aid

File photo of World Bank’s new Vice President for the South Asia Region, Johannes Zutt. Photo: Courtesy
Economy

Bold, urgent reforms can accelerate inclusive growth, create jobs: World Bank

During his visit, Zutt also met with the finance adviser, the planning adviser, the Bangladesh Bank governor, the special envoy for international affairs, as well as other senior government...

A Palestinian girl runs past the ruins of destroyed buildings along the Gaza City shoreline on Monday, June 9, 2025. Photo: AP/Jehad Alshrafi via UNB
Middle East

Israeli fire kills 41 in Gaza, many near an aid site, medics say

An Israeli soldier passes a bun to Greta Thunberg onboard the Gaza-bound British-flagged yacht ‘Madleen’ after Israeli forces boarded the charity vessel as it attempted to reach the Gaza Strip in defiance of an Israeli naval blockade, in this still image released on June 9, 2025. Israel Foreign Ministry via X/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Greta Thunberg deported from Israel after Gaza aid boat seized

Smoke rises from Gaza after an explosion, as seen from Israel, on 4 June 2025. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Gaza doctors give their own blood to patients after scores gunned down seeking aid

A general view of destruction in North Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, 17 May 2025. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Israel kills nearly 100 people in Gaza in 24hrs, halts aid operations

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi after a meeting with Refugee Relief & Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) on 20 April 2025. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Rohingya crisis: Japan says it's essential to keep attention of global community

USAID is the leading contributor to the Rohingya crisis response in Bangladesh, with nearly $2.4 billion in assistance since 2017. Photo: Reuters
Bangladesh

Sweden provides $12.7m in humanitarian aid for Rohingyas

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

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