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Bangladesh’s forex reserves surge past 21 bln USD in end-December

DHAKA, Jan 5: Halting a prolonged decline, Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves reached over 21 billion U.S. dollars by the end of December 2024, the latest central bank data showed. The Bangladesh Bank reported that the country's foreign exchange reserves stood at 21.359 billion dollars on Dec. 31, according to the

At least 184 killed in Israeli airstrikes, shelling on Gaza…

The Hamas-run Gaza media office said on Saturday evening that the Israeli army carried out 94 airstrikes and shelling on

Antony Blinken to visit South Korea, Japan and France from…

Amid the ongoing political turmoil in South Korea, United States secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit the

Islamic State-inspired expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans…

A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on

Bird strike warning issued shortly before Jeju Air plane crash…

An airport control tower had warned of a bird strike just six minutes before a Jeju Air passenger jet carrying

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured

28 survivors as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan

An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet with 67 people on board crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan after veering from its

Hamas says ‘new’ Israeli conditions delaying agreement on Gaza ceasefire

Hamas accused Israel on Wednesday of imposing "new conditions" that it said were delaying a ceasefire agreement in the war

Responsible mining can advance global environmental goals

Regrettably, the application and enforcement of these measures remain largely confined to specific regions. By facilitating the cross-border exchange of

Digital financial inclusion strengthens climate resilience

More than one billion unbanked people live in the most climate-vulnerable countries, and improving their access to digital banking and