Fabia Shahzadi A rumor has flooded the corridors which is sure to send a chill down any hipster bro’s spine. It is swirling that the hairstyle known as the top knot may ultimately lead to hair loss. But before my bros start lopping off their adored buns, let’s take a fresh, deep breath and consider…
Yen Yen Ong/ Tropical fish hobbyist from Singapore Nguyen Trun Truc has been sentenced to an unbelievable 12 YEARS FOR allegedly ‘carrying out activities to overthrow the people’s administration.’ This is far from the truth! Nguyen Trun Truc is being severely punished for PEACEFUL ACTIVISM. Yet again, a Vietnamese court has acted in an extreme…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy: Quota has become a sensitive issue recently. Many a people call it a movement for ‘quota cancellation’ while another group term it ‘quota reformation’ movement. There are several categories of quota: student admission quota, patient’s admission seat quota, government service quota etc. In…
Myisha Nawar Last weekend, I had the opportunity to talk with an exceptional achiever. This person has excelled to levels of achievement that makes him stand out. But that isn’t what makes this person truly exceptional. What makes him truly exceptional is his achievement combined with his tremendous character and integrity. This got me thinking….
UNB: Though the ratio of the total revenue collection to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the lowest in Bangladesh among South Asian countries, no significant progress was made over enhancing the ratio in the last 10 years, according to information placed before a JS body meeting. The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on…
MEMO: UN chief Antonio Guterres said in comments published Thursday that US power is in decline as Washington loses its ability to impact world events, Anadolu reports. “I think that the soft power of the United States … is being reduced at the present moment,” Guterres said during an interview with the Atlantic magazine. Guterres…
Russia Today: Two people were killed and at least four wounded in a grenade attack on a mosque early on Wednesday (Jan 30) morning in Zamboanga city, a key gateway in the Philippines’ restive south. This occurred just three days after twin blasts rocked a Roman Catholic cathedral on Jolo island, southwest of Zamboanga, and…
M Humayun Kabir: Quota reform leader Lutfur Nahar Luma, who was picked up from Sirajganj in a pre-dawn raid on Wednesday, will be produced before a Dhaka court seeking five-day remand. Md Najmul Islam, additional deputy commissioner of the cyber-crime monitoring team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told The Daily Star that police wants to take…
Dr James J. Zogby, President of Arab American Institute, a non-profit, non-partisan national leadership organisation/Middle East Monitor Preventing Palestine is an insightful book that sheds lights on Israeli intransigence, and failure of successive US administrations and regional leaders Seth Anziska’s ‘Preventing Palestine: A Political History From Camp David to Oslo’ is a deeply insightful and…
Desk Report: Agriculturists say the method is cheap, easy to apply, very effective and also environment-friendly. Farmers in the Chittagong region are inclined towards using a light trap method to kill harmful pests in their fields to increase crop production. Agriculturists say the method is cheap, easy to apply, very effective and also environment-friendly. To…