Reported by: Kamol Sarker Written by: Eshan Maitra Bangladesh Hindu, Buddha & Christian Unity Council and 17 other minority-organizations, demanded not to nominate any sectarian or extremist candidate from any of the political parties, for the upcoming parliamentary election. They gathered for a press-conference at the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity Auditorium, on Friday. Their…
Science Alert: Do you ever turn to the internet for medical information? We bet you do. And a new survey shows that if you’re going to the emergency room, looking up your symptoms can actually be a good idea. Of course, it’s not the right time to Google anything if you’re, say, bleeding profusely from…
BSS A BRAC official allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence in Pirganj upazila of the district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Shamol Chandra, a manager of Borodargah Branch of BRAC and son of Kalimohon, a resident of Chapra-Parbatipur under Ranisankail upazila of Thakurgaon district.
Reuters: Pedro Sanchez, speaking on his first tour of Latin America since becoming Spain’s prime minister in June, promised to support any effort to use dialogue in Venezuela to end an economic and political crisis that he said had deeply worried him. Sanchez kicked off his four-nation Latin American trip on Monday in Chile, one…
Kabir Humayun : At least 193 people have been tested HIV positive in the eight southern districts of the country. Mukto Akash Bangladesh (MAB), the voluntary organisation that works on AIDS-related issues, made the disclosure yesterday, reports UNB. Among the affected people, 84 (53 men and 31 women) have been tested HIV positive in Khulna…
Desk Report: Bangladesh Tariff Commission has prepared two priority lists containing 200 potential exportable products for seeking duty-free and quota-free access to Gulf Cooperation Council market, reports New Age. The lists have been prepared based on export capacity of Bangladesh, import demand of GCC countries—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Saudi…
Times of Oman: Oman’s budget airline, SalamAir, has announced new direct flights to Khartoum in Sudan, Kathmandu in Nepal, Najaf in Iraq and Dhaka in Bangladesh. This decision was part of the airline’s expansion move. While Khartoum is the airline’s first African destination and first direct flight from the Sultanate to Sudan’s capital, Kathmandu is…
Desk Report: A move has been taken to revise the city transport sector’s plan for the second time, reports The Financial Express. Sources said the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has already requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to carry out the revision of the strategic transport plan (STP). The DTCA made the request when…
Wion News: Oscar-winning music director, composer, singer AR Rahman created ripples with his latest post on social media. The maestro posted a picture with Hollywood actor and rapper Will Smith. Oscar-winning music director, composer, singer AR Rahman created ripples with his latest post on social media. The maestro posted a picture with Hollywood actor and…
“I had no idea how much it would change my life”, says Josephine Gillan about her casting as prostitute Marei in Emmy Award Winning TV show ‘Game of Thrones’. On Sunday, in front of the daily Mail, Josephine described her traumatizing foster life where she was raped and pimped in her adolescence until she sees…