Desk Report: Fish, vegetables and many grocery items were rare in the city markets, the weekend just after the three-day Eid-ul-Azha holidays, as most vendors did not turn up, reports Financial Express. Cashing in on this situation, some traders charged high prices for the items available, consumers claimed. However, transaction in the kitchen markets remained…
Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh/Middle East Monitor The failed coup in Turkey in 2016 was not the last of the battles waged by the US against Turkey and President Erdogan in particular, as America is constantly waging battles in order to overthrow Erdogan after he moved Turkey from the American orbit which it revolved around. Erdogan…
Desk Report: Contrac-eptive prevalence rate in the country is almost static for the last five years, according to a latest estimation, reports Financial Express. The ‘Report on Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics 2017’ showed that the rate was 62.5 per cent in the past year which was 62.3 per cent in 2016, 62.1 per cent in…
Desk Report: Australian gelato franchise Gelatissimo will open stores in Bangladesh and India in September as part of its latest line-up of international expansions, reports Financial Express. Joining franchises in South East Asia and the Middle East, the two new store launches in Bangladesh and India will bring the company’s total to 66 outlets across…
Desk Report: The capital wears a deserted look as majority of the city dwellers are yet to return from their village homes after Eid-ul-Azha festival, reports Daily Sun. Roads, lanes and by-lanes, which used to remain infested with vehicles and commuters in the city before Eid, are now deserted. Some people, who could not go to…
The Science Alert: For around a century it’s been thought that particles don’t have defined properties until we nail them down with a measurement. That kind of quantum madness opens up a whole world of counter-intuitive paradoxes. Take this one, for example – it’s possible for a single particle to experience two sequences of events…
Desk Report: Trading and official activities on the bourses will resume today (August 26) after three-day Eid holidays and Friday-Saturday weekends, officials said, reports Financial Express. The trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) will begin at 10:30am and continue till 2:30pm while the offices will begin at 9:30am and continue…
Sudeep Kumar/WION news, India The US-Pakistan bilateral relations are witnessing a historic low and, the main reasons include the US-China trade war, Pakistan’s proximity to China, Pakistani official policy of safe haven to terror groups in Pakistan, the US’s direct engagement with Taliban in Afghanistan, and reopening of talks with Uzbekistan for providing land access…
Desk Report: Bangladesh has failed to tap into the labour market for its women workers in Hong Kong due to lack of proper initiatives, migrant experts and sector insiders said, reports Financial Express. Manpower recruiting agencies mainly prefer to send domestic helps to Middle East (ME) countries, especially in Saudi Arabia, to make a hefty…
Science Alert: If you live with a dog you just know when it’s happy or miserable, don’t you? Of course you do. Even the scientific community, now admits that dogs have emotions – even if scientists can’t directly measure what they are experiencing. People have had a close bond with domesticated dogs for centuries. In…