Hossen Sohel of DOT The Rohingya are facing a “lost generation” as children both in Myanmar and in the refugee camps of Bangladesh struggle to get an education, reports The Independent. The Rohingya youth who remain in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have faced serious restrictions on access to schooling since the outbreak of violence there in…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The ruling Awami League will win somewhere between 168 and 220 seats on its own, says Sajeeb Wazed Joy, an adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports bdnews24.com. Sajeeb, son of Hasina, has posted the party’s election outlook on his Facebook page citing an opinion poll conducted from August to October…
Earth Sky The Geminid meteor shower – always a highlight of the meteor year – will peak around the mornings of December 13 and 14, 2018. The Geminids are a very reliable shower if you watch at the peak time of night (centered on about 2 a.m. for all parts of the globe) and if…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Both sides in the Yemen conflict agreed on Wednesday to reopen Sanaa airport and resume oil and gas exports. However, the agreement on the Red Sea port of Hodeidah and a cooperation deal on the crumbling economy remained elusive as the clock ticked down to the last day of talks. Another…
BBC : Theresa May is heading to Brussels for an EU summit, the morning after surviving a vote of confidence. The prime minister is seeking legally binding pledges from EU leaders on the Irish backstop – a key obstacle for MPs who oppose her Brexit deal. The EU will not renegotiate the deal but may…
A 30-year-old woman and her lover were arrested on Tuesday night for allegedly beheading her husband after getting him drunk on November 30 in Shahberi. Rajni, a native of Bhadra village in Chattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, and Aniruddh (32), a native of Mahoba district, were arrested by a team from the Bisrakh police station…
Arafat Hasan of DOT Jatiya Oikyafront, the major opposition alliance formed against the ruling coalition Grand Alliance for the upcoming elections, will unveil its manifesto on December 17. According to a press release issued yesterday and undersigned by the alliance’s Chief Coordinator Mostafa Mohsin, the manifesto will be unveiled at an event in a hotel…
Former Obama housing chief Julian Castro says he’s taking a step toward a possible White House campaign in 2020 by forming a presidential exploratory committee. The Texas Democrat said that he will announce a decision Jan. 12. The move gives the 44-year-old former San Antonio mayor an early start to what’s shaping up as a…
UNB The World Bank on Thursday approved a $250 million development policy operation to help the government of Bangladesh strengthen its capacity to create more, better-paid and quality jobs in a rapidly changing environment, reports UNB. The Programmatic Jobs Development Policy Credit aims at supporting Bangladesh to develop a stronger policy and institutional framework to…
UNB Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali met newly elected Chief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora at his office in New elhi on Wednesday. It was a courtesy call with Arora who assumed office on December 2, said an official on Thursday without giving further details. The Indian Election Commission will hold…