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March 14, 2024 2:47 PM

Legendary Bangladeshi Ravindra Sangeet singer Sadi Mohammad passes away

In Bangladesh, a legendary Rabindra Sangeet singer Sadi Mohammad passed away on Wednesday evening. Younger brother of the deceased and distinguished dancer Shibli Mohammad confirmed the death to the media in Dhaka. He was 70. Family sources said tha...

March 14, 2024 2:14 PM

Bangladesh Border Guard found a dead body with 40 gold bars being smuggled to India

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered the body of a man with 40 gold bars, weighing 5.2 kilograms, from the Ichamoti river in Jessore district of Bangladesh on Wednesday.   The body of Moshiar Rahman, a resident of Goga Harishchandr...

March 14, 2024 12:56 PM

Pakistan to ask for new, longer-term bailout during IMF review

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will hold a second and last review of Pakistan's $3 billion stand-by arrangement (SBA) this week, the finance ministry and the IMF said on Wednesday, during which the South Asian nation will ask for a new longer-...

March 13, 2024 12:56 PM

Japanese firm Space One’s Kairos rocket explodes on inaugural flight

Kairos, a small, solid-fuel rocket made by Japan's Space One, exploded just seconds into its inaugural launch on Wednesday as the firm tried to become the first Japanese company to put a satellite in orbit. The setback for Space One and the rocket i...

March 13, 2024 1:01 PM

Global Media Congress Urges Strong Leadership for Evolving Industry

A White Paper titled "Decisive Leadership in an Increasingly Complex Media Landscape" was unveiled at a recent Global Media Congress event in Nairobi, Kenya.  The paper, launched by Emirates News Agency, the official news agency of the United Arab ...

March 13, 2024 10:37 AM

Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ to take a vote of confidence in meeting of the Parliament House today

Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is taking a vote of confidence in the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) scheduled for today. The federal parliamentary secretariat has already made necessary preparations to this ef...

March 12, 2024 5:20 PM

President Murmu conferred with honorary doctorate by University of Mauritius

President Droupadi Murmu was conferred with the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law by the University of Mauritius on Tuesday. The prestigious honour was bestowed upon the President in recognition of the profound depth of the bilateral relationsh...

March 12, 2024 12:58 PM

Haitian PM tenders resignation after Jamaica talks

Haiti's unelected prime minister, Ariel Henry, will step down once a transition council and temporary replacement have been appointed, he said on Monday, after leading the Caribbean country since the 2021 assassination of its last president. Henry i...

March 9, 2024 9:20 PM

BSF-BGB border conference concludes in Dhaka

The 54th director general (DG) level border conference between Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) concluded at BGB headquarters in Dhaka on Saturday. The border conference, which started on March 5, ended with the signing o...

March 8, 2024 3:39 PM

New Zealand’s Deputy PM Winston Peters to visit India from March 10-13

​Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of New Zealand, Winston Peters will be paying an official visit to India on March 10-13 at the invitation of External Affairs Minister, Dr. S Jaishankar. Deputy PM Peters will be visiting Ahmedabad and N...