Mehmet Solmaz/Daily Sabah Shortly after his fifth month as president in September 2017, French President Emanuel Macron was labeled “the president of the rich” by his rivals, the media and, most importantly, ordinary French people who were not pleased with the economic steps taken by the 40-year-old ex-investment banker. While deciding to cut a housing…
BSS Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder yesterday said the Election Commission (EC) will scrutinize each appeal filed by the candidates whose nomination papers have been scraped, according to its merit. “The EC will not be biased towards anyone while hearing the appeals filed over accepting or rejecting nomination papers. We will hear the appeals according to…
Kabir Humayun: The Appellate Division has rejected a petition seeking stay on the High Court order that asked the authorities concerned to send photographer Shahidul Alam to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for treatment. A four-member bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, rejected the petition yesterday as it was not adequately pressed,…
Bahubali was the most successful movie in bollywood history. It was also the most expensive movie ever in the industry of bollywood. That was a blockbuster hit in 2015. The whole team was happy with their great success. Bahubali earned 550 crore at Box office made third biggest grosser as the first one is PK…
Ashik Kabir Movies and documentaries are good mediums for carrying out information regarding different issues. The new generation is further electronic media oriented. What I am trying to say is it’s not like the old days when we were only dependable on books for gaining knowledge. With the advancement of the technologies we have everything…
BSS: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday said Bangladesh has a plan to import 9,000 megawatts electricity from Nepal to mitigate the increasing demand of electricity by 2040. The state minister said this while addressing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing deal over the cooperation in power sector between Bangladesh…
Lawrence H Summers/ Channel NewsAsia This period of unprecedented prosperity is being threatened by a sense that not everyone benefits from global integration, says former US Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence H Summers. Since the end of World War II, a broad consensus in support of global economic integration as a force for peace and…
Desk Report From 52 to 71, our motherland, Bangladesh, result of the bloodshed of millions of martyrs. Sundarban to Cox’s Bazar, our Bangladesh, and our pride. She is full of art, traditions and culture. It’s time to represent the beauty to the world through song, dance, acting or other talents. For the first time in…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT At least two people were killed and a minimum 10 others received injuries in a clash between two groups of Awami League leaders and supporters in Pabna Sadar upazila yesterday evening. Officer-In-Charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station confirmed the news, reports The Daily Star. The clash was still continuing in Bharara…
Arafat Hasan: A helicopter with seven people on board has reportedly gone missing in Nepal’s mountainous region. The Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu has claimed that rescue helicopters have scoured the area yesterday while soldiers and police rescuers searched the mountains on foot. The area is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of the capital,…