German ruling on Facebook data collection could finally protect consumers
A ruling last week in Germany has the potential to change the parameters of surveillance capitalism by forcing Facebook and
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FOREIGN MISSION IN BANGLADESH
U.S. Mission in Bangladesh will be closed on February 17 & 21
The U.S. Embassy Dhaka, including the Consular Section and the American Center with the Archer K. Blood American Center Library
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The global leadership must come forward to resolve this Rohingya crisis at its root, not in Bangladesh says Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen .
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said Bangladesh has been trying its best to guarantee these inalienable rights
BANGLADESH MISSION ABROAD
Sheikh Hasina’s Government is providing regular allowances to 6.5 million elderly men and women, widows, destitute women and persons with disabilities says UN Ambassador Masud Bin Momen .
At a side event, as part of the ongoing 57th Commission for Social Development (CSocD) was held at the UN
USA & CANADA
The second summit between Trump and Kim Jong-un will be held from February 27 in Vietnam.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for two days
UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
Brexit: MPs urged not to be ‘purist’ about backstop
MPs should not be “purist” about how Theresa May secures changes to the Brexit backstop arrangement, the leader of the
UNITED NATIONS (UN)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s Message on the World Radio Day
Radio is a powerful tool.Even in today’s world of digital communications, radio reaches more people than any other media platform.
KOREA NORTH
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in China for a four-day visit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in China for a four-day visit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as
BUSINESS
Brexit – EU gives airlines deadline for no-deal Brexit
Brussels is to give airline groups such as Ryanair and IAG, owner of British Airways and Iberia, a seven-month deadline
SPORTS
Inter-English Medium School Football Fest concludes
Inter-English Medium School Football Fest organized by BAF SEMS concluded at BAF Shaheen College playground on Saturday night (09-02-2019). A
OIC
OIC Urge for more Humane Treatment of Refugees and Migrants
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has stressed that common faith on multilateralism was at the core of the international
FILM
Oscar Nominations 2019: The Academy Awards will air live Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on ABC. See the full list of nominees.
“Roma” and “The Favourite” led nominations for the 91st Oscars, scoring 10 nods each. Both films were nominated for best
ROHINGYA REFUGEE
Indian authorities takes back 31 Rohingyas from Bangladesh Border
Indian authorities today took back 31 Rohingyas, who were stranded on the eastern borders with Bangladesh for four days, as
TRAVEL
The world’s highest post office in northern India’s remote Spiti Valley.
At 4,400m above sea level in northern India’s remote Spiti Valley, the Hikkim post office is a vital connection to
