Desk Report: Malaysia considers allowing all the licensed agents to help Bangladeshi workers get jobs in the Southeast Asian country. Reports the daily star The plan comes after the new Malaysian government in late June suspended a syndicate of 10 Bangladeshi agents, all authorised in 2016, for alleged irregularities in manpower recruitment process. Malaysian Prime…
The Guardian: A child who appeared in a photograph that went viral last year saluting the Indian flag in chest-deep flood water has been declared a foreigner and could be deported as part of a government drive to root out illegal immigrants. Haider Ali Khan appeared in a photograph with his teacher and two others…
Kabir Humayun: More than 300 US newspapers have pledged to run editorials on Thursday defending freedom of the press in response to President Donald Trump calling some media organisations enemies of the American people, reports Reuters. The Boston Globe organized the editorial push, which was joined by the New York Times and a number of…
Reuters: Pacific island nations are holding talks which could lead to a coordinated request that China forgive mounting debts in the region amid concerns Beijing may start seizing strategic assets, Tonga’s Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pōhiva said on Thursday. Tonga, one of eight island nations in the South Pacific carrying significant debt to China, is due…
Reuters: The Zimbabwean opposition’s challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s election victory will be heard in the constitutional court on August 22, the opposition leader’s spokesman said on his Twitter account on Thursday. Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says the July 30 presidential vote, the first since the removal of Robert Mugabe last year, was rigged by…
Reuters: A doctor who worked as a physician to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has been killed in a road accident in London. Peter Fisher, 67, was riding his bicycle through central London on Wednesday when he was involved in a collision with a truck, British media reported. Police said a 67-year-old cyclist had died at the…
Arab News: Qatar defied US President Donald Trump on Wednesday and promised to plough $15 billion into Turkish financial markets and banks, amid a collapse in the value of the lira and a looming trade war between Turkey and the United States. The bail-out followed talks in Ankara between the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim…
The Independent: Keeping up with the trend, maverick television presenter Hanif Sanket has made an Eid tele-drama on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The viewers will get the opportunity to enjoy a new tele-drama titled ‘Sesh Oshosher Golpo’ by the renowned anchor of the popular magazine show ‘Ityadi’. The drama is as usual packed with a…
The Independent: ‘Ghumonto Shohore’ is one of the most popular songs ever performed by the country’s prominent band LRB. The big news for the fans of LRB and audience is their favourite band will be seen performing this popular song in ‘Ananda Mela’ on Bangladesh Television (BTV) this Eid. DhakaLive has news that LRB has…
Reuters: Turkish police have arrested a German citizen, a German foreign ministry source said on Thursday and public broadcaster ARD reported the man was accused of “terrorist propaganda” after criticism of the Turkish govrnment on social media. “We’re aware of the case. The embassy in Ankara will initiate consular assistance,” the foreign ministry source said….