Probashbangla24 online Desk : Firefighters have been giving evidence to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. As the inquiry now prepares to begin hearing from the families of the victims, hear are five key things we’ve learned so far. 1. Firefighters were at risk, but they went in anyway Many of the firefighters who fought the Grenfell Tower…
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Indonesia earthquake and tsunami: Dead buried in mass grave
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Volunteers have begun burying victims of Indonesia’s deadly earthquake and tsunami in a mass grave. Friday’s disaster devastated swathes of the eastern Sulawesi island and has left at least 844 people dead. Some remote areas have yet to be contacted, and there are fears that the death toll could rise further. A…
Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to over 1,200
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The number of people known to have died in Indonesia in Friday’s earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than 1,200, the country’s disaster response agency says. The death toll jumped on Tuesday from a previous confirmed figure of 844. The 7.5-magnitude quake struck just off the central island of Sulawesi, setting…
Putin visit to India Oct 4-5
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that the theme of military-technical cooperation is on the agenda of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, “Putin is going to India on an official visit. A package of agreements is to be signed. It is true that the theme of military-technical cooperation will be…
Brexit: EU migrants won’t get special treatment, May says
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Low-skilled migration will fall when the UK ends EU free movement access after Brexit, Theresa May has promised. The prime minister said high-skilled workers would be prioritised with no preferential treatment for people from the EU compared with those from the rest of the world. But she said a future trade deal…
America’s image has worsened under Trump, shows survey
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The image of the United States has deteriorated further among its traditional allies after a year in which president Donald Trump ratcheted up his verbal attacks on countries like Canada and Germany, a leading survey showed. The survey of 25 nations by the Pew Research Center also showed that respondents from across…
South Korea begins removing mines, expects North to do same
Probashbangla24 online Desk : South Korea began clearing mines from two sites inside the heavily fortified border with North Korea on Monday under tension-reducing agreements reached this year. Seoul says North Korea is expected to do the same. The development comes amid renewed international diplomacy on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program after weeks of stalemated negotiations.…
Iran fires missiles at Syria ‘terrorists’ after deadly attack
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Monday they launched a missile strike against a “terrorist” headquarters in Syria in retaliation for an attack that killed 24 people in the Iranian city of Ahvaz. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had vowed a “crushing” response to last month’s assault — claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group…
It’s time for EU to get serious on Brexit, says Dominic Raab
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The minister responsible for Brexit has told the EU to “get real” and reach a deal with the UK. Dominic Raab also said EU chiefs had disrespected Theresa May with “jibes” at a recent summit. He said the UK would leave without a deal rather than be “bullied” into signing a “one-sided”…
Indonesia quake survivors await help as death toll climbs Death toll 844, seen as certain to rise
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Indonesian authorities scrambled on Monday to get help into quake-hit Sulawesi island as survivors streamed away from their ruined homes and accounts of devastation filtered out of remote areas, including the death of 34 children at a Christian camp. The confirmed death toll of 844 was certain to rise as rescuers reached…