Release them before Eid

    Abrar Hussain: A human chain was formed by the families of students detained during the quota reform and road safety demonstrations in front of Jatiya Press Club yesterday. They demanded release of the students before the coming Eid and urged the prime minister to intervene. Rights activists and civil society members also attended the event,…

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      UN chief proposes options to protect Palestinians

      Arab News: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday presented four options aimed at boosting the protection of Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories, from sending UN rights monitors and unarmed observers to deploying a military or police force under UN mandate. The proposals were contained in a report requested by the General Assembly in response to a…

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        Report lower internet speed to BTRC

        Sayeed Muhammad: If you are not getting the promised internet speed and quality service from your local internet provider then you can file a complaint with the telecom regulator, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The BTRC in a notice posted on Facebook yesterday said that it will deal with such complaints giving them utmost importance,…

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          Savar leather estate in sorry state

          Desk Report: Tanners of Savar leather estate fear that they may suffer a serious setback in dealing with rawhide this season as the country’s largest tannery hub is still in a sorry state, reports Daily Sun. Although the peak leather season is approaching nearer during Eid-ul-Adha, there are different problems in the management of rawhide…

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            Creative economy has new impetus in digital world

            Ramzy Baroud, Journalist, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle, Noted columnist/Gulf News Fast-paced changes in the digital economy are shaking up the creative industries and producing new opportunities to advance development and diversity. The intersection of the creative and digital economies – and the emerging opportunities at this nexus – was an important discussion point…

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              3 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces

              BDnews24: Israeli troops killed two Palestinians and wounded scores of others taking part in weekly Gaza border protests on Friday, medics said, as Egyptian mediators tried to clinch a truce deal that would calm the impoverished enclave. In Jerusalem’s Old City, another area that Palestinians want for a future state, Israeli police said they shot…

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                Rule of law is found wanting in the country

                Prof Dr Ajoy Roy, Physicist, Educationist:  The quota reformists are being targeted and becoming of victims of torture. They are also being apprehended from wherever they are found. Even the female students are not spared. Why the arrestees are denied bail? This is not right at all. This makes it abundantly clear that the rule…

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