Evening Brief

CTTC arrests Huji chief, 5 other militants in Dhaka

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police on Friday arrested six members of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (Huji-B), including its leader who received training in Afghanistan, from different parts of Dhaka.

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UN experts: Racism systemic in Britain

Racism is "structural, institutional and systemic" in Britain, a group of United Nations experts concluded on Friday, warning that people of African descent were witnessing the "erosion of their fundamental rights."

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File photo: Protesters hold up placards at a March Against Racism in central London on March 19, 2022, to support UN Anti-Racism Day AFP

Quader: BNP to face political death in polls

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday described BNP's road march as its “funeral procession” and said the party's backward journey began with this program.

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File Photo of Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader Focus Bangla

Zamzam water being sold in Dhaka at sky-high prices

Muslims believe the best water in the world is the water of the Zamzam Well, located 21 metres southeast of the Holy Kaaba in Saudi Arabia. 

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Kuwaiti govt officer arrested for assaulting Bangladeshi migrant

A government official of Kuwait's Ministry of Interior has been arrested for beating a Bangladeshi migrant worker in the Arab nation.

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File photo: The Kuwait national flag flies at half-mast, in Kuwait City on September 29,2020 Reuters

US blocks entry to those 'undermining' Nigerian democracy

The United States on Wednesday said it is restricting entry to people "believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, undermining democracy in Nigeria" and their family members ahead of that country's elections this year.

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FIle photo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks after his meeting with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari at the State Department in Washington, DC on September 26, 2022 AFP

Quit now to avoid a shocking ouster, Fakhrul asks govt

Terming their march program a new form of anti-government movement, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday called upon the government to quit power immediately to avert a shocking ouster. 

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File Photo of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Rajib Dhar/Dhaka Tribune

Govt, UNHCR to launch 2023 joint response plan for Rohingyas soon

UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, together with the Bangladesh government will soon launch the Joint Response Plan for 2023 to appeal to donor partners for funding to meet the needs of Rohingyas in Bangladesh and the local communities hosting them in Cox's Bazar.

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File photo of a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Reuters

Bangladesh strongly condemns burning of Holy Quran in Denmark

Bangladesh has strongly condemned yet another case of burning the Holy Quran by a far-right activist in Europe — this time in Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday.

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OSCAR 2023 Nominations featuring South Asian Films

This year's Oscars had the privilege to have Oscar winner Riz Ahmed and actor Allison Williams to announce the final Oscar nominations of the South Asian films. Here are some of them:

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Oscar Nominations 2023 featuring South Asian Films