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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

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

With Trump win, India open to freeing up market access for U.S. firms, sources say

NEW DELHI, Nov 7 (Reuters) – India is open to offering easier market access for US firms if Washington reciprocates under President-elect Donald Trump, who has long called out New Delhi for its high tariffs, sources aware of the matter said. Trump, who made a stunning political comeback four years after being voted out of the White House, recently labelled India a “very big abuser” of trade ties, vowing to raise tariffs on all imports by the United States during his campaign. During his first term as president from 2017 to 2021, Trump warred with the South Asian nation over

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