Join our Whatsapp channel DHAKA: Bangladesh’s key political party held large-scale protests against the interim government for the first time on Wednesday, as political rows spill onto the streets, including demands for an election date. Thousands of supporters of the powerful Bangladesh Nationalist Party( BNP) rallied in Dhaka, shutting down central streets, demanding their candidate be installed as the capital’s mayor. The protests are significant in that they pitted the BNP, seen as the front

Join our Whatsapp channel The Bangladesh National Party( BNP) has spoken out publicly for the first time against the interim government after a surge of unrest and a sweeping security crackdown. Police have arrested more than 1, 500 people nationwide since Saturday as part of “ Operation Devil Hunt ”, targeting groups allegedly connected to ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, who was toppled in a student-led revolution in August. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP secretary-general, met interim leader M

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Dec.... 30, was quoted by KCNA as saying at the gathering that" positive changes" were achieved in overall state affairs including politics, economy, culture and national defense.... Because" next year will be an important one as we should wage a giant struggle as much as we did this year," the party should" work out plans for the new year w

In the meanwhile, he would also be in New York if further policy discussion was required.... Imports are rising much faster than exports as economic activities started to turn positive after a year of negative growth.... There is always a limit to burning expensive imported energy to be flown with cheap local output into highly leaking gas pipelines....

Wade was overruled by the Supreme Court in 2022.... Many will have a different number of weeks[ for their ban] or some will have more conservative than others, and that's what they will be," he said." At the end of the day, this is all about the will of the people," he continued.... Do what's right for your children, do what's right for our country and vote....

There are some members who want to see me serve the party.... So whether it is the president, vice-president or deputy president, the position is not what I am striving for.... There is also no discussion among the top, state or division leadership, and no discussion on what needs to be done to strengthen the party machinery," he said....

KUALA LUMPUR: Local logistics players will likely benefit from the current shipping crisis in the Red Sea. According to TA Research, this is based on recent observations of freight forwarders and warehouse operators benefitting whenever there is any disruption to global shipping lines.“ The impact is usually positively correlated with the duration and severity of the disruption.“ For port operators, the impact is muted as the decline in revenue due to lower container throughput would be offset b

Vivocom piques interestWHEN investors buy into the shares of listed entities, it typically only makes news after the fact.... Its share price has also gone on a roller coaster ride.... But rapid global expansion, the oil price crash in 2014 and delayed projects, especially its Peterborough waste-to-energy project has left the company struggling. This week also saw the resignation of four board members just a day before its annual general meeting....

This news has been read 529 times!... In cases where Kuwaitis are unavailable, preference should be given to non-Kuwaiti individuals born to Kuwaiti mothers, followed by individuals from other Arab countries. Highlighting the guidelines outlined in Civil Service Commission Resolution No.... 11/ 2017 regarding the Kuwaitization of government positions, the sources emphasize that every non-Kuwaiti employee should be considered within the replacement policy, including those from Gulf nations. Thi

The likely kingmakers in Germany's next coalition government have begun talks and claimed they have found some common ground. The Greens and the business-friendly Free Democrats( FDP)--who came third and fourth in Sunday’s parliamentary election--could play a key role in deciding the government's make-up with the first-and second-placed parties short of a majority.In recent decades, the Greens have lent towards the centre-left Social Democrats( SPD), who narrowly won the election. FDP, meanwhile