Kari Wagner-Peck/CNN I recently eavesdropped on a table of three women I discerned had children close in age to my 11-year-old son, Thorin. They were talking about camp. I had some interest. My son attended two camps this summer and he has another two coming up. The tone of the conversation changed quickly from lighthearted…
Reported by: Kamol Sarker Written by: Eshan Maitra Anti-Corruption Commission (Dudok) will be taking judiciary actions against the corrupted members of Local Project Implementation Committee (PIC). They have started investigation on 239 PIC members for irregularities in the Haor Damn Crops Protection & renovation projects in 2015-16 fiscal years. Dudok Assistant Director…
Sabah Mannan John Hume owns the largest rhino breeding farm in the world. He says that poaching is out of control in South Africa. As of today, Hume has 1536 rhinos. He won a series of court battles earlier this year to overturn a ban on the domestic sale of rhino horn. He has a…
Jafar Ahmed Only 113 crores taka was collected at only two venues, in the first Bangladesh Tax Fair in 2010. But 8 years later, total of 2,217.33 crores taka was collected in 167 venues countrywide. Even, income tax submission has increased by 72.40% and 25.89% more general public voluntarily sought for related public services this…
Reuters: Police in the South Pacific island of Nauru briefly held a New Zealand journalist at a police station and canceled her permit to cover a regional leaders’ conference on Tuesday, because she met refugees without seeking permission, the government and broadcaster TVNZ said. Nauru closely controls access for foreign journalists and is particularly sensitive…
BSS Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Yesterday termed the BNP’s seven-point demands as unrealistic saying that there is no scope to accept those before the election. “BNP’s seven-point demands are unrealistic and unacceptable, and few are conflicting with the Constitution. Election is not so far. There is no scope to accept BNP’s demand before…
For these seven Muslim-majority countries such as Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen’s visitors have very weak background screening of their own and it was one of the steps being considered is said by him. President…
The Province: Pope Francis paid tribute in Sicily to a priest who worked to keep youths away from the Mafia and was slain by mobsters. Francis says he flew to the Mediterranean island Saturday morning to mark the 25th anniversary of the assassination in a Palermo slum of a “martyr priest,” the Rev. Giuseppe “Pino”…
Sayeed Muhammad: The per capita income decreases to $1,751 in the current fiscal year, down from the last fiscal year’s $1,752, said Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.He disclosed the information before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the ECNEC meeting at the NEC conference room yesterday, reports The Financial Express. The per capita income has decreased…
Tani Khara, Consumer insights and strategic planning specialist /Channel NewsAsia In the US, nearly half feel negatively towards vegetarians, according to one study. More and more people are adopting plant-based diets in countries all over the world. But also seemingly on the rise is resentment towards vegans and vegetarians. This can range from ridicule on…