The Times If India: Every parent is proud of their children. One of the first observations people make after a baby is born is, “Does he look like his father or mother?” And the proud parents will inspect the minutest details about the newborn and attribute the best features to the genes the child might…
Desk Report: E-commerce site Shophoods started its journey in Bangladesh aiming to provide quality products from authentic Chinese manufactures, said a press release, reports Financial Express. Purchasing overseas products online from Bangladesh is a complicated process for many reasons, including non-accessibility to different payment methods. To ensure a comfortable internet shopping experience Shophoods offers its…
Desk Report: Police have made no visible progress in the investigation into the attack on US Ambassador in Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat in Mohammadpur, Dhaka even a week after the incident took place, reports Dhaka Tribune. An official vehicle of the US Embassy in Dhaka carrying the ambassador was attacked by a group of armed adult…
Desk Report: Sexual violence against ethnic minority women is used as one of the main tools to force the people living in hills to migrate elsewhere leaving their ancestral lands, say experts and human right activists, reports New Age. Pallab Chakma, executive director of Kapaeeng Foundation, a human rights organisation working for promoting and protecting…
Desk Report: Frequent flight cancellation and hajj agencies’ reluctant attitude in collecting the visas of the pilgrims are deepening the crisis around hajj management this year, pushing many pilgrims into uncertainty, reports Daily Sun. Despite the frequent call and notices to hajj agencies, more than 60 hajj agencies have not issued demand orders (DO) in…
The Guardian: A bed net designed to kill insecticide-resistant mosquitoes could prevent millions of cases of malaria across sub-Saharan Africa, scientists have found. A two-year clinical trial in Burkina Faso showed that dousing bed nets with a combination of chemicals resulted in a 12% reduction in clinical malaria cases, compared with conventional bed nets. The…
Desk Report: Good news for the fans of popular band Miles. The band members have resolved their differences as its lead vocal and bass guitarist Shafin Ahmed has returned to the troupe. The band will be seen with the same lineup as it was before in future. The band is all set to start practice…
Reuters: Tesla Inc and Chief Executive Elon Musk were sued twice on Friday by investors who said they fraudulently engineered a scheme to squeeze short-sellers, including through Musk’s proposal to take the electric car company private. The lawsuits were filed three days after Musk stunned investors by announcing on Twitter that he might take Tesla…
Desk Report: People returning to their home districts for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holidays may face a more difficult journey than usual this year, as a significant number of buses are likely to be out of service, reports Dhaka Tribune. Bus operators say about one third of the total number of buses are likely to be…
BBC: Chemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer. In a landmark case, a Californian jury found that Monsanto knew its Roundup and RangerPro weedkillers were dangerous and failed to warn consumers. It’s the first lawsuit to go to trial…