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Series of programmes in October: BNP wants to mount pressure on govt

by Selim Zahid in Prothom Alo, Sept 28, 2023The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) wants to reach a conclusion regarding the upcoming general election by putting pressure on the government before the declaration of the election schedule. For this, the opposition wants to hold series of programmes in October to force the government to accept their demand before the declaration of the election schedule in the first week of November. However, the party is yet to…

Calls Mount For Continuation of Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan

By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews, Sept 28, 2023The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan as well as representatives of the UK, China, Pakistan, and Iran called for the continuation of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. Speaking at the UN Security Council Meeting, the head of UNAMA, Roza Otunbayeva, said that the Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan had received US $872 million, approximately only 28 per cent of the $3.2 billion requested. “Many programmes have already closed…

Calls Mount to Reopen Afghan Schools for Girls:

By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews, March 25,2023 at 7:40 PMFemale students in Kabul said on the opening day of the 1402 academic year that they once again felt hopeless as a result of the closing of their schools. They asked the Islamic Emirate to reopen girls’ schools above sixth grade across the country. Maryam, who was waiting for the schools to open along with thousands other students, said: “Why are schools closed to girls? When…