Sayeed Muhammad My-anmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of the honorific freedom of Oxford, the British city where she studied and raised her children, over her “inaction” on the Rohingya crisis, reports AFP.”When Aung San Suu Kyi was given the Freedom of the City in 1997 it was because she…
M Humayun Kabir: Terming the students’ demands logical, two ministers of the ruling Awami League gather in Uttra House Building intersection, South Jatrabari, Shanir Akhra and Farmgate areas at 10am yesterday. “Students of different school and colleges started to protest at 10am on the streets. As a result, traffic stalled. The senior officials of the…
Dilip Mandal, Senior journalist/The Print So little is known about educator and social reformer Fatima Sheikh that even her date of birth is debated. Every year, on 3 January, India celebrates (or at least acknowledges) Savitribai Phule’s birth anniversary. She was the first Indian woman to become a teacher and start a school for girls….
Tech Explorist: Molding metals into miniscule shape is a challenging task especially when it comes to metals in their solid state. However, the moldability of the metal depends on its flowability under certain conditions. Flowability is high in thermoplastics, gels, and glasses, but most metals are too hard when solid and too fluid in their…
Hossen Sohel: Indian media yesterday– including some conservative outlets — hailed a Supreme Court ruling to decriminalise gay sex whilst highlighting a “deafening” silence from Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government. Banner front page headlines such as “Love at First Right”, “Rainbow Nation” and “Independence Day” greeted the verdict of the top court to strike down…
Sayeed Muhammad: The Centre for Policy Dialogue or CPD, a leading think tank of Bangladesh, said the proposed budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 lacks clarity about the source of fund and expenditure. According to the CPD, the projected revenue target is unrealistic and there is no clear guideline over the source of the…
Sayeed Muhammad Members of detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have detained 56 suspected members of different hijacking gangs from parts of the capital city. The suspected hijackers were held in possession of lethal weapons, during their raids at several bus and railway stations across the city on Tuesday night, reports the Dhaka Tribune.DMP Deputy…
BSS: Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over the regions of Dinajpur, Tetulia, Dimla, Rajarhat, Rajshahi, Pabna, Badalgachhi, Satkhira, Jashore, Chuadanga, Barishal, Srimangal, Sitakunda, Mymensingh, Gopalgonj and Faridpur and it may continue for few days, a met office release said today. Light to moderate fog may occur at some places over the country from…
Desk Report: Bangladesh Cricket Board is looking to send some of the country’s leading cricketers to county cricket to hone their skill sets. To make headway in this regard, the board has asked newly appointed head coach Steve Rhodes to try and make some arrangements so that some of his charges have the opportunity to…
Hindustan Times: An Army major and three soldiers were killed while foiling an infiltration bid in north Kashmir’s Gurez sector, officials said on yesterday. At least two militants were killed in the operation, they added. The encounter between the patrolling party of the Rashtriya Rifles and the infiltrating group took place at Govind Nallah in…