UNB: Engel Foreign Food, popular chain shop of the Netherlands, will purchase products worth of US$ 5 million from PRAN, a leading food processor in Bangladesh. An agreement was signed between PRAN and Engel Foreign Food Group in this connection at PRAN-RFL Center. PRAN will export its noodles, juice and confectionery items to the European…
Hossen Sohel: Members of the National Moon Sighting Committee will meet at Islamic Foundation at Baitul Mukarram in the city at 7:15pm today to ascertain the date of holy Eid-ul-Azha and review reports of moon sighting of Jilhajj of 1439 Hijri, reports BSS. Religious Affairs Minister and National Moon Sighting Committee President Principal Matior Rahman…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed With the hope to liberate the workers class from deprivation, the 1st May is celebrated in the whole world. This celebration is not confined not only to the lobour class. It has become a universal event now. The spirit of the day has reduced discrimination & creating path of equalization and…
The election of Imran Khan represents a turnabout in policy in South Asia in ways few expect. Khan will close the door on America’s longtime policy toward the Caspian Basin, a policy of dominance, regime change and military colonization. That policy will die a needed and painful death. First of all, where no Pakistani leader…
AP: The Taliban is likely to keep up its recent surge of violence in advance of scheduled parliamentary elections in October but Western-backed Afghan defenses will not break, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said. In his most detailed comments on the Taliban’s assault on the eastern city of Ghazni since it began Aug. 10, Mattis…
Elizabeth Drew, Washington-based journalist & author/Project Syndicate With no compromise in sight to end the federal government shutdown, and no one left in President DonaldTrump’s cabinet who can restrain him, Americans and their allies are staring into the abyss that has been looming since the 2016 election. For those who hadn’t yet figured it out,…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT More than 300 retired senior public servants, including former chairmen of different commissions, senior secretaries and secretaries, have expressed their solidarity with the pro-liberation forces, led by Awami League, and the government. They came up with the move as they met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban yesterday…
DOT Desk: The acreage of potato cultivation is set to decline this year as farmers are switching to other crops after witnessing severe losses last year, reports The Financial Express. As a result, potatoes might be pricier this year, experts said. Lower production of the crop, however, will help farmers get handsome price for their…
Arianna Huffington, Founder of The Huffington Post, the founder and CEO of Thrive Global/Thrive Global Today: Are Facebook friends real friends, Twitter social jet lag, an Instagram mom sparks a debate, and Tim Cook on the real worries about AI. We know that our social connections on social media are problematic. The reason we’re drawn…
Marilyn Thipthorpe We are always looking for the perfect way to sculpt our body. Here are five moves to get you started and on the road to getting those great abs. *The Jack-Knife: Lie face up with your body stretched out flat. Take slow breathes, squeeze in your abs; now raise your right arm and…