Israel says it is providing aid to Gaza, so why are Palestinians starving?

Desk Report, Israel says it is providing aid to Gaza, so why are Palestinians starving? The Gaza Health Ministry said 127 people have died in the enclave so far due to the Israeli blockade, 85 of them children. The deaths were due to hunger and malnutrition. Israel says it is providing aid to Gaza, so why are Palestinians starving? In March, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut off all aid to Gaza, saying it would increase pressure on Hamas to accept a ceasefire. But later that month, Israel unilaterally broke…

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CHSIK Mayor vents anger at WASA and CD at press conference

Desk Report, CHSIK Mayor vents anger at WASA and CD at press conference Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Shahadat Hossain has alleged that WASA is not following any rules in cutting roads in the city’s Halishahar area. It is cutting roads there with tin fences as it pleases. And it is not repairing the cut roads properly. WASA has ruined Halishahar. If this continues, there is no choice but to take legal action against WASA. CHSIK Mayor vents anger at WASA and CD at press conference Chattogram City Corporation Mayor…

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Ruling to quash defamation case against Professor Yunus upheld

Desk Report, Ruling to quash defamation case against Professor Yunus upheld The High Court’s verdict declaring the proceedings of the defamation case filed against economist Professor Muhammad Yunus remains in effect. Professor Muhammad Yunus is the chief advisor to the current interim government. Ruling to quash defamation case against Professor Yunus upheld The Appellate Division has dismissed the state’s leave to appeal (application for permission to appeal) against the High Court’s verdict. The three-member Appellate Division headed by Justice Zubair Rahman Chowdhury gave the order on Sunday. Earlier, the case…

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Threat of 72-hour transport strike from August 12 if 8 points are not met

Desk Report, Threat of 72-hour transport strike from August 12 if 8 points are not met The Bangladesh Road Transport Owners-Workers Coordination Council has made eight demands, including increasing the economic life of commercial motor vehicles from 20 and 25 years to 30 years. The organization has set a deadline for the government to accept these demands within 15 working days. If the demands are not met within this period, they have threatened to launch a 72-hour transport strike across the country from August 12. Threat of 72-hour transport strike…

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“The leaders said, ‘You have to act.'”

Desk Report, “The leaders said, ‘You have to act.’” Syed Hasan Imam has acted for more than 50 years. No medium has been left out – stage, television dramas, films. Apart from this, he has also acted in numerous radio dramas. Hasan Imam has received various awards including the Swadhinata Puraskar, Ekushey Padak, National Film Award, and a lifetime achievement award. Today is the 90th birthday of this actor. “The leaders said, ‘You have to act.’” He has been completely away from acting for a few years. Various ailments have…

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Draft of July Charter to be sent to political parties by tomorrow: Ali Riaz

Desk Report, Draft of July Charter to be sent to political parties by tomorrow: Ali Riaz Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission, Professor Ali Riaz, said that the draft of the July Charter has been prepared. It will be sent to all political parties by tomorrow, Monday. If the parties give their opinions quickly, it will be incorporated. Draft of July Charter to be sent to political parties by tomorrow: Ali Riaz Ali Riaz said these things in his opening speech on the 19th day of the second phase of…

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Top 30 in national selection receive awards, final selection on July 29 and 30

Desk Report, Top 30 in national selection receive awards, final selection on July 29 and 30 30 people have passed the national selection of the 20th edition of the astronomy event ‘Apex Astro-Olympiad’. Five of them will be finally selected on July 29 and 30. They will participate in the Open World Astronomy Olympiad to be held in Russia next September. Top 30 in national selection receive awards, final selection on July 29 and 30 This Saturday morning, the national selection program was organized at the East West University campus…

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Bangladesh Writers’ Camp President Kazi Iqbal, Editor Shafi Rahman

Desk Report, Bangladesh Writers’ Camp President Kazi Iqbal, Editor Shafi Rahman Kazi Iqbal has been elected as the president of Bangladesh Writers’ Camp, while Shafi Rahman has been appointed as the general secretary. A 21-member central executive committee was formed after the concluding session of the two-day national conference of the Writers’ Camp today, Saturday. At the beginning of the first session, the representatives present discussed the report of the general secretary. Barkat Ali, Ajit Roy, Abidul Islam, Barkat Ullah, Minhaj Ahmed, Humayun Kabir, Nazmul Alam, Faizul Hakim, Khaled Uddin,…

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5 arrested, including a leader of anti-discrimination student movement, on extortion charges

Desk Report, 5 arrested, including a leader of anti-discrimination student movement, on extortion charges Five people have been arrested on charges of extortion at the residence of Awami League leader and former MP Shammi Ahmed in the capital’s Gulshan area. They were arrested from the Gulshan area around 8 pm on Saturday. 5 arrested, including a leader of anti-discrimination student movement, on extortion charges These five are Md. Riyad, Md. Siam, Md. Sadaf, Md. Ibrahim and Md. Aminul. Gulshan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Hafizur Rahman told Prothom Alo that Riyad…

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Tarique Rahman is the main hero of the July Movement: Amir Khasru

Desk Report, Tarique Rahman is the main hero of the July Movement: Amir Khasru Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, a member of the party’s national standing committee, has said that the main hero of the movement is BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman. He made this comment at a rally in Chittagong on Saturday evening, saying that the leaders and activists of all the constituent organizations including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jubo Dal, Sramik Dal, Chhatra Dal, and Swechchhasebak Dal played the biggest role in the July-August movement. Begum Khaleda Zia…

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