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3rd Terminal final touches underway

Dhaka, July 20 -- Construction of the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is now 99.18 percent complete, Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury co... Read More


Trump pulls US from World Health pandemic reforms

Dhaka, July 20 -- President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday the United States was rejecting changes agreed last year for the World Health Organization on its pandemic response, saying the... Read More


UK won't compensate Afghans

Dhaka, July 20 -- Thousands of Afghans whose personal details were leaked but who were not evacuated to Britain are not expected to receive any compensation. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will "robus... Read More


Germany-EU allies push for tougher, stricter asylum rules

Dhaka, July 20 -- Germany's interior minister has hosted five of his European counterparts to discuss ways of tightening the region's asylum rules, as his country deported 81 Afghans to their Taliban-... Read More


Indian activists take Palestinian solidarity protest into major market

Dhaka, July 20 -- Indian activists gathered for a Palestinian solidarity rally in one of New Delhi's busiest commercial areas on Saturday, looking to raise public awareness of - and educate citizens o... Read More


Gaza students sit exams since war began

Dhaka, July 20 -- Hundreds of Palestinian students in Gaza are taking a crucial end-of-secondary-school exam organised by the besieged enclave's Ministry of Education in the hope of entering universit... Read More


90 killed as Israel targets food aid sites in Gaza again

Dhaka, July 20 -- At least 90 Palestinians, including 36 people near food aid sites in Rafah, killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza today. World Food Programme (WFP) said thousands of Palestinians in... Read More


Contaminated Fukushima soil delivered to Japan PM's office

Dhaka, July 20 -- Dozens of bags of mildly radioactive soil collected from near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant were delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister's office, in an effort to sh... Read More


Australia delivers Abrams tanks to Ukraine for war

Dhaka, July 20 -- Australia's government said on Saturday it had delivered M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine as part of a A$245 million ($160 million) package to help the country defend itself against Russ... Read More


Humayun Ahmed's 13th death anniv observed

Dhaka, July 20 -- The 13th death anniversary of eminent playwright, novelist, lyricist and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed was observed across the country on Saturday through various commemorative programmes.... Read More