Bangladesh raises cheque encashment limit to 500,000 taka

Sep 01, 2024

Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 1: The central bank of Bangladesh has set a new cash withdrawal limit of 500,000 taka (4,166 U.S. dollars) via cheques per...

Chinese in Bangladesh support flood victims

Sep 01, 2024

Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 1: Amid the unprecedented flood in Bangladesh recently, many Chinese who live in the country took action to donate to the disaster...

Tourist helicopter with 22 on board disappears in Russia's Far East

Sep 01, 2024

Moscow [Russia], September 1: A helicopter carrying 19 tourists and three crew members has gone missing on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian Far East,...

Philippines, China trade blame as ships collide in S China Sea

Sep 01, 2024

Manila [Philippines], September 1: The Philippines and China traded accusations on Saturday as their coastguard ships collided in the South China Sea, with each side...

Ukraine did not coordinate Kursk offensive in advance: NATO chief

Sep 01, 2024

Kyiv [Ukraine], September 1: NATO was not involved in Ukraine's surprise offensive into the Russian region of Kursk, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has told the...

15 Islamic State operatives killed in Iraq: US

Sep 01, 2024

Washington [US], September 1: The US military on Friday said that 15 operatives of the extremist militia organization Islamic State were killed in a raid...

Female attacker injures six people, three critically, in stabbing on bus in Germany

Sep 01, 2024

Berlin [Germany], September 1: At least six people have been injured, three of them critically, in a stabbing on board a bus in the western...

Judge orders blocking of X in Brazil amid row with Musk

Sep 01, 2024

Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], September 1: A judge in Brazil has ordered the blocking of Elon Musk's online platform X amid a long-running dispute with...

First children in Gaza receive polio vaccines as part of WHO campaign

Sep 01, 2024

Tel Aviv [Israel], September 1: Although the World Health Organization's (WHO) polio vaccination campaign in war-torn Gaza officially starts on Sunday, the Palestinian Health Ministry...