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Experts favour written orders to prevent future blackouts

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Experts have stated that issuing written orders specifying legitimate reasons for an internet shutdown could help prevent nationwide blackouts, like those in July-August 2024, in the ... Read More


Thai Embassy to extend visa facilitation for certain groups in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- In response to the increasing demand for Thai e-visas following the service's introduction in Bangladesh in January 2025, the Thai Embassy has announced additional visa facilitation f... Read More


CA's Press Secretary describes Hasina as 'butcher of Bangladesh'

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has described former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the "butcher of Bangladesh" and said the interim government's job is to bring her ba... Read More


MetLife cleared Tk 28.95b in insurance claims last year

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- MetLife Bangladesh settled Tk 28.95 billion in insurance benefits and claims in 2024, covering loss of lives and medical needs. MetLife Bangladesh CEO Ala Ahmad said, "The most impor... Read More


Hidden insight from the Energy Summit

Dar es Salaam, Feb. 2 -- DODOMA – DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Doto Biteko has opened up to fellow Members of Parliament and, of course, Tanzanians, how challenging the task of... Read More


Foreign policy helps take Vietnam into new era: Argentine newspaper

Buenos Aires, Feb. 2 -- Argentina's Resumen Latinoamericano newspaper on February 1 published an article highlighting Vietnam's foreign policy, on the occasion of the 95th founding anniversary of the ... Read More


Pakistan hands over 141 Afghan detainees to Torkham immigration

Afghanistan, Feb. 2 -- The Ministry of Refugee Affairs of Taliban announced that 141 Afghan migrants, including women and children, were detained by Pakistani police and deported to Afghanistan. They ... Read More


Afghanistan's refugee women cricketers send firm message to Taliban usurpers

Srilanka, Feb. 2 -- Women's cricketers from Afghanistan hope their first competitive match in Australia will "open doors for Afghan women for education, sport and future". An Afghanistan Women's XI p... Read More


India's nuclear energy ambitions: Aiming for 100 GW by 2047

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has committed to developing at least 100 GW of nuclear energy by 2047. In her Union budget for 2025-26, she also proposed setting up a Nuclear ... Read More


Budget 2025 | India follows the world in its nuclear energy drive

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has committed to developing at least 100 GW of nuclear energy by 2047. In her Union budget for 2025-26, she also proposed setting up a Nuclear ... Read More