Air strike injures 20 in residential area of Ukraine city
An air strike hit a residential district in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Saturday night, injuring 20 people and leaving three children in a serious condition, officials said.
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FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian service members from a 3rd separate assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, fire a howitzer D30 at a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine April 23, 2023 ReutersTurkey's Erdogan unveils new cabinet after inauguration
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday unveiled a new cabinet lineup, naming a powerful spy chief as foreign minister and market friendly Mehmet Simsek as finance minister, hours after swearing in for a third term as president.
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Erdogan called for unity and putting aside the anger and resentment of the heated election campaign AFPPM strikes defiant tone in face of US pressure
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said it doesn't matter at all if someone does not go to the USA crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a 20 hour- plane journey.
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File photo of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina PIDExpert sees lobbyists' hand behind call for banning Bangladesh's UN peacekeepers
Six members of the US Congress, in a letter, have urged President Joe Biden to take “appropriate measures” for banning Bangladesh law enforcement and military personnel from participating in UN peacekeeping missions.
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File photo: Bangladesh is one of the largest troop contributing nations to the UN peacekeeping missions MONUSCO/ABEL KAVANAGHBusinesses, economists still in dark about new Income Tax Act
Businessmen and economists are still in the dark about the new Income Tax Act 2023, which will be presented in parliament on June 4.
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Representational image Dhaka TribuneMore than 280 dead, hundreds hurt in India horror rail crash
At least 288 people were killed and more than 850 injured in a horrific three-train collision in India, officials said Saturday, the country's deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years.
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Rescue workers search for survivors at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, about 200km from the state capital Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, on June 3, 2023 AFPAmerica is a thriving source of remittances: Should we utilize this opportunity?
Since a sizable portion of money is sent back to Bangladesh by expatriates, remittances serve a crucial role in sustaining the country's economy. The US is now Bangladesh's top provider of remittances, surpassing more established nations like Saudi Arabia.
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BigstockPayra power plant to remain closed after Monday due to coal crisis
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said the Payra power plant will be temporarily closed after Monday due to the ongoing coal crisis.
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Aerial view of the coal-fired Payra Thermal Power Plant in Patuakhali, Bangladesh Dhaka TribuneQuader: Bangladesh was world champion in corruption when BNP was in power
Bangladesh was the world champion in corruption when BNP was in power, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said.
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File Photo of Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader Focus BanglaFakhrul: Govt to blame for US's disrespectful visa policy
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the new visa policy announced by the USA for Bangladesh is disgraceful for the nation as it has revealed to the entire world that there is no democracy, human rights and the rule of law in the country.
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BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking during the Rally on Saturday Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneBB: No scope for inflation from govt borrowing
Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder on Friday ruled out any possibility of creating inflation in the country from the target of government borrowings including from bank borrowings set in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year (FY24).
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