Reuters: Catalan leader Quim Torra renewed calls for Madrid to accept a referendum on independence in an interview published on Sunday, two days before separatists take to the streets in the first of a series of major protests. Following an easing of tensions between the secessionist Catalan government and Madrid in recent months, Torra last…
Reuters: About 200 Kosovo war veterans blocked the road leading to Banje ahead of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s planned visit to the village later on Sunday. Kosovo, which has a population of 1.8 million and is mainly ethnic Albanian, declared independence from Belgrade in 2008, almost a decade after NATO air strikes ousted Serbian forces…
Reuters: A front-running and far-right Brazilian presidential candidate began physical therapy on Saturday and remained in serious but stable condition after being stabbed during a campaign rally earlier this week, doctors and family members said. Congressman Jair Bolsonaro, who is unlikely to return to the campaign trail before the Oct. 7 first-round vote, was being…
Muhammad Zubair, Research Assistant, Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) : In 2002, the government of Bangladesh banned the three-wheeler public transports in Dhaka city and four wheeler human haulers (popularly known as ‘Legunas’) were given rout permit as an alternative. Since then, a total of 5,156 human haulers have registered with BRTA…
Dr. Mijanur Rahman,Vice Chancellor, Jagannath University : Jukta Front is an advance king’s party and is waiting for fishing into troubled water. Many of the party leaders expressed concern over not joining the polls race, but why? This is because they want to sabotage the general election. They are searching those interested in grabbing the…
Md. Shahnewaj Patwari, Advocate, researcher and social activist : In the recent students protest for safe road, the term conflict of interest was widely discussed as Mr. Shahjahan Khan besides holding the post of Minister, Ministry of Shipping also hold the post of Executive President, Bangladesh Road Transport Workers. Except this, he and his family…
Arafat Hasan: Dr Arif Alvi has been sworn in as the 13th President of Pakistan at a ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr in Islamabad yesterday, a day after outgoing President Mamnoon Hussain’s five-year term ended. Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar administered oath to Alvi, a senior Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader who was elected to the National…
Arab News: Yemen’s foreign minister accused the Houthi militia on Saturday of “trying to sabotage the negotiations” that ended without their attendance in Geneva and said that the UN envoy had not been firm enough with them. “We want the UN to be firmer in bringing the other party to the negotiations”, Yemeni Foreign Minister…
Reuters: A South Korean man, 61, was diagnosed with the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and is being treated at a hospital in Seoul, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Saturday. The patient returned to Seoul on Friday after a business trip to Kuwait from August 16 to…
BBC: Installing huge numbers of solar panels and wind turbines in the Sahara desert would have a major impact on rainfall, vegetation and temperatures, researchers say. They found that the actions of wind turbines would double the amount of rain that would fall in the region. Solar panels have a similar impact although they act…