UNB: A man, who remained missing since January 4, was found dead in a septic tank at West Madhugram in Chagalnaiya upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 55, a retired army man. MM Murshed, officer-in-charge of Chagalnaiya Police Station, said Abul Kalam went missing on January 4 after his first wife…
UNB,Indian Wells Vania King beat qualifier Taylor Townsend 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday in an all-American match in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open at The Indian Wells Tennis Garden. British wild-card Heather Watson rallied from a 5-1 deficit in the first set to beat Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-1. Americans…
DOT Desk Labour leaders of the country’s readymade garment sector have again called on all agitating workers to join their work and continue the production activities peacefully, reports The Financial Express. They also assured that the labour federations would extend all-out support to resolve any issue after the national election scheduled to be held on…
Mark Leonard, Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations/ Project Syndicate The partnership at the center of European integration is unraveling just when Euroskeptic forces are coming together. If French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel cannot start rebuilding the political center, next year’s European Parliament election will produce the biggest victory…
Banglanews24: Saudi Arabia has given Bangladesh 200 tons of dates as gifts. Sayed Al-Gatani, deputy counselor of the Saudi Embassy in Bangladesh, handed over the gift to Disaster Management and Relief Secretary Shah Kamal at the Secretariat. Saudi Arabia gifts dates to Bangladesh every year before Ramadan. “Contribution is delayed this year due to production…
Desk Report: Ghost imaging is one of the more extraordinary advances in optics in recent years. It produces high-resolution images using single-pixel cameras and light that has never interacted with the object in question. The technique relies on clever algorithms to crunch the seemingly random data that a single pixel appears to gather. More on…
Reuters: Trade and investment ministers from G20 countries meeting in Argentina said there was an “urgent need” to improve the World Trade Organization, a joint statement said on day before yesterday. With U.S. President Donald Trump readying tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese goods, the ministers said they were “stepping up the dialogue” on…
Raj Abrar: BNP have announced various programs to celebrate its 40th founding anniversary on September 1, including a public rally, discussion, hoisting party flag, placing wreaths at the grave of party founder Ziaur Rahman. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement yesterday after a joint meeting of the party and its…
The Guardian: To paraphrase John Waters: “We need to make books cool again. If you go home with somebody and they don’t have books, don’t sleep with them.” It’s a funny sentiment, but one he may feel has finally been achieved, as books – and their covers – have become something of an accessory. The…
BBC: The developer of Fortnite has confirmed it will bypass the Google Play app store when the game is released for Android smartphones. The Google Play store lets Android users buy and download apps using a simple interface, although Google takes a 30% cut of sales made.Epic Games’ chief executive Tim Sweeney said 30% was…