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UN prepares to start pulling peacekeepers from DR Congo
Industry Desk: The UN Security Council is expected on Tuesday to accede to a demand from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and launch a gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers, starting later this month.The drawdown would come despite United Nations concern about violence in the eastern part of the country.Ravaged by…
Read More »Biden provides arms to Israel by passing US Congress
International Desk: US President Joe Biden’s administration has bypassed Congress and sold tank shells to Israel. In addition, they reportedly do not conduct ongoing assessments of whether Israel is committing war crimes. The Biden administration may be under investigation in these incidents.A few days ago, the United States commented that…
Read More »Bangladesh makes impressive progress in green dev: Mannan
Staff Correspondent: Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday said that Bangladesh has made some impressive progress in green development. “Bangladesh has made some impressive progress in green development. For example, our garments sector ranks among the world’s best on the number of green factories,” he said. The Planning Minister was addressing…
Read More »Humanitarian crisis in Gazaat unprecedented level: UN
Industry Desk: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Wednesday that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached an unprecedented point.The UN Agency for Palestine Refugees, or UNRWA, which is by far the largest humanitarian provider in Gaza, warned that the agency will be forced to…
Read More »BRICS bank to finance Tk 4500cr to Titas gas
Mohiuddin Farazi: BRICS bank NDB (New Development Bank) will finance the replacement of dilapidated gas pipelines in the capital Dhaka. The bank has agreed to provide a loan of Tk 4,500 crore for the Tk 9,000 crore project.This is going to be the bank’s first investment in the energy and…
Read More »War complicates low income countries
WB-IMF annual meeting evaluation Mahfuja Mukul: The negative impact of war complicates the policy environment of low-income countries. Food and energy security, commodity supply chain, macro-financial stability, inflation and growth are also adversely affected. Therefore, the world economy must be united to combat the harmful effects of war. Spain’s First…
Read More »Gaza: It’s not war it is a genocide
Industry Desk: The disaster we are witnessing in Gaza is turning to genocide. It is not an ‘attack’. Not possession. Not a war. Total genocide. The apocalypse-like scenes we are witnessing in Gaza are proof of the true intentions of the brutal occupying army. They want possession of this little…
Read More »One million Gazans fleeas Israel readies attack
Industry Desk: More than one million people have fled their homes in Gaza in scenes of chaos and despair as Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled territory and continued massing troops Monday in preparation for a full-blown ground invasion.Israel declared war on the Islamist group a day after waves of its fighters…
Read More »Over 1,300 buildings destroyed in Gaza: UN
Industry Desk: More than 1,300 buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, the United Nations said Saturday, after nearly a week of fierce bombardment by Israeli forces.The UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA said “5,540 housing units” in those buildings were destroyed and nearly 3,750 more homes were so badly damaged…
Read More »Hamas-Israel war kills 600 Israelis
Industry Desk: 313 Palestinians have been reported dead so far in the counterattack of the Israeli forces in Gaza, Palestine. On the other hand, more than 600 Israelis have been killed in this ongoing conflict. In such circumstances, Israel’s Security Council officially approved the war. The Times of Israel reported…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
