria Corina Machado, a key opposition leader in Venezuela, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 for her struggle to promote democratic rights in her country. Machado, a ... Read More


White House reacts after Trump denied Nobel Peace Prize

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- In its first reaction after US President Donald Trump was denied the Nobel Peace Prize 2025, the White House lambasted the Nobel Committee, alleging it had placed "politics over peac... Read More


Expat 'July Activist' Abdul Hamid buried

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Eighteen days after his death in the UAE, expatriate July activist Abdul Hamid was laid to rest with state honours at his family grave in Noapara Union of Rauzan, Chattogram, on Frid... Read More


Karnataka implements paid menstrual leave for women employees

India, Oct. 11 -- In a pioneering step toward gender-sensitive governance and workplace equity, the Karnataka Government has officially announced the implementation of 12 days of Paid Period Leave ann... Read More


Bengal CM Mamata reminds of Bengal's radical past, riots

India, Oct. 11 -- A new war of words has ensued between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) with the former launching a blistering attack on Bengal Chief Minister Mamata ... Read More


Rajnath invites Australian firms to invest in India

India, Oct. 11 -- Underlining robust ties between the two countries, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said invited Australian business community to invest, collaborate and innovate in India. ... Read More


Prime Minister Modi urges openness on Mental Health

India, Oct. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for creating an environment where conversations around mental health become more mainstream in his message on World Mental Health Day on Friday, T... Read More


HP Panchayat Polls Delayed, Not Cancelled: CM Sukhu

India, Oct. 11 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said the panchayati raj elections have not been cancelled and would be held once road connectivity is restored. "Our ... Read More