Hossen Sohel: Violence in northwest Syria has displaced more than 30,000 people this month alone, the United Nations said on Monday, warning that a looming assault could create the century’s “worst humanitarian catastrophe”. Idlib province and adjacent rural areas form the largest piece of territory still held by Syria’s beleaguered rebels, worn down by a…
Desk Report: The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) plans to organise a weeklong event to celebrate its silver jubilee. Saifur Rahman, executive director of the stockmarket regulator, announced the programme schedule at a press meet at the BSEC office in Dhaka yesterday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has agreed to inaugurate the event at the…
Space: Hurricane Florence looks like a giant cotton ball in new photos snapped from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold. “#HurricaneFlorence strengthens in the early morning hours over the Atlantic,” Arnold wrote on Twitter yesterday (Sept. 6) in a description of the two images. Florence is currently a Category 2 hurricane, with…
Kabir Humayun: At least seven people were killed and several others injured when a bus rammed a human haulier, locally known as laguna, in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar yesterday morning. The identities of the dead and injured victims, passengers of the laguna, could not be known immediately. Md Alamgir Hossain, in-charge of Malumghat Highway…
Russia Today: Scientists have discovered a key ingredient in the most widely used antidepressants may be contributing to the antibiotic resistant superbug that has spread through hospitals across the world. Bacteria has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics in recent years, which is generally thought to be down to overusing of the drugs. However, it seems…
Anadolu Agency: The Arab League on Tuesday decried a U.S. decision to close the diplomatic mission of the umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Washington, saying the move undermines the Palestinian cause. “Since the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December 2017 and the relocation of its embassy to Jerusalem this May,…
People: Lady Gaga was moved to tears at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival after she was praised for her performance in A Star Is Born. Gaga, 32, was with the film’s director and costar Bradley Cooper as well as other cast members at a Q&A panel at TIFF Sunday. The singer plays Ally, a…
Gisella Lomax in Peshawar and Islamabad /UNHCR(United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) In visit to Pakistan, UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi and OCHA’s Mark Lowcock urge more investment in refugee-hosting areas and highlight need for greater stability in Afghanistan. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has concluded a visit to Pakistan with UN Emergency Relief Coordinator…
Kabir Humayun: Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) yesterday published the circular for 40th BCS to fulfill 1,903 vacant posts in the government service. The application submission for the 40th BCS will start from September 30 8More on Page 7, Col (From Page 8) and will continue till November 15, reports The Daily Star. PSC Chairman…
Desk Report: Asian Development Bank’s lending to Bangladesh is likely to exceed $2 billion this year, said a top official yesterday. The ADB has already approved over $1.6 billion, of which $1,535 million is sovereign, $60 million non-sovereign and $8.7 million technical assistance. “More projects worth over $600 million are likely to be approved by…