Sarwar J. Minar, Senior Officer, International Programs and Relations, IUB : The failure to create a modus vivendi has been intermittently creating problems in Bangladesh since its independence. As a corollary Bangladesh is experiencing its political problem again and again and it seems like there is no way out of this political conundrum. Present political…
Daily Mail: A Chinese space probe has moved into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The probe, the Chang’e-4, entered a planned orbit on Sunday ‘to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon’, the news…
UNB, Dhaka The 10th round Group B matches of the Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Cricket League has been deferred by a day due to unavoidable circumstances. The three league matches of Group B will now be held on March 13 instead of March 12. Prantik KC will play Mirpur Cricket Club at BKSP ground-4, Dhaka…
AP, Seoul North Korea said Saturday it has successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic rocket engine that will give it the ability to stage nuclear strikes on the United States. The engine’s ground test, if true, would be a big step forward for the North’s nuclear weapons program, which saw its fourth atomic test earlier…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Emphasizing the necessity for unity among Muslim countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Muslim countries should solve their problems, if any, through dialogue. The prime minister made the statement when the newly-appointed Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Nafar met with her at her office yesterday, reports UNB. “The Muslim Ummah should…
Desk Report: The full moon has brought hilsa in large numbers to river estuaries, enabling the fishermen to net plenty of hilsa and making good profits, reports Daily Sun. “Fishermen have been netting huge numbers of hilsa from different rivers estuaries including the Bay-of-Bengal since the full moon from August 26-27,” said Dr M Anisur…
Reuters: A front-running and far-right Brazilian presidential candidate began physical therapy on Saturday and remained in serious but stable condition after being stabbed during a campaign rally earlier this week, doctors and family members said. Congressman Jair Bolsonaro, who is unlikely to return to the campaign trail before the Oct. 7 first-round vote, was being…
UNB: Accusing Awami League of destroying the country’s election system, BNP on Wednesday urged opposition parties to forge a greater unity to force the government to hold a fresh election under a non-party administration. “Awami League has become the mass enemy of people by staging a mockery in the name of an election. They’ve got…
Danielle Jackson/LONGREADS In an incisive essay for the Baffler, political scientist Adolph Reed considers how many pop culture creations made with Black audiences in mind — including films like Birth of a Nation, Selma, and Black Panther — are narratives of singular, heroic, often male, achievement. “Tales of inspiration and uplift,” he calls them. Meanwhile,…
Md. Taqi Yasir We are celebrating the Bengali New Year aka Pahela Baishakh 1423 today, which is a triumph of the Bengali nation. This Pahela Baishakh helps us to put up with a completely separate individuality which makes us unique not only in traditional aspects but also from individual aristocracy. As the year draws to…