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International support extended to SL highly commendable - UN official

Sri Lanka, Dec. 22 -- A meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-Andree Franche, was held on Saturday 20 at the Prime Minist... Read More


Swiss court to hear Indonesian islanders' climate case against cement giant Holcim

France, Dec. 22 -- Four residents of Pulau Pariisland are demanding compensation from the Swiss cement giant for climate damage and help to fund flood protection measures on the island that could be c... Read More


Nigeria Air Force 'compensates' victims of Sokoto accidental airstrike

Nigeria, Dec. 22 -- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has compensated the victims and families affected by the 25 December 2024 accidental airstrike on Sokoto villages. The air force disclosed thi... Read More


Pakistan got 'divine help' during its conflict with India: Asim Munir

India, Dec. 22 -- Pakistan's chief of defence forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has claimed that the country received 'divine help' during the military confrontation with India in May, saying the assi... Read More


"Election without Awami League is a coronation", says Sheikh Hasina after party barred from Bangladesh Feb polls

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- As Bangladesh prepares to hold its national elections nearly a year after Sheikh Hasina's government was ousted following a student-led uprising in July, the former prime ministe... Read More


Bangladesh, Japan finalises draft of EPA, signing next month: Commerce Adviser

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Bangladesh and Japan have finalised the draft of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), with the deal set to be signed next month, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said on Monday. ... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN Holds Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand

Jakarta, Dec. 22 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, on the sidelines of the Special ASEAN Foreign Min... Read More


Fun to dream, harder to do the math

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- It is often suggested-sometimes wistfully, sometimes with great confidence-that if Bangladesh simply adopts a specific policy (or a specific set of policies), it can "become the next... Read More


Who is Motaleb Sikder? Another Bangladeshi student leader shot at days after Osman Hadi's killing

India, Dec. 22 -- Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot at another youth leader in Bangladesh, days after the death of Sharif Osman Hadi - a prominent radical student leader who died at a hospital in Sin... Read More


Uzbekistan is the destination you're sleeping on

India, Dec. 22 -- As per a Euro News report, new data from the World Tourism Organisation (UN Tourism) shows Uzbekistan ranking in the top seven fastest-growing destinations globally for inbound touri... Read More