UNB: The government has set a $44 billion export target for the fiscal year 2018-2019, keeping the readymade garment sector on top of the list. Of the export target, $32 billion has been fixed for the readymade garment sector. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed made the disclosure at a press conference at the Secretariat on Wednesday….
NY Times: The largest wildfire ever recorded in California needed just 11 days to blacken an area nearly the size of Los Angeles — and it’s only one of many enormous blazes that could make this the worst fire season in state history. Some 14,000 firefighters from as far away as Florida and even New Zealand…
BSS The life of Srimoti Malati Rani, 48, was horrified since her husband lost his eyesight due to typhoid after the birth of her first child. “My husband’s family had little paternal property. Moreover, a lot of money had been spent for his treatment, unfortunately yielding no result,” Malati, who got married at an early…
Dona Cherian, Guides Writer /Gulf News It is the constant need to be available, the constant need to be communicating. This phenomenon is taking a toll If I had the choice, I would go back to my Nokia 3310 — maybe the new flashy orange one — the kind that would just send a few…
Monica Hesse (The Washington Post)/Chicago Tribune The first summer of Meghan Markle’s royalty is coming to an end and, as a diligent student of her tabloid coverage, here is what I have learned: She is going to Balmoral for the queen’s summer holiday, and that will be a test. She had her first solo outing…
Motasem A Dalloul/Middle East Monitor On Sunday 29 July, Israeli commandos boarded a boat taking part in a Freedom Flotilla which was taking humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. The boat — Al-Awda (The Return) — was captured by Israel while sailing in international waters. If anyone else had conducted the raid, it would…
Muhammed Ali Uçar/Daily Sabah, Turkey The National Socialist Underground (NSU) terrorist group, established by a group of extreme rightists, killed 10 people between 2000 and 2007. The trial process lasted for five years and the court announced its decision on July 11, 2018 during the 438th session. The court’s decision drew reactions from the relatives…
Maureen Callahan/New York Post In a unanimous decision, the Association for Library Service to Children renamed a lifetime achievement award honoring Laura Ingalls Wilder for her contribution to children’s literature. As of June, it is now the generic “Children’s Literature Legacy Award.” Wilder’s books, the ALSC said, are now deemed unacceptable, containing “expressions of stereotypical…
Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla, Communications manager of BRAC’s health, nutrition and population programme./BRAC Globally, only 38% of mothers breastfeed exclusively, giving their babies nothing but breastmilk for the first six months. The figure is higher in Bangladesh, at 55%. But it is still not high enough. Exclusive breastfeeding is crucial for a baby’s healthy development. Aside from…
David A Andelmana, Former foreign correspondent for the New York Times and CBS News/BDnews24 If you want to know why Donald Trump shouldn’t expect to win a trade war against China, look no further than Alibaba, the country’s giant e-commerce version of Amazon. Last month, I had two in-depth conversations with Ming Zeng, the e-commerce…