Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev signed the agreement on the establishment of the Supreme Interstate Council between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. In addition, 15 documents were adopted at the level of countries, governments and agencies within the framework of Mirziyoyev’s visit to Baku. Agreements on deepening comprehensive strategic partnership, strengthening ties in the energy sector, collaboration on…
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Taka 3,751.09 crore project to establish 50 technical training centers (TTC) at upazila level in the country to improve the skills of the aspiring youths, willing to go abroad, imparting through necessary training. The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC held…
The land that is now Uzbekistan was once at the heart of the ancient Silk Road trade route connecting China with the Middle East and Rome. The country came under Russian control in the 19th Century, and emerged as an independent state when Soviet rule ended in 1991. Under authoritarian President Islam Karimov, who ruled…
In Bangladesh, one in every 12 elderly people suffers from dementia, with a higher prevalence among women than men, according to a study carried out by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, icddr,b. Additionally, the risk of dementia is high among people with no education. Notably, Rajshahi division exhibits increased dementia prevalence, as…
The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested eight individuals for their involvement in the alleged torture and abduction of a youth expatriate in Iraq, a case that was reported by his family nearly two years ago. The arrested individuals are family members, residing in Bangladesh, of those persons implicated in the crime in Iraq.…