Record-breaking rain left thousands of people stranded by floods in North Korea over the weekend, prompting leader Kim Jong Un to declare an “emergency”, state media reports. Photographs show submerged farmland and homes after heavy rain hit Sinuiju city and Uiju county, which border China, according to the Rodong Sinmun.…
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Crashed stock market. The share prices of various companies are decreasing every day. It reduces the valuation and market capitalization. Transactions are also decreasing. Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) also fell by 53 points on Monday. The market capitalization has decreased by 4 thousand crore rupees. Investor confidence is low. Those…
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Air New Zealand has abandoned a 2030 goal to cut its carbon emissions, blaming difficulties securing more efficient planes and sustainable jet fuel. The move makes it the first major carrier to back away from such a climate target. The airline added it is working on a new short-term target…
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Meanwhile, the home minister says at least 147 people were killed during the violence over government job quotas. Bangladesh has restored mobile internet, 11 days after a nationwide blackout was imposed to contain deadly protests over quotas in government jobs. The South Asian nation’s 4G mobile internet services resumed on Sunday, hours…
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Home minister says three student leaders taken into custody ‘for their own security’ and were being questioned. Bangladeshi authorities have taken three student leaders, who helped coordinate rallies against government job quotas, from a hospital following days of deadly nationwide protests and state-imposed curfews and communication blocks. Officers reportedly forced…
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