Melania Trump to skip G7, N Korea summit
Abrar Hussain: US First Lady Melania Trump will reportedly skip this week’s G7 summit in Canada and does not also plan to attend the planned June 12 summit in Singapore with North Korea, according to a statement by the White House on Sunday. The wife of US President Donald Trump attended the G7 meeting in Italy…
Nobel sings playback for ‘Vinci Da’
DOT Desk: Bangladesh’s Mainul Ahsan Nobel has created quite a sensation, singing in India’s Zee Bangla TV reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’. He has shot to the top of popularity both in West Bengal and back home in Bangladesh. His performance in the singing contest has gone viral on social media, with the…
First drug to prevent severe headaches approved by EU
Desk Report: The first drug to prevent migraine has been approved by European health officials. According to a report in The Guardian, the drug Erenumab will now be examined by English and Scottish health agencies to determine if it is viable to be used by officials of National Health Service. Manufacturers of Erenumab, Novartis, however,…
Last film from Anowar Hossain premiered
DOT Desk The last film scenes captured by late cinematographer Anowar Hossain has been screened. The scenes are part of a short film titled “Bhalobasha”, reports The Daily Observer. It has been directed by Shuvra Goswami. Story is from Shahidul Jahir and screenplay by Shawon Koiri while music has been composed by Pintu Ghosh. The…
Three secretaries visited the Ukhia Rohingya camp
M. Aman Ullah,Cox’s Bazar 3 secretaries belonging from important ministries of the government visited the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia and the Balochali Rohingya slum. They came to Kutupalong refugee camp directly from Cox’s Bazar at around 10:30 in the morning of 23 August. The three secretaries were Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque, Secretary of…
Latest crisis relating to Rohyngas
Syed Nasir Ershad We are undergoing a huge humanitarian crisis and the world recognizes this fact. The UN Refugee Agency, namely UNHCR, is concerned about the safety of a group of vulnerable Rohingya women, men and children from Myanmar, who have been living in a so-called “no man’s land” near the border between Myanmar and…
ADB invests to strengthen Dhaka-Northwest international trade corridor
Sofian Khan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement with Bangladesh to help upgrade its Dhaka-Northwest international trade corridor. Bangladesh will initially be given a loan of $300 millions by them. Country Director, ADB on behalf of Bangladesh, Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Kazi Shofiqul Azam and Manmohan Parkash signed the loan agreements on Wednesday….