UNB This election season is going to be historic one for the Satkhira-3 voters as two medical doctors are out there seeking political office. Awami League candidate Prof AFM Ruhal Haque, a renowned physician of the Subcontinent, is going to fight with BNP candidate cardiologist Dr Md Shahidul Alam for Satkhira-3 constituency. Ishaq Ali from…
Abrar Hussain Israeli occupation forces have issued forty-seven administrative detention orders against Palestinian prisoners in the first week of February, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club revealed Thursday.Of them, 41 were new while six were renewals of detentions of prisoners already held by the occupation. The administrative detention orders ranged from three to six months, and some…
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…
Banglanews24: Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain has made a surprise visit to the much-talked about Jamboree Park in Agrabad of the port city Friday (September 14). He walked for almost one hour and exchanged views with the people doing morning exercise. He sought suggestions from them on what new can be added…
Humayun Kabir: A new World Bank report says that Bangladesh has the potential to double its trade with South Asian countries. The report titled ‘A Glass Half Full: The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia,’ says that trade within South Asia can grow three times, from $23 billion to $67 billion, by reducing manmade…
DOT Desk: Dhaka tops the list of divisional headquarters when it comes to drug abuse, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital. With 24.90 per cent drug addicts, Chattagram is listed next to Dhaka, where the percentage of drug abusers is 36.80, reports The Independent. Ironically, the…
Arafat Hasan of DOT : Pope Francis assailed the “insatiable greed” of modern consumerism at the Vatican as pilgrims crowded into the church at the traditional site of Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem on Tuesday while Christmas celebrations began worldwide. Thousands attended mass on Monday night at the Vatican’s Saint Peter’s Basilica, where Pope Francis, head…
AP, Bishkek Kyrgyzstan’s president has accepted the resignation of the ex-Soviet nation’s prime minister amid allegations of corruption. Temir Sariyev submitted his resignation Monday after less than a year in office, saying he decided to leave the post to help “preserve stability in the country.” President Almazbek Atanbayev quickly accepted his resignation. Sariyev’s departure comes…
Abrar Hussain: After last month’s deadly wildfire near its capital, Greece appointed new heads of key emergency services, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office on Sunday. It said that the heads of the police force and fire brigade had been replaced by their deputies. It comes two days after the resignation of…
Md, Shamsul Islam, Executive Editor, Our Time : While many outdated and irrelevant disciplines and fields of study are dominating our universities and think tanks, future studies or futurology has never been popular in our country – either as an academic discourse or as a separate area of study. As a nation, our priority is to…