Tariq A. Al Maeena, Saudi socio-political commentator/ Gulf News If Saudis do not feel like welcoming Israelis on their lands, they are perfectly right An international chess tournament that was scheduled to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has had its venue moved to Russia. The organisers of the World Blitz and Rapid Championship confirmed…
BSS Just when the twilight begins at the dawn, he has to jump off the bed and rush for work. A child of around 10 year of an affluent family normally gets off the bed, brush teeth, take breakfast and gets ready for school. But his story is different. Not so smooth and comfortable life,…
Banglanews24: Country’s northern most district Panchagarh has been waking up with its first fogs over nearly a week as the winter drawing near. Temperatures also started dipping to as low as 22.7 degrees Celsius. The district having close affinity to Himalayan basin in soil nature and bounded by Darjeeling on the north, is getting engulfed…
Reuters: One of Taiwan’s representatives stationed in Japan’s western city of Osaka committed suicide this week, the government of the self-ruled island said. The official had been an excellent diplomat “keen to offer help to junior colleagues”, Taiwan’s foreign affairs ministry said in a statement on Friday, expressing its “deepest sorrow and regret over the…
BSS: Though the main target of the brutal coup de tat of August 15, 1975 was the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his eldest son, Sheikh Kamal, was the first to be martyred. According to the deposition of Havildar Quddus, one of the security guards of Bangabandhu’s residence, Major Bazlul Huda and…
Desk Report: Bangladesh Cricket Board heaved a sigh of relief as opening batsman Tamim Iqbal and pace bowler Rubel Hossain finally secured the visa of United Arab Emirates, which paved the way for their participation in the forthcoming Asia Cup from the start, reports New Age. The rest of team members travelled to UAE on…
APP: For years, researchers at the University of Illinois have been trying to find out whether it is possible to genetically modify a crop to boost its growth. In results published in Science on Thursday, they confirmed they had been successful making tobacco plants 40 percent bigger thanks to a “genetic hack” or “shortcut.” The…
Kabir Humayun: A Dhaka court yesterday rejected the bail of former BNP lawmaker Mofiqul Hasan Tripti in connection with the murder of Prof Aftab Ahmed. Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Fahad Bin Amin Chowdhury ordered to send Tripti to jail, reports The Daily Star. Earlier in the day, a short hearing on the 10-day remand prayer submitted…
Mezik Potetu Picking out a birthday gift can be annoying. Then when you express your annoyance to the birthday boy/girl, and they go “It’s okay as long as you’re here”, it is even more ANNOYING. However, the five-year-old’s smile on an eighteen-year-old’s face that shows up after they get the perfect gift is totally worth…
BSS: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has collected Taka 75 crore from the two mobile operator companies – Banglalink Limited and Robi Axiata Limited – as their outstanding value added tax (VAT). Out of the total amount, Banglalink paid Taka 47 crore while Robi paid Taka 28 crore for increase in their respective wealth…