NNONLINE 01
800+ students food poisoned by Indonesian govt meals
Reuters : Over 800 students fell sick in two cases of mass food poisoning this week after consuming free school meals sponsored by the Indonesian...
Iran hits out ahead of UN vote on nuclear sanctions
Aljazeera : Iran has hit out at European states that have threatened to revive international sanctions over the monitoring of its nuclear programme. Tehran officials...
Taliban bans women-authored books in Afghan universities
BBC : The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which...
Canada, Mexico seek fairer US trade deal
AFP : The leaders of Canada and Mexico on Thursday defended their three-way free-trade deal with the United States, while agreeing to try and make...
Trump eyes Bagram, sparks Afghan re-invasion fears
Reuters : US President Donald Trump’s goal of re-occupying Bagram air base in Afghanistan might end up looking like a re-invasion of the country, requiring...
US again vetoes UN security council Gaza
AFP : The United States on Thursday again wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in Gaza, shielding its...
Community Bank supports icddr,b to raise HPV awareness
Business Desk : Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has extended its support to icddr,b for a pioneering project titled “Awareness, acceptance and barriers check by immunizing...
MetLife launches 24-hour digital policy documents
Business Desk : MetLife Bangladesh customers can now receive digital insurance policy documents within 24 hours of submitting their application, subject to certain requirements. The...
BRAC Bank opens new sub-branch in Rajshahi
Business Desk : BRAC Bank has inaugurated a new sub-branch in the Uposhahar area of Rajshahi city, taking its sub-branch network to 103. The sub-branch,...
Mobile Phone Ban in School Classrooms in South Korea: Lessons for Bangladesh
Md. Muzibur Rahman : Recently South Korea passed a bill to ban the use of mobile phones and other digital devices in school classrooms nationwide,...