Joe Biden is expected to make history to appoint a woman Pentagon head
CNN :President-elect Joe Biden is expected to appoint Michele Flournoyas the head of the Pentagon, which would be the first time a woman has held...
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Former Dy Speaker Shawkat Ali dies
UNB, Dhaka :Former deputy speaker and valiant freedom fighter Col(retd) Shawkat Ali died at a hospital in the city on Monday. He was 84.Shawkat Ali...
44th death anniversary of Maulana Bhasani today
BSS, Dhaka :The 44th death anniversary of veteran politician Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani will be observed today in a befitting manner.Popularly known as “MajlumJananeta”,...
Report on bill seeking death sentence for rape submitted to JS
UNB, Dhaka :The report on the ‘Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2020’, seeking death penalty for rape, was submitted to Parliament on Monday.Chairman...
2 more Mind Aid hospital staff confess
Court Correspondent :Two more Mind Aid Hospital staff confessed in a Dhaka court on Monday to their involvement in Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Anisul...
Macron criticises media over coverage after France attacks
Al Jazeera News :President Emmanuel Macron called a New York Times writer to criticise English-language coverage of France’s stance on what it calls “Islamist separatism”...
UGC asks pvt varsities to update syllabuses
UNB, Dhaka :University Grants Commission (UGC) has called on the private universities to step forward to update the syllabus of their ongoing academic programs. UGC...
Mobile court soon to ensure mask use
UNB, Dhaka :The government has asked the administration to strengthen the mobile court operation and enforce laws to ensure the use of masks, also in...
BWH policy simplification essential for export diversification
Al Amin :It is high time to simplify the existing Bonded Ware House (BWH) policy for export diversification and reduction of dependency on a single...
Japan to work with Myanmar for early Rohingya repatriation
UNB, Dhaka :Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Ito Naoki has said his country will get in touch with Myanmar to ensure early repatriation of Rohingyas to...
Dhaka Declaration on defending media freedom launched
UNB, Dhaka :A Dhaka Declaration was launched on Sunday defending media freedom, journalists’ protection and citizen’s rights from the grassroots level to international institutions.The declaration...