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Sheikh Hasina Vows to Return to Bangladesh Despite Death Sentence
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said there has been no communication with the Dhaka authorities over her proposed return.
The tribunal also ordered the confiscation of her…
Trump Refuses to Sign Bipartisan Housing Bill Over Voter ID Dispute
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he will not sign the bipartisan housing affordability bill that he earlier called “a big yawn”.
Trump said he will let the bill approved by Congress become…
IOM Airlifts Emergency Aid to Venezuela After Deadly Earthquake
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN migration agency on Friday has airlifted relief supplies including jerry cans, solar lamps and indoor privacy partitions to Venezuela to support communities affected by the 24 June earthquake.
IOM…
OHCHR Calls for Independent Probe Into Deadly Prison Violence in Sri Lanka
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN human rights office on Friday urged a prompt, independent and transparent investigation into the recent outbreak of deadly violence at a jail in Negombo, Sri Lanka, which killed at least 23 people and…
UNESCO Urges Debt-for-Education Swaps as Global Education Aid Declines
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Friday in a report warned that many developing countries are spending more on debt servicing than on schooling their children and urged international…
WFP Activates South Sudan’s First Drought Action Plan to Protect Thousands
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - World Food Programme on Friday warned that drought risk intensifies in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state, called for a new plan to protect thousands of people ahead of the worst drought.
WFP and the…
Bangladesh’s Banking Crisis A Ticking Time Bomb for the Economy
Poonam Sharma
Once regarded as a promising economic contender in South Asia, Bangladesh is now facing a banking crisis of unprecedented proportions. As of March 2026, around one-third of all loans given by Bangladeshi banks have turned…
UN Warns It Has Lost Knowledge of Iran’s Nuclear Programme After US-Israel Attacks
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN peace affairs chief, Rosemary DiCarlo on Friday warned the Council members that there has been a “lost continuity of knowledge” on Tehran’s nuclear programme since the US and Israel attacked Iran and…
WHO Issues New Cholera Alert as Deadly Outbreak Spreads Across War-Torn Sudan
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – World health agency on Friday said that a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed over 100 lives in Sudan, heightened serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid,…
UN Women Warns Aid Cuts Leave One Million Women and Girls Without Critical Humanitarian Support
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Women on Friday said that at least one million women and girls have lost access to critical humanitarian support since January 2025 as unprecedented aid cuts push women's organizations in crisis zones…