Chanakya /Hindustan Times Between December and April-May, the BJP will try to find and highlight national issues, even as the Congress and other opposition parties focus on state-specific ones. It promises to be interesting. Exit polls for five states that came out on Friday paint an interesting, if muddled, picture. The big picture from the…
UNB At least 25 students of a private medical college were injured in a road crash on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Mainamati cantonment area on Saturday night. After the accident, the students were rescued and then were admitted to different hospitals. Highway police seized the vehicles.
BSS Disseminating true national history to the children along with flourishing their latent talents through extra-curricular activities are crucial to bring up them with patriotic zeal for building a prideful future nation. The observations came at a discussion in concluding ceremony of the Children Drawing Competition-2018 on the Great Victory Day held at Syedpur Railway…
DOT Desk Street food mostly sold in front of educational institutions in the capital and elsewhere in the country poses health risk to students as food sellers often do not maintain proper hygiene, reports The Daily Sun. The mouth-watering street food, which contains various types of bacteria, is mainly consumed by students of schools and…
DOT Desk Berthing delays in container vessels at outer anchorage of the Chittagong Port has eased significantly over the past week, reports The Financial Express. This has brought down the number of vessels waiting far from the country’s biggest port. This signifies that the country’s external trade is being facilitated as it ensures right time…
Arab News An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked an army checkpoint in the western Farah province, killing at least eight Afghan soldiers. Abdul Samad Salehi, a provincial council member, says the insurgents abducted another 10 soldiers in the attack late Saturday. Provincial police spokesman Mohibullah Mohib says three insurgents were killed and four…
Abrar Hussain of DOT The High Court cleared the way for Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarker to run for the Kurigram-4 seat in the general election, according to his lawyer. Previously, the returning officer from Kurigram had rejected Sarker’s application to contest the election. The Election Commission had also scrapped the review Sarker had…
AFP Immaculate-looking flight attendants who appear unruffled by the demands of a life spent in the air are part of the slick image sold by carriers — but Hong Kong-based workers are increasingly hitting back against sexual harassment. Female cabin crew told AFP of how they had been harassed by not only passengers but also…
Gulf News ‘I will be in my best behaviour. But, in case, I get scared, my parents have packed a goody bag with ear plugs …” read the note in the picture. It was sent by my sister. She had found it on a domestic flight in India. I have read newspaper reports about parents…
Tariq A. Al Maeena, Saudi socio-political commentator/ Gulf News If Saudis do not feel like welcoming Israelis on their lands, they are perfectly right An international chess tournament that was scheduled to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has had its venue moved to Russia. The organisers of the World Blitz and Rapid Championship confirmed…