UNB On three accounts, Kofi Annan, perhaps one of the most distinguished and illustrious UN Secretary-General, was quite different from rest of the lot. One, he was the first UN Secretary-General ever to come from a lifelong career in the UN bureaucracy. Two, he was also the first UN Secretary-General from sub-Saharan Africa, a courtly…
Tarannum Sattar All hell broke loose after Hrithik Roshan, the famous Bollywood star sent a legal notice to Kangana Ranaut. The charges against the actress were that she defamed the actor. It all started when Kanagana made a comment in January when she said “Exes do crazy things to get attention”. Kangana. On receiving the…
Washington Post: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un decided to celebrate his 35th birthday in China with President Xi Jinping in the two leaders’ fourth summit meeting, North Korean and Chinese state media reported Tuesday. State-run Korea Central Television reported that Kim and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, are visiting China until Thursday, at Xi’s…
Reuters: An English court has cleared the way to consider whether it will allow the families of some of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States to make a claim on Iranian assets in Britain. The relatives want the English High Court to enforce a 2012 decision by a U.S. court…
Syed Nasir Ershad Who has not heard the proverb ‘Time and tide wait for none’, surely all of us know about the value of time. But alas! Most of us do not give attention to proper use of time. I believe everybody would agree that success in life largely depends on the best use of…
Desk Report: The government is planning to establish a “rumour detection and prevention centre” where media can verify news with the relevant spokesperson, to prevent rumours in times of crises, repots Daily Star. “We need to establish it as soon as possible. We will discuss the matter with the prime minister and hold intra-ministerial meetings…
Dr. Zahid Hussain speaks to DOT : The country’s banking sector has been in a delicate situation. This has been attributed to the rise in default loans, according to a report published by international ratings agency Moody’s. The presence of this risk in the banking sector would make foreign investors hesitant. As a result, foreign…
BSS Bangladeshi media on Saturday lauded the national cricket team’s spirited showing in the Asia Cup final after they went down to favourites India in a last-ball thriller in Dubai. Opener Liton Das slammed his maiden one-day international century in Bangladesh’s modest 222 but it was the bowlers who made India sweat in their nervy…
Desk report: The government is in a hurry to get rural infrastructure development projects involving substantial volume of funds approved by the Planning Commission (PC) before the forthcoming national elections, officials said on Saturday, reports The Financial Express. They said the Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) alone has sought approval for nine projects meant…
Baria Alamuddin, Award-winning journalist and broadcaster in the Middle East and the UK/Arab News Every US administration has had significant fallings-out with Palestinian leaders. This happens whenever Palestinians refuse to give Israel everything it demands as the price for a peace deal. Nevertheless, such disputes mostly remain within the constraints of civilized political debate —…