Peter Apps, Reuters global affairs columnist/Reuters With an ongoing trade war between the United States and China, Russian military posturing in Eastern Europe at its greatest since the Cold War and the most unpredictable U.S. administration in living memory, 2019 may offer no shortage of strategic surprises.Here are some of the key areas to watch…
UNB: A teenager girl reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Abad Kochua village in Jashore sadar upazila as she could not tolerate an assault of her mother and brother following their protest against harassment by some eve teasers. The deceased was identified as Halima Khatun, 13, a class VIII student of Darus Sunnat Mojaddedia…
DOT Desk: Severe traffic congestion on the Rajshahi-Tanore Highway at Kaliganj and Talanda under Tanore upazila of the district is now a regular phenomenon during the two weekly haats beside the highway. It is learnt, Kaliganj Haat is the largest market of the upazila where thousands of tonnes of paddy are brought and sold on…
DOT Desk: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 9,300 piece of Yaba pills from Agrabhulot border here on Monday night, reports the Asian Age. Being informed that a gang of smugglers was bringing a consignment of Yaba tablets India, a team of BGB conducted a drive there and seized contraband pills…
DOT Desk: A three-year-old minor boy drowned at Mochainagar village in Alomdanga upazila of Chuadanga district on Tuesday, reports The Financial Express BD. The deceased was identified as Rohan Ahmed, son of Masud Rana, hailed from Baro Gangni village of the upazila. He went to Mochainagar a week ago where his maternal grandparents live, reports…
Monirul Alam of DOT Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir is looking forward to restoration of stability in the financial sector in the year 2019. In his New Year wish on BB portal yesterday, the governor said he is anticipating a stable financial sector that will assist the country’s economic growth. The country’s financial sector…
DOT Desk: Two culverts over two canals in Hakaluki Haor area at Shahpur village in Juri upazila remain useless due to lack of approach roads, much to the suffering of thousands of people in the area, reports The Daily Star. Upazila Project Implementation Officer (PIO) Omar Faruk said a culvert was built on the Gungijuri…
Science Alert: Every unprofitable coal mine in the European Union must cease production by the first day of 2019, the date on which all public funds for the mines will come to an end. In Spain, that means that 26 coal mines are about to close up shop, according toReuters. This move away from coal…
Linda S. Heard, Award-winning British political columnist and guest television commentator with a focus on the Middle East/Gulf News Saudi journalist Khashoggi has been exposed as Qatar’s Lord Haw-Haw The western media spearheaded by the acclaimed Washington Post went overboard in portraying Saudi national Jamal Khashoggi as a principled journalist motivated by exposing human rights…
Sky News: Campaigners are urging the government to do more to rid the cancer risk from processed meats such as bacon and ham. They say there is a “growing consensus of scientific opinion” that nitrites in processed meats result in carcinogenic nitrosamines – believed to be responsible for bowel cancer. Nitrites are added to cure…