SC summons former primary DG Abu Hena, four others
Staff Reporter :The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday summoned the former director general of the directorate of primary education Dr Md Abu...
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Policy-based measures sought to combat gender based violence during Covid-19
UNB, Dhaka :President of Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) Major General (Retd) ANM Muniruzzaman on Monday recommended counter-measures and new policy formulations...
Charge hearing against Sayeedi over money embezzlement, tax evasion defenned
Court Correspondent :The hearing on charge framing against war crimes convict and Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi deferred yesterday.Sayeedi was produced in a Dhaka court...
Covid could push over 200m more into extreme poverty by 2030
PTI :An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030 due to the severe long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing...
Biden says he wants to stand up for democracy
By Michael Wahid Hanna :President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to put democracy back on the agenda after four years of President Trump’s unapologetic coddling of...
Thousands protest in London against India’s farming reforms
Reuters :Thousands of people protested and blocked traffic in central London on Sunday over Indian agricultural reforms that have triggered mass demonstrations in India, and...
BIWTA continues eviction drive at Buriganga bank
News Desk :Residents of Kamalbag neighbourhood beside the Buriganga river in Old Dhaka are removing their belongings as Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority has kicked...
2 Hizbut-Tahrir members held in city
Staff Reporter :The Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of police has arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Hizbut-Tahrir.They were arrested from a house in the...
ACC files charge sheet against ex-Jubo League leader Samrat
Staff Reporter :The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has submitted a charge sheet against expelled Jubo League South unit President Ismail Chowdhury Samrat in a case filed...
Indonesian police shoot dead 6 supporters of firebrand cleric
AFP :At least six supporters of a firebrand Indonesian Muslim cleric were shot dead Monday as they tried to reach a police station where their...
Higher blood sugar tied to Covid-19 death risk
Reuters :The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for...
BIWTA demolished 165 illegal structures
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority on Sunday demolished 165 illegal structures built on Buriganga banks by grabbers. The BIWTA authority had recovered about...