UNB: A faction of pro-Awami League teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) demanded the resignation of Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Farzana Islam claiming that she had taken many ‘illegal decisions’ that are contrary to the interest of the university. Associate Professor Farid Ahmed, also general secretary of ‘Bangabandhur Adarsha O Muktijuddher Chetonay Biswashi Progatishil Shikkhak Samaj’,…
AFP: Curious whistles and chirrups echo through the jungle around Kongthong, a remote village, but this is no birdsong. It’s people calling out to each other in music — an extraordinary tradition that may even be unique. Here in the lush, rolling hills of Meghalaya, mothers from Kongthong and a few other local villages compose…
Desk Report: Obesity and overweight are considered both non-communicable diseases and risk factors. Obesity and overweight increase the risk of diabetes, cancer and cardio-vascular diseases, reports Daily Star. A study, led by the Imperial College London and the World Health Organisation, established experts’ apprehension that Bangladesh is facing the ‘dual burden’ of both malnutrition and…
Reuters: A jihadist faction in the Idlib region of northwestern Syria has rejected a Turkish-Russian deal that requires “radical” insurgents to withdraw from a demilitarized zone, and urged rebels to launch new military operations. While the Huras al-Din faction is not the main Islamist militant group in Idlib, its statement points to objections that may…
Al Jazeera: China summoned the United States ambassador on Saturday after the US imposed sanctions on a branch of its military, according to Chinese state media. The announcement came a day after China “strongly urged” the US to cancel the sanctions or “bear the consequences”. The dispute has increased tensions between Washington and Beijing, amid…
BBC: Twitter has told an undisclosed number of users their private messages may have been leaked to third-parties for more than a year. The software “bug”, which has since been fixed, involved direct messages between users and businesses that offer customer services via Twitter. Affected users are being notified via a message that appeared when opening…
The Guardian: The search for a gifted gardener cheated of a scholarship with the Royal Horticultural Society in 1898 because she was female was under way this weekend – just one of a number of efforts to rescue notable women from the footnotes of history. The greenfingered “Miss Harrison” won a chance to train at…
Banglanews24: Bangla-desh has selected celebrated filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s film ‘Doob’ as its entry to the foreign language category at the 91st Academy Awards. Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies disclosed the announcement, at a press briefing held at a Karwan Bazar hotel, around 12pm Sunday (September 23). Director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha,…
Desk Report: Cigarette prices in Bangladesh are among the lowest in the world because of tax structure despite having some of the highest tax rates, finds a World Bank study. The WB study has recommended introduction of a specific excise tax replacing the current tariff-based (ad valorem) system and a gradual transition to a uniform…
NDTV: Let this be a cautionary tale for anyone who thinks they can avoid paying heed to those “no-trespassing” signs at zoos. A man ended up being bitten by a lion after he broke into Fresno Chaffee Zoo in California. Fresno Police received a call about an intruder at the zoo on September 19, reports abc30.com….