Reuters The Saudi-led coalition said it approved evacuating wounded Houthi fighters for treatment on Monday, meeting a key condition for the group to attend U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Sweden this week aimed at ending Yemen’s nearly four-year-old war. Prospects for convening talks have increased as Western allies press Saudi Arabia, leader of the Sunni Muslim…
AP: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three new money-laundering charges related to the alleged multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund that led to his stunning electoral defeat three months ago. Najib spoke softly as he entered his plea in the High Court. He has previously accused Malaysia’s new…
Carli Pierson/Al jazeera On July 1, by electing Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) as their new president, the Mexican people did not only speak, they shouted: “No more copycat politicians, no more failed promises, no more violence and no more Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)”. PRI candidates had dominated Mexican presidential elections since its founding in…
He is Donn. Dashing villain of Dhakai filmdom. His full name is Mohammad Ashraful Huq Donn. Starting his career in Dhallywood in 1990 he has worked nearly 700 films and wins thousands of hearts by his stunning action and daring characters. Recently this celebrity talks to Daily Our Time’s Shakir Shakirul Islam. Here is the…
Dr. A B Mirza Azizul Islam, Economist : Private banks in our country colluding with one another determine the interest rate. To reduce the interest rate, the profit target would also have to be reduced. If they become dependent on the government, why are commercial banks being opened? Let every bank be run by the government….
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT For the first time in the country’s history, the 11th parliament has elected Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury the Speaker for the third time on the trot. The attending MPs of the newly-formed parliament unanimously elected he as the lone candidate, though a voice voting as Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah,chairing the…
Reported by: Arifur Rahman Tuhin Written by: Eshan Maitra Garments sector is facing its greatest struggles ever. On top of this, interruption at product transportation just adding making the garments owners even more tensed. Transportation cost is going over their reach and they are failing to keep up with their schedule as well….
Tahmeed Taha: Office timings for Ramadan have been fixed by the government. The timings for the May-June month will be from 9:00am to 3:30pm. The decision was made yesterday at a cabinet meeting which was presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office. At a press brief ing held at the Secretariat in…
NDTV: An Indian man in the US has been sentenced to over four years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction for possessing child pornography. Abhijeet Das, 28, of Pittsburgh has been sentenced in federal court to 52 months imprisonment for possession of material depicting the exploitation of a minor,…