Action plan stressed to involve media as tourism stakeholder.Speakers at a seminar here have underscored for an action plan to involve media as a functional stakeholder of tourism in further expansion and promotion of the country’s travel and leisure sector.Without proactive role of media, no country can promote its untapped potentials of tourism in front […]

The government is going to give the ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial Award-2022’ to 12 industrial units in six categories for their outstanding contribution in the industrial sector.President Mohammed Shahabuddin will hand over the golden crest, money and certificates to the representatives of the organisations at a function at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the city […]

South Korea stages first military parade in a decade.South Korea on Tuesday staged its first military parade in a decade, showcasing its advanced arsenal in the face of plummeting ties with nuclear-armed North Korea.Pyongyang regularly puts on huge military parades but such events in Seoul are traditionally arranged every five years to mark South Korea’s […]

Leader of Australia’s Victoria state resigns.The leader of the Australian state of Victoria resigned unexpectedly Tuesday after nine years that included battling the Covid-19 pandemic, declaring: “It’s not an easy job”. “Thoughts of what life will be like after this job have started to creep in,” said Premier Dan Andrews, who led the state’s centre-left […]

Thousands flee enclave as Azerbaijan, Armenia envoys to meet.Envoys from Baku and Yerevan prepared to meet in Brussels for talks on Tuesday as thousands of refugees fled Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan’s lightning takeover of the majority ethnic Armenian enclave. Last week, an offensive by Baku’s forces established Azerbaijani control over the breakaway region, forcing ethnic Armenian […]

Germany’s housing sector slumps into crisis.Valeriy Shevchenko felt like he made the purchase of his lifetime when he beat a queue of prospective buyers to secure a two-bedroom apartment in one of Berlin’s most popular districts.Two years on, the 33-year-old’s housing dreams have come crashing down after the developer of his new home, Project Immobilien, […]

Cuban embassy in Washington attacked with Molotov cocktails: minister.Cuba’s embassy in Washington was attacked by a man using two Molotov cocktails on Sunday night, the country’s foreign minister said, describing the incident as a “terrorist attack”.“The Cuban embassy in the US was the target of a terrorist attack by an individual who launched 2 Molotov […]