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Pressure grows on United Kingdom’s Starmer to quit as prime minister

Calls mounted late Monday for Britain’s embattled prime minister Keir Starmer to quit, despite his pledges to prove his doubters wrong after his ruling Labour party was crushed in local

Middle East war’s impact on shipping hits refugee aid: UNCHR

The United Nations refugee agency on Friday said the Middle East war had sent its freight rates soaring, hitting the delivery of aid to refugees in the wider region and

CAC’s May Day event calls for workers’ rights

A discussion marking International Workers’ Day was held in Dhaka on Friday, with speakers calling for stronger workers’ rights, safer workplaces and a corruption-free Bangladesh. The programme, organised by Citizens

Nomination of NCP’s Nusrat declared valid for reserved JS seat

The returning officer has declared the nomination paper of National Citizen Party joint-convener Nusrat Tabassum valid for a reserved seat for women in the parliament. Returning officer Md Moin Uddin

Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years: RSF

Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, Reporters Without Borders warned on Thursday. The media rights watchdog cited as examples US President Donald

Prime minister Tarique Rahman for ensuring peaceful coexistence all

Prime minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday said that his government was committed to ensuring an environment where every citizen of the country can live in peace and security regardless of

1,855 cases filed over torture during previous regime: law minister tells JS

Law minister Asaduzzaman on Thursday told Jatiya Sangsad that a total of 1,855 cases had been filed across the country over incidents of killings, enforced disappearances and torture committed during

JS passes bills scrapping age limits for heads of BSEC, IDRA amid opposition protests

The Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday passed two amendment bills removing age limits for appointing the heads and members of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority,