November2024
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UAE govt pardons 75 more Bangladeshis
Nov 30, 202475 more Bangladeshi expatriates who were arrested for taking part in protests in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in support of the anti-discrimination movement in Bangladesh during July and August have been released by the UAE... -
Half of Aleppo now under Syrian jihadist control: war monitor
Nov 30, 2024Jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies have taken control of more than half of Aleppo city, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). This rapid takeover occurred without any significant resistance... -
Venezuela law punishes support for sanctions with 30 years jail
Nov 29, 2024Venezuela’s parliament on Thursday passed a law punishing support for sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro’s regime by up to 30 years in prison, part of a widening crackdown on dissent in the Caribbean country. The law... -
Nepal’s first transgender candidates run for local office
Nov 29, 2024In an attempt to advance political representation for sexual and gender minorities in the Himalayan country, two transgender candidates are running for office for the first time in Nepal’s local by-elections. Nepal boasts some of the... -
Ireland votes in closely fought general election
Nov 29, 2024Following a campaign characterised by vitriol over the housing and cost-of-living issues, Ireland will vote on Friday with the incumbent coalition parties tied with the opposition party Sinn Fein. Voters will select new representatives for the... -
Social media companies slam Australia’s under-16 ban
Nov 29, 2024Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered questions”. The UN children’s charity UNICEF Australia joined... -
Frank Lampard appointed Coventry manager
Nov 29, 2024In an attempt to restart his coaching career, Frank Lampard was named manager of Coventry City, a Championship team, on Thursday. The 46-year-old has not had a job since his disastrous second stint as Chelsea’s interim... -
BFF re-election for executive member post to be held tomorrow
Nov 29, 2024Tomorrow (Saturday), from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will hold a re-election for the position of lone executive member at BFF Bhaban. At their first meeting, the BFF executive committee decided... -
WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up
Nov 29, 2024On Thursday, the World Health Organisation called on nations to increase bird flu surveillance following the discovery of the first case in a U.S. youngster. Maria Van Kerkhove, director of WHO’s epidemic and pandemic preparation and... -
Gaza journalists for AFP win video award for ‘powerful’ war coverage
Nov 29, 2024Gaza video correspondents Belal Alsabbagh and Youssef Hassouna on Thursday won a Rory Peck award for their “powerful” coverage of the brutal war in the Palestinian territory for Agence France-Presse. The prize has been awarded since...
