Yearly Archives

2023

Situation in Gaza ‘getting worse by the hour’: WHO

A World Health Organization official in Gaza said yesterday the situation was deteriorating by the hour as Israeli bombing has intensified in the south of the Palestinian enclave around the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah. "The…

Israel bombs areas where it tells Gazans to flee

Israel ordered people out of swathes of the main southern city in the Gaza Strip yesterday as it pressed its ground campaign deep into the south, sending desperate residents fleeing even as it dropped bombs on areas where it told them…

No outside pressure centring polls

There is no pressure from outside the country regarding the upcoming national polls, Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said yesterday. Some untoward incidents could not disrupt the election's overall environment, he said while addressing…

Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man bids farewell to MCU

In a recent revelation, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that Robert Downey Jr, the iconic face behind the armour of Iron Man, will not be making a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Fans had been buzzing with…

India’s Modi seen unstoppable after state polls sweep

India's opposition faces a "herculean task" in next year's general elections against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which wrested control of key states in a surprisingly strong showing in local polls.…

‘We respect’ climate science

The Emirati president of the UN's COP28 talks said yesterday he respects climate science, after a leaked video showed him declaring that no science says phasing out fossil fuel will achieve climate goals. Sultan Al Jaber also…

‘Independents’ will stay in race

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has ruled out the possibility of its leaders running as independents withdrawing from the race. She expressed her determination in this regard when the top leaders of the 14-party alliance…

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