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Why India’s food norms fail to detect pesticide in spices
News —3 July, 2024 00:47
On April 5, Hong Kong’s food safety department flagged the presence of a carcinogen in two spice mixes imported from India. Traces of ethylene oxide…
ACC asks Benazir, Matiur to submit wealth statements
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today asked former Inspector…
Bangladesh’s net forex reserve now over $16b
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have seen positive growth…
Protest continues against quota system reinstatement
In response to the High Court's decision to reinstate the quota system in government jobs, students from several universities and colleges jointly blocked Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection.…
Govt officials must submit wealth statements: HC
The High Court on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to implement the rules regarding the submission and disclosure of wealth statements by government officials. It also ordered…
China's Xi arrives in Kazakhstan for state visit, summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan on Tuesday for a state visit, during which he will attend a meeting of Shanghai alliance nations in the Kazakh capital Astana. The…
Barishal road blocked protesting quota reinstatement
Students of Barisal University (BU) blocked the Dhaka-Barishal highway for an hour on Tuesday protesting restoration of quota system in government jobs. Hundreds of vehicles were stuck…
AB Party questions passage of budget by JS
Amar Bangladesh Party, AB Party, has rejected the national budget FY2024-25 claiming that the party is not considering parliament as a legitimate representation of the people of this…
Blinken eyes NATO support regardless of far-right gains in Europe
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday he expected European allies to keep up strong support for NATO despite a far-right victory in the first round of French elections.…
Who is likely to replace Biden as Democratic nominee?
US President Joe Biden's feeble debate performance last week sent shockwaves across the Democratic party, raising questions about who could replace him on the presidential ticket should…
The contentious exam deciding the Indian doctors' fate
When India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took oath in the new session of parliament, many opposition MPs chanted “NEET” and “shame”. The MPs…
BSF kills Indian woman suspecting her Bangladeshi
A 64-year-old woman, who went to India from Bangladesh 30 years ago and acquired citizenship there, was shot dead allegedly by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in an area adjoining…
‘Modi, BJP, RSS don’t represent Hindus,’ says Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party do not represent Hindu society as a whole, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The Congress…
Trump has partial immunity from prosecution, Supreme Court rules
The US Supreme Court has said Donald Trump and other former presidents are partially immune from criminal prosecution, in a ruling that he immediately hailed as a “big win”.…
Burmese rice crackdown escalates with arrests of traders, retail chain directors
Eleven business people involved in the sale of rice, including one Japanese national, face up to three years in prison for alleged price gouging, while 24 more executives face fines…
More Palestinians forced onto jeep bonnet by Israeli soldiers: BBC report
Two Palestinian men shot during a military operation in the occupied West Bank told the BBC how Israeli soldiers forced them onto the bonnet of an army jeep and then drove along village…
OIC holds symposium on Jerusalem, Gaza war in Jeddah
RIYADH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation held an international symposium on Jerusalem and the Gaza war at the organization’s headquarters in Jeddah on Monday. Organized…