Daily Mail, UK: The US will urge the international community to keep up sanctions pressure against North Korea at a security forum in Singapore this week, as concerns mount that Pyongyang has made little progress towards denuclearisation. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his North Korean counterpart will attend the gathering in the city-state where…
Desk Report: ‘Noashal’, an immensely popular drama serial on RTV, is set to bring back one of its key stars on the screen once again. Ekushey Award-winning veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman, who has not been seen for more than 200 episodes, will be reprising his role on the special request of the director Mir Sabbir….
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Rubya Tripty The High Court on Monday has directed the hospitals and clinic to release dead body of poor and destitute people even if the family failed to pay treatments and hospital costs and create a fund to help poor and marginalized people. The high court bench of justice comprising Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and…
The Guardian, UK Cambodia seized more than 3.2 tonnes of elephant tusks hidden in a storage container sent from Mozambique, a customs official said on Sunday, marking the country’s largest ivory bust. The discovery of 1,026 tusks at the Phnom Penh port followed a tip from the US embassy, the official said, and highlights Cambodia’s…
Abrar Hussain President Donald Trump, reportedly under intense pressure from members in his own party over his Supreme Court nominee, ordered an FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh on Friday at the request of Senate Republicans, a move that is expected to delay the contentious confirmation process by a week. One of…
Sofian Khan: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Awami League’s new central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in Gulistan. As part of the inaugural ceremony, Sheikh Hasina also the party President, cut a ribbon on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Sheikh Hasina placed a floral wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi 32 to…
The Independent, BD: A break-free special Eid tele-drama titled ‘Vager Ma’, scripted by Brindaban Das and directed by Dipu Hazra, is set to air at 11pm on Gazi TV on the second day of upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. The story of the tele-drama begins with the characters Leku and Cheku, two brothers who live beside each other…
DOT Desk : “Ganatantro Mukti Dibas” will be observed in the country today marking the fall of autocratic ruler in 1990. On the eve of the day, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued a message urging all to work together to strengthen the foundation of democracy calling people as “Sentinel of Democracy” in a statement coinciding with…
Molly Fosco/OZY.com A kindergarten teacher tells her students to form a circle on the floor while she takes attendance. A stampede of 5-year-olds scrambles over, and after several minutes spent squirming and rearranging limbs, they finally manage to settle down into some semblance of a round shape. The teacher begins roll call — “Dionysus?” “Here!”…