Sushovan Dhar The exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and his four associates relinquished to the Belgian police. He earlier fled to Belgium after the Spanish government, also called the Regime of 78, imposed direct rule in Catalonia following the independence referendum. Cases were registered against him and his four associates on charges of rebellion, sedition,…
Tanzim Taqrim The first ‘test-tube’ baby was born in 1978. As a scientific innovation, she was the first baby born in vitro fertilization. Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edward were authoritative for this trailblazing procedure. The procedure embraces removing an egg from woman’s ovaries and fertilizing it with sperm in a laboratory. The fertilized egg is…
Noman Mosharef Whether the displaced Rohingyas can ever return home is a burning question since the exodus began in 1978. It is not only them who want to go back to their own land, but also the international community is largely concerned about their repatriation. More than 600,000 Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh since a fresh…
Asaduzzaman Samrat Parliamentary committee of the Ministry of Fisheries & Livestock had decided to legalize the commercial farming of Chitra Deer, in one of their meetings earlier this year. With the notion of decreasing the illegal poaching & meat smuggling of the deer in Sundarbans. Also, Chitra deer reproduces & grows rapidly. Hence, commercializing its…
Tanzim Taqrim Rodrigo Duterte says, “When I was a teenager I had been in and out of jail, a rumble here and there.” He also said, “At the age of 16, I already killed someone. A real person rumbled and stabbed.” According to President Duterte’s spokesman, his comments were made as a joke. Duterte has…
Redwan Ahmed During these early-winter days, Mohammad Ali Azam barely leaves his home in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area. He moved in here from Thakurgaon. At his 65 now, he has developed respiratory complications, which worsen with the winter spores and the smog. The story remains the same in many of Asia’s urban areas in every winter….
Tanzim Taqrim The restaurant industry has a sexual harassment problem too, and 60% of women in the U.S. have dealt with it. At celebrity chef John Besh’s restaurants 25 women affirmed culture of harassment. In a survey of 688 current and former restaurant workers,2/3 of women divulged sexual harassment from managers and 80% reported it…
Tanzim Taqrim Temperatures in Mongolia have increased three times faster than the global average. Recently, the country’s glaciers have lost up to 33% of their ice and 70% of the country’s land is considered degraded. The reason Mongolia is sensitive to climate change is it’s located at sea levels and is geographically distinct because of…
Jafar Ahmad Legalizing the mobile-finance would increase the government remittance flow. Since, none will look for any other alternatives than the mobile-banking, if it is commonly acceptable & available. Assures, former Bangladesh Bank governor Prof. Dr. Atiur Rahman during an interview with Amader Orthoneeti. Atiur Rahman suggested that, Bangladesh Bank (BB) should take some proactive…
Shakil Ahmed Dhaka South City Corporation has already covered up about 80% of their areas with LED street lights. Finally, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) also has assured of installing 39,600 LED street lights in January. Each light will have 10 years’ warranty,said DNCC Engineer Lt. Colonel Azadur Rahman. Bangladesh Army Welfare Trust is in-charge…