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All members of Bangladesh human rights commission resign

Dhaka, Nov 8 (PTI): All members of Bangladesh’s National Human Rights Commission resigned on Thursday, three months after the interim government took charge. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed and five other members submitted their resignation letters to the president on Thursday, news portal BDNews24.com said. The resignations come days after the Commission’s report highlighted a rise in mob violence in the country. The commission’s full-time members—Md Salim Reza, Aminul Islam, Kongjari Chowdhury, Biswajit Chanda, and Tania Haque—also tendered their resignations. The commission was appointed by former president Md Abdul Hamid in December 2022. BDNews24.com quoted the

Trump picks Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff, first woman to serve this position

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Nov 8 (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Susie Wiles, one of his two campaign managers, will be his White House chief of staff, entrusting a top position to a political operative who helped the Republican win election. The appointment was the first of what is expected to be a flurry of staffing announcements as Trump girds for a return to the White House on Jan. 20. As gatekeeper to the president, the chief of staff typically wields great influence. The person manages White House staff, organizes the president’s time and schedule, and

I’m not anti-business, I’m anti-monopoly: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi asserted on Thursday that he is not “anti-business” as being projected by the BJP but “anti-monopoly” and “anti-creating oligopolies”. Gandhi also claimed that after an article written by him was published in a newspaper, many play-fair businesses have told him that a senior minister has been calling and forcing them to say good things on social media about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government’s programmes. The Congress leader’s remarks came a day after he wrote an opinion piece in “The Indian Express”. The article said

Trump’s return to White House sets stage for far-reaching immigration crackdown

SAN DIEGO, November 7, 2024 (AP) — “Build the Wall” was Donald Trump’s rally cry in 2016, and he acted on his promise by tapping military budgets for hundreds of miles of border wall with Mexico. “Mass Deportation” was the buzzword that energized supporters for his White House bid in 2024. Trump’s victory sets the stage for a swift crackdown after an AP VoteCast survey showed the president-elect’s supporters were largely focused on immigration and inflation — issues the Republican has been hammering throughout his campaign. How and when Trump’s actions on immigration will take shape is uncertain. While Trump

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