Committee on politics at DU campus holds first meeting
Committee on politics at DU campus holds first meeting

The special committee consisting of eminent personalities has begun its work to examine the nature and form of political activities at Dhaka University (DU) campus, reports UNB. The first meeting of the committee was held at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Hall on Saturday. DU...

Pro-Palestinian activists arrested at the US senate
Pro-Palestinian activists arrested at the US senate

Dozens of pro-Palestinian activists has been arrested on Tuesday at the United States senate, repots Al Jazeera. However, Turkish news agency Anadolu reported that the number of arrestee must be over 50. The activists staged a protest inside the US hart senate building in solidarity with the...

US Senate to vote on bills to block arms deal with Israel
US Senate to vote on bills to block arms deal with Israel

The United States Senate will vote later this week on bills to block a $20bn arms deal with Israel, an effort advocates say will set a precedent in congressional efforts to halt weapons transfers to the US ally, reports Al Jazeera. Senator Bernie Sanders a progressive independent who caucuses...

Trump demands Senate bypass votes to confirm appointees
Trump demands Senate bypass votes to confirm appointees

US President-elect Donald Trump demanded Sunday that Republican lawmakers allow him to appoint key officials without a Senate confirmation vote, aiming to block the little remaining power Democrats have to stymie his administration. Republican senators are in the process of picking their next...