Washington Post: A scion of India’s most famous political dynasty on Wednesday formally entered politics, with the opposition Congress party assigning her a position as it prepares for national elections due before May. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is the 47-year-old daughter of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. She has in the past helped her mother and…
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 —…
Police on Tuesday noon recovered the bodies of two friends, who went missing on Monday morning, from the district town. The deceased were identified as Sajon, a hawker by profession, and his friend transport worker Emon. On Tuesday noon, locals spotted the bodies floating under the Brahmaputra Bridge and informed police, said Officer-in-charge of Kotoali…
Reuters Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak has withdrawn his resignation and will stay in cabinet after a dispute over his nation’s rejection of a U.N. pact on treatment of migrants, he said in a statement on Friday. Lajack, who protested parliament’s vote against the global deal last month, said he reversed his decision after guarantees…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT : At least six top US senators from across party lines introduced a resolution to hold the Saudi crown prince accountable for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The proposal, which was introduced on Wednesday, says the Senate “has a high level of confidence” that Mohammed bin Salman, well known as…
DOT Desk Poet and engineer Habibullah Siraji joined as the new director general of Bangla Academy, reports The Daily Sun. The Public Relations Department of the academy informed media of taking charge of the post. Siraji replaced Shamsuzzaman Khan, whose tenure ended in May after 10 years. He will serve as the DG of the…
Marilyn Thipthorpe For those with a long commute to work, the hardest part can be the last mile between getting off of the subway or train and walking to the office. The Movpak is an electric skateboard built into a full-size backpack, designed to make that final stretch a bit less of a hassle without…
AP news: The regal presence Aretha Franklin exuded in life was captured at her viewing on Tuesday, with the late Queen of Soul in a gold-plated casket dressed completely in red, including high-heeled pumps, proving, as one person put it, that she was a “diva to the end.” As Franklin’s powerful vocals from classic gospel performances…
BSS A bill has been placed in the US Congress, calling on the Bangladesh government to stop radical organizations including Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir, who pose an ongoing threat to the country’s stability and secular democracy. Congressman Jim Banks of Indiana State introduced the bill titled ‘Expressing concern about the threat posed to democracy…