Anadolu Agency: The U.K’s. ambassador to the UN warned Friday if civilians are harmed by a military offensive in Idlib, officers and units of Bashar al-Assad’s regime would be held accountable. “We should be crystal clear about this: there are more babies in Idlib than there are terrorists, and I think that should give those…
UNB: Research findings on Hilsa fish (Tenualosa ilisha) from the Department of Fisheries Biology & Genetics of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) revealed the full-scale lifespan of the national fish. The findings are said to be first of its kind for Hilsa. “A Hilsa genome has 76,80,000 nucleotides which is one-fourth to a human, in terms…
BSS A bright future of a country and a nation mostly depends on the new generation. It depends on the exquisite growth of a child from his birth. And a nice and healthy birth of a child depends on his or her mother’s health. Therefore, every mother should be aware and have proper knowledge of…
Bakr Sidqi/Middle East Monitor Turkey has recently been under intense pressure from both Washington and Moscow. In some statements by government officials there have been signs of a rapprochement with Europe, as if it were the lifeline for the next economic crisis, which is expected to have dire consequences. This was encouraged by the fact…
Xinhua: A one-month-long campaign will be launched to encourage Chinese society to respect and love senior citizens, the Office of the National Working Commission on Aging has said. The campaign, which will run from Oct. 1 to 31, aims to stress the importance of respecting and loving the elderly and raising people’s awareness of aging,…
BSS: An agreement between Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for $357 million assistance package will be signed on Monday for a project to develop two power lines in support of Bangladesh’s national target of electricity for all by 2021. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Kazi Shofiqul Azam and ADB Country Director Manmohan Parkash…
Reuters: An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struck the southern Philippines on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage from the quake, which hit the east coast of the island of Mindanao.
Kartikeya Sharma/WION news Sipping Ballantine’s at 11 PM, after the dinner, I felt like assessing my first day in Syria. I always felt that this trip would be a feather in my cap but the outcome was mixed. But let’s be truthful. I’m an invitee of the government of Syria and no investigative journalism taking…
Sayeed Muhammad: In yet another massive step in the power sector, the government has signed an agreement with German-based tech giant Siemens AG for constructing a 3,600 MW LNG-fired power plant. The agreement signing ceremony was held at a hotel in Dhaka on Friday night, making it a joint-highest capacity in the country. Mentionable, the…
Hossen Sohel: Most drivers in Bangladesh are not interested in driving lessons, but unskilled drivers are often blamed for road accidents, reports bdnews24.com. The industry needs about 1.5 million of skilled drivers but owners are compelled to employ ‘unskilled’ workers due to the lack of training, according to two of the top leaders of transport…