BSS: After more than five decades, Bangladesh and India have taken a move to revamp Chilahati-Haldibari rail connectivity which would open up scope for trains to travel to Shiliguri and Darjeeling. To this end, Bangladesh Railway has taken a fresh project to reconstruct over seven kilometers of new rail track in bordering Chilahati in Nilphamari…
Abrar Hussain Under pressure from his lawyers and investors, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has finally reached a deal with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Saturday in solving a securities fraud case. According to a Sunday report by the New York Times, the settlement will force Musk to step down as chairman for…
Desk Report: Jute cultivators in the district are in joyous mood owing to soaring price of the crop this year, reports Financial Express. Jute was cultivated on around 10,500 hectares of land in eight upazilas under the district during the current season. Harvesting of the golden fibre was completed across the region and the farmers…
BSS Everyone who loves football has seen showing red card to footballers by a referee for foul play, but it is almost a surprising and strange event for many when they see schoolchildren in Bangladesh are showing similar cards to social menaces like child marriage. Such a surprising event took place on Thursday when hundreds…
Anadolu Agency: Hollywood actor Steven Seagal has been appointed as Russian Foreign Ministry envoy responsible for humanitarian ties with the U.S., the ministry said on Saturday. This position does not have any monetary remuneration and is akin to a goodwill ambassador, Russian foreign service said in a written statement. “The task is: assistance to the…
Hossen Sohel: Frantic rescue operations have been continuing since Sunday’s earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok. The latest aftershock had a magnitude of 5.9 or 6.2, according to monitors. It brought down some buildings, reports BBC. Rescue workers are still digging through rubble and trying to get aid to survivors of the earlier, larger…
Frank Bruni, New York Times Op-Ed columnist/BDnews24 “Pocahontas” won’t be lonely for long. As other Democrats join Elizabeth Warren in the contest for the party’s presidential nomination, President Donald Trump will assign them their own nicknames, different from hers but just as derisive. There’s no doubt. But how much heed will we in the media…
Desk Report: Good news for comic book fans. Bengal Boi has launched a comic corner named Comic Cache, reports New Age. Comic fans can get their hands on rare comic books and more displayed at Comic Cache, which was launched at Chilekohta, located at the rooftop of Bengal Boi in Lalmatia. Bengal Boi is displaying…
Tahmeed Taha At a series of sessions designed to connect children with the environment, children spent three hours learning about farming, making compost, identifying various insects, and were shown a live aquaculture demonstration featuring the eating habits of fish. Thirty children had the opportunity to get the taste of experience of firming. Read a press…
Shaikh Nahayan Bin Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Minister of Tolerance/ Gulf News Pope Francis will find ‘a nation that has learned the instrumental value of tolerance’ A Roman Catholic Bishop has been seated in the United Arab Emirates since 1974. St. Joseph’s Cathedral is the seat of the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, Bishop Paul…