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No More 'Sir' For Women Officials In Bangladesh
Bangladesh's caretaker government has overturned a long-standing protocol requiring women officials to be addressed as "sir", calling it an "odd" relic of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina's regime.
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UK MP Bob Blackman condemns violence against Bangladesh minorities, calls for action
UK Member of Parliament Bob Blackman has raised serious concerns over the rising threats faced by Hindu, Christian, Buddhist ...
Ghana News Agency on MSN4h
Ousted Bangladeshi leader Hasina indicted for crimes against humanity
A special court in Bangladesh has begun the trial of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and two of her aides for their alleged roles in the violent suppression of a mass uprising, that led to the ...
Daily Times on MSN6h
Former Bangladesh police chief admits to crimes against humanity amid crackdown trial
DHAKA - Former Inspector General of Police, Chowdhury Abdullah Mamun, has confessed to committing crimes against humanity ...
The Business Standard7h
Kunming rising: China’s emerging healthcare hub draws Bangladeshi patients
As India remains out of reach, Kunming is stepping into the spotlight, offering Bangladeshi patients a closer, cheaper and unexpectedly advanced gateway to world-class healthcare. But language barrier ...
United News of Bangladesh on MSN9h
'Shoot Me, I Bare My Chest': film, exhibition sheds new light on Abu Sayed's killing at Drik
The global premiere of the film and exhibition titled 'Shoot Me, I Bare My Chest - A Counter-Forensic Investigation into the Killing of Abu Sayed' was held on Friday evening at DrikPath Bhobon in the ...
Ousted Bangladeshi prime minister indicted
A special tribunal indicted Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday by accepting charges of crimes ...
The Print on MSN13h
No ‘sir’ title for women officials anymore—Bangladesh scraps Hasina-era rule, to review ‘odd’ protocols
A committee has been tasked with giving recommendations within a month, proposing appropriate amendments to honorific titles ...
Al Jazeera on MSN13h
Rap, memes, graffiti: Bangladesh’s new political tools, a year after Hasina
The country says it’s free, then where’s your roar?” It was the day that Abu Sayed, a protester, was killed, becoming the face of the campaign to depose Hasina after 15 years in power. Sayed’s death ...
News Nation English14h
Bangladesh arrests prominent economist Abul Barkat
Disclaimer: This news article is a direct feed from ANI and has not been edited by the News Nation team. The news agency is ...
'Clearly odd': Bangladesh interim government scraps Sheikh Hasina-era 'sir' rule for women officials; panel formed to set new titles
Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday officially revoked a long-standing directive from the Sheikh Hasina administration that required public officials to address her and other senior women ...
'Clearly Abnormal': Muhammad Yunus Govt Revokes Sheikh Hasina's Gendered 'Sir' Title For Women Officials In Bangladesh; Here's Why
Dhaka: In a reversal of Sheikh Hasina-era protocol, Bangladesh's interim government led by Muhammad Yunus has officially annulled a contentious directive that required female government officials to ...