Urooj Tarar, Sub-Editor at Daily Pakistan Global/Daily Pakistan Muhammad Adnan was arrested from the Ferozwala area of Sheikhupura on August 8, 2007 when he was just 10 years old. My mother called me this morning, asking how I am. After causal chit-chat, she said she couldn’t sleep last night. She said she couldn’t sleep last…
Hossen Sohel: A Pakistani court yesterday ordered the release of jailed ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, suspending the sentences they received from a lower court in July and prompting celebrations among supporters waiting outside, reports Reuters. The Islamabad High Court suspended the 10-year sentence for Sharif and the seven-year term handed down…
NDTV: In a bizarre incident, a driver in China jumped off an overpass to avoid a drink driving test. The worst part? He was completely sober and would have easily passed the test. The incident took place in the city of Xuzhou in China’s Jiangsu province, reports Shanghaiist. A video of the incident, which has…
Ivan Caeiro/Seven Billion Today Anil was a sewer worker who died when the rope lowering him into the sewer snapped. He was 27. He was working in New Dehli. He was a Father to three young children. Unions say about 100 sewer workers die each year. We need good safety equipment. Another life has been…
Desk Report: A move has been taken to revise the city transport sector’s plan for the second time, reports The Financial Express. Sources said the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has already requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to carry out the revision of the strategic transport plan (STP). The DTCA made the request when…
UNB: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told Parliament that Bangladesh will place its proposals on future action plans, including the review of progress over the Rohingya crisis in different multilateral meetings during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Prime Minister she said this while replying to a starred question from Jatiya Party MP…
Banglanews24: Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful has finally been entered the High Performance (HP) squad of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), to play a four-day game. This is the first time that Ashraful is playing for Bangladesh A team after serving the overlong ban. BCB HP Red team is playing against BCB HP Green, at Sheikh…
BBC: The organisation behind Sesame Street has denied co-habiting duo, Bert and Ernie, are gay, following comments by one of the show’s writers. Mark Saltzman said his writing about the room-mating couple was based on his relationship with film editor Arnold Glassman.Sesame Workshop then issued a statement saying the pair “do not have a sexual orientation”.Bert…
Hossen Sohel: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called up Bangladesh’s injured opener Tamim Iqbal yesterday at his residence and asked about his well-being, reports The Daily Star. When contacted, Tamim, who had returned from the UAE yesterday, following an injury to his hand, told The Daily Star over the phone that the Prime Minister asked about…
The Guardian, UK: Microplastic can escape from polluted waters via flying insects, new research has revealed, contaminating new environments and threatening birds and other creatures that eat the insects. Scientists fed microplastics to mosquito larvae, which live in water, but found that the particles remained inside the animals as they transformed into flying adults. Other…