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MovementRussian loan won’t keep Lukashenko afloat for long
Lukashenko, whose security forces have arrested thousands of opposition supporters demanding his resignation, secured the financial lifeline from Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Black Sea ...
Interview: Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque
‘An abnormal political situation prevails in the country’
Educationist, thinker and professor, Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque, in an interview with Prothom Alo, talks about the system of government, politics, society, education and the future of Bangladesh.
Safe road directives only in papers
Almost two years have passed since prime minister Sheikh Hasina issued directives seeking long distance transport to have at least two drivers each and for restrooms to be built along highways, but ...
Hong Kong's Apple Daily vows to fight on after owner arrested
Readers had queued from the early hours of Tuesday to get copies of the newspaper, a day after police raided its offices and took Lai into detention, the highest-profile arrest under the national law
Fakhrul asks BNP men not to get upset, work for change
Urging his party colleagues not to get frustrated, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the party leaders and activists must mobilise people to bring about a change and ...
Student arrests in Hong Kong deepen 'white terror' fears
Hong Kong has fallen into an era of "white terror", democracy campaigners said Thursday after four students -- one aged just 16 -- were arrested for social media posts deemed to be a threat to ...
In echo of Mao era, China's schools in book-cleansing drive
As schools reopened in China after the COVID-19 outbreak, they have thrown themselves into a nationwide exercise to remove books deemed politically incorrect, deepening Chinese president Xi Jinping's ...
Protesters topple Washington DC statue of Confederate general
Several monuments depicting Confederate figures have been toppled by demonstrators, who have been protesting systemic racism, police brutality and injustice
New York governor defends Columbus statues
With protesters attacking statues of Columbus in recent days during anti-racist demonstrations, Cuomo was asked by a reporter whether it was time for monuments in the state celebrating the Italian ...
French police protest against chokehold ban
The protests followed a meeting between police unions and interior minister Christophe Castaner meant to try and allay the simmering police anger
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