BBC: Eighteen years after Jaswinder Sidhu was murdered in India, her mother and uncle have been extradited from Canada to stand trial in the country. Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Surjit Singh Badesha, both of whom are Canadian, were taken into custody on Friday, a day after their arrival, police said. The two are accused of…
NTV A fire has broken out on the sets of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Zero’ in Mumbai Film City, news agency Press Trust of India has reported, quoting the police. Reports suggest Shah Rukh Khan was on set at the time of the incident. Five fire engines have reportedly been sent to the spot to control…
UNB: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said democracy is showing greater strain than at any time in decades and laid emphasis on more inclusive democracies. “That is why this International Day should make us look for ways to invigorate democracy and seek answers for the systemic challenges it faces,” he said in a message marking…
AP, Tehran Iran has denied any involvement in cyberattacks after the U.S. charged seven hackers linked to the Iranian government with targeting dozens of banks as well as a small dam outside New York City. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said Saturday that Iran has “never had on its agenda any dangerous measures in…
BSS Tunisia should adjust its development model to counter economic slowdown and build “inclusive growth”, the International Monetary Fund’s country representative said, ahead of an expected line of IMF credit. The authorities have failed to redress the economy since the uprising five years ago that ousted longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Tunisia’s…
Prof Abu Ahmed, Stock Market Analyst: The partnership between Dhaka Stock Exchange and a Chinese consortium will not cause any positive output immediately. Many are curious to know why no changes are taking place in the country’s stock market even after the partnership of the Chinese consortium with the DSE. Benefits will not come in…
BSS: Chattogram district council has taken up projects to built 17 shaheed minars and 7 independence mausoleum in Chattogram aimed at creating awareness among the young generation about Language Movement and historic Liberation War of Bangladesh. These mausoleums and shaheed minars will be built at Govt primary schools located in different upazilas of the district….
Samiul Bashar Samin The Tumblr Literally Unbelievable hosts nothing but screen shots of people on Facebook taking at face value the joke news published by the satirical site The Onion. I punctured the myth that there was a rampant feminist who made a class of six- and seven-year-olds cookies that looked like vaginas. I fact-checked…
Hindustan Times: Mindfulness — a meditative practice that focusses on paying attention to the present moment — can increase person’s tolerance to pain, a study has found. Researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine in the US analysed data obtained from a study published in 2015 that compared mindfulness meditation to placebo analgesia. They sought…
UNB: Experts at a seminar here on Saturday said the country could generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy in 2050 if steps are taken to achieve the target. “Scarcity of land is no longer a problem for solar energy as technologies are improving and different forms of new systems like floating solar…