A majority of Minneapolis City Council has pledged to dismantle the local police department, a significant move amid US nationwide protests sparked by George Floyd’s death last month.
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TikTok pledges $250 mn for COVID-19 relief
TikTok, the fast-growing mobile video app, pledged Thursday to contribute $250 million to coronavirus relief efforts around the world.
Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dorsey pledges $1 bn for COVID-19
Twitter co-founder and chief executive Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he was committing $1 billion of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief through his philanthropic fund.
Taposh pledges well-governed, developed Dhaka in election manifesto
Awami League mayoral candidate for the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday unveiled a 5-point election manifesto promising to work for building developed and well-governed Dhaka city.
BNP’s manifesto a ‘balloon of unrealistic pledges’- Quader
Comilla, Dec 18 – Describing BNP’s election manifesto as a colourful balloon full of unrealistic pledges, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said it will implode immediately if the party comes to power.
Pizza Hut pledges antibiotic-free chicken in US by 2022
Thanks to competition, Pizza Hut announced in June its commitment to serve chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicines in the US by 2022.
Japan pledges $2.1 bln for metro rail
Japan has made about $ 2.1 billion aid commitment for the Mass Rapid Transit Development (MRT) project aimed at easing the Dhaka’s nagging traffic gridlock. “The total cost of the project is $2.7 billion and Japan will provide us $2.1…