‘BD’s labour migration sector needs revamping’
UNB, Dhaka :Bangladesh urgently needs to produce skilled migrant workers through reskilling and up-skilling considering the long-term development of the country.Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing...
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Initiatives failing to reduce long-standing case backlog
Gulam Rabbani :Case backlog is a long-standing problem of the judiciary. Although various initiatives have been taken at times to solve this problem, there has...
Covid-19: Educational institution closure extended to Jan 30
UNB, Dhaka :The government has again extended the closure of educational institutions until Jan 30 as the coronavirus situation shows no sign of improvement.In a...
Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and cops
AP, Washington :As President Donald Trump’s supporters massed outside the Capitol last week and sang the national anthem, a line of men wearing olive-drab helmets...
Nepal approves AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
Reuters :Nepal on Friday granted approval for AstraZeneca’s COVISHIELD vaccine against the coronavirus, the government said, following a meeting with neighbouring India, a major manufacturer...
Prosecutors: US Capitol rioters planned to kill officials
Reuters :Federal prosecutors offered an ominous new assessment of last week’s siege of the US Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters on Thursday, saying in...
China possibly committed ‘genocide’ against Xinjiang Muslims: US
Reuters :China has possibly committed “genocide” in its treatment of Uighurs and other minority Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang, a bipartisan commission of...
BD records lowest temperature of the season in Naogaon
bdnews24.com :The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has recorded the lowest temperature of the season so far in Naogaon’s Badalgachhi as a mild cold wave continues to...
Police arrest two fugitives with human trafficking ties
bdnews24.com :Bangladeshi and Italian police have arrested two fugitives with alleged ties to human trafficking and the killing of migrants in Libya.Shahadat Hossain, 29, was...
N Korea unveils new submarine-launched missile
BBC Online :North Korea has unveiled a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile, described by state media as “the world’s most powerful weapon”.Several of the...
Bangladesh apparel exports take huge hit from pandemic
bdnews24.com :Readymade garment exporters say that they are struggling to survive the crisis caused by a drop in orders due to a second wave of...
Biden’s inauguration postponed
Reuters :A rehearsal for U.S President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration has been postponed over security concerns, that’s according to a Thursday night report in Politico, citing...