National Health Library and Documentation Centre (NHL&DC), Mohakhali, Dhaka, under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh, organized a workshop on the “Importance of Library in Health and Education Services” on 05 February 2018 on the occasion of the National Library Day, which takes place for the…
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Those tales of war
Syed Badrul Ahsan, Editor-in-Charge, The Asian Age: The world has always been a pretty strange place. Life is quirky and people often do things which surprise and then shock and sometimes amuse us. Think of everything that has been happening in Syria. Some western nations were busy some years ago making the argument for a…
Nigeria cuts 24,000 ghost workers from state payroll
UNB Nigeria’s Finance Ministry says it is cutting 24,000 ghost workers from the national payroll, saving $11.5 million a month. A statement received Monday says a new bank verification system helped uncover frauds with federal government salaries being paid to people who do not exist and some civil servants receiving salaries from multiple agencies. The…
Qatar opens visa center in Dhaka
DOT Desk The Qatar government on Tuesday launched a Qatar Visa Center in Dhaka with a view to bringing in comprehensive visa service requiring applicants to enroll biometrics data, reports The New Age. The QVC is located at the 11th floor of Rupayan Trade Center at Bangla Motor in the capital. Expatriate affairs minister Nurul…
‘Game of Thrones’ back at Emmys for duel with ‘Handmaid’s Tale’
AFP: Hollywood’s A-listers gather Monday to honor the best in television at the Emmy Awards, with record-breaking fantasy epic “Game of Thrones” back in the competition and once again looking to slay its rivals. But winter could come early for HBO’s blood-spattered smash hit if it fails to snare the coveted best drama series prize,…
France considers lower electricity tax to stabilise household power prices
Arab News : The French government is considering lowering taxes on electricity in order to stabilise household power bills, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday. The government had said this week that it would prevent state-controlled utility EDF’s regulated power prices from rising this winter, but the firm’s competitors immediately said…
PM asks students to take practical education, not theoretical
BSS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged students to pursue education which will uplift their standards of life, rather than theoretical knowledge. The premier advised students during her inaugural speech of ‘7th March Building’ under Rokeka Hall, a female dormitory of Dhaka University. Sheikh Hasina said, “Students ought to receive quality education in the similar fashion…
Afghanistan president rejects resignation of three top security officials
Arab News: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani rejected on Sunday resignations tendered a day earlier by three senior security officials, the government said. The resignations from 8More on Page 7, Col (From Page 8) Defence Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami and Interior Minister Wais Barmak, as well as Masoom Stanekzai, the head of the National Directorate of…
For the first time ever, Apple’s most exciting new product of the year isn’t an iPhone
BGR: Apple’s “fall event” takes place in late summer each year, so it remains a mystery why it’s referred to as a “fall event.” What never remains a mystery, however, are the new products Apple unveils each year at its “fall event.” Apple’s component suppliers and manufacturing partners in China and the surrounding area can…