AP, Damascus A week after taking back the historic town of Palmyra, Syrian troops and their allies on Sunday captured another town controlled by the Islamic State group in central Syria, state media reported. The push into the town of Qaryatain took place under the cover of Russian airstrikes and dealt another setback to the…
Raj Abrar: In yet another incident of a minister’s offspring being sued for murder, Mohitur Rahman Shanto, the son of religious affairs minister, has been named as the prime accused in the case filed over the death of a Mymensingh Jubo League leader. Kotwali Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmudul Islam confirmed the development to…
Desk Report Members of law enforcement agencies have been directed to monitor all social media platforms to prevent any kind of rumor or campaign aiming to destroy communal harmony during the upcoming Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of Hindu community, reports Daily Asian Age. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary gave…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Dozens of works by the Spanish painter Joan Miro are to be auctioned in London, with the profits going towards helping refugees. The sale at Christie’s on Thursday is aiming to raise £40,000 for the Red Cross. The Barcelona painter’s grandson said he is donating the proceeds of the sale of 28 works…
Raj Ahmed of DOT After taking oath as home minister for the second consecutive term yesterday, Asaduzzaman Khan reiterated his stance of taking a zero tolerance policy to free the country from the menace of militancy and illegal drugs. “My responsibilities have been increased by manifolds as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina keeps her trust on…
WIO News: The Turkic mostly Muslim Uighur minority in China’s Xinjiang region face arbitrary detentions, daily restrictions on religious practice and “forced political indoctrination” in a mass security crackdown, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. The United Nations human rights panel said in August that China is believed to be holding up to 1 million…
AP, Aerzen President Barack Obama will send an additional 250 military personnel to Syria to help local forces fighting the Islamic State group, increasing to 300 the number of U.S. forces battling extremists in the war-torn country, administration officials confirmed Sunday. Obama was expected to announce his decision Monday during a speech in Hannover, Germany,…
Sayeed Muhammad: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the ICT adviser to the prime minister, in his Facebook account yesterday blamed BNP and Jamaat for spreading false stories online to incite the students who are demanding road safety. His status reads: “Our Awami League Government has agreed to all the demands of the student road safety protesters and…
Myisha Nawar Over 70% of our body is made of water and the effects of dehydration may be life-threatening. The former “8-by-8” rule of 64 ounces per day is no longer a rule of the thumb. It is essential to up your water intake, especially in the heat scorching us these days. There are many…
Spector: Just two weeks without much activity can have a dramatic impact on health from which it is difficult to recover, according to researchers who studied overweight older adults at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Not only did an abrupt, brief period of inactivity hasten the onset of the disease and elevate blood sugar…