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Russia warns of "surprise" response if EU seizes frozen assets

, Dec. 5 -- Russia has warned that it will take action if the European Union moves to seize its frozen assets, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Thursday. Zakharova described... Read More


Urban growth could leave millions without clean water by 2050

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- A new study warns that rapid urban growth could leave millions of people without access to clean water and sanitation by 2050. Experts say how cities expand and where new buildings ar... Read More


UN raises concern over rising violence in Central African Republic

, Dec. 5 -- UN humanitarian agencies expressed deep concern on Thursday over escalating armed violence affecting civilians in southeastern Central African Republic (CAR). The UN Office for the Coordi... Read More


UN Security Council delegation makes rare visit to Syria

, Dec. 5 -- A United Nations Security Council (UNSC) delegation made a rare high-level visit to Syria on Thursday, marking the first engagement with Syrian authorities since the ouster of former Presi... Read More


China urges Japan to meet its obligations as WWII defeated country

, Dec. 5 -- China on Friday urged Japan to honor its obligations as a defeated nation of World War II, respect the post-war international order, and refrain from actions that could undermine peace and... Read More


Xi, Macron hold warm talks in Chengdu, boost China-France ties

, Dec. 5 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting French President Emmanuel Macron held friendly exchanges on Friday in Dujiangyan, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, highlighting the longstanding cultura... Read More


Zubaida visits Dhanmondi parental home after seeing ailing Khaleda

, Dec. 5 -- After spending time at her ailing mother-in-law Khaleda Zia's bedside at Evercare Hospital, Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, went to her late father's residen... Read More


Air ambulance for Khaleda to arrive from Germany: Embassy

, Dec. 5 -- The special ambulance, being facilitated by the Emir of Qatar, will now arrive in Dhaka from Germany, instead of Qatar, to carry former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to Lo... Read More


2 pistols, 1 shotgun recovered from mason's house in Kushtia

, Dec. 5 -- Members of the Bangladesh Army in a drive recovered two pistols and a one-shooter gun from the house of a mason in Khoksa upazila of Kushtia on Thursday night. However, no one could be de... Read More


Questioning whether Tarique is a voter 'irrelevant', says AG

, Dec. 5 -- Attorney General (AG) Md Asaduzzaman on Friday said it is "irrelevant" to debate whether BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman is a Bangladeshi voter, despite his intention to contest the ... Read More