Hossen Sohel: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is confident of being re-elected with an even bigger majority in parliament in 2019, dismissing opposition attempts to rouse opinion against his government for failing to deliver on promises of swift economic development and more jobs for young people, reports Reuters. Modi told the Times of India in…
Sayeed Muhammad: Kolorob Jobs, a digital job portal to create job opportunities for unemployed and vulnerable youths, has been launched. State Minister for Posts, Telecom and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak launched the website, a project of Save the Children in Bangladesh, in a Dhaka hotel yesterday, reports UNB. Save the Children Country Director Mark…
M Humayun Kabir: The International Crimes Tribunal will deliver its verdict today in a case filed against five Patuakhali men for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. A three-member bench of tribunal headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam fixed the date yesterday. The accused are Ishak Shikdar, Solaiman…
Al Jazeera: A shortage of precipitation during the winter months, both rain and snow, left much of Afghanistan with a severe scarcity of water and a decimated winter harvest. The situation has not improved during the drier spring and summer months, and the wheat harvest is likely to be the lowest since 2011, according to…
Arab News: A European aid group says migrants are telling rescuers that several ships passed them by in the Mediterranean Sea without helping. SOS Mediterranee says Sunday that due to the recent refusal of Italy and Malta to let rescue vessels carrying migrants dock, ships might be unwilling to do rescues “due to the high…
AFP: Malians were called to the ballot box on Sunday for a presidential runoff likely to see Ibrahim Boubacar Keita return to office despite criticism of his handling of the country’s security crisis. The second round is a rerun of a 2013 faceoff that Keita won by a landslide over former finance minister Soumaila Cisse….
NDTV: The Army is giving final touches to a long-pending project to manufacture specialised clothing, sleeping kits and key equipment for its soldiers deployed in the Siachen glacier – the world’s most dangerous battlefield. India spends around Rs 800 crore annually in import of Extreme Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS) and mountaineering kits for soldiers…
UNB: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed deep satisfaction over the progress and development of the National Defence College (NDC) and Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC). She made the appreciation at the 16th joint governing body meeting of NDC and DSCSC, held at the conference room of the Prime Minister’s Office at…
Al Arabiya: In Saudi Arabia, Arabic coffee is a widely popular traditional drink, and a symbol of the country’s deep-rooted culture, where you will find it in almost every household. The popularity of Arabic coffee being part of Saudi people’s daily lives is what pushed doctorate-holding Saudi man, Ziad al-Ruqi, to leave his job in…
Kabir Humayun: BNP will hold doa mahfil across the country on August 15 marking the ‘74th birthday’ of its chairperson Khaleda Zia. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, party’s senior joint secretary general, made the announcement at a programme at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office yesterday, reports UNB. Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal arranged the programme marking Khaleda’s late son Arafat…