Kabir Humayun: A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to form a high-powered commission to investigate the authenticity of around 4,000 cases filed this month across the country against the leaders and activists of BNP and other political parties. Three Pro-BNP lawyers – Advocate Khandker Mahbub Hossain,…
The Independent, BD: Several large consignments of ‘khat’ leaves, a narcotic substance originating in the African continent, have recently been seized in Dhaka and Chattogram, which law enforcers say have added a new dimension to drug trafficking in the country. These seizures came at a time when the country is abuzz with anti-narcotic drives in…
UNB: The rail communications of five districts with other parts of the country resumed after 26 hours of suspension on Sunday afternoon. The rail communications were suspended on Saturday morning as heavy rain eroded the soil around a pillar of Chakchakia rail bridge in Sonatola upazila, suspending the rail communications on Lalmonirhat-Bogura route. Later, the…
Desk Report: About 60-70 kilometer electrification in 50 villages has been accomplished through setting up a new electric sub-station in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi at the cost of Tk 10 crore, reports Daily Observer. About 15 thousand families have been beneficiary through the work done at the initiatives of State Minister for Foreign Affairs and…
TechExplorist: A team of scientists in Japan has successfully created immature human egg cells from human blood. This is a major breakthrough in the field of stem cell research that may potentially lead to producing babies in a lab using the body tissues or blood of their relatives. For this study, scientists used human blood cells…
Desk Report: The Dhaka bourse has opened the week’s first session with a loss as losers took control over the gainers, reports Financial Express. The market initially opened with a positive note on Sunday but the broad index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange started to decline only after two minutes of trading. The trend continued…
Khondaker Golam Moazzem/CPD The proposed minimum monthly wage, Tk 8,000, for readymade garment workers is inadequate to meet their cost of living if various basic needs and the rate of inflation are considered, says Centre for Policy Dialogue research director Khondaker Golam Moazzem. The structure of proposed wage is also weaker than that of previous…
Hassan Ahmadian/Aljazeera In early September, the Trump administration finally announced what various officials had been suggesting over the past months: that US troops will stay “indefinitely” in Syria. US President Donald Trump signed off on this reversal in policy after previously declaring that he wanted to pull US soldiers out of the country. Just two…
Reuters: Adorable golden retriever puppies – who will grow up to serve as police dogs – stole the show at Chile’s annual military parade on Wednesday. The puppies took part in the military parade to celebrate Chile’s 208th Independence Day, reports Evening Standard. Adorable pictures and videos that have now gone viral on social media…
Halima Akter: Dozens of people are required to maneuver the 40 foot marionettes with movements controlled by hydraulic pulleys and levers. Street Theatre Company royal de Luxe has toured France, Canada and Mexico and always insists that their shows remain free to public. They are taking their show to Liverpool later this year and there’s…