Halima Akter: Joynul Abedin is a rickshaw driver. At the age of 61 he is paddling his rickshaw. He carries people heavy goods even animals. On a good day he earns 6 dollars. Joynul’s been at it for 30 years, saving literally, every penny he can. He may not know how to read or write…
BDnews24 Bangladesh has been ranked 161th country in human capital list, improved more than India and Pakistan, a new study published in The Lancet showed. The country has witnessed improvement in the health and learning of its workforce since 1990. This could have long-term beneficial effects on the Bangladesh economy.The study is the first of…
AFP: Pyongyang will suspend Chinese tour group visits to North Korea ahead of a high profile anniversary next month, according to news reports Saturday. The North’s Korea International Youth Travel Agency told a Chinese tourist agency that hotels in Pyongyang would be closed for renovations for 20 days starting Saturday, according to South Korean media…
Eshan Maitra There have been countless theories about this mysterious clock like sophisticated machine. For past century it has always intrigued the curious minds. The remains that was left of it, was discovered by divers off the Greek island of Antikythera, from a shipwreck 150 feet under the surface of ocea, in 1900. It was…
DOT Desk: The construction work of 13.48-kilometre long road at Taka 6.5 crore has been started in Hakimpur Upazila of the district, reports The Daily Observer. Executive Engineer of Local Government Engineering Department in Dinajpur Md Khalilur Rahman said under the construction work, the road will be made pucca from Khattamadhabpur to Mongla border area…
Arab News: Yemen’s foreign minister accused the Houthi militia on Saturday of “trying to sabotage the negotiations” that ended without their attendance in Geneva and said that the UN envoy had not been firm enough with them. “We want the UN to be firmer in bringing the other party to the negotiations”, Yemeni Foreign Minister…
Desk Report: Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) office saw huge crowd of license and fitness certificate seekers just after the nationwide students’ protest for road safety. However, the license seekers experienced hassle almost at every table. Meantime, the middlemen were also found active to make a fast buck. Long queues at BRTA circle-1 office in…
Hossen Sohel: Airport Customs has recovered 4.64kg gold from an aircraft at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet, reports Dhaka Tribune. The gold, worth almost Tk2 crore, was recovered from the airport on Wednesday. A man named Jahid Mia was detained in relation to the incident. Income tax officer of Osmani Airport, Enamul Haque, said that…
Banglanews24 Eminent Dhallywood filmmaker Amjad Hossain was laid to eternal rest beside his parents at the central graveyard in his hometown Jamalpur Sunday (Dec 23). A namaj-e-janaja was held on Iqbalpur New High School Field in the town, around 11pm. The ‘Golapi Ekhon Train-e’ famed director breathed his last at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok…
NDTV: China has ordered the world’s top pork producer, WH Group Ltd, to shut a major slaughterhouse as authorities race to stop the spread of deadly African swine fever (ASF) after a second outbreak in the planet’s biggest hog herd in two weeks. The discovery of infected pigs in Zhengzhou city, in central Henan province,…