DLF panelist denounces Suu Kyi for denying rapes of Rohingya women

    Noman Mosharef yanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was vehemently denounced at a panel discussion at the ongoing Dhaka Lit fest for  denying Myanmar Army’s rape of Rohingya women. The discussion titled as Rohingyas: Landless future took place in the afternoon on the second day into the international literary festival. Panelist Azeem Ibrahim, a…

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      Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins 1st post-Mugabe election

      AP: Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa won election on Friday with just over 50 percent of the ballots as the ruling party maintained control of the government in the first vote since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa received 50.8 percent of the vote while main opposition challenger Nelson Chamisa received 44.3 percent. The…

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        Open Letter

        Dear Niaz Hey dude! Haven’t seen you since the first grade? How’s life? What did you grow up to be? Still in the country or left for somewhere else. You always talked about going way to New Zealand someday. Have you made it there? Hey, did you become a pilot? We were child back then….

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          DU online admission process begins, to continue till 26 August

          Observer BD: The online application process for admission into first year honours courses at Dhaka University (DU) under 2018-2019 academic session has begun on Tuesday and will continue till August 26. DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman formally inaugurated the online admission process at a function at central admission office of the university in the afternoon….

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            CPD dislikes govt, hence their bank report

            Dr. Abul Barkat speaks to DOT :  When looking at CPD’s pre-election report on embezzlements in the banking sector, it is clear that they do not like the current government. Now perhaps CPD could have commented on something else – there is no lack of topics to discuss about. It wasn’t just in the last…

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              China’s probe sends panoramic image of Moon’s far side

              Tech Explorist: Earlier this year, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) landed the robotic probe Chang’e 4 in the unexplored South Pole-Aitken basin, the largest, oldest, deepest, a crater on the moon’s surface. Now, on Friday, January 11, the team behind Chang’e 4 mission has shared images back to earth through a special relay satellite….

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                Anima Roy rocks Australia cities by Rabindra rendition

                Shakir Shakirul Islam Noted Rabindra Sangeet singer Anima Roy backs country recently after rocking Brisbane and Canberra—two Australia cities. She has performed there in two distinguished concerts organized by ATN Canberra and has enthralled thousands of audience by her mesmerizing Rabindra rendition. Anima has delved herself into Rabindra Sangeet over two decades with much austerity….

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                   Bangladesh face India today

                  BSS, Dhaka   Bangladesh looking forward to restore some lost pride as they face tournament favorite host India in their third super 10 group 2 match of the ICC World Twenty20 scheduled to be held today at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, India. The match kicks off at 8 pm (BST). Bangladesh, by comparison,…

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                    Philippines to deploy ‘hijab troopers’ nationwide

                    Arab News Hijab-clad female soldiers are to be deployed throughout the Philippines as part of a major counterterrorism initiative. The so-called “hijab troopers” will provide vital support to communities traumatized by war. Their placement in key areas across the country follows the success of their deployment during the Marawi siege last year, when Daesh-inspired local…

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