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Crude oil prices steady on Gaza ceasefire talks even as US plans Middle East strikes

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Oil prices stabilised in early Asian trading on Monday after sharp falls last week, amid continued attempts to reach a ceasefire in the Israel-Palestinian conflict even as the U.S... Read More


Tax exemptions not achieving targeted jobs, report shows

Uganda, Feb. 5 -- The Auditor General has questioned why government continues to give tax incentives to companies that do not meet the perquisite of employing the required number of Ugandans. In his ... Read More


Biden sweeps South Carolina primary

India, Feb. 5 -- US President Joe Biden on Saturday won the South Carolina Democratic primary - the first officially sanctioned race of the party's nominating season - with returns showing him swampin... Read More


Afghanistan: United Nations Special Rapporteur endorses calls to cease girls' detentions

Kabul, Feb. 5 -- Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights for Afghanistan, has endorsed the UN experts' calls for halting the detention of girls over dress code violation... Read More


PM for patience regarding war-like situation in Myanmar: Law Minister

Sangsad Bhaban, Feb. 5 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed the armed forces and paramilitary border guards of Bangladesh to have patience regarding the recent war-like situation in Myanmar ... Read More


TERI to launch green-shipping portal, policy briefs for sustainable, climate-resilient practices

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- During the World Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi this week, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) will launch a green-shipping portal to track practices by ports a... Read More


British researcher praises CPV's role in national development

London (VNA), Feb. 5 -- Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Vietnam has been built into a thriving economic, political and cultural powerhouse, said British researcher of Vie... Read More


PM instructs maintaining law and order, control of commodity prices: Cabinet Secy

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered the authorities concerned to maintain law and order and keep the prices of commodities under check. "If there is any extortion, all concerned... Read More


Al Qaeda connected BNP hired American ex-diplomat to get sanctions on Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Feb. 5 -- Despite huge financial investments, including the involvement of retired US diplomats, the efforts of Al Qaeda connected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its acting chairma... Read More


Strategy of Al Qaeda connected Bangladesh Nationalist Party centering local government elections

Bangladesh, Feb. 5 -- The political landscape of Bangladesh has undergone significant transformations since the tumultuous period of the seventies and eighties. National elections, historically marked... Read More