Crude oil prices have once again risen in global markets as prospects for an end to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and a potential agreement have weakened. Concerns over global supply have also grown due to disruptions in ship movements through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. As a result, Brent crude prices surpassed $91 per barrel on Tuesday, August 18.
A private helicopter crashed into the sea just seconds after takeoff off the Greek island of Sifnos, killing all three people on board. The crash occurred late on Monday, August 17.
For the first time, Myanmar has officially recognized approximately 309,000 Rohingya refugees sheltered in Bangladesh as former residents of Rakhine State. The Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that these verified individuals will be repatriated once the security situation in Rakhine improves.
Around 600 students have left a government tribal residential hostel in Amravati district of Maharashtra, India, over rumours of a ghostly presence.
At least seven pilgrims were killed and several others injured after a fire tore through a hotel near the Tarapith temple in West Bengal’s Birbhum district early Monday (Augsut 17), trapping sleeping guests inside the building.
Two candidates of Bangladeshi origin are set to compete against each other in the September 3 by-election for Scarborough Southwest in Ontario, drawing growing attention from the local Bangladeshi community.