Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Executive Editor, The New York Times- Bangladesh National Section: Just four months ahead of the national election, the Election Commission (EC) has taken decision for bringing amendment to the Representation of People Order (RPO) in order to incorporate the use of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the upcoming 11th parliamentary elections…
Des Report: Intra-regional trade of all seven member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) crossed the $80 billion level in the past year, reports the financial express. Statistics derived from the Trade Map of the International Trade Centre (ITC), a Geneva-based multilateral agency, showed that BIMSTEC intra-regional…
BSS: Bangladesh hockey team ended their Asian Games campaign in sixth position despite a 7-0 defeat against South Korea in the place-deciding match at the GBK hockey field yesterday. Gobinathan Krishnamurthy’s charges were chased their shadows and had little possession in the match, but they would take the satisfaction of finishing sixth for the first…
rAbrar Hussain: Unplan-ned urbanization is the primary obstacle in providing uninterrupted power supply in the country, according to State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid, adding that the government has already brought 92% of the total population under electricity coverage. Hamid made the statment while addressing a roundtable discussion titled ‘Power Roadmap: Target 2021’…
The Guardian: Why bother to learn anything in school if politicians won’t pay attention to the facts? This simple realisation prompted Greta Thunberg, 15, to protest in the most effective way she knew. She is on strike, refusing to go to school until Sweden’s general election on 9 September to draw attention to the climate…
Arab News: Yemen’s army, backed by the Arab Coalition, took full control of Al-Zaher directorate, north-west of Saada province, after a large-scale military operation, Saudi state-news agency SPA reported. A military source told the Yemeni Ministry of Defense’s official website, September 26, that the army fully liberated Al-Zaher following clashes with the Houthi militia. According…
Sayeed Muhammad: Police Bureau of Investigation has arrested the helper of a minibus for allegedly pushing off a man, who was run over and killed following an altercation in Chittagong city on August 27. The arrestee, Mohammad Manik, 32, was held from Ramgati area in Laxmipur, The Daily Star reports quoting PBI Inspector Santosh Chakma….
Abrar Hussain: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated the 7th March Bhaban, constructed in memory of the historic March 7 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at Rokeya Hall of Dhaka University. She inaugurated the building as chief guest at a function at the auditorium of Rokeya Hall yesterday. Education Minister…
Sayeed Muhammad: The US halted all funding to a UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees in a decision further heightening tensions between the Palestinian leadership and the Trump administration. A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the decision as “a flagrant assault against the Palestinian people and a defiance of UN resolutions”, reports Reuters….
Sky News: The US president’s trip intends to “renew the deep and historic ties” between the two countries, the White House has announced. He will travel to Ireland for what Ireland’s deputy prime minister Simon Coveney described as a “brief visit”. In November, Mr Trump will also go to Paris, France, to attend an 11…