BBC: Police in Seoul have raided the offices of a South Korean company which claimed to have found a sunken Russian warship with billions of dollars of gold on board. Shinil Group attracted global attention when it claimed last month to have discovered the Dmitri Donskoii, a 5,800-ton warship that had sunk during the 1905…
Zahid Ahmed Hero The requirement of indispensable tolerance and mental understanding in matrimonial life is its basic foundation. The reasonable wear and tear and normal jars and shocks of ordinary married life has to be put up with in the larger interest of their own happiness and of the healthy, normal growth and development…
International desk A South by Southwest helper has been dismissed and festival organizers apologized after an U.S. Olympic fencer who is Muslim was asked to remove her headscarf in order to get a permit. South by Southwest registration official Amin Simms said in an emailed statement that it was “an insensitive request” and against the…
Marilyn Thipthorpe DNA from Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings could be used to digitally recreate his face and confirm exactly where he was buried after his death in 1519. Researchers are going to attempt to recover hairs and flakes of skin from within his paintings and notebooks, which could be used to construct how the Italian…
After a magnificent victory over Pakistan, motivated Tigers are ready to roar again as they face India in the final of ACC Asia Cup scheduled to be held tomorrow (Friday) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The match kicks off at 5.30 pm (BST). An injury hit Bangladesh stunned Pakistan as…
DOT Desk A Bangladeshi worker died in a road accident in Riyadh of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night. Son of Hasim Uddin, deceased Sharif Miah, was a resident of Mymensingh district. He was a cleaner of Al Yamama Company, reports the Daily Observer BD. A speedy car ran over Sharif in Khwajma area of the…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Bangladesh Consulate General in the US in a special ceremony on Saturday awarded two New York Police officers of Bangladeshi origin for their bravery while performing duties. In a breviary act, police officer Sayeed Ali, a US Army combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan—had no trouble fending off five…
Desk Report: All the licensed recruiting agencies of the country from now on can send workers to Malaysia under the G-to-G Plus system. The decision was taken at a meeting of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam with Malaysian Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran in Putrajaya on Tuesday. Nurul Islam led a five-member…
Kabir Humayun: BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday said that three lakh leaders and activists of the party and its different fronts have been implicated this month in different false cases. He made the allegation at a press conference at BNP’s central office in Dhaka’s Nayapaltan. At least 3,000 false cases have…
Samiul Bashar Samin Once every generation, a musician comes along, who manages to change our perception of music through their passion and creativity. The late Jeff Buckley is still considered to be one of the best singers the world has seen. Jeff Buckley was the son of the famous singer and songwriter Tim Buckley who…