NDTV: For the first time ever, ISRO is planning to put an Indian astronaut in space, from Indian soil, for seven days, that too at a cost of less than Rs. 10,000 crore as part of its manned mission by 2022, ISRO Chairman K. Sivan said on Wednesday. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving the…
Independent.UK: Apple could launch two major new products in the coming years, according to an expert report.Together, the categories could help propel Apple to be the first two-billion-dollar, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote. Apple broke through the one-billion-dollar market cap record last week. First will come Apple’s attempt at augmented reality glasses, according to the report…
AFP: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday his visit to Pyongyang next month will be a “bold step” towards formally ending the decades-old war with the nuclear-armed North. The two Koreas agreed earlier this week to hold a third meeting between Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in September as a rapid…
Hossen Sohel: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday announced that the country would launch its first manned space mission by 2022, reports The Time of India. When India celebrates 75th year of Independence in 2022, and if possible even before, an Indian son or daughter will undertake a manned space mission on board ‘’Gaganyaan carrying…
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque, Supernumerary Professor of Bangla, Dhaka University: The quota reform activists should be released from jail after withdrawing the case filed against them. The government should bear the cost of their treatment who sustained injuries during the movement to reform the existing quota system in public service recruitments. The government should take…
Japan Times: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe skipped a visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday, the 73rd anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II in 1945. Abe has not visited the shrine for six consecutive years on Aug. 15, one of the most emotional and politically sensitive days for the people of Japan….
Kabir Humayun: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said no anti-government movement will be successful as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has the courage to accept a demand if it is logical. Quader , also the road transport and bridges minister, came up with the remark while talking to reporters after paying homage to the Bangabandhu…
Humayun Kabir and Sayeed Muhammad: A student of Eden College, also a leader of the quota reform movement, was arrested from her grandfather’s house in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj yesterday early hours. The cyber crime unit of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit and members of Belkuchi Police arrested Lutfur Nahar Luma around…
Desk Report: Two Bangladesh-born members at the British parliament, Rushnara Ali and Rupa Huq have called upon the government to release famed photographer Shahidul Alam, reports TheDaily Star. Ali, member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow, UK, called upon the government to recognise Shahidul’s right to free speech and fair treatment. In a statement,…
MEMO: Secretary-General of the Arab Project in Iraq Khamis Al-Khanjar announced yesterday the formation of a new political alliance named “National Axis” which includes six prominent Sunni politicians, the Anadolu Agency reported. Former Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Salim Al-Jubouri, said in a statement released by his office that the alliance includes himself and former Vice President,…