Hossen Sohel: Pope Francis yesterday urged Latvians, who broke with the Soviet Union nearly 30 years ago, to cherish their hard-won freedom and to not forget the sacrifices of those who died for it, reports AFP. Francis is visiting Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, three countries who are looking warily towards what they fear is a…
M Humayun Kabir: Shohoz, Bangladeshi ride-hailing startup, has raised $15 million from investors as it plans to expand its services. Among the investors were Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures, China’s Linear VC, 500 Startups and Singapore-based Koh Boon Hwee. CEO Maliha Quadir told Tech Crunch that the company provides 1 million completed rides a month and…
Hossen Sohel: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained yesterday on his release from prison after serving a 30-day sentence for an unauthorised protest, his spokesperson said. “Alexei Navalny was detained outside the detention centre,” Kira Yarmysh wrote on Twitter, adding that the politician was taken to a central Moscow police station, reports news channel…
Newsmax: The world’s first 1,000-year-old human might already be alive, according to researcher Aubrey de Grey, and artificial intelligence firm SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel agrees, Inverse reported. The belief is based on an assertion A.I. technology can predict how drugs interact with the body and scientists will be able to solve seven types of aging…
ENCA: Two large sharks have been killed in Australia after a woman and a girl were attacked at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot. Both victims — one of them just 12 years old — were still in hospital on Sunday after being mauled in separate incidents earlier this week at the Whitsunday Islands. Drum…
Sayeed Muhammad: Dhaka Clean-up Campaign, a cleanliness programme organised by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in Dhaka on April 13 this year, has ended up being named in Guinness Book of World Records as the largest clean-up campaign. DSCC Public Relations Officer Zakir Hossain confirmed the development, saying authorities of the Guinness Book of World…
Al Jazeera: A rescue vessel that was at the centre of a European standoff over disembarkation of refugees and migrants twice in recent months has had its registration revoked because of pressure by Italy, the two charities that lease the ship have said. SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Sunday accused Italy of…
Desk Report: Rabindra Sarabor in Dhanmondi, one of the capital’s popular cultural hubs, is set to wear a colourful look as a three-day tourism festival and musical show will begin on September 27. The festival will be held to celebrate the World Tourism Day with the theme of “Tourism and the Digital Transformation”. Tourism Fest…
Desk Report: A three-day trade fair has successfully ended at Jackson Heights in New York City on Sunday with a pledge to introduce Bangladesh brands across the world, reports The Financial Express. Titled ‘Rupayan NRB Global Convention & Bangladesh Trade Fair 2018’, the fair, organised by Muktadhara New York Inc, started on Friday. The fair…
Ali Chishti, Journalist, CT Adviser and an Entrepreneur/Linked In PM Modi seems to first accept the peace talks but after former French President Hollande’s statement on favoring Anil Ambani decided to open a front with Pakistan instead. PM Imran Khan was spot on, ‘small men occupying big offices’. While on Foreign Policy front, Russians had…