International

January 9, 2025, 3:03 pm

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Dacoity committed in Tarash View exchange meeting with injured, martyrs’ families held in Sirajganj Tarique welcomes Khaleda Zia in London Hasina’s visa extension not taken positively by people: Rizvi Rice prices went up for temporary hoarding: Commerce adviser Prices of fridge, AC, motorbike may go up RAB arrests rapist from Ashulia in Dhaka Govt to reduce its ownership in Grameen Bank from 25% to 5% Brazil keen on new investments in Bangladesh: Ambassador Fernando Surpass production of onion leads to price fall

International

Bank of Japan raises key interest rate for second time in 17 years

Int’l Desk: The Bank of Japan lifted its main interest rate Wednesday for just the second time in 17 years in another step away from its long-standing ultra-loose monetary policies.

Iran’s Khamenei vows ‘harsh punishment’ for Israel after Haniyeh killing

TDS Desk: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed “harsh punishment” for Israel after the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday. “With this action, the criminal

Kerala landslides: Death toll rises to 151, search on for missing

TDS Desk: Rescue workers began looking for people trapped under debris early on Wednesday, a day after landslides caused havoc in the Wayanad district of India’s Kerala state, with at

Hamas says, its leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran by an Israeli airstrike

TDS Desk: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran after attending the inauguration of the country’s new president, Iran and the militant group said early Wednesday. Hamas blamed an

Venezuela’s Maduro declared winner in disputed vote

Int’l Desk: President Nicolás Maduro has won Venezuela’s presidential election, according to partial results published by the electoral council. The head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, who

19 people killed as boat capsizes in Ethiopia

Int’l Desk: At least 19 people drowned when their boat sank in a river in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region on Saturday, the region’s official media said on Sunday. “Seven people