Catholic faithful hail ‘a great pope’ on Benedict’s death, Catholics expressed sadness and admiration Saturday for former pope Benedict XVI, following news of his death aged 95. “We are distraught… despite his critics, he was truly a great pope,” said Davide Di Tommaso, 30, as he visited St Peter’s Square from the southern Italian region […]

Mijanur elected chairman, Habibur secretary of ICAB regional committee, Md Mijanur Rahman and Md Habibur Rahman have been elected as chairman and secretary respectively of the Dhaka regional committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) for the year 2023. Mijanur elected chairman, Habibur secretary of ICAB regional committee The new office bearers […]

Former pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95, Former pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced Saturday, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries. His death brings to an end an unprecedented situation in which two “men in white” — Benedict and his […]

Croatia set to enter euro, borderless Europe club, Croatia was counting the last hours Saturday before switching to the euro and entering Europe’s passport-free zone — two milestone steps for the country since joining the EU nearly a decade ago. At midnight (2300 GMT Saturday) the Balkan nation will bid farewell to its kuna currency […]

Deadly fire at Cambodian casino blamed on electrical fault, An electrical fault caused a devastating casino fire that killed 26 people, Cambodian authorities said Saturday, with many of the bodies found in stairways or trapped in rooms after rescuers failed to reach them in time. The blaze at the Grand Diamond City hotel-casino in Poipet […]