Dhaka : Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus today (17 August) assured that the government will provide full cooperation to bring back the country’s assets laundered abroad. Terming this looting of the nation’s economic sector an act of “grave treason,” the chief adviser said, “To build a better country for future generations, these looters must be brought under […]
Read MoreDhaka : Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that his entry into the centre of Bangladesh’s political transformation was never about him but the people. “It’s not me. It’s the people who want this change. I am just helping them to go the way they want,” Prof Yunus told Malaysian news agency Bernama in an […]
Read MoreUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Berlin today (13 August) for a German-hosted virtual meeting with Donald Trump and European leaders, two days before the US president meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Europe’s leaders are trying to drive home the perils of selling out Kyiv’s interests at the first US-Russia summit since 2021. Trump […]
Read MoreRIYADH: Arab states and regional organizations joined Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over comments expressing support for a so-called “Greater Israel.” In an interview with i24 News on Tuesday, Netanyahu said he is “very attached” to the vision of a “Greater Israel.” The term is understood to refer to […]
Read MoreNew Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Wednesday that Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu had “lost the plot” as the country weighs up whether to recognize a Palestinian state. Luxon told reporters that the lack of humanitarian assistance, the forceful displacement of people and the annexation of Gaza were utterly appalling and that Netanyahu had […]
Read MoreUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Israel and Russia on Tuesday that he has significant concerns about patterns of certain forms of sexual violence by their armed and security forces, according to a report seen by Reuters. The alleged crimes included incidents of genital violence, prolonged forced nudity of captives, and abusive and degrading strip […]
Read MoreBy Jean Iau Towards the end of his life, Goh Cheng Liang was known as the richest Singaporean, owning some of the world’s most luxurious superyachts, but his humble beginnings left an indelible mark on the elusive paint tycoon and spurred his philanthropic efforts. He died on Tuesday at the age of 98. Goh, the […]
Read MoreBy Park Chan-kyong South Korea’s scandal-plagued former first lady Kim Keon-hee walked into court on Tuesday, head bowed and looking visibly tense, for a hearing that could make her the first ex-presidential spouse in the country’s history to be jailed on criminal charges. Wearing a dark jacket and skirt with a white blouse, her hair […]
Read MoreThe Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a ban on 25 books, including those for allegedly propagating “false narrative and secessionism.” Writer-activist Arundhati Roy’s ‘Azadi’; constitutional expert AG Noorani’s ‘The Kashmir Dispute 1947–2012’; political scientist Sumantra Bose’s ‘Kashmir at the Crossroads’ and ‘Contested Lands’ are among the 25 banned books. Writer and activist Arundhati Roy […]
Read MoreBy Pallava Bagla Reaching for the stars is becoming an everyday affair at India’s space agency, having visited the Moon and Mars with orbital missions, now eyes are set on a mission to Venus and a sample return from the Moon. Human space flight to fly an Indian citizen on an Indian rocket from Indian […]
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