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Foreign aid commitments to Bangladesh fall 23% year-on-year: ERD

, June 23 -- Country's foreign aid commitments suffered a decline of around 23 per cent compared with the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, according to provisional data from the Econo... Read More


Bangladeshi student found dead in Cyprus forest; One held

, June 23 -- A Bangladeshi student who went to Cyprus for higher studies was found dead in a forest there, claimed his family. The victim, Shahriar Ahmed, also known as Emon, 22, hailed from Lochanpu... Read More


ICT, courts to decide fate of Awami League: Adviser Zahed

, June 23 -- Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman on Tuesday said the decision on whether Awami League will be banned as a political party rests with the courts and th... Read More


Speaker calls for regional cooperation to tackle Asia's growing water crisis

, June 23 -- Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Tuesday called on Asian countries to work together to address the escalating water crisis describing it as one of the most pressing challenges facing the worl... Read More


Food grain stock at govt godowns stands at 20.72 lakh MT: State Minister

, June 23 -- The government currently has a stock of 20.72 lakh metric tonnes of food grains in the government godowns in the country, said State Minister for Food Abdul Bari in Parliament. "As of 21... Read More


Andy Burnham emerges as frontrunner in UK Labour leadership race amid leadership transition

, June 23 -- Andy Burnham, Britain's newly elected lawmaker and long-time Greater Manchester mayor, is positioning himself as the leading candidate to become the next Labour leader, in a contest that ... Read More


6,000 families stranded in northern districts as flood submerges low-lying areas

, June 23 -- Water levels in the Teesta River continued to rise on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall and upstream inflows, bringing the river close to the danger mark and inundating low-lying areas in sev... Read More


Turkey detains over 200 suspects in Ankara security sweep ahead of NATO summit

, June 23 -- Turkish security forces have detained more than 200 people in a large-scale operation in the capital Ankara ahead of next month's NATO summit, targeting individuals suspected of having li... Read More


Another die of dengue; 139 more cases reported in 24 hrs

, June 23 -- One death was reported from dengue in the 24 hours until Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 10 this year. During the perio... Read More


AI is reinforcing gender bias, online abuse and workplace inequality, UN Women warns

, June 23 -- As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in daily life, from drafting emails and preparing presentations to designing marketing campaigns, UN Women has raised concerns tha... Read More