CPB opens 13th congress tomorrow
The Communist Party of Bangladesh will begin its 13th聽party congress tomorrow at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in Dhaka city, a press conference was told on Wednesday...
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Berger Asia鈥檚 Best Employer Brand
Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited has been named Asia鈥檚 Best Employer Brand 2025 by the World HRD Congress for its commitment to nurturing talent, fostering innovation, and shaping a brighter future together...
Boeing defence workers turn to US Congress
Boeing defence industry workers currently on strike asked for congressional lawmakers鈥� support on Wednesday as they seek to pressure the aviation giant to improve its bargaining offer to the union...
Republicans launch probe into top US university Harvard
Republicans in the US Congress announced an investigation into Harvard University on Thursday, accusing it of flouting civil rights law in an escalation of president Donald Trump鈥檚 attacks on elite institutions.
US Congress passes bill to avert shutdown
The US Congress averted a Christmastime government shutdown early Saturday after weeks of tense negotiations that went down to the wire, passing a bill to fund federal agencies through mid-March.
Remarks on Ambedkar: Two MPs in ICU as lawmakers brawl on Indian parliament premises
The political slugfest over Amit Shah鈥檚 remarks on BR Ambedkar saw dramatic escalation on Thursday, placing the opposition atop the 鈥楳akar Dwar鈥� of parliament in protest and leaving two Bharatiya Janata Party MP injured due to what allegedly was the result of a push by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, reports Hindustan Times...
British unions call for Labour to fix public services
British trade unions host their annual meeting in Brighton on Sunday as they call for the new Labour government to fix public services and improve working conditions...
US elections: A Democratic ray of hope emerges
THE US elections are scheduled to be held on November 5. In these elections, not only will the president and vice-president be elected, but all 435 Congressional seats of the US House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States senate will be selected. That would be the 119th United States Congress...
Kenya protest against Adani鈥檚 airport deal could turn into anger against India: Congress leader
The Indian National Congress on Tuesday cautioned that protests against Adani Group 鈥榯aking over鈥� operations of Kenya鈥檚 Nairobi airport could turn public sentiment in the African nation against India, after members of Kenya Aviation Workers Union had called for protests over plans by the Kenyan government to strike an investment deal with India鈥檚 Adani Group to...
Indian rape protests spiral into political street clashes
Thousands of protesters clashed in India鈥檚 eastern city of Kolkata on Wednesday, where demonstrations seeking justice for a murdered doctor spiralled into violent street skirmishes between political rivals...
Netanyahu鈥檚 address to US Congress draws mass outrage
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a landmark speech to the US Congress on Wednesday, seeking support at a time of tensions between his country and its main military backer over the former鈥檚 military offensive in Gaza reaches new, barbaric heights...
Women Congress demands return of disappeared people
An organisation in a statement said that the enforced disappearance remained unabated in Bangladesh with nearly 700 reported victims from 2009 to 2023...
AI takes centre stage as Mobile World Congress Shanghai begins
From phones that can detect deepfake scams to autonomous intelligent vehicles, the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence took centre stage as Mobile World Congress Shanghai kicked off Wednesday...
Microsoft faces heat from US Congress over cybersecurity
Members of US Congress on Thursday pressed Microsoft to explain a 鈥榗ascade of avoidable errors鈥� that allowed a Chinese hacking group to breach emails of senior US officials.
Congress鈥� Rahul Gandhi nominated as leader of India鈥檚 opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 chief rival and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was nominated on Saturday to lead India鈥檚 opposition in parliament after an election result that rescued his party from the political wilderness....
Rahul Gandhi鈥檚 winning margin From Raebareli highest in Uttar Pradesh
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is headed to a gigantic victory in Uttar Pradesh鈥檚 Rae Bareli, currently has the highest winning margin in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh...
Modi attacks Mamata, says 鈥楾MC can鈥檛 stop CAA鈥�
Prime minister Narendra Modi held two poll rallies in West Bengal鈥檚 Jadavpur and Barasat on Tuesday continuing his attacks on Trinamool Congress president and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee...
Suppose Modi took a DNA test
LEAVE alone prime minister Modi鈥檚 mindless rant for a moment 鈥� and the needlessly craven apology by the Congress party spokesman 鈥� over Sam Pitroda鈥檚 scientifically-spirited but lazily presented comment that Indians comprised a range of races...
Lok Sabha polls slipping out of Modi鈥檚 hands: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Thursday that the Lok Sabha election is gradually slipping out of prime minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 hands and he will now try to enact some drama to divert the attention of the country鈥檚 youngsters...
Fake videos of Modi aides trigger political showdown in election
Manipulated videos are taking centre stage as campaigning heats up in India鈥檚 election, with fake clips involving two top aides of prime minister Narendra Modi triggering police investigations and the arrest of some workers of his rival Congress Party, reports Arab News...
US congressman Henry Cuellar charged with bribery, money laundering
Federal prosecutors indicted a US congressman Friday on bribery and money laundering charges connected to a bank in Mexico and an energy company owned by Azerbaijan.
Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Raebareli
The Congress鈥檚 11th-hour, early-morning decision on Amethi and Raebareli contained a big twist, reports...
Modi accused of targeting Muslims in election speech
India鈥檚 main opposition Congress party filed a complaint to the Election Commission on Monday accusing Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi of 鈥榖latantly targeting鈥� minority Muslims in a campaign speech...
Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University
Police arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian student protesters at New York鈥檚 Columbia University on Thursday, a day after the president of the prestigious school was grilled in Congress over accusations of anti-Semitism...
Change his name if BJP wins
THERE is a perceptible voter fatigue against divisive planks. That is encouraging news coming in for Indian democracy, which braces for a seven-stage general election starting Friday. The last round of voting is set for...
India鈥檚 Congress party promises minority protection and jobs
India鈥檚 main opposition party Congress vowed Friday to protect minorities 鈥� generally seen as a reference to the country鈥檚 Muslims 鈥� while accelerating growth and jobs in a manifesto for an election it is widely expected to lose....