Reuters: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Saturday to provide nearly $300 million in new security funding for Southeast Asia, as China forges ahead with plans to bolster its engagement in the region. Pompeo unveiled the figure to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers from the 10-member Association of…
Real Madrid got a great victory with Villarreal. It was one of the best come back on La Liga seasons. Real Madrid beat their 2 goals continuously and scored 3 goals in a row and looted their winning moment. It’s a great fun for the real Madrid fans. Bale bounce…
Sofian Khan Emmerson Mnangagwa, the new Zimbabwean President dissolved the cabinet of his predecessor Robert Mugabe and handed over two key ministries temporarily to two former ministers under the former regime. ZBC, the state-owned broadcaster announced this on Monday. As Mugabe resigned after the military takeover, his cabinet was disintegrated. Chief secretary to the president…
Sofian Khan: BNP on Sunday distributed leaflets across the country demanding the part chairperson’s release from jail and urging people to resist the government’s efforts to ‘revive one-party rule’.Party standing committee members and its senior leaders distributed the leaflets among pedestrians at different parts of the capital – reports UNB.BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam…
Reuters: Rwanda on Saturday freed Victoire Ingabire, an opposition leader who has served six years of a 15 year jail term, after President Paul Kagame exercised his power to grant a pardon. Ingabire, who leads the unregistered FDU-Inkingi opposition party, was freed along with other prisoners, including singer Kizito Mihigo, jailed in 2015 for plotting…
M Humayun Kabir: Shohoz, Bangladeshi ride-hailing startup, has raised $15 million from investors as it plans to expand its services. Among the investors were Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures, China’s Linear VC, 500 Startups and Singapore-based Koh Boon Hwee. CEO Maliha Quadir told Tech Crunch that the company provides 1 million completed rides a month and…
Shahedul Islam Helal, Former President, Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI): Failure in estimating the gas reserves and appropriate demand has deepened the gas supply crisis. For attracting investment of Tats in 2005, the then government had stated of huge potential gas reserves. The gas crisis triggered from 2007, only two years after the superfluous statement about…
Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest reaction, the US has expressed its disappointment over purported irregularities and intimidation in Khulna City Corporation polls held on Tuesday. It, however, congratulated all the parties for making the elections inclusive. US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat made the observation yesterday, but termed the election very encouraging that a wide range…