Reuters: Germany’s domestic spy chief expressed scepticism on Friday that migrants had been hounded in Chemnitz after the fatal stabbing of a German man, undermining Chancellor Angela Merkel who has said images from the eastern city “very clearly” showed hate. Germany has been deeply shaken by the most violent right-wing protests in decades after the…
M Humayun Kabir: The eight EPZ zones of Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) have achieved a record high growth rate in export by 19.66pc during the current fiscal year (FY). “A total of 476 operational enterprises have exported goods worth US$ 7,208.27 million in the recently ended fiscal year 2017-18… At the same time,…
Science Alert As macabre as it seems, it’s not exactly a secret that in some species of shark the unborn dine on their siblings while still developing in the womb. But it turns out we don’t know the half of it. A new kind of ultrasound device has provided biologists with a detailed view of…
Andrew Hammond, Associate at LSE IDEAS at the London School of Economics/Gulf News With the West-Russia rapprochement looking uncertain, Moscow moves to warm ties with Asian powers Moscow and Beijing ended today in the Russian Far East, the Trans-Baikal region, one of the largest war games since the height of the Cold War. The military…
Kabir Humayun: Internationally acclaimed photographer Shahidul Alam yesterday filed a petition with the High Court seeking bail in a case filed on charge of spreading rumors against the state. In the petition, Shahidul’s lawyer said that his client would not leave the country if he is granted bail in the case, reports The Daily Star….
Desk Report: The Rajshahi city, once known as Clean City has turned into a dirty city, reports Observer BD. Most of the roads are in pitiable condition. Water accumulates if there is a little rain due to poor condition of the drainage system. Dirt stacks on the main roads spreading bad smell all over the…
Aniket Shariar, Freelance Contributor : Bangladesh with its neighbouring country India shares a 4,096 kilometer border. Killing along the border takes place nearly hundreds of times each year. Attempting to cross into India from Bangladesh illegally mostly for trade purpose. Killing Bangladeshi national has been a crucial bilateral issue. 936 Bangladeshis were killed between 2001 and…
M Humayun Kabir: Bangladesh has proposed introduction of solar power grid and ocean cruises among Bimstec member countries. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina placed the proposal at the retreat session of Bimstec held at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza in Kathmandu yesterday, reports UNB. After the session, Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque told reporters that discussions on…
DOT Desk The central bank has drafted a law meant to recognise movable properties as collaterals against loans from the banking system, reports The Financial Express. The Bangladesh Bank has already posted the draft on its official website seeking opinion from the stakeholders to finalise it. The law will require passage by the national parliament…
UNB: The High Court on Wednesday asked the lower court concerned to dispose of the petition filed seeking bail to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed for killing eight people in an arson attack on a bus in 2015. The HC bench of Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed the…