AP, Hanoi British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has urged claimants of the South China Sea to refrain from the use of force and uphold international law in resolving their disputes. “It is our firm view that claimants (of the South China Sea ) should refrain from the threat or use of force and from unilateral…
You probably know who Simon Sinek is, but you probably do not know that he is very shy and is afraid of crowds. He prefers to hide during parties, or better even better- not showing up. However, he has 22 million views on YouTube and is the third most-watched TED CURATOR of all time. I…
The Guardian: For certain health food shops and wellbeing sites it is the panacea that helps everything from bad hair and mental grogginess to obesity and haemorrhoids. But the carefully-crafted image of coconut oil as a cure for many ills has been roundly rejected by a Harvard professor. Karin Michels, an epidemiologist at the Harvard…
BSS: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved six projects including an amended proposal on the project for the construction of a permanent trade fair centre at Purbachal. The approval came from an ECNEC meeting held at the NEC conference room in the city yesterday with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister…
Sudeep Kumar/WION news, India The US-Pakistan bilateral relations are witnessing a historic low and, the main reasons include the US-China trade war, Pakistan’s proximity to China, Pakistani official policy of safe haven to terror groups in Pakistan, the US’s direct engagement with Taliban in Afghanistan, and reopening of talks with Uzbekistan for providing land access…
Fazle Hossain Badsha speaks to DOT : Fazle Hossain Badsha, the general secretary of Workers Party of Bangladesh, said BNP is still in a deep fascination with Jamaat, aiming at coming to power. Until Jamaat’s politics will be banned, logic of the pro-Liberation War alliance Moha Jote existing will mean the same. The lest-leaning party…
Sayeed Muhammad Saudi Arabia has said that public cinemas would be allowed in the conservative Kingdom for the first time in over 35 years, as the first ones would be opened in March.Cinemas were banned in the country in early 1980s following pressure from Islamists as Saudi society turned towards a restrictive form of Islam,…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has hired top US law firm Quinn Emanuel to defend the lawsuit filed by Bangladesh Bank with a New York court over the cyber heist of its reserves in which $81 million was stolen nearly three years ago, reports The Daily Star. The Philippine bank…
Dr. Zahid Hussain speaks to DOT : The country’s banking sector has been in a delicate situation. This has been attributed to the rise in default loans, according to a report published by international ratings agency Moody’s. The presence of this risk in the banking sector would make foreign investors hesitant. As a result, foreign…
DOT Desk The new powerhouse in domestic football Bashundhara Kings will be looking for their first silverware in top-flight football when they take on Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra in the Independence Cup final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday, reports The New Age. Kings came close to winning a title in their debut season at…