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August 8, 2024 11:07 AM

Historic drought in Zimbabwe leads to risk of acute hunger says UN

The United Nation has said more than half of the harvest in Zimbabwe has been destroyed due to a historic drought with around 7.6 million people now at risk of acute hunger.   During a daily media briefing yesterday, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said, the food se...

August 8, 2024 7:07 AM

Tunisian Prime Minister sacked

Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani and appointed Social Affairs Minister Kamel Maddouri as his replacement. The Tunisian presidency said this in a statement last night. The dismissal came amid popular discontent with the recurring water and electricity outage crisi...

August 8, 2024 6:41 AM

Bangladesh interim government to take oath tonight

In Bangladesh, the interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus will take oath tonight. Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said this yesterday in a media address. General Waker hoped that the situation in the country would be normal within three to four days. He said, those who wer...

August 7, 2024 9:34 PM

Nepal govt forms three-member panel to probe helicopter crash 

In Nepal, the government has formed a three-member panel to probe the helicopter crash that took place today. The committee has been given 30 days to submit a report to the government.   Meanwhile, five bodies were recovered from a crashed Air Dynasty chopper in Shivapuri of Nuwakot. The bo...

August 7, 2024 9:11 PM

Bangladesh Interim government to take oath on Aug 8: Army Chief

In Bangladesh, the interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus will take oath on Thursday night. The Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said so on Wednesday in a media address.   He said the size of the government has not been finalized yet, initially, some 15 individuals...

August 7, 2024 6:09 PM

Heavy rains trigger devastating floods,landslides across Nepal

In Nepal, Floods and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains continued to wreak chaos across Nepal, resulting in 12 deaths over the past 24 hours in Baglung and Gumli. Four people went missing while 10 others were injured in landslide incidents yesterday. The locals have taken the injured in Baglun...

August 7, 2024 1:03 PM

Major reshuffle in Bangladesh

In a major reshuffle in the top level of the Army in Bangladesh,  new authorities have reconstituted the police force of the country. The new regime replaced the Additional Inspector General of Police Md. Harun Ar Rashid as Director General of Rapid Action Battalion. AKM Shahidur Rahman has been ma...

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