WASHINGTON (UNB/AP) — Lawmakers of both parties raised the prospect Thursday of ousting President Donald Trump from office, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that if he wasn’t removed, the House may move forward with a second impeachment.
Day: January 8, 2021
Case filed, 1 arrested in O-level student ‘rape, murder’
Dhaka, Jan 8 – A case has been filed over the death of an O-level student who was “sexually assaulted” and “killed” on Thursday in the capital’s Kalabagan.
Hasina’s speech nothing but misleading: BNP
Dhaka, Jan 8 – BNP on Friday turned down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s address to the nation as a “black document of falsehood”.
ACC summons 15 Thakurgaon teachers on Corruption allegations
Thakurgaon, Jan 8 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned 15 Thakurgaon teachers to interrogate them about irregularities in teachers’ transfer and recruitment, Primary School Certificate (PSC) exam and scholarship results.
স্বাধীনতার ৫০ বছরে দেশে ভোটাধিকার না থাকা জাতির জন্য কলংকজনক
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতার প্রেক্ষাপট রচিত হয়েছিলো ভোটাধিকারের প্রশ্নে। ভোটের অধিকার রক্ষার আন্দোলনই স্বাধীনতা আন্দোলনে পরিণত হয়েছিলো। এক সাগর রক্তের নিবিময়ে অর্জিত সেই স্বাধীনতার ৫০তম বছরে এসেও বাংলার মানুষ…
RU Journalist Association gets new executive body
Rajshahi, Jan 08 – A 15-member executive body of Rajshahi University Journalist Association (RUJA) has been formed with Shahin Alam of Desh Rupantor as president and Nuruzzaman Khan of Samakal as general secretary for the year of 2021-22.
Facebook partners with Bangladeshi orgs on mental health
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Facebook has said it is making it easier for users in Bangladesh to connect with helplines by partnering with local organizations in an effort to support and raise awareness on mental health.
BD Customs official sent to judicial custody in graft case
Jessore, Jan 8 – A special court in Jashore has sent a senior customs official to jail in connection with a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
KL urged to bring back stranded Bangladeshis to workplaces
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Dhaka has urged Kuala Lumpur to do the needful for bringing back the stranded Bangladeshi workers to their old and new places of work in Malaysia on humanitarian grounds.
President Trump, Backers in Congress should Accept poll Loss
Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump and his supporters in Congress should immediately acknowledge Joe Biden’s win in the November presidential election and cease their attack on US democratic processes, Human Rights Watch said today.
18 Organizations Finding Ways to Recover & Redistribute Food
Danielle Nierenberg Access to affordable, nutritious food has been one of the great challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As millions of people globally lost jobs, access to school meals, and the ability to shop for food with ease, there has…
Illegal mobile phones to be blocked from July 1: BTRC
Dhaka, Jan 7 – All the illegal, clone, and fake mobile phone handsets will be disconnected from July 1. Shyam Sunder Sikder, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), said this on Thursday during a press conference in the capital.
RU gets new registrar
Rajshahi, Jan 07 – Rajshahi University controller of examinations professor Abdus Salam has been appointed registrar of the university.
Hasina vows to ensure people’s civic, democratic rights
Dhaka, Jan 07 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government will do everything necessary to ensure the civic and democratic rights of the people.
We shall Overcome Someday
By Sharifa Chowdhury “We shall overcome, we shall overcome, We shall overcome someday, Oh! Deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall overcome someday.” Never ever I felt the relevance of the song until the present time. It was…