Hossen Sohel: A lawyer representing former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged with money laundering yesterday, as anti-corruption agents try to retrieve billions of dollars siphoned off from a scandal-plagued state fund, reports Reuters. The charges against Muhammad Shafee Abdullah come as a blow for Najib who is fighting charges of criminal breach of…
Hossen Sohel: Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said yesterday that Germany had reached a deal with Italy to return migrants who have already applied for asylum there and added he expected it to be signed soon, reports Reuters. That comes after the German government agreed in August with both Greece and Spain to send migrants back…
Mirror.UK: You might remember the French model Thylane Blondeau, who was named the ‘world’s most beautiful girl’ when she was just six years old. She took the fashion world by storm at a very young age, stunning with her model looks on the catwalk when she was just four years old and went on to…
Tech Explorist: Teaching junior colleagues can reduce anxiety. In addition, it can improve the mental health of the mentors themselves in high-pressure occupations. The new study by the scientists at the University of Cambridge suggests that imparting knowledge and experience can also help mentors by making their jobs more rewarding. Scientists noted, “We found that…
The Guardian, UK: The world’s first plastic bicycle path made of recycled bottles, cups and packaging has opened in the Netherlands, as part of a pilot that could see similar roads open up across the country. The 30-metre path, made of recycled plastic equivalent to more than 218,000 plastic cups, is expected to be three…
UNB: Government will procure 30,000 units of 12-bore shotguns and 3 million cartridges for Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP). According to a proposal placed by the Home Affairs Ministry, Bangladesh Army-run Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory will supply the shotguns and cartridges at a cost of Tk 147.48 crore. All the arms and ammunition…
Desk Report: Angry relatives of a patient went on rampage and vandalised a private clinic in Sadar upazila following the death of a man due to alleged wrong treatment. The victim, Abdul Khalek, 45, of Govipur village in sadar upazila admitted to Taher Clinic in the district town as one of his veins was severed…
Desk Report: Bangladesh’s export earnings fell by 11.74 per cent in August this year compared with that in the same month of last year because of Eid-ul-Azha holidays, reports New Age. Total export earnings in August stood at $3.21 billion against $3.64 billion in the same month of last year. Earnings from readymade garment export…
Mirror.UK: A Premier League footballer is going on trial for the rape of a 15-year-old girl at a campsite in France. The unnamed player, who was aged 17 at the time, stood in front of a court for the first time in July along with his cousin, who is two years older, for the alleged assault.Details…
Kabir Humayun: A team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit held the son-in-law of fugitive Bangabandhu killer Sultan Shahriar Rashid on Wednesday in a case filed against him under the ICT act for posting derogatory comments against Bangabandhu on Facebook. Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, claimed that detainee Fuad…