Reuters: The United Nations called on Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday to forestall a battle in Syria’s Idlib province which would affect millions of civilians and could see both sides using chlorine as a chemical weapon. U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura told reporters that there was a high concentration of foreign fighters in…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Ahhh… On these hot days I’m sure for many of us, a can of cold coca-cola is a heaven sent relief. Coca-Cola or better known as coke, is one of the most recognized brands in the world from pole to pole, this is not surprising since coca cola sells its products in over…
Kabir Humayun: A petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking its directive on the Election Commission and the government not to publish any schedule for holding next parliamentary election until disposal of a pending rule. Advocate Md Eunus Ali Akond moved the petition before the HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and…
Business Standard: Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp, which has received a series of warnings and notices from the government over the spread of fake news, has said the company is planning to strengthen its local presence by hiring a top executive, who will than build an India team. The American company has been at the centre of…
Samiul Bashar Samin Under the Dome opens with a signature Stephen King moment: a woodchuck, foraging for food, hides from a passing human—and is chopped in half as an impenetrable dome appears around the city limits. At the same instant, a plane crashes into the dome above him. “The Seneca exploded over Route 119 and…
Raj Abrar: At least two more were killed early yesterday as the countrywide anti-drug operation continues to leave a path of bodies, the current toll being 124 bodies in the last 17 days, reports The Daily Star, quoting the daily Prothom Alo. In yesterday’s count, the two were said to have been killed in “infighting…
Reuters: The judge in the trial of two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar on accusations of obtaining secret state documents said on Monday he will deliver his verdict on August 27, in a case that is seen as a test of press freedom in the fledgling democracy. The judge set the date after closing arguments…
DOT Desk The visiting Grand Mufti of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Mohammed Ahmed Hossain, paid a courtesy call on Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan at the latter’s house in the city on Saturday night, reports The Daily Sun. During the meeting, the Grand Mufti was accompanied by Palestinian Ambassador Yousef SY Ramadan and diplomats and…
DOT Desk: Bangladesh is among the four nations in South Asia that experienced decline in terror attacks. While terror impact on South Asia has worsened on average, Bangladesh shows improvement in security alongside Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, said the 2018 Global Terrorism Index. Afghanistan, Pakistan and India are amongst the ten countries most impacted…