Keep promises this time: Shujan to political parties

    Desk Report Citing that no political parties had kept all of their promises after assuming power in the previous election, Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) yesterday urged the party, regardless of whoever wins, to fulfill their manifesto this time. “All political parties come up with optimistic pledges in their manifestos but they become valueless if the…

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      Khaleda files pleas seeking return of candidacy

      DOT Desk BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday filed separate petitions with the Supreme Court, seeking stay on the High Court order that rejected her three writ petitions challenging  the Election Commission’s decision to uphold cancellation of her nomination papers by the returning officers, reports The Daily Star. In the petitions, Khaleda prayed to the Appellate…

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        Low-cost knee replacement possible in B’desh

        DOT Desk Doctors at a programme on Saturday said that total knee replacement by specialists is now possible on low cost in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Sun. They claimed that such surgery was carried out in BRB hospital in the capital recently. They came up with the statements at a press briefing at the conference…

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          Mattis Always Understood Trump’s Severe Defects

          Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in chief of The Atlantic/The Atlantic And his resignation means he knows that the president will never change. In the spring of 2016, not long after The Atlantic published an article I had written about President Barack Obama’s foreign-policy record, I visited the Hoover Institution, a think tank on the campus of…

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            How plants branch out to access water?

            Tech Explorist Roots are basic for plants to get water and dissolvable supplements from the soil. Water is essential for plant growth, yet changing climatic conditions makes obtaining moisture from soil significantly all the more difficult. Plants can adjust to various soil moisture conditions by changing their root design, yet as of recently, it was…

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              The coming Franco-German bust-up

              Mark Leonard, Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations/ Project Syndicate The partnership at the center of European integration is unraveling just when Euroskeptic forces are coming together. If French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel cannot start rebuilding the political center, next year’s European Parliament election will produce the biggest victory…

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                India’s no-frills hotel giant eyes European markets

                AFP An Indian startup is turning its attention towards usurping the West’s largest hotel chains after establishing itself as India’s biggest player and shaking up the Chinese market. Oyo Rooms, which specialises in no-frills accommodation, was only formed in 2013 but is already worth an estimated $5 billion after receiving funding from international venture capitalists….

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                  Walton fridges get great response from Lebanese

                  UNB The Bangladesh’s multinational electronics brand, Walton fridges have been getting sound response in the Lebanese market for its world-class quality, lucrative design and affordable rates. The local brand shipped out two shipments of power efficient inverter fridges to the Middle Eastern country Lebanon under the ‘OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer). Walton authorities said they were…

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