AP Online U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says he will be visiting an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, the visit coming a day after he announced new military aid to the Philippines that spurred protests from China. It would be the second time that Carter has flown onto a carrier while it is…
~ Syed Nasir Ershad British Prime Minister Theresa May appears to have begun a purge in her party after shock election results threw the future of her leadership in doubt. May’s co-chiefs of staff, Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill, announced their resignations Saturday on the Conservative Home political blog. Timothy conceded in a statement that he had failed…
Our Time Desk According to a new Australian research, the world is expected to experience dangerous levels of global warming as the frightening implications of energy demand is rising in crescendo. With the help of a “global energy tracker” built by the University of Queensland and Dangerous Global Warming Soon To Come Than ExpectedGriffith University…
Eurek Alert A new study from Duke University and Fudan University in China is the first to estimate how much Chinese residential electricity consumption would increase due to climate change. It’s a lot. By the end of the 21st century, each degree Celsius increase in global mean surface temperature (GMST) would raise average Chinese residential…
The Straits Times A red smoking jacket worn by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner fetched US$41,600 (S$57,050) at an auction of the late publisher’s possessions in Los Angeles, as fans and collectors snapped up such items as his college typewriter and the magazine’s first issue. Bidders at the two-day auction conducted by Julien’s Auctions included comedian…
DOT Desk: The tenth edition of Chobi Mela, the most prestigious photography festival in Asia, will begin on 28 February, reports Independent BD. The festival will continue with many happenings till 9 March 2019. Chobi Mela – International Festival of Photography is put together biannually by Drik Picture Library Ltd. and Pathshala South Asian Media…
Utpal Dutta : Crisis really soars while Myanmar putting into immense pressure in our socioeconomic formation leaving 1.1 million Roh Rohingya ynga. And PM naturally opts to pushing UN to resolve it through the international community as soon as it is possible. Bangladesh seeks an early possible solution of the crisis.” We want an early…
Reuters: Israel described the Syrian civil war as effectively over on Thursday and predicted that the Golan Heights frontier between the countries would be quieter with central rule by Damascus restored there. President Bashar al-Assad’s sweeping away of rebels in southwestern Syria has worried Israel, which last week downed a Syrian warplane that it said…
DOT Desk North Zone fast bowler Ebadat Hossain ran riot on a green wicket as he took six wickets for 51 runs — his best bowling figures in first-class cricket — against Central Zone yesterday on the first day of the second round of the Bangladesh Cricket League. At the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura,…
UNB: The government has given approval to implement 47 projects under Public Private Partnership (PPP) aimed at enhancing investment and employment generation. The combined value of these 47 projects comes to USD 12.6 billion. According to the sources, as per the decision of the board of governors of the PPP Authority, agreements have been signed…