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Bangla Press Desk: Unusually heavy snow in Japan has been blamed for 30 deaths in the past two weeks, officials said Tuesday, including a 91-year-old woman found under a three-metre pile outsid...
Staff Reporter: President Joe Biden has said that the impeachment of former US President Donald Trump will delay the work of the legislature and the appointment of a new cabinet. President Biden made remarks in an interview with CNN on Monday. This...
Staff Reporter: A federal judge on Tuesday put a two-week hold on President Joe Biden’s effort to pause deportations from the U.S. during his first 100 days in office, delivering an early legal setback to the new president’s immigration agenda. U.S...
Staff Reporter: Anthony Blinken has been named Secretary of State for the United States. The Senate confirmed his appointment to the administration of new President Joe Biden on Tuesday. Blinken is known to be a very close and trusted person to Bid...
Staff Reporter: The statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Indian nation, has been smashed by miscreants.The statue, erected in Central Park in the Davis area of Northern California, was cut off at the ankle on Thursday, local time. Some par...
Staff Reporter: In the United States, wearing a mask is being made compulsory on train-buses from Monday. The order was issued by the country's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last Friday night, local time. The order states that wearing...
Staff Reporter: First major snowstorm in northeastern United States this year has disrupted public life. The snowstorm, which started Monday morning local time, will continue until noon Tuesday. Several neighboring states, including New York, could...
Staff Reporter: President Joe Biden on Monday threatened new sanctions on Myanmar after its military staged a coup and arrested the civilian leaders of its government, including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Biden assailed the country’s army for...
Staff Reporter, USA: Pete Buttigieg has been named the first gay minister in US President Joe Biden's cabinet. Pete a former mayor of South Band City, Indiana, was a candidate in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. He is the first gay minister in...
Staff Reporter: The UN Security Council has failed to agree on a joint statement condemning Monday’s coup in Myanmar, after a closed-door meeting in response to the power grab and detention of the civilian government including the country’s leader...
Staff Reporter: Biden has called on Myanmar's military to "relinquish power" by releasing political leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, who were detained following a military coup. President Biden made the call in his first foreign policy speech o...
Staff Reporter: Stephen Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said there should be a proper investigation into allegations of corruption against top Bangladeshi officials. Stephen Dujarric, a spokesman for UN Secretary-Gene...
Satff Reporter:US President Joe Biden's administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, 3 years after former President Donald Trump withdrew over what his administration called bias against Israel and a lack of reform. Se...
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