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International

2023 economy will be ‘a lot better than feared’: Lagarde

The eurozone economy will fare “a lot better” this year than initially feared, European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said

Ukraine helicopter crash kills 18, including minister

Eighteen people, including Ukraine’s interior minister and three children, were killed in a helicopter crash near a kindergarten outside Kyiv

IMF likely to approve $4.5b loan to Bangladesh on Jan 30

Visiting Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Antoinette Monsio Sayeh today said that the IMF Board is

Russia says scores of soldiers killed in Ukrainian strike

Russia on Monday said more than 60 soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian strike on Russian-controlled territory in a New

PM asks for vigil against killers attempt to resume power

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her call for people’s alertness against murderers and war criminals

Construction work of Bangabandhu memorial pillar starts in SC

The construction work of the memorial pillar (Sarok Sthombo) started recently on the Supreme Court (SC) premises dedicated to Father

Ukraine races to restore power after Russian missiles batter grid

Ukraine worked Saturday to restore electricity and water supplies after Russia’s latest wave of attacks pitched multiple cities into darkness

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: Seoul’s military

North Korea fired two medium-range ballistic missiles Sunday, Seoul’s military said, days after Pyongyang announced a successful test of a

Black Colombian army major breaks ranks by wearing natural hair

A Colombian army major, Martha Estrada, has made history by becoming the first Black policewoman to wear her hair unstraightened

Shallow 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s eastern coast on Thursday followed by multiple lighter aftershocks, the island’s weather bureau said,