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Nov 28 2020 French Protesters, Police Clash Over New Security Legislation

Violent clashes erupted Saturday in Paris as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest new security legislation, with tensions intensified by the police beating and racial abuse of a Black man that shocked France.
Several fires were started in Paris, sending acrid smoke into the air, as protesters vented their anger against the security [...]

 

Nov 28 2020 Mustafizur runs through Khulna; Tamim, Rabbi hand Barishal first win

Chattogram bowled their opposition out for below 100 while Tamim’s 77*, Rabbi’s four-for helped defeat Rajshahi [Read More]

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Source: Bangladesh news from Cricinfo

 

Nov 28 2020 Catholics in France Oppose Prayer Service Restrictions Imposed on Places of Worship

As French authorities ease some measures taken due to the coronavirus pandemic, Catholics in the country are challenging the size limit still imposed by the government on prayer services.
The coronavirus pandemic places a heavy burden on France, where more than 50,000 people have died of COVID-19. Places of worship were still open during the lockdown, [...]

 

Nov 28 2020 Ethiopian Army Takes Control of Tigray Capital

The Ethiopian army announced Saturday that it had taken full control of Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region.
“God bless Ethiopia and its people!” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a statement. “We have entered Mekelle without innocent civilians being targets.”
But the leader of Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces told Reuters they were not [...]

 

Nov 28 2020 Covid Compensation for Govt Staff: No payment for most frontliners

None of the government frontline workers infected with coronavirus received the compensation they were promised seven months ago.
And families of only 42 of the 133 frontline workers who died with Covid-19 have been compensated as of November 4. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Nov 28 2020 Death After BSMMU Surgery: Two years gone just to file case

Rafique Sikder, a filmmaker, admitted his 55-year-old ailing mother Rawshan Ara to the capital’s Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for kidney treatment on July 1, 2018. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Nov 28 2020 Frontliners to get quarantine allowance

The government has decided to provide quarantine allowance to doctors, nurses and other public hospital staffers for treating Covid-19 patients from July 1. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Nov 28 2020 36 more die, 1,908 infected

Thirty-six people were reported dead from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to a press release issued from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Nov 28 2020 Amphan still taking its toll

Thirty-seven villages in Pratapnagar and Sriula unions of Satkhira’s Assasuni upazila went under water when Cyclone Amphan broke major river embankments at several points in May this year. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 

Nov 28 2020 Radicals fussing over Bangabandhu sculpture

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said a communal force is creating unwanted debate over the establishment of sculptures of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star

 
 
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