Marilyn Thipthorpe Have you heard the breaking news declared by Kara Swisher of Yahoo? Apparently, the company is and has been for some time been in a free fall. All potential buyers are being scared off and those already in possession of stock are looking to clear out before worst comes to worst and the…
Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the Lebanese group Hezbollah had shut down plants to develop precision-guided missiles after Israel exposed them, and currently had at most just “a few dozen” of the weapons. There was no immediate comment from the armed, Iran-backed political organization which fought a war with Israel…
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…
Japan Today: A cafe will open in Tokyo’s Akasaka district in November featuring robot waiters remotely controlled from home by people with severe physical disabilities. The cafe, which will open on weekdays from Nov 26 to Dec 7, will deploy OriHime-D robots controlled by disabled people with conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a form of…
Reported by: Riku Amir Written by: Eshan Maitra Authorities are using this strategic excuse in order to reduce cultural activities, by issuing this order, claim artist Kamal Pasha. Security shouldn’t shorten the reach of cultural activities. Most are busy during the daytime. Even students have to attend classes till dusk. There is an anti-cultural syndicate…
Banglanews24: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sayeed Khokon said steps are being taken with other authorities concerned to restrict plying of private cars in north and south parts of the Dhaka city corporations. The mayor made the remarks while inaugurating a program ‘World Car Free Day 2018’ in city’s Manik Mia Avenue on Saturday…
Marilyn Thipthorpe A businessman who aimed to walk from Britain to India without spending a penny to prove a world without money could exist has given up less than a month into his trip. Mark Boyle, 28, set off at the end of last month on his trek from Bristol to Gandhi’s birthplace on India’s…
Abrar Hussain: Rohin-gya militants, whose deadly attacks last year reportedly led to the ruthless Myanmar army crackdown that drove 700,000 refugees into Bangladesh, said it acted to “defend” the Muslim group from persecution. AFP reports that it is still unclear whether the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) has any broad support after its role in…
Sky News: A three-year-old boy who went missing for two days has told his family he “hung out with a bear” in the woods. Casey Hathaway was found by professional search and rescue teams near Cayton in North Carolina on Thursday, ABC News reports. Craven County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a tip that…