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Eight tonnes of dry food, 2.5 tonnes of water, four tonnes of medicine, one tonne of hygiene products, and 1.5 tonnes of relief tents have been sent to the earthquake-stricken people. Photo: ISPR
Bangladesh

Bangladesh sends 2nd mission of emergency aid to Myanmar

The mission consists of rescue and medical teams composed of rescue experts from all three services, Fire Service and Civil Defence doctors, Bangladesh Army doctors, and civilian doctors

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 15, 2025. Photo: Sven Hoppe/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Zelensky says Europe must 'do much more' to achieve peace

Internally displaced Syrians from eastern Ghouta queue for food in Herjelleh shelter in Damascus countryside, Syria, April 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho/File Photo
World+Biz

Halt in US aid cripples global efforts to relieve hunger

Palestinian children carry pots as they queue to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid shortages in food supplies, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip December 14, 2023. REUTERS/Saleh Salem/File photo
USA

Halt in US aid cripples global efforts to relieve hunger

Representational image of the flags of Bangladesh and Switzerland. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Switzerland cuts foreign aid to Bangladesh, Albania and Zambia

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally the day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, US, January 19, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
USA

Trump administration rescinds funding freeze ahead of court hearing

Following Trump's order, USAID suspends aid operations in Bangladesh alongside rest of world
Bangladesh

Following Trump's order, USAID suspends aid operations in Bangladesh alongside rest of world

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Shaheed Smriti Foundation provides over Tk47cr aid to 2,229 July movement families 

Internally displaced Syrians from eastern Ghouta queue for food in Herjelleh shelter in Damascus countryside, Syria, April 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho/File Photo
World+Biz

Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid

A truck, marked with United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) logo, crosses into Egypt from Gaza, at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah, Egypt, November 27, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo/File Photo
World+Biz

Sweden doubles aid to Gaza, but ends UNRWA funding

World Bank announces record $100b support for world's poorest countries
World+Biz

World Bank announces record $100b support for world's poorest countries

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World+Biz

Poorest countries face highest debt burden for 18 years: World Bank

World Bank President Ajay Banga has assured Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus of $3.5 billion in fresh assistance for the government's reform initiatives. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

WB to provide $3.5b to support Bangladesh’s reform initiatives