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Hasina reminds her zero tolerance towards militancy to uphold Islam's peaceful glory
"Let us all hold peace, the message of Islam in our hearts and eradicate darkness, illiteracy, discord, violence, terrorism and militancy from the society; resist the evil force which are making misinterpretation of Islam. "We've adopted zero tolerance towards militancy to uphold the peaceful glory of holy Islam by keeping the country free from militancy," she said while virtually addressing the national level Haj and Umrah Management Conference-2022 and opening ceremony of Hajj and Umrah fair, organised by Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre here.
Blocked Russian fertiliser to be shipped out to avoid global food insecurity: United Nations
Nearly 11.2 million tons of essential foodstuffs have been shipped from three Ukrainian ports since the Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed on July 22 by Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations. The agreement is aimed at ensuring food supplies to global markets amid the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict. However, 300,000 tons of Russian fertiliser remain stranded in various European ports, according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan.
Two-week long UN climate talks runs into overtime
While the conference saw over 35,000 people roaming over the past two weeks, the feeling was quite different on the closing day on Friday evening. An extended plenary discussion has been agreed for midnight on Saturday, with a formal announcement of any final text expected a day later. Climate negotiators told IANS that five texts are still live.
Imran Khan castigates Nawaz Sharif, says 'thieves are taking decisions' for Pakistan
"Thieves are taking decisions for the country," Imran Khan said, Dawn reported. The former Prime Minister said that free and fair polls are the only way forward, adding that Nawaz Sharif is not opting for fresh elections as the PML-N leader knows he would lose.
FBI concerned over China-linked 'police stations' in US
A September report issued by the NGO Safeguard Defenders revealed that Chinese public security bureaus established the "overseas police service stations" in several continents, including two in London and one in Glasgow, the BBC reported. In North America, it found stations in Toronto and in New York.
China recruits retired UK, Aussie pilots, why?
In October, Australia and the UK had separately begun probe into reports that their fighter pilots were planning to take up jobs in China to provide training to the pilots of the communist nation's air force. The pilots being hired by China have experience flying across various branches of the military with varied jets, including Typhoons, Jaguars, Harriers, and Tornadoes.
Hindu girl cut into three pieces, beheaded by Muslim lover in Bangladesh
Abu Bakar beheaded Kavita Rani and chopped her hands, wrapped in plastic polythene and threw it into the drain. Voice of Bangladesh Hindus said in a tweet that on November 7, Hindu girl Kavita Rani was beheaded by her married lover Abu Bakar at Sonadanga in Khulna District, Bangladesh.
North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at 10.15 a.m., and that the missile flew around 1,000 km at an apogee of some 6,100 km at a top speed of Mach 22, reports Yonhap News Agency. The launch is presumed to have involved the Hwasong-17 ICBM, according to a South Korean defence source.
Australia reports 38% spike in new Covid cases
According to the data published by the Department of Health, an average of 10,799 new infections were reported nationally every day in the week to Friday, reports Xinhua news agency. It represented an increase of 38.2 per cent from the previous week (7,809 per day on average) and a 103 per cent increase from 5,300 cases per day in the first week of November.
UK reaffirms support for India as permanent member in UNSC
It has called for an expansion of the UNSC in both permanent as well as non-permanent categories and has also supported permanent seats for Germany, Japan as well as Brazil. This was stated by the UK Ambassador to the UN, Barbara Woodward. She said that UK's position is well known as her country has long called for the expansion of UNSC in both the categories.
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