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Staff Reporter: Heavy rains and hill slopes coming down from upstream are causing water to rise in most of the country’s rivers and streams. A flood situation has arisen. Due to continuous rain, the water level of major rivers of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and Gaibandha has already started rising. River banks of many regions…
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said that the storm may pass over 17 regions of the country including Dhaka. This information has been given in the weather forecast for the internal river ports of the country till 1 pm today Wednesday. It said that over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Pabna, Bogra, Mymensingh, Tangail, Dhaka, Faridpur, Jessore, Kushtia,…
China says the Gaza Strip is an ‘open prison’ and is no alternative to the US temporary blockade. This information was given in a report of Al-Jazeera, a Qatar-based media outlet, on Wednesday. China’s ambassador Fu Cong told the UN Security Council that cutting off supplies of “water, electricity, food, medicine and fuel” to Gaza…
US President Joe Biden blamed travel fatigue for his weak debate last week. He told reporters that he was tired from several trips around the world before the election debates and therefore did not look ‘very smart’. “I didn’t listen to my officials…and then almost fell asleep on stage,” he said. Eighty-one-year-old Mr. Biden completed…
A decade has passed since Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent visit to Delhi announced an agreement to provide ‘Rail Transit and Corridor’ to India and India’s involvement in the ‘Tista Restoration’ project. These issues have already sparked a heated debate in Bangladesh, with the opposition BNPO government lashing out – but India is still…
Are you a young person or a civil society organization (CSO) that wants to make a positive difference in your community and the world? Do you want to join a global network of youth and CSOs that are working together to make the world safer from terrorism and violent extremism? Do you want to design and lead the change that you think is best for…
Violent extremism undermines peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. No country or region is immune from its impacts. Ahead of the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism on 12 February, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is highlighting its work to prevent violent extremism. “A close friend from school unexpectedly…
Former Additional Inspector General of Police (Additional IGP). Shamsuddoha Khandkar built a mountain of illegal wealth. Not only Shamsuddoha, his wife Ferdowsi Sultana also has a huge amount of wealth. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a charge sheet against them in the court in the case of acquisition of assets outside known income. The…
