Sayeed Muhammad: Pakistani Finance Minister Miftah Ismail lauded a resurgent economy and announced a big hike in military spending for the next fiscal year. The announcement came on Friday during a chaotic budget session marred by lawmakers’ jeers and scuffles ahead of an expected election, reports Reuters. pposition lawmakers objected to the ruling Pakistan Muslim…
Lt Gen (retd) Harun-or-Rashid: It is important for the state to prepare a list of anti-Liberation War forces and those opposing freedom fighters—a matter that cannot be described easily and dubbed simple. The Liberation War is a historic event. It needs to be clarified who was for and against the war. In this regard, a…
Prof Dr Mizanur Rahman: According to the law, every private university is to have own campus. And, if any such university is shut for defying the law, it will not cause any difficulties to the students. It is often noticed that the private university authorities carry out their activities on rented houses, apartments and any…
Afrida Ahmed: Southeast Asian leaders are expected to protest against protectionism this weekend at a summit in Singapore amongst fears that the increased tariff tensions between the US and China could potentially cause a global war. Southeast Asia which has a growing population of 650 million people is home to several worlds’ fastest growing economies…
Sayeed Muhammad: Newly-appointed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to travel to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel over the weekend after a stopover in Brussels for a NATO meeting, according to the State Department.”No other secretary in recent history has gone on a trip as quickly as he has,” department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters…
Afrida Ahmed: German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the White House on Friday, to have a meeting with Donald Trump to talk about ways to save the Iran nuclear deal, avoid the biggest trade war and to fix her relationship with the US president. The three day festival between Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron…
Sayeed Muhammad: In an unusual natural event, the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh recorded 36,749 lightning strikes in just a 13-hour period on Tuesday. The number is unusually high and the result of “extreme weather patterns”, according to the state disaster management authority, reports BBC. Nine people, including a nine-year-old girl, have been killed…
Aditta Saha : Because of the concrete of the city footpath, the roots of the trees cannot go underground. As a result, the foundation of trees is not strong and the plants are dying. When there is a storm, many times for the building plants does not hit by the storm. But the places where…
Afrida Ahmed: During a clash between auto-rickshaw workers and cops, 30 people were injured at Nasratpur in Shaistaganj upazila of Habiganj yesterday morning, reports Banglanews24.According to locals, police blocked the auto-rickshaw drivers to drive their vehicles on Dhaka-Sylhet highway as it was banned. Workers went to the streets blocking the highway with banners and festoons…