Bangladesh on Tuesday saw a further spike in Covid-19 cases as the country’s health authorities detected 2,230 new patients across the country in 24 hours, taking the total to 451,990.
Day: November 24, 2020
OIC to raise funds to support Rohingya case in ICJ
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China launches mission to bring back material from moon
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St Martin’s islanders angry, reeling with COVID sans support
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2 Bangladeshi women named in BBC 100 Women 2020 list
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Developed countries continue to block TRIPS waiver proposal
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Farmers will (again) feed the world
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From pol prisoner to HR Champion – The Wai Wai Nu Story
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Trump accepts transition to Biden must begin
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আইএবি সুন্নাহ বিসর্জন দিয়ে ক্ষমতার ভাগবাটোয়ারায় বিশ্বাসী নয়
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম শায়খে চরমোনাই বলেছেন, ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ রূহানিয়াত ও জিহাদের সমন্বয়ে পরিচালিত হওয়ায় কখনো লাইনচ্যুত হয়নি। সাহাবায়ে কেরামের ন্যায় ত্যাগ ও কুরবানীর দৃস্টান্ত স্থাপনে অনন্য নজির স্থাপন করেছে।
“নারী নির্যাতনের বিরুদ্ধে আন্তর্জাতিক প্রতিবাদ দিবস”-২০২০ উদযাপন
‘নারী নির্যাতনের বিরুদ্ধে আন্তর্জাতিক প্রতিবাদ দিবস’ উপলক্ষে আগামী বুধবার, ১০ অগ্রহায়ণ ১৪২৭/ ২৫ নভেম্বর ২০২০, প্রজন্মান্তরে নারীবাদী মৈত্রী’র ব্যানারে ‘মুক্তির মিছিল’ শীর্ষক একটি ঝটিকা প্রতিবাদসহ মশাল মিছিলের আয়োজন করা হয়েছে।
Oxford vaccine, GoB signed a deal for, shows 90% effective
Ap/UNB, Nov 23 – Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to…
Gayeshwar pushes for unity of journalists for common good
Dhaka, Nov 23 – BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday said journalists in Bangladesh are being subjected to repression and suppression only because of division and conflict among them.
No relocation of Dhaka’s stray dogs for now: Attorney Gen
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BNP’s nomination papers for municipal polls from Tuesday
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