Nazrul Islam Mukul, Kushtia “Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and Neurodiversity”- with this view, World Autism Awareness Day was observed in Kushtia. A colorific procession set out from Kushtia city fire service on this occasion on Saturday at 10:30. The procession led by additional district commissioner Md. Mujib-Ul Ferdous, district police super Pralay Chisim…
AP, Johannesburg South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday apologized for a scandal over millions of dollars in state spending on his private residence and said he would abide by a Constitutional Court ruling that he should pay back some funds. In a nationally televised address, Zuma said he acted “in good faith” in the…
AP, Mexico City Experts have found evidence of a large fire in which at least 17 bodies were burned at a dump in southern Mexico, a member of the investigating team said Friday, in the latest twist in the case of 43 missing teachers’ college students. Ricardo Damian Torres, speaking from the offices of Mexico’s…
AP, Baghdad The United Nations says violence killed at least 1,119 Iraqis in March, a sharp increase from the previous month, as the Islamic State group stepped up attacks on civilians while suffering defeats on the battlefield. The U.N. mission to Iraq, known as UNAMI, said in a statement Friday that 1,561 Iraqis were wounded…
AP, Hanoi Vietnam’s police chief was elected Saturday by the National Assembly to become president — the second-highest post — and promised to “resolutely” protect the country’s sovereignty amid an ongoing territorial dispute with longtime rival China. Public Security Minister and police general Tran Dai Quang, 59, received 436 votes from 465 assembly members who…
AP, Washington World leaders declared progress Friday in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task was far from finished. Closing out a nuclear security summit, Obama warned of a persistent and harrowing threat: terrorists getting their hands on a nuclear bomb. He urged fellow leaders…
AP, Washington A U.S. drone strike in Somalia has targeted a key leader of the al-Shabab militant group who was involved in two attacks in Mogadishu more than a year ago that killed more than 30 people, at least three Americans among them, the Pentagon said Friday. Several U.S. officials said he and two others…
Exposure Time Have you ever wondered why people did not smile in old photos? The simplest explanation could be exposure time, the amount of light a camera needs to record an image. The longer the shutter can be kept open, the longer the film is exposed to light. So in early cameras as the film…
Md. Taqi Yasir David Bowie- the English singer, songwriter, actor and record producer breathed his last this 10th of January. To respect his memoirs, the New York City arranged two consecutive tribute concerts this Thursday and Friday. Thursday’s concert was held at Carnegie Hall which was a star-studded themed tribute events organized annually by entrepreneur…
by Samiul Bashar Samin If you’ve been on Twitter recently, there’s no way you would miss the ongoing online feud between Donald Trump and the British actor Russell Brand. One would think that the presidential candidate for The Republican Party would be a busy man but he apparently has time to go on lowballing celebrities…