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A move in underway across the country’s civil administration, aiming to remove officials who were politically appointed during the 15-year rule of the Awami League. This move seeks to recognize and promote officials who have been sidelined over the past decade and a half.

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In response to the recent departure of Sheikh Hasina`s government, expatriates had announced that they would send money through informal channels like hundi, expressing a lack of confidence in the outgoing administration. This led to a sudden slowdown in remittance inflows. Although remittances exceeded $2 billion for three consecutive months, in July they suddenly fell below the $2 billion mark.

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The primary challenge for the government is improving the law and order situation, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Monday. Speaking to journalists in his office at the Secretariat, the adviser emphasized the urgency of addressing security concerns and outlined his dual responsibilities in both home affairs and agriculture. “Our main challenge at the Ministry of Home Affairs is law and order. We are focused on improving the situation as quickly as possible,” he said

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British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke met with Law Affairs Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul on Sunday and discussed issues of priorities. They discussed the interim government’s commitment to protect and promote fundamental rights and freedoms. The two sides also discussed Asif Nazrul`s priorities to help chart the pathway to an inclusive, democratic future for Bangladesh, according to the British High Commission in Dhaka

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After being killed Hamas’s top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in a secret attack by Israel in Tehran, who came to take part in the oath function of the Iran’s new president, the war between Gaza and Israel has got a new dimension. The Iran-government could not consider such killing event. The government has considered this incident as the insulting and threat for the country. Iran has made responsible Israel for this brutal killing. The top-most religious leader of Iran, Ayatullah Ali Khomeni

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European stock markets wavered at the open on Monday as investors look ahead to a meeting of global central bankers later this week. London`s FTSE 100 fell 0.2 percent to 8,296.85 points and the Frankfurt DAX shed 0.1 percent to 18,305.34.

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The Philippines on Monday reported its first case of mpox this year, but the health department was still determining whether it was the new and dangerous variant sparking global alarm. A deadly and more transmissible strain of the virus known as Clade 1b has killed hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and been detected in Sweden and Pakistan in recent days.

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Vietnam`s new top leader To Lam met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, in his first overseas trip since being named general secretary of the country`s Communist Party. Xi welcomed Lam with a military parade outside the Great Hall of the People, before the pair held talks and signed cooperation documents inside the state building off Tiananmen Square.

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The United States and South Korea kicked off their major annual joint military drills on Monday, Seoul said, with new exercises aimed at containing the nuclear armed North, including fighting cyber attacks.The Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise runs until August 29, with drills this year set to "reflect realistic threats across all domains", including from North Korean missiles and GPS jamming, Seoul`s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

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The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023. And it warned that the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is potentially fueling even higher numbers of such deaths this year.

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Jannik Sinner ended his losing streak against Alexander Zverev with a 7-6 (11/9), 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) win on Sunday which took him into the final of the Cincinnati Open. The world number one had lost four of five previous matches in the series, with his only win coming at Roland Garros four years ago.

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Rennes made a winning start to their Ligue 1 campaign on Sunday with a solid 3-0 win at home against Lyon. Two goals in two first-half minutes by Benjamin Bourigeaud and Amine Gouiri set the Breton side on their way before Henrik Meister scored the clincher in stoppage time.

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Ferdous Ahmed, a Bangladeshi actor and former member of parliament, has built a strong friendship with West Bengal actress Rituparna Sen alongside his work in the Indian film industry. Their close relationship is widely known, and they frequently visit each other`s homes. Ferdous stays at Rituparna`s house during his trips to Kolkata, while Rituparna is welcomed as a guest at his home when she visits Dhaka. Since August 5, following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina`s government due

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The International Crimes Strategy Forum (ICSF) has urged the UN rights body to investigate events which took place both before and after August 5. The ICSF has written a letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk seeking his initiative in this regard. "Given the UN’s intention to help Bangladesh with the transition, we believe that the investigations should look into the events which took place both before and after August 5," the letter reads

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Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation has felicitated chief adviser to the interim government Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, a 1984 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee. "We at the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation offer our sincerest wishes of hope to your Interim Government and the peoples of Bangladesh," read a congratulatory message of the foundation sent recently to Prof Yunus.

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Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. The African nation has been roiled by a 16-month conflict and devastating floods. Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement that at least 22 people have died from the disease, and that at least 354 confirmed cases of cholera have been detected across the county in recent weeks

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The veteran Bangladeshi journalist, political analyst, writer and former editor of the newsweekly-turned-daily ‘Jai Jai Din’ Shafik Rehman returned home from London, United Kingdom, on Sunday after six years. Returned with his wife Taleya Rahman, the founding executive director of the election watchdog ‘Democracy Watch’, Rehman was received with warm greetings by journalists leaders and admirers at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday afternoon. Also known as a cultural personality

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The government has promoted 201 officials from the post of deputy secretary to joint secretary. A notification in this regard was issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Sunday.

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