Sayeed Muhammad: Noted Dhaliwood actor Ilias Kanchan, under the banner of his organisation Nirapad Sharak Chai, formed a human chain in front of National Press Club in Dhaka yesterday morning. The human chain formed round 11am came in the wake of the ongoing protests for safe roads, and to demand justice for the two students…
Sayeed Muhammad: BNP senior leader and former law minister Moudud Ahmed has warned that the people will also take to the streets soon the way students are doing, to explode their pent-up anger against the government. He claimed that students do not have confidence in the government’s assurance of meeting their nine-point demand as the…
BBC: Teaching his native Arabic to students online has been a game changer for Syrian refugee Sami as he makes a fresh start in the UK.The Aleppo University engineering graduate says that working for an online language learning platform in London has helped him find his feet and motivation as he begins life anew. The…
AFP: Germany captain Manuel Neuer has denied that Mesut Ozil was the victim of racism within the German FA (DFB), but admitted the fiasco has taken a toll on the players. Ozil quit international football last month amid the furore over his meeting and photo opportunity in May with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which…
Ladbible: According to the Express, thousands of firefighters have been trying to contain the huge blaze but it’s continuing to rage, threatening to destroy thousands of buildings and structures. In the shocking video, the wind whips up the fire appearing to create a tornado effect. CALFIRE chief, Ken Pimlott, said crews were ‘seeing fire whirls –…
Reuters: Iran’s foreign minister said on Friday China was “pivotal” to salvaging a multilateral nuclear agreement for the Middle Eastern country after the United States pulled out of the pact earlier this year. U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 deal in May. International sanctions were lifted under the pact between world powers and…
NDTV: After delivering more than 5,900 pounds of science and supplies, theSpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth. The spacecraft will depart the ISS, along with critical scientific research, at 12.37 pm Eastern Time and splash down in the Pacific Ocean at about 6.17 pm, NASA said in…
Arab News: Yemeni Vice President Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar stressed on Friday the keenness of his country’s government to bring peace, Saudi state channel Al-Ekhbariya reported. Al-Ahmar said that his government supports the United Nation’s efforts exerted by its envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths to achieve peace and resume the political process.He said that the position…
Afsan Chowdhury, Researcher, Political Analyst : The government says it is in favour of holding talks, BNP gives conditions for holding a dialogue. I think this is purely a matter of bigwigs; small fries like us have nothing to be concerned here. A dialogue will be held when they will make up their mind for…
CNN: Over 200 ISIS fighters have surrendered to the Afghan army in the country’s north, with some reports suggesting they handed themselves over to the military rather than be captured by the Taliban. Among the fighters who gave themselves up after days of intense fighting with the Taliban were the leader in the north of…