NDTV: China has accused Taiwan’s intelligence agencies of using honey traps to recruit university exchange students as spies, in an effort to “infiltrate” and “sabotage” activities on the mainland. The claim was made as part of a massive state media campaign, the CNN reported.”(The Taiwanese spies) use money, love, seduction and internet hook-ups to develop…
NDTV: Malaysian authorities have arrested at least nine people during a series of raids in Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley in connection with a recent string of alcohol poisoning deaths. The first death was reported on Monday night and the toll has risen steadily since. A total of 21 people have now died from drinking…
Wion News: Pakistan PM Imran Khan wrote to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday seeking to resume dialogue between the two countries. In his letter, the Pakistan prime minister sought a meeting between Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistan counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of UN General Assembly (UNGA) in…
BSS: The State-Owned Manufacturing Industries Workers (Conditions of Service) Bill, 2018 was passed in the parliament with a view to implementing the recommendations placed by the National Wage and Productivity Commission (NWPC). State Minister for Labour and Employment M Mujibul Haq Chunnu moved the bill in the House today which was passed unanimously by…
Refinery29: In July of 2018, Demi Lovato suffered an overdose. At the time, a representative for the singer issued a statement on behalf of Lovato’s family, asking for “privacy” during the difficult time. Now, Lovato’s mother Dianna De La Garza is sharing her own side of the story. In an interview with Newsmax TV to…
Desk report: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a proposal to award a contract to Bangladesh Navy-run Khulna Shipyard to protect the Zajira and Naria upazilas from river erosion at a cost of Tk 1077.58 crore, reports The Daily Observer. The committee at a meeting on Wednesday.
Desk Report: Rahela Khatun, 31, lives at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district. She visits regularly a health centre run by a non-government organization (NGO). She was informed in the centre about different birth control systems. A mother of seven, Rahela was earlier in dark about those practices. Now, she is…
Desk report: After ‘Noor Jahan’, director Raj Chakraborty has already started working on his upcoming home production. He is all set to bring back the love saga ‘Prem Amar’ but it will not be a sequel to the 2009 romantic drama, reports The Daily Asian Age. Directed by Bidula Bhattacharjee, ‘Prem Amar 2’ narrates a…
M Humayun Kabir: The government has outlined to construct walkways stretching 220 kilometers along Buriganga, Shitalakhya and Balu rivers in Dhaka with a view to protecting the river banks from encroachment. The shipping ministry’s taskforce on river pollution control and navigability increase made the disclosure at its 38th meeting yesterday, reports banglanews24.com. Forests & Environment…
Aisha Maathai/Seven Billion Today A couple in India were hurt, beaten and cut for being INTERCASTE. Sandeep and Mandhavi are a married couple, in love and young. The woman’s Father tried to cut off her daughters hand because she had married a man of a different race just five days ago.Madhavi has been taken to…