AL worse than 1/11 caretaker govt: BNP

    Kabir Humayun: BNP yesterday alleged that the incumbent Awami League government is worse than that of 1/11 army-backed caretaker government as it has snatched all the basic rights of people and political parties. “The illegal 1/11 government had imprisoned our leader (Khaleda) through conspiracy. But she forced that regime to withdraw the state of emergency…

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      Introvert, extrovert or ambivert?

      How stuff works: Don’t call a shy person an introvert. Both extroverts and introverts can be shy. Introverts aren’t necessarily quiet and sensitive, either, nor are they people-haters. What characterizes introverts — and how their brains function differently than those of extroverts — dominated a recent episode of the podcast Part-Time Genius, co-hosted by Will…

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        Reuters journalists charged with violating Myanmar law

        Abrar Hussain Two journalists from the Reuters news agency were charged by Myanmar prosecutors with violating the Official Secrets Act on Wednesday despite international condemnation, reports Abc News.Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested Dec. 12 after they were accused of breaking colonial-era law by acquiring “important secret papers” from two policemen who had worked…

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          9th wage board for journalists awaits PM approval: Tarana

          Sofian Khan State Minister for Information Tarana Halim yesterday said that the file on the 9th wage board for journalists is now awaiting the Prime Minister’s approval. “We have sent the file to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) with a proposal of forming a 13-member committee for implementing the 9th wage board for the journalists. It…

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            Madrasah student drowns in Gazipur

            UNB A madrasah student drowned at Safaisri jetty on  the Sitalakhya riverbank in Kapasia upazila of the district on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Sadiqul Islam, 12, son of Main Uddin of Panbariad upazila. He was a student of Kapasia Arabia Saiyadai Madrasah.

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              Highest ever extrajudicial killings in 2018: ASK

              Hossen Sohel of DOT Independent rights group Ain O Salish Kendra yesterday said 2018 marked the highest number of extrajudicial killings in history, numbering at 466, reports The Daily Star. Among them, 292 were during anti-narcotics drive alone that began since May and pursued until the national election in December 30, it said. In 2017,…

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                The world condemns Israel

                Jihad Al-Khazen/Middle East Monitor My opinion of the terrorist Benjamin Netanyahu is well known and I have expressed it several times in my articles. Today I will refer back to the UN and six resolutions against Israel that were supported by the international organisation’s member states. The most important resolution is related to Jerusalem and…

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