Kabir Humayun: Five people were killed in reported gunfights with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar and Pabna early yesterday. The law enforcement claimed that among the deceased two were robbers, two were drug traders and remaining one was a member of an outlaw party, reports UNB. In Dhaka, two unidentified ‘robbers’ were…
Ben Campbell, Senior Global Strategist at LEGO Group/Linked In We’re process driven creatures – go to school, college, work, have kids, retire, cash out your super. It’s how we approach work too. Get into the office, catch up on your inbox, meetings, lunch, grind.And just like the process of life and work, the process of…
Reuters: The Vatican may send a delegation to China before the end of this month and if the meeting goes well the two could reach an agreement on the appointment of bishops, a widely read Chinese state-run newspaper said on Tuesday. The Vatican and China are in advanced talks to resolve a dispute over the…
Arafat Hasan: The world’s largest burn and plastic surgery institute, named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is set to be inaugurated late next month here, said Chief Coordinator of the Institute Dr Samanta Lal Sen yesterday. The institute will help treat more burn patients and make more plastic surgeons to meet the country’s requirements, he…
Phys.Org: There are spicy beers and even peanut butter beers, made to stand out on crowded shelves. Then there’s a murky, green brew that looks a lot like algae. It’s making a statement on the one ingredient brewers can’t do without—clean water. The ghastly-looking “Alegae Bloom” beer made by Maumee Bay Brewing Co., which relies…
Ejinsight: Back in 1985, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee passed a resolution declaring Sept. 10 of every year as Teachers’ Day across China. Coincidentally, it was on Teachers’ Day this year that Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma Yun announced that he is going to retire next year in order to return to his previous…
Desk Report: At least two hundred families have been supporting their livelihood by sewing fishing nets for years at Rangabali upazila in Patuakhali. They work only in just before fishing season. They pass very complicated time in other seasons by working day labor, reports Daily Asian Age. During a visit our Asian Age correspondent found…
WIO News: The United States ranks near the bottom of the list of countries with the best commitment to global development, while France dropped several places, a report released Tuesday found. The rankings showed Sweden claimed the top spot, overtaking Denmark. The rankings look at a country’s contribution in several areas, such as aid, finance, technology, trade…
Desk Report: Unscrupulous officials of Bangladesh Stationery Office have initiated a move to procure a large quantity of spurious foreign papers for printing materials for the upcoming national election, reports Daily Sun. A syndicate of stationary officials and paper importers are involved in the conspiracy to put the local paper industry into jeopardy. The unscrupulous…
Desk Report: As many as 482 prisoners, who have been serving for years in Khulna jail on minor convictions, will be released as per the directives of prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to ease overcrowding in the prison, reports Prothom Alo. The jail authorities prepared the list based on a set of parameters before sending it…