Low navigability disrupts ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat route
Low navigability disrupts ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat route

Ferry operations on Aricha-Kazirhat waterway have been on standby since Saturday evening due to low navigability in the approach channel. The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) made the decision at 6pm on Saturday mentioning safety concerns, reports UNB. As a result, over...

Smotrich declares 2025 as year Israel will impose 'sovereignty' on West Bank
Smotrich declares 2025 as year Israel will impose 'sovereignty' on West Bank

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has declared that imposing sovereignty over the occupied West Bank is the only way to eliminate the threat of a Palestinian state. He announced that 2025 will be the year Israel implements this policy, despite international law designating the West Bank as...

Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat route suspended
Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat route suspended

Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route have been suspended on Saturday due to poor navigability, leaving 300 goods-laden vehicles stranded on the river, reports UNB. Nasir Mohammad Chowdhury, deputy general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at the Aricha...

TikTok’s founder is now China’s richest person
TikTok’s founder is now China’s richest person

Zhang Yiming, the 41-year-old co-founder of ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has become Chinas richest person.. He ranked first on the 2024 Hurun China Rich List, with a wealth of $49.3 billion, according to Hurun Inc., which compiles rankings of the nations wealthiest people. Zhangs...

Summit launders millions of dollars under Faruk Khan’s patronage
Summit launders millions of dollars under Faruk Khan’s patronage

Summit Group founder Muhammed Aziz Khan allegedly smuggled millions of dollars out of Bangladesh under the patronage of his brother Awami League presidium member Muhammad Faruk Khan over the last 15 years. Aziz Khan has become Singapores 41st richest man with wealth worth $1.12 billion amassed...