M Humayun Kabir: Bangladesh and India will sign the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), a free trade agreement, to boost economic ties between the two countries. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed made the announcement at a press conference after a meeting with visiting Indian delegation led by his counterpart Suresh Prabhu in Dhaka, reports The Daily…
Shah Rukh Khan’s film Raees has hit the bull’s eye not only in India but also worldwide. Raees is doing good business across the world. Continuing its successful progress, Raees has earned 250-crore from worldwide, by minting a total worldwide gross of Rs 259.42 core. In India, Raees scored approximately Rs 7 core on February…
DOT Desk An orphaned Garo girl has allegedly been raped by a local youth after being abducted from Sherpur municipality area, reports The Financial Express. On Tuesday, Rocky and his sister Ria Akhter abducted her and took her to capital Dhaka. Rocky raped the girl throughout the night confining her to a house at Biswa…
Raj Abrar: The main Jamaat (congregation) of holy Eid-ul-Azha will be held at the National Eidgah ground at High Court area of the capital at 8:00am Wednesday, according to an announcement yesterday by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon in a meeting regarding overall security measures at the Eidgah ground. “Details will be…
BSS Bangladeshi veterinary scientists has invented the preventive vaccine for cattle’s foot and mouth disease (FMD), a major viral ailment that causes the country an estimated loss of Taka 10,000 crore annually. “Our veterinary scientists have invented the master-seed of anti-FMD vaccine . . . it is a landmark achievement for the livestock sector,” state…
Asian Age: The Barind Multipu-rpose Development Authority (BMDA) has brought over 8.93 lakh hectares of croplands including 3.15 lakh hectares irri-boro fields under irrigation in almost 16 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions, reports BSS. The huge croplands get the irrigation facilities through operating 15,517 power-driven deep tube wells (DTWs) and 417 low lift pumps…
Reuters: Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said on Tuesday he is not seeking revenge for the 2005 bombing that killed his father, former prime minister Rafik Hariri, and will act to preserve stability in his country. Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said on Tuesday he is not seeking revenge for the 2005 bombing that killed…
Dr. Tareq Shamsur Rehman, Dept of International Relations, Jahangirnagar University: There are only 3 months left till the election: the schedule announcement in October, then the actual election in December. Therefore, I believe that there could be some ulterior motive behind the sudden adoption of EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) by the Election Commission (EC). What…
Elliot Ross, Writer and researcher who recently completed his PhD in English Literature at Columbia University/Aljazeera The racist abuse suffered by Raheem Sterling on Saturday can not be blamed solely on Britain’s ‘white working class’. Over the weekend the two biggest British newspapers, the Sun and the Daily Mail, reported on the racist abuse suffered…