UNHCR Among the rescuers who converged on the Greek coastal resort of Mati in July as hundreds fled deadly wildfires was a 23-year-old Syrian refugee, himself saved from a watery grave last year. Obada “Ibo” Al-Nassar trained as a lifeguard after arriving in Greece and is a volunteer with the Lifeguard Hellas (LH) organization, which…
Sofian Khan: An additional humanitarian funds of AUD 18.4 million has been announced by Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop to meet the urgent needs of Rohingya people and the host community in Bangladesh. According to the Australian government, over 12,00,000 Rohingyas who have fled into Bangladesh has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian…
Sky News Nearly half of children’s slime toys failed the EU safety limit for the presence of a potentially harmful chemical, research found. The consumer association Which? tested 13 products from a range of high street and online retailers. Five failed the limit for the chemical element boron in toys, while another product classified as…
Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury of DOT : History: The First 100 Days agenda of a new government as we know it now was introduced by USA President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) when he took office in 1933. In his first 100 days he passed 15 legislations that made up his famous New Deal. FDR took…
Monsur Iqbal, from Sreemangal Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has revealed the main mystery of the murder case of Hajipur area of Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar. Additional Superintendent of Police Mohammad Shahadat Hossain said at a press briefing at the PBI office on Thursday that Ariful Islam Arif, a disable who was physically challenged, was…
Starchild Hollywood actor jared leto revealed in a statement that e had to go through a loty while preparing for the role of “Joker” in suicide squad. Reportedly, he spent plenty of time with the patients who are suffering from mental disorder and have had sessions with doctors and psychiatrists. The actor made sure that…
Neil Macdonald, Opinion columnist/ CBC News From fiscal policy, to trade, to war — Trump has been an objective ally for those on the left I shouldn’t, but I delight in discussing Donald Trump’s presidency with friends on the left.Not to commiserate over what a pig the man is (calling someone a pig is presidential…
DOT Desk: Uber has given scholarship to the daughter of Shahanaj Akter, the woman who came to limelight after her story of earning her income through the ridesharing app surfaced on social media, reports The Daily Star. Her daughters received the scholarships under the GenerationNext Initiative – a programme to arrange opportunities and scholarships for…
UNB: Switzerland has said it looks forward to its continued partnership with Bangladesh and hoped that Bangladesh will support the people’s will to move towards democracy in full respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms. “Switzerland trusts that the new government of Bangladesh will uphold the democratic values it was elected upon and that it…