Arab Coalition: 86 child soldiers recruited by Houthis returned to families
Arab News: The Saudi-led Arab Coalition issued a statement on Saturday saying that the Houthi militia continues to recruit children and put them in harms way, adding that the coalition has returned 86 child soldiers to the families. The coalition also stressed that the safety of Yemeni children was a priority, as well as ensuring…
In a first, Facebook launches its dating service
Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest move, Facebook has said a dating service it teased early this year is being rolled out in Colombia. The social media giant chose the Latin American country as its test lab because Colombians are particularly avid fans of using social networks and websites to find partners, reports AFP. Some 21…
India’s top court lifts Hindu temple ban on women of menstruating ageHossen Sohel
India’s top court yesterday lifted a ban that prevented women and girls between the age of 10 and 50 from entering a prominent Hindu temple in the southern state of Kerala, reports Reuters. The authorities at the Sabarimala temple, which attracts tens of millions of pilgrims every year, haveIndia’s top (From Page 1) said the…
BB Governor foresees stable, growth assisting financial sector in 2019
Monirul Alam of DOT Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir is looking forward to restoration of stability in the financial sector in the year 2019. In his New Year wish on BB portal yesterday, the governor said he is anticipating a stable financial sector that will assist the country’s economic growth. The country’s financial sector…
Chinese companies buy Chevron Bangladesh
Desk Report US Oil giant Chevron Corporation in a press release stated that Chevron Global Ventures Ltd, its wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries operating in Bangladesh has been sold its share to a Chinese consortium named Himalaya Energy Co Ltd that is owned by China ZhenHua Oil Co and CNIC Corporation Ltd. Due to slumping of oil…
The conspiracy is going on to raise workers’ wages by creating unstable situation: BJIA president
Arifur Rahman Tuhin: In the past, a provocation of garment industry workers wreaked havoc in the name of movement to increase the wages. We have learned it, according to various intelligence agencies. Again labors are used to create unstable conditions in the garment industry. According to Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Siddiqur…
Ershad visits Diya’s house
Abrar Hussain:Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad reportedly visited road crash victim Diya’s house yesterday and demanded death penalty of the bus driver that killed two students on the capital’s Airport Road. He later told reporters that he assured the family of financial assistance, reports Banglanews24. “When I was the president I enacted a law for…
Govt silent on protecting the Sundarbans: Sultana Kamal
Raj Abrar: Rights Activist Sultana Kamal has alleged that the government is silent on protecting the Sundarbans, citing its mute response to study reports submitted by the National Committee to Protect the Sundarbans, reports The Daily Star. She also claimed the government remained silent to requests by Unesco to declare the Sundarbans as a world…
Int’l seminar at IU on Jan 28
UNB: A two-day international seminar on ‘Global peace and Harmony’ will be held at Islamic University in Kushtia on January 28. The seminar will be continued till January 29, sources at IU Vice-chancellor’s office said on Thursday. IU and Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture will jointly organise the seminar at Birshrestha Hamidur Rahman Auditorium…