Dr. Sadeka Halim speaks to DOT : The meaning of power is in how it’s used. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina achieving 26th in the Forbes 100 most powerful women is the result of her success. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received many accolades for her powerful leadership with which she has taken the country forward….
Tarannum Sattar Annabelle Sheehan, Chief Executive of South Australian film Corporation (SAFC) informed that Adelaide filming studio has never been busier. They are currently working with more than 30 tenants and projects are ongoing in all fields like production, animation and games. One of the fims, a thriller called “Cargo” has Martin Freeman both from…
Reuters: Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan will skip next month’s United Nations General Assembly session to focus his attention on the country’s economy, said his foreign minister. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will head the Pakistani delegation at 73rd U.N. General Assembly session set to open on September 18. “No, the prime minister is…
UNB, Dhaka Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the new members of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) to work as public servants and not to indulge in corruption and allow apathy in their activities. “Don’t indulge in corruption and don’t let others to indulge in corruption. You must discharge your duties with honesty as…
Salman Rafi Sheikh, Research-analyst of International Relations and Pakistan’s foreign and domestic affairs/NEO, Japan While the future of the Iran-nuke deal continues to depend upon the will of Europe, China and Russia in the face of US unilateral withdrawal and the latter’s campaign to convince at least Europe to do the same, for Iran the…
AP, Sanaa The Yemeni president has sacked the vice president and the head of the Cabinet, Khaled Bahah, citing shortcomings in the government’s performance. President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi appointed Ahmed Obaid bin Daghr to head the Cabinet and Maj. Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar as vice president, according to a statement aired Sunday on state-run…
Hossen Sohel: Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday urged the Bangladesh government to “halt arbitrary arrests, prosecute those involved in violent attacks, and immediately and unconditionally release people it has thrown in jail just for speaking out.” Brad Adams, Asia director of the international human rights watchdog, in a press statement alleged that the government led…
AP: US Army Gen. Austin Miller has assumed command of the 41-nation NATO mission in Afghanistan following a handover ceremony. Miller took over Sunday from Gen. John Nicholson, who held the post for more than two years, at a ceremony attended by senior Afghan officials and foreign ambassadors. The handover comes at a time when…
Reuters: Captain Joe Fontana, a team leader with the U.S. army’s 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, is part of a new unit but he is working on problems that have been stubbornly familiar to American military advisers in Afghanistan for years. The 1st SFAB was formed last year as a new force of experienced…
Sayeed Muhammad: Canada has sharpened its tone towards asylum seekers, warning that simply traction through the border is not a “free ticket” to Canada as the number of migrants crossing from the US keeps soaring. Since the election of Donald Trump, growing numbers of asylum seekers have been entering Canada by foot, driven by fears…