Tariq A. Al Maeena, Saudi socio-political commentator/Gulf News While the Saudi government has taken the initiative to help accommodate low-income pilgrims, the monitoring needed to ensure strict adherence has unfortunately been missing Many people who have committed to perform Haj this year — the most arduous requirement for Muslims — are preparing for the task….
Reuters: Iran’s defense minister said Saturday that the Islamic Republic is set to unveil a new fighter jet next week and, despite new US sanctions, will continue developing its missile program. “Our top priority has been development of our missile program. We are in a good position in this field, but we need to develop…
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque, Supernumerary Professor, University of Dhaka: The government behaved with the students protesting for safe roads pretty much the same way it had with the quota reformists. There is no democracy in Bangladesh, or else, there would never have been attacks, lawsuits, arrests and harassments against the students. The distressed parents want…
Desk Report: Severe water crisis in some parts of Old Dhaka is causing acute suffering to the residents, reports New Age. The residents of different areas, including Gendaria, Sutrapur, Gualghat, Narinda, Lakshmibazar, Rhrishikesh Das Road, Kaltabazar, Islampur, Loharpul, Faridabad, Mugda and Jatrabari are passing days in acute scarcity of water. They have alleged that the…
Hindustan Times: A red alert across Kerala was withdrawn on Sunday even as heavy rain battered Chengannur, Pathna-mthitta, Aluva and Adoor this morning hampering efforts to rescue marooned people. The alert has been downgraded to amber for 10 districts, and yellow for 2 districts. The Indian Navy has scaled up its rescue efforts – Operation…
Reuters: In the middle of Baghdad’s busy commercial neighborhood of Karrada, where most retail outlets sell home appliances, shoppers can now also buy handguns and semi-automatic rifles legally for the first time in decades. After the toppling of Saddam Hussein in 2003, illegal weapons trade flourished across the country. Looted guns from ransacked police stations…
Wion: A life-sized nude statue of the United States President Donald Trump in Los Angeles has been sold for US $28,000 at an auction. The statue was created by a West Coast anarchist collective which will be displayed at the Haunted Museum in Las Vegas and was purchased by Zak Bagan, a paranormal investigator and…
Desk Report: Severe water crisis in some parts of Old Dhaka is causing acute suffering to the residents, reports New Age. The residents of different areas, including Gendaria, Sutrapur, Gualghat, Narinda, Lakshmibazar, Rhrishikesh Das Road, Kaltabazar, Islampur, Loharpul, Faridabad, Mugda and Jatrabari are passing days in acute scarcity of water. They have alleged that the…
Desk Report: Currency counterfeiters, dopers and muggers have become active in the capital and other parts of the country ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, reports Dailly Sun. Detectives have found the activeness of the criminal gangs after arresting some of their members from different places in the last few days. Currency fakers and dopers are…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Executive Editor, Bangladesh National Section, The New York Times: Recently a piece of news grabbed my attention regarding the sacrificial animal for the upcoming religious festival, Eid ul-Adha, which is the second of two Islamic festivals celebrated worldwide each year and considered the holier of the two. It was reported in Dhaka…