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UN renews Sudan ceasefire appeal over 'unimaginable suffering'

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan's brutal civil war, which the UN says has created the world's worst humanitarian cris... Read More


Myanmar goes to polls amid civil war, humanitarian crisis

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Myanmar heads to the polls tomorrow (28 December) as it battles a civil war that has ravaged parts of the country as well as one of Asia's worst humanitarian crises. Already one of ... Read More


Russian drones, missiles pound Ukraine

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Russia attacked Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones on Saturday, ahead of what President Volodymyr Zelensky said would be a crucial meeting with US P... Read More


Two killed in suspected Palestinian ramming in Israel

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Two people have been killed in what police say was a "rolling terror attack" in northern Israel. Police said the attacker ran over a pedestrian in the eastern city of Beit Shean, th... Read More


Saudi Arabia demands Yemen separatists withdraw forces

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Saudi Arabia warned Saturday it would back Yemen's government in any military confrontation with separatist forces and urged them to withdraw "peacefully" from recently-seized provin... Read More


Vietnam bus crash kills nine

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- A bus overturned and crashed in northern Vietnam on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring another nine, state media reported. Most of the 18 passengers were teachers from Hanoi... Read More


Dhaka's air quality turns 'unhealthy for sensitive groups'

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 21st on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 120 at 09:06 am this morning.Dhaka's air was ... Read More


'Move underway to ensure 20pc power subsidy for fisheries'

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The government is working to extend a 20 percent electricity subsidy to the fisheries sector, similar to the incentive currently enjoyed by agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Advis... Read More


EC sends ballots to 2.93 lakh overseas voters

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The Election Commission (EC) has dispatched postal ballots to 293,147 expatriate voters in different countries over the last eight days to enable them to cast their votes in the 13th... Read More


Skills, competence key to employment: Supradip

Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma on Saturday said the youth are the country's greatest asset, stressing that skills and competence are the main keys to employme... Read More