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Tahrunnesa to Runa: Who are Bangladesh’s 14 Ramon Magsaysay Award winners?

The number of Bangladeshis to receive the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award has risen to 14 after Runa Khan, the founder of non-governmental organisation Friendship named a recipient for 2026. Widely

Nepal flood death toll rises to 633, nearly 3,000 missing

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region,

Pakistan hospital fire leaves 14 infants dead

A fire erupted in a maternity ward in Pakistan’s capital on Wednesday, killing 14 children, the Islamabad district office said. The fire broke out on the third floor of the

Germany deports 23 Afghans to Kabul

Germany deported 23 Afghan men on a Kabul-bound charter flight Tuesday, with the government saying most of those aboard were offenders convicted of violent crimes. Video published by Bild daily

Korea Visa Application Centre to open in Dhaka September 2

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bangladesh will open a Korea Visa Application Centre in Dhaka on September 2, aiming to make visa applications more convenient and improve

Oman Sultan pardons 459 prisoners to mark Eid-e-Miladunnabi

Oman has announced a special royal pardon for 459 prisoners to mark Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, the Supreme

Human rights situation in Myanmar hits new low: UN report

The human rights situation in Myanmar, in particular that of minority communities, has plummeted to a new low, from the ever-worsening brutal abuse of the Rohingya population to the devastating

Human refrigerator chills workers in Japan summer

Feeling dizzy and unwell after cycling to work in Japan’s punishing summer heat, warehouse worker Isao Tabuchi headed for his company’s newest acquisition — a refrigerator for humans. The phonebooth-sized