Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has nominated Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya for the Nobel Peace Prize, two sources with knowledge of the matter said Saturday.
Nauseda nominated the activist, who has been living in Lithuania since fleeing her homeland in the wake of a disputed August 9 presidential election, to show his support for the Belarusian [...]

While majority of the countries in the world, including the United States, Britain and the EU nations are already horrified thinking of the massive economic challenges during the post-pandemic period – which according to economic experts, may continue for years, Bangladesh is going to recover faster than its Asian peers because of improving exports, growth [...]

Awami League backed candidates won all the five municipalities in Tangail in yesterday’s election. [Read More]

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Nihal Samir    The Egyptian government’s position on female genital mutilation (FGM) can be considered momentum in criminalizing the practice in the country, according to Maya Morsi, President of the National Council for Women (NCW). The National Committee for the Eradication of FGM, co-chaired by the NCW and the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood [...]

For many western governments, the issue of Islamic State (ISIS) returned remain a pressing challenge alongside apprehension of domestic terrorist entities potentially spreading violent extremist ideology or carrying out terrorist attacks under the banner of ISIS or other radical Islamic terrorist outfits such as Al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, Boko Haram etcetera. Some argue the November [...]

Netflix has constantly been pushing the boundaries of what is possible with TV series since it launched its first show, ‘House of Cards‘. Since then, a lot has changed around the world, but what has remained is their ability to create and stream shows that have become the face of television today. They have done [...]

A record-setting number of students got GPA 5 in last year’s HSC, thanks to the lack of actual exams and the results being reflections of each student’s grades in public exams held before the pandemic. [Read More]

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked people to refrain from unnecessary criticism of the results of the HSC and its equivalents. [Read More]

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Across the country, red-green flags were fluttering over buildings — euphoria was in the air following the end of a nine-month-long bloody war. [Read More]

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Elections to 62 municipalities in 36 districts ended yesterday amid reports of clashes, stuffing of ballot boxes and driving polling agents out of voting centres. [Read More]

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Source: The Daily Star