M Humayun Kabir: Bangladesh has proposed introduction of solar power grid and ocean cruises among Bimstec member countries. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina placed the proposal at the retreat session of Bimstec held at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza in Kathmandu yesterday, reports UNB. After the session, Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque told reporters that discussions on…
Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Former Chairman, National Human Rights Commission : Despite the government announcing a zero-tolerance policy for the ongoing anti-narcotics operation, in reality, we have not yet seen anything to reflect that. Even if small or mid-level dealers are being caught, we are not seeing the zero-tolerance policy in action because no action is…
Desk Report: The programme, produced by Lutfur Rahaman Robin and hosted by Iqbal Khandakar brought to light some lesser known facts about Zafar Iqbal, who acted in 150 films during his acting career. Zafar Iqbal, one of the most prominent actors in the history of the Bengali film industry, possesses a versatile career under his…
DOT Desk Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday urged the officials involved in the election results announcement process to declare accurate results so that people can have faith on the Election Commission, reports The Daily Star. “We are overwhelmed by the interest people have shown over the elections. So, we have to be…
DOT Desk: Frequent use of plastic containers across the country is causing various diseases including cancer. In hotels, restaurants and bakeries, food is being served in plastic pots and containers. For home delivery purposes, too, it is widely used, reports The Independent BD. According to the Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers’ & Exporters’ Association, there are…
Richard Hurowitz, Investor, writer / The New York Times Anyone who has seen “Casablanca” knows the connection between Portugal and World War II refugees. But few know the story of the Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who in 1940 saved tens of thousands of lives only to be punished for this heroism by his…
Hossen Sohel: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is vying for his third re-election as the ruling party leader next week, extending his stay in power to work on his long-cherished ambition — to revise his country’s war-renouncing constitution, reports ABC News. Abe reportedly has already secured about 70 percent of support from parliamentarians of the…
Reuters: To hear Venezuela’s leftist President Nicolas Maduro tell it, this remote hamlet of 1,300 souls is perched on the cutting edge of an innovation in cryptocurrency. Located in an isolated savanna in the center of the country, Atapirire is the only town in an area the government says is brimming with 5 billion barrels…
Banglanews24: A district court on Sunday (August 5) granted three-day remand for three members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh each.The JMB members were produced before the court of Kurigram Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mizanur Rahman, at noon.
UNB Detectives arrested the wife and daughter of jamaat leader Gazi Nazrul Islam, who is contesting the 11th parliamentary election with BNP ticket from Satkhira-4 constituency, from the district jail premises on charge of planning sabotage on Tuesday. The arrestees are Maksuda Khanam, wife of Nazrul Islam and her daughter Sharmin Sultana Khuku. Ali Ahmed…