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Awareness against workplace harassment, violence stressed

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian has said harassment and violence in the workplace is not something to be tolerated. Society will be left behind if harassment and violence in the workplace tolerated. If everyone is aware of harassment and violence in the workplace,...

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KrayonMag’s virtual photo exhibition begins

The two-week long online photography exhibition "New Normal through My Eyes," organized by KrayonMag, began on Wednesday (September 1) and will run until September 14 at the EMK Center in Dhaka, with participation from students from several prominent institutions' Photography Clubs aro...

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Best decision for America, says Biden

President Joe Biden has rejected criticism of his decision to end United States’ 20-year war in Afghanistan and declared the end of an era in which the United States uses military power ‘to remake other countries’."This is the right decision. A wise decision. And the best deci...

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Afghans plunge into uncertainty

Afghans have plunged into extreme uncertainty after the United States withdrew its last troops from the Asian country on Monday, marking the end of a 20-year presence there and leaving the country to the Taliban.The Taliban, who seized Kabul two weeks ago, started celebrating victory across the coun...

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Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra distributes food items in Manikganj

Chairman of Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra Limited and Managing Director of Bashundhara Group Sayem Sobhan Anvir distributed food items among 6,000 unemployed and helpless people of two upazila and district sports bodies of Manikganj with his own funds.Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra Limited and the managi...

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Video of newscaster at Taliban gunpoint goes viral

A video of a television anchor from Afghanistan surrounded by armed Taliban members asking his audience not to be afraid became one of the most widely shared clips on social media on Monday.The development came as the Taliban have been trying to reform their image to project themselves as more moder...

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Rockets fired at US troops

Several rockets were fired targeting US troops at Kabul’s international airport, a day before the deadline for the US servicemen to pull out of Afghanistan ends.A US official said the anti-missile defences intercepted the rockets fired early on Monday, as Washington flew its core diplomats out...

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Bangabandhu Corner launched at Universiti Teknologi Brunei

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam, MP inaugurated the Bangabandhu-Bangladesh Book Corner through an online program organized jointly by the Bangladesh High Commission in Brunei Darussalam and Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB).The Bangladesh High Commissioner in Brunei Darussalam Mr...

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BDSIF hosts Global Peace and Humanitarian Awards on International Peace Day

The Bangladesh Digital Social Innovation Forum and the Digital Social Innovation Forum are going to host the Global Peace and Humanitarian Award 2021 on September 21 in Dubai for the first time on the World International Day of Peace.Ali Akbar Asha, Founder President of BDSIF and DSIF informed about...

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China lodges serious protest over US Covid-19 origins tracing report

China has made serious protests to the United States over the COVID-19 origins tracing report submitted by the US intelligence community to US President Joe Biden, according to Vice-Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu.When delivering a statement issued on Saturday, the Chinese diplomat said the US has been o...

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US airstrike in IS hideout

The US military has killed one of the planners of the deadly suicide bombing attack at Kabul airport in a retaliatory airstrike that was carried out in a mountainous region of Afghanistan, the US said.The attack came at a time when US and allied forces have been racing to complete evacuations of the...

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More attacks feared in Kabul airport

Western powers, including the United States, fear more attacks on Kabul airport in Afghanistan after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 85 people just outside the international airport with the Taliban planning an inclusive caretaker government to run the war-torn central Asian country.US forces...

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New challenges before US, Taliban

Both the United States and Taliban are facing new form of challenges after the militants seized the Afghan capital on August 15 this year.The US is making a frantic effort to evacuate people from Kabul international airport in what President Biden has called “one of the largest, most difficult...

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Tajul urges city dwellers to help eradicate dengue

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam has urged the city dwellers to be vigilant so that the roof garden or flower pot of the house does not become a breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes.He said this on Wednesday while addressing the 11th Inter-Ministerial Meet...

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Prime Minister to inaugurate Bhumi Bhaban in Sept

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to inaugurate the Bhumi Bhaban Complex at Tejgaon in the next month (September), said Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury. He made the remarks while inspecting the latest progress of the building on Wednesday.It is to be noted that during her visit to the Minis...

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2.4m Britons choose vape to quit smoking

Vaping debate is heating up again. While the World Health Organisation just released a statement pouring cold water on the use of vape in helping the reduction of tobacco consumption, evidence in the United Kingdom (UK) continues to show that it is very effective in helping smokers to quit tradition...

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Taliban show their real face

United Nations’ rights agency on Tuesday said they received credible reports of serious violations, including ‘summary executions’ of civilians and Afghan security forces, committed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.Other rights violations, including restrictions on women and recruitin...

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‘Govt working to make Bangladesh disaster-resilient

State Minister of Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman said Bangladesh, the world's largest deltaic island, is most at risk due to climate change and natural disasters. The government has formulated a 100-year Bangladesh Delta Plan (Delta Plan-2100) to address the desired deve...

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Coast Guard rescues 13 fishermen

On Monday night at around 8.30 pm 13 fishermen were rescued alive by the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) Station in Cox's Bazar from a fishing boat named FB Mamoni in the Bay of Bengal about 10 nautical miles west of Laboni Beach in Cox's Bazar. It is learned that the fishing boat took 13 ...

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Stronger resistance built against Taliban

Fighters of National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, an anti-Taliban coalition, have built up stronger resistance against the Taliban in Panjshir, a mountainous area north of Kabul, claimed a spokesperson of the resistance forces. “Resistance forces pushed back the Taliban in Panjshir......