‘TikTok made to be addictive to kids’
AP : More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, saying that the popular short-form video app is designed to be addictive to kids and harms...
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CA seeks Spanish cooperation in economic recovery
NN Online: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged Spain to increase trade and investment in Bangladesh to help in economic recovery after years of plundering during the ousted autocratic regime. He made...
Northeastern floods claim 10 lives, affect 2.38 lakh people
NN Online: At least 10 people died and 2.38 lakh people were affected as floods submerged vast areas in Sherpur, Mymensingh and Netrakona districts. Among them, eight people died in Sherpur district and two...
Ending liquidity crisis linked with internal, external funding
Against the backdrop of looting banks by former fascist government which made as many as ten banks ‘clinically dead’, ever-mounting liquidity crunch, provision shortfall, pricking NPL rise, erosion of depositors’ trust and assets worth...
US for accountability over HR violations in BD
Staff Reporter : The United States has urged Bangladesh’s interim government to protect human rights and hold accountable those responsible for violations in recent months. “We want to see human rights protected, and those...
CA’s DPS urges emphasis on price control
NN Online: The government has strengthened market monitoring in an effort to bring the prices of essentials under control and ease consumers’ suffering, said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jahangir on Tuesday evening....
NEW LNG TERMINAL: Govt cancels deal with Summit Group
NN Online: The government has cancelled the deal with Summit Group over setting up of a new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), known as LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal. State-owned Bangladesh Oil, Gas...
Durga Puja holiday to extend by a day
NN Online: Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor Mahfuz Alam on Tuesday said that the government has decided to extend the holiday for the Durga Puja by one day. He made this remark while...
Salman, Dipu Moni, Palak, Menon, Inu remanded again
NN Online: A court on Tuesday placed Salman F Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former social welfare minister Dipu Moni, former state minister for ICT Division Zunaid...
426 deaths in road crashes during Sept
UNB : At least 426 people died and 813 others were injured in 392 road accidents across the country in September, according to a report by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF). RSF prepared the...
‘Media Reform Commission’ set to address press freedom, ethics
Staff Reporter : Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Monday said that salary must be ensured with the wage board of journalists. “A Media Reform Commission will be formed upon discussions with...
HSC results to be announced on Oct 15
NN Online: The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2024 will be published on October 15. Prof Tapan Kumar Sarkar, chairman of Dhaka Education Board and head of...