M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to attend the fourth Bimstec Summit scheduled to be held on August 30-31 in Kathmandu, Nepal. This will be a brief visit and several bilateral meetings are likely to take place on the sidelines of the Summit, said an official on Sunday, reports UNB. Bangladesh, Bhutan,…
Kabir Humayun: Two people died and nine others sustained burn injuries in a fire incident that broke out at state-run Meghna Oil depot in Khalishpur industrial area of Khulna city yesterday. The victims were Kamal Sharif, 55, a meterman, and Razu, 25, a helper of the lorry, said Md Abdullah, assistant general manager of the…
Anne McElvoy/The Guardian, UK Anti-Trump activists such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of the Democratic Socialists of America have galvanised disillusioned voters On the well-kept shores of Martha’s Vineyard, Bill and Hillary Clinton and the Obamas arrived this month, still drawing their respective following of acolytes for book signings, cocktail parties and informal think-ins about what Democrats…
Dawn, Pakistan: Sixteen members of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s 21-strong cabinet took oath at a ceremony held at the President House in Islamabad on Monday morning. President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to the nominated federal ministers. Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Khan was by his side. The ceremony commenced with the national anthem. This was…
Desk Report: Ahead of Eid, students of Manikganj Government Women’s College organised a mehndi festival at Manikganj town for underprivileged children, reports New Age. Thirty four students of the college organised the festival under the banner of Dishari, a voluntary organisation of students working for the welfare of slum children. Underprivileged children living at Bewtha…
Desk Report: Like Eid in the previous year single-track albums, mostly in music video forms, will dominate Eid music releases, reports New Age. Record labels are gearing up to release around 100 single-track albums on online platforms, along with a few physical CDs to entertain music lovers this Eid. Leading record label G-series and its…
Prof Dr Emajuddin Ahmed, Former Vice Chancellor, Dhaka University: Following the movement to reform the existing quota system in public service recruitments, the movement for safe roads was logical too. Democracy is found wanting in the country. Bangladesh has emerged as an undemocratic country. The students would not come under attack, face lawsuit or be…
BSS: Bangladesh Bank (BB) and police have taken some cautionary measures to check inflow of fake notes in the cattle markets centering the Eid-ul-Azha. “We have already distributed over 400 fake currency detecting machines across the country as per requisition of the law enforcement agencies to check use and spread of counterfeit notes in the…
Science Alert: A new report reveals that a shocking amount of contact lens users – nearly 20 percent – dispose of those little plastic circles in a terribly irresponsible way, by flushing them down the toilet or the drain of the sink. Of an estimated 45 million US contact lens wearers, that’s around 9 million…
Major General Abdur Rashid (Retd.), Security and International Affairs Analyst: The Myanmar government has now resorted to deception over taking back the forcefully displaced Rohingy:as. Myanmar is now ruled by a hybrid government, i.e. a civil-military tie. The country will not take back its citizens unless there is a mounting pressure. Because, they have driven…