UNB: The Executive Committee of the National Economic (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved ‘Improvement of Livelihood of Marginal Communities Programme’ at an estimated cost of Tk 826.12 crore, aiming to provide housing facility to some 20,000 ultra-poor families in 11 city corporations and 25 municipalities. The approval came from the weekly Ecnec meeting held at the…
Independent, UK: West Hollywood councillors have voted “unanimously” to remove Donald Trump’s star from the city’s Walk of Fame. The marker, which was unveiled in 2007, has been vandalised several times since the US president took office and was almost completely destroyed in July in a pickaxe attack. At a meeting on Monday evening, West…
Arab News: Jailed British anti-Muslim activist Tommy Robinson has been released on bail after his appeal against a conviction for contempt of court was partially granted by a London court. He was arrested in late May outside a courthouse in Leeds, England, while making video recordings about a trial related to child molestation. He was…
Abrar Hussain of DOT At least eight people were injured, one seriously, after a vehicle ploughed into crowds celebrating New Year’s Day in Tokyo in the early hours of yesterday. A police spokesman revealed that the driver had been detained and national broadcaster NHK stated that the man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder….
Marilyn Thipthorpe Attaporn Boonmakchuay, 38, from near Bangkok, Thailand, called on the help of his wife and neighbor as he wrestled a python that had sunk its fangs into his manhood. Apparently the snake had gotten into the sewer system while the waters had risen and swum up the line in hope of getting out…
Philippa Lysaght/UNICEF The role of water in conflicts around the world. When you think of the ways in which wars and conflicts are fought, water wouldn’t immediately come to mind, but in many conflicts, restricting or controlling the access to water can be used as a weapon. It has happened throughout history, across the globe….
Nashrat Arshiana Chowdhury UNICEF in joint collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh today launched a national initiative titled “Mothers@Work”. It aims at supporting maternity rights and promoting breastfeeding at workplaces for the growing number of female workers in the industrial sector, especially in the country’s readymade garments (RMG) sector, which has the largest concentration of…
Banglanews24: The engineers have started installing the slabs for the broad gauge single railway track on the bottom deck of Padma Multipurpose Bridge. The construction is being run by Padma Bridge Rail Link Project (PBRLP). The first slab was placed on 7F superstructure of the bridge’s Janjira part on Tuesday (Sept 25). Each of the…
DOT Desk: That lovely saree you have got your eye on might feel so lovely if it is made out of silk and also it might be better at keeping you warm in chilly weather without compromising your fashionable panache. We are in the midst of winter season, and we have got still two months…