Reuters: Germany’s planned 4 billion euro ($4.71 billion) tender to buy new heavy-lift helicopters that was due to be issued this autumn will be delayed, according to an official document seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The planned start of the tender by the end of September would be “delayed until further notice,” the office in…
Sejuti Mourin: The campaigning for the upcoming Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election, scheduled to take place on May 15, has gained momentum. All the contenders, including mayoral aspirants, are conducting campaigns in full swing from early morning to midnight, reports BSS. Many of the candidates have set up election offices at key points as per…
AP, Geneva As Syrian peace talks were adjourned in Geneva after 10 days, the U.N. mediator said he was encouraged that there was “no drama, no walkouts” — but, while a shaky truce has continued to hold across the war-torn country, there was also no visible sign of progress on a lasting settlement. The ultimate…
Dr. Mohammad Abdul Majid, Former Secretary and Former Chairman of NBR: Widespread misunderstanding will be created if the reasons for asking for the political identity of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) are not explained. Those who have been appointed as UNOs, came through a process. Their identities have been verified by the police after passing…
Marilyn Thipthorpe We’ve all heard about aliens from Mars; aliens landing in spaceships; fly saucers and the little green men- but what of not so little green aliens from the depths of the ocean. Not far off the coast of Nova Scotia, deep in the middle of the sea, fisherman came upon what was not…
Reuters: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and all major political parties on Wednesday condemned a speech by a minor senator who used the term “final solution” in calling for a revival of a “White Australia” restrictive immigration policy. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and all major political parties on Wednesday condemned a speech by a…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Remember the time when there was no language, when we spoke in grunts and signs. No? DUH! you weren’t even born back then. But seriously doesn’t it feel weird to travel to some country and then not be able to speak their language when you really need to? It’s scary trust me. This…
Financial Express, India A Chinese space probe entered a planned orbit Sunday to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the dark side of the moon, authorities said. This is the first time an attempt is made to explore the far side of the moon. Since the moon’s revolution cycle is the same as its…
Eshan Maitra Probably not in the countries like Bangladesh, but Macbook is more popular in the US and Europe than windows laptops. But just the last week Google outsold Apple with their latest notebook, Chromebooks. It is not just cause that it is cheap, there are varieties of attractions to this thing.Hell, they even putting…
Khalequzzaman, General Secretary, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal : Corruption has been a great acquaintance of the oil-gas and coal sectors. The Barapukuria coal disappearance mishap is the visible reference of the same. The nearly 1.5 million tons of coal did not disappear in a single day, the theft and miseries have been going on for a long…