UNB: The High Court on Thursday directed government to free space of Shishu Park in Khilgaon B-block in the capital illegally occupied by Ansar-VDP within 90 days. Besides, the HC ordered to renovate the park situated on two bigha land as a modern one. An HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Md…
Kabir Humayun: The government has signed agreements with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for US$500 million loan to develop a state-of-the-art 800-megawatt (MW) power plant in Khulna. Muhammad Alkama Siddiqui, additional secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) under Finance Ministry and Manmohan Parkash, country director of the ADB, signed the deals yesterday on behalf…
Halima Akter: The flower can naturally make your food change colors for blue to pink to purple. It’s been for centuries in Southeast Asia as traditional medicine, because the flower itself is high in antioxidants and anthocyanins and has been linked to reducing blood pressure it’s called the butterfly pea flower, it’s also used in…
UNB: Indian High Commissioner to Bangla desh Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday said making the list of citizens in Assam is an internal matter of India and they will make sure it does not harm bilateral relationship with Bangladesh. “This is not an issue of concern. It’s an internal matter of India determining that…
Banglanews24: The government fixed interest rates maximum 9 percent for lending, and 6 percent for deposit from August 9 in all schedule banks. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith made the disclosure after a meeting with the bank owners and managing directors (MDs) yesterday. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir, Financial Institutions Division Senior Secretary…
Hossen Sohel: A government crackdown in Zimbabwe after Monday’s elections has prompted international calls for restraint. The UN and former colonial power the UK both expressed concern about the violence, in which three people were killed after troops opened fire. Parliamentary results gave victory to the ruling Zanu-PF party in the first vote since the…
Dr. Ajoy Ray, Academic : Road transport minister should come to an understanding with the students protesting for road safety. The government has accepted the protesting students’ demands, calling them logical. It has also given its word that these demands will be implemented; therefore the government should keep its word. It is particularly important for…
MEMO: The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed, was put in an uncomfortable situation by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali when he asked him to support the establishment of an Islamic institute in Addis Ababa. Abiy Ahmed recalled this situation during an open meeting of the Ethiopian community held by Badr Ethiopia…
The Independent, UK: People who are teetotal in middle age are at greater risk of developing dementia than those who drink moderate amounts, with benefits particularly apparent in wine drinkers, a new study has found. Researchers found abstinence was associated with a 45 per cent increase in the chances of getting dementia by early old…
Dr. Mijanur Rahman,Vice Chancellor, Jagannath University : Those with their own personal motives and interests should be kept out of state decision-making processes. If there are conflicts of interest from the people responsible for taking executive decisions regarding public interest, it shows that everyone will be after their own interests. The influential try to take…