P Chidambaram/Indian Express To most of his party colleagues and the RSS, he was the right man to lead the ‘right’ party. To many belonging to other parties, he was the right man in the wrong party! Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 93, passed away last Thursday after a long battle with illness. He started his…
M Humayun Kabir: Biman Bangladesh Airlines has entered into a new era with its first Boeing 787-8, known as the Dreamliner, joining its fleet at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday. Biman’s Chairman Air Marshal (retd) Muhammad Enamul Bari, along with its CEO and members of its board of directors, received the new aircraft which…
Desk Report: With support from MetLife Foundation, Women’s World Banking has partnered with Dutch-Bangla Bank (DBBL) to increase the usage of mobile financial services by low-income women in Bangladesh, said a statement, reports Financial Express. As the pace of innovation in the financial services industry grows, women are in danger of falling further behind in…
Kabir Humayun: Two suspected drug peddlers were killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members in BSCIC area under Sadar upazila of Feni early yesterday. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Mamun Morshed, 35, and Md Al-Amin, 25, reports UNB. Rab members set up a checkpost in the area to search passengers…
Desk Report: On August 23 of each year, this day is designated by UNESCO to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade. That date was chosen by the adoption of resolution 29 C/40 by the Organization’s General Conference at its 29th session. Circular CL/3494 of July 29, 1998, from the Director-General invited Ministers of Culture to promote…
Reuters: The judge in the trial of two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar on accusations of obtaining secret state documents said on Monday he will deliver his verdict on August 27, in a case that is seen as a test of press freedom in the fledgling democracy. The judge set the date after closing arguments…
Desk Report: Bangladesh would seek US investment in the country’s proposed Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the fourth TICFA meeting to be held in Washington on September 13, officials said, reports Financial Express. Investment opportunities, market access for locally made products, customs and supplementary duty structure, labour issues and implementation of trade facilitation agreement will…
The Guardian, UK: The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has called for “absolute loyalty” from the military in a speech to leaders of the People’s Liberation Army. State-owned CCTV devoted a third of its Sunday evening broadcast to the event at which Xi, dressed in the PLA uniform, shook hands with officers and received a standing…
M Humayun Kabir: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have taken 5-tier security arrangement for the main Eid-ul-Azha jamaat (Prayer) scheduled to be held at Jatiya Eidgah tomorrow. Besides, tight security measures have also been taken for all jamaat (prayer) of Eid-ul-Azha in the capital city of Dhaka. DMP Commissioner Asaduzzman Mia told reporters after inspecting security…
Adam Cayton-Holland/The New York Times I talked about everything in my life on stage. But suicide was definitely not funny. Everybody wants to talk to me about suicide. It’s my own fault, I suppose. Or maybe it’s my little sister Lydia’s fault. But there’s no point in assigning blame. Mostly I just miss her. Lydia…