The Guardian: To paraphrase John Waters: “We need to make books cool again. If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t sleep with them.” It’s a funny sentiment, but one he may feel has finally been achieved, as books – and their covers – have become something of an accessory. The…
M Humayun Kabir: The bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of BIMSTEC Summit is going to be held in Kathmandu this evening. Hasina will leave for Kathmandu this morning to attend the fourth BIMSTEC summit that envisages a “peaceful, prosperous and sustainable” Bay of Bengal”,…
The Guardian, UK: House prices in London will fall this year and next, with the possibility of a full-blown crash if Britain leaves the EU without striking a deal, according to a poll of housing market specialists. Prices in the capital are expected to fall by 1.6% this year and 0.1% next year, a quarterly…
Sayeed Muhammad: At least six people have been killed and 24 injured in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria, Faridpur and Mymensingh yesterday, reports The Daily Star. In Brahmanbaria, a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Sarail upazila killing three people, including a child, and injuring 20. Two of the deceased are were identified as…
Desk Report: Rawhide wastes continue to pollute the densely populated Hazaribagh area in the capital, reports New Age. The problem persists as tanners were using their abandoned factories to store rawhides, local inhabitant complained. People in the area told New Age that shifting the tannery factories to the Tannery Industrial Park at Savar brought no…
Sabrina Hasan, Law Research Officer, Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) Road traffic incidents around the world have become a daily occurrence in these days. Even in the early times the occurrences were there, however, with the development of modern technology and advancement of media, the news regarding the incidents are more perceptible….
M Humayun Kabir: Singapore foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan will arrive in Dhaka on September 3 on a three-day official visit to see the condition of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, Rohingyas, staying in makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar. Vivian Balakrishnan will make visit to the makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar on September 4, reports New…
Reuters: The Russian ruble headed toward its weakest levels since April 2016 on Wednesday, pressured by lingering concerns about U.S. sanctions against Moscow, and ahead of a statement by President Vladimir Putin on proposed pension reform. Putin is expected to deliver his views on the unpopular proposal to raise the retirement age at 0900 GMT….
Nicholas Kristof, American journalist, author and a winner of two Pulitzer Prizes/Gulf News He tackled impossible issues like Syria and campaign finance and immigration, and worked ferociously hard to lead America John McCain’s most courageous moment arguably did not come when he was near death as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He was…
Livemint: Not being dirty seems a rather odd reason for fame, but this condition is enough of a rarity in India in times of Swachh Bharat for tourists to make the journey to the village of Mawlynnong in Meghalaya, close to India’s border with Bangladesh, which advertises itself as “Asia’s Cleanest Village”. For at least…