Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy: The part of a person’s life which is spent in an educational institution as a student is called student life. It is the sowing season of life. During this time, every student creates the foundation of his future life. In Bangladesh, accidents occur…
M Humayun Kabir: Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Hiroyasu Izumi yesterday hoped that the Rohingya issue will be resolved peacefully soon. The envoy came up with the hope while addressing at the inaugural session of a two-day international conference on ‘Bangladesh in International Peace-building: Experience from Japan’ in the city, reports UNB. The diplomat said his…
Sayeed Muhammad: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology Ministry yesterday recommended that the government fix the use level of preservatives in different food items for the sake of public health. It also asked the Science and Technology Ministry to sit with the ministries concerned to fix the level of preservative tolerable for human…
Reuters: French police on Sunday searched for a driver who rammed his car through the front doors of a mosque in a suburb of Lille in northern France, a police source said. No one was injured in the incident which occurred at about midnight. France is on alert after a wave of Islamist attacks in…
Hindustan Times: The water level in Kerala’s swollen Idukki reservoir fell to below 2,400 feet on Sunday following a brief let up in rain even as the toll rose to 37 in the worst natural calamity seen in the state in over nine decades. Union home minister Rajnath Singh will carry out an aerial survey…
M Humayun Kabir: Two schoolboys from Willes Little Flower School and College drowned while taking a dip in a lake of Ramna Park yesterday afternoon The deceased were primarily identified as Mahfuz and Adnan, the ninth grade students of the school, said Sub-inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Police Outpost, reports bdnews24.com. Citing…
Hossen Sohel: BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman yesterday alleged that the government has intensified its tyrannical acts as its days are numbered. “This tyrannical government has increased its repressive acts on BNP leaders and activists and common people. Sticks and teargas are the main weapons of the current regime like Ershad, Ayub Khan to…
Russia Today: Washington cannot dictate trade rules to others, Germany’s economy minister said, adding that his country should be more assertive and defy American sanctions – particularly by investing more in Iran. “We don’t let Washington dictate [their will] on trade relations with other countries,” German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told Bild newspaper on Saturday….
The Financial Express: About 40 per cent of young Chinese entrepreneurs are female, according to a report released recently. The report was based on a survey of 6,928 entrepreneurs aged 16 to 35 and was jointly published by the China Foundation for Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment, and the Chinese Academy of Labour and Social Security….
BSS: The government has nationalised 271 private colleges across the country. The Education Ministry issued an order in this regard on Sunday.The order came into effect from August 8, said a handout. With this, the number of government colleges in the country stood at 598.