Bangladesh seeks information about 371 Facebook accounts
The government’s requests to Facebook for users’ information along with blocking content rose by 153 per cent year-on-year in the January-June..
Mental health instt registrar, Mind Aid director sent to jail
A Dhaka court sent the National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital registrar Abdullah Al Mamun and Mind Aid Hospital..
Bangladesh loses $703m in taxes a year: report
Bangladesh in a year loses around $703.40 million in taxes, which is about 62 per cent of the country’s public health expenditure..
Pry teachers’ job upgrade in limbo
An upgrade in the pay scale for more than 3.2 lakh government primary teachers has been pending for a year as the Finance Division..
Trump aims to undermine Biden's legitimacy even as legal challenges fizzle
When President Donald Trump learned at the end of last week that his lawyers were dropping their lawsuit seeking a review ...
New Zealand has just elected one of the most diverse parliaments in the world. Here's how it stacks up
As two older, White, male candidates fought for supremacy in the United States election, New Zealand was offering its electorate..
SpaceX-NASA mission: Four astronauts arrive at International Space Station
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts on board Sunday..
Australia blocks Shakib’s Big Bash trip for moral turpitude
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan wanted to take part in the newest edition of the Australian Twenty20 competition..
Man who threatened kill Shakib arrested
Police and Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday arrested Mahsin Talukdar, who threatened national all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan with life for ‘hurting religious sentiment.’
Mandatory Mask Use Mobile courts ordered in capital
The government has ordered operations of mobile courts in Dhaka and other places to ensure the mandatory use of mask in all public places..
