Hindustan times: The opposition’s all-out offensive against the government over the Rafale deal reeks of a coordinated effort, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today, as he hit back at both Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former French President Francois Hollande with a ‘whodunit’ blog post on Facebook. “I think he (Rahul Gandhi) is on some…
Kabir Humayun: Different religious and ethnic minority groups in the country will hold a grand rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on September 28 to share their thoughts centring the upcoming national election. Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad General Secretary Advocate Rana Das Gupta announced the programme at a press conference at Jatiya Press Club…
Sayeed Muhammad: A day after the deadly parade attack that killed 25 people and injured 70 others, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said an unnamed US-allied country in the Persian Gulf was behind the incident. While making the allegation yesterday, he, however, did not identify those behind Saturday’s attack, which was claimed by an Arab…
Sayeed Muhammad: North Korea and Iran will dominate this week’s gathering of world leaders at the United Nations for the 73rd annual general meeting, where President Donald Trump is expected be in focus as he keeps on upending upend global diplomacy. After warming up to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and ditching the…
Kabir Humayun: The Netherlands government will provide Euro 11 million for capacity building in Bangladesh for scholarships and other capacity building assistances during the next five years (2018-2022). Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education, confirmed it to Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal, said the Embassy yesterday, reports UNB. The existing…
Desk Report: Nearly 200 children of readymade garment workers are going to receive education assistance from the RMG sector central fund next month, according to labour ministry officials, reports New Age. Sources said a decision was made in a meeting held and presided over by state minister for labour Md Mujibul Haque at secretariat in…
UNB: The biodiversity boundary has been extended in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. Experts expect the move to help boost all types of forest resources, including wildlife, fisheries, and trees. The government imposes a ban on the collection of all types of wild resources from areas designated as ‘sanctuaries’ in the forest. The…
Reuters: At least 14 civilians were killed on Saturday in a six-hour attack by rebels on the town of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials told Reuters, warning the unrest may hamper efforts to quash an Ebola epidemic in the area. The latest outbreak of the deadly disease has been focused in…
Reuters: Google’s Chief Executive Sundar Pichai denied reports of efforts to politically bias the company’s internet search results, Axios reported on Friday citing a memo. The Wall Street Journal citing internal emails reported on Thursday that the company’s staff discussed ways to alter search functions to counter the Trump administration’s 2017 travel ban. The Journal’s…
CNN: Archeologists have found a centuries-old shipwreck off Portugal’s coast near Lisbon, a local mayor’s office said Saturday. Aboard the ship, thought to have sunk between 1575 and 1625, divers found spices, including pepper; Chinese ceramics from the period; and cowries, a type of shell used as currency for the slave trade in some parts…