Meanwhile, the home minister says at least 147 people were killed during the violence over government job quotas. Bangladesh has restored mobile internet, 11 days after a nationwide blackout was imposed to contain deadly protests over quotas in government jobs. The South Asian nation’s 4G mobile internet services resumed on Sunday, hours…
Keep ReadingHome minister says three student leaders taken into custody ‘for their own security’ and were being questioned. Bangladeshi authorities have taken three student leaders, who helped coordinate rallies against government job quotas, from a hospital following days of deadly nationwide protests and state-imposed curfews and communication blocks. Officers reportedly forced…
Keep ReadingHunter Biden’s conviction for lying about his drug use on a handgun licence application will be a devastating personal blow for his father, Joe Biden. The US president doubles as the patriarch of a tight-knit family that has seen its share of personal tragedy and trauma. Now his surviving son…
Keep ReadingIf diplomats have groundhog days, when they are condemned to reliving the same 24 hours, perhaps Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, felt a certain weariness as his jet approached the Middle East on his latest trip. It is his eighth diplomatic tour of the region in the eight…
Keep ReadingA court has extended Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal’s custody until Monday in a corruption case. The Delhi chief minister denies alleged irregularities in a now-scrapped alcohol sales policy in the capital. The ruling comes a day after the US reiterated that it encouraged a “fair” legal process in the…
Keep Readingat HI-AIM (Hospitality Industry – Architecture, Interiors and Management) Conference Kathmandu, Nepal 2024 – Mr. Shakawath Hossain, is a renowned professional in the hospitality & tourism industry in Bangladesh, was bestowed with the prestigious honor of “The Best Hotelier of Bangladesh” at the recent 12th Edition of the HI-AIM (Hospitality…
Keep ReadingValerii Zaluzhny has been blamed for last year’s anticlimactic counteroffensive against Russian troops Rumours and allegations have swirled in recent weeks over the dismissal of Valerii Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s army chief.Last week, several lawmakers and insiders claimed the taciturn and immensely popular 50-year-old four-star general was dismissed and set to lead…
Keep ReadingThis week marked the end of the most dramatic phase of Donald Trump’s New York business fraud trial, which saw high-profile members of his family make the journey to Lower Manhattan one by one to answer probing questions from prosecutors. On Monday Mr Trump’s defence team will begin presenting their…
Keep ReadingSomething unprecedented is happening this weekend in Paris, brought about by the war between Israel and Hamas and its spill-over in Europe. For the first time ever, a major demonstration being attended by representatives of the major political parties includes the far right – but not the far left. On…
Keep ReadingUN Security Council approves troop deployment to Haiti, months after Kenya proposed sending 1,000 officers to the country. The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved the deployment of international forces led by Kenya to curb escalating gang violence in Haiti. The Caribbean country of more than 11 million people, which had…
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