Reuters: President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Wednesday he had decided to dilute unpopular draft legislation to reform the pension system which has hurt his popularity, but said serious demographic challenges meant some kind of reform was necessary. Addressing the nation on television, Putin said the retirement age for women should be raised by five…
DOT Desk ‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’, a docu-drama based on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina – the daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is all set for its world television (TV) premiere on December 15, reports The Independent. Three prominent channels of the country, Channel i, Maasranga TV and GTV will telecast the docu-drama at 3pm…
Desk report: The youth has become a role model in the area by cultivating vegetables commercially, reports The Dhaka Tribune. A youth named Ashik Iqbal Badal has found huge success in cultivating papaya and lemon in Tangail’s Sakhipur upazila. The 32-year-old has changed his fate and set an example in his neighbourhood of Pratima Banki…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday said the government has taken an initiative to build a separate railway bridge beside the existing Bangabandhu Bridge on the Jamuna River, reports The Daily Star. “One more double-gauge rail bridge will be built beside the Bangabandhu bridge with the finance of Japan,” the railway…
Reuters: In a solemn ceremony, the United States welcomed home on Wednesday human remains it said presumably included Americans killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War, and thanked North Korea for making good on a June summit pledge to hand them over. Only one identification “dog tag” was delivered by the North Koreans, underscoring the long…
Abrar Hussain: At least nine people have been killed in separate road accidents in Gaibandha and Netrokona districts yesterday. Five people, including four of a family, died in a head-on collision between a bus and tractor in Gaibandha, reports UNB. Meanwhile, four passengers were killed in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto…
Tahmeed Taha: Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, spewing molten rock and high levels of sulfur dioxide, erupted on Thursday. Four days after the eruption, lava and hazardous fumes continued to spew on Hawaii’s Big Island on Monday. 35 structures including at least 26 homes had been destroyed and a total of 12 fissures have formed, including…
UNB, Dhaka Four people, including three Bangladeshi nationals, were shot dead when unidentified gunmen fired shots on them in Benghazi, the second largest city of Libya, on Friday evening, said an official on Sunday. ASM Ashraful Islam, councillor of Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, told UNB that the three Bangladeshi nationals — Hasan of Jessore,…
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…
Slash Gear: The heat that Facebook and Twitter are getting over various issues have put social networks under a microscope. It is also giving their rivals a chance to spin the narrative in their favor. Snapchat, who also recently received a lot of flak for its hugely unpopular UI redesign, is one that definitely needs…