Tim Weiner has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for reporting and writing on American intelligence/Reuters President Donald J. Trump, protected from criminal charges while in office, is now facing the prospect of indictment when he becomes a private citizen. On Friday, federal prosecutors in New York accused Trump of a felony:…
UNB: A 163-member contingent including 117 athletes will represent Bangladesh in the 45-nation 18th Asian Games to be held in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang from 18 August to 2 September. Indonesia is hosting the Asian Games for the 2nd times after Jakarta Games 1962 under President Soekarno. Some 15,000 athletes and officials…
UNB In the historic mosque city of Bagerhat, there is one mosque that eclipses all others in the region with its sheer size and stunning architecture. The ‘Shat Gambuj’ (domes) mosque has become an epitome of cultural heritage in the subcontinent. After Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan founded the city, formerly known as Khalifatabad, in…
Sayeed Muhammad: With the next city polls scheduled for May 15, candidates of different posts including that for the mayor’s one of the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) is passing busy time. As many as five mayoral candidates, 147 councillor candidates in 31 wards, and 38 councillor candidates for 10 reserved seats, are contesting the polls….
UNB: “Sundarban”, a new brand of bottled water under the Bottled Water Treatment Plant (BWTP) project of Khulna Water and Sewerage Authority (KWASA), is going to be launched in February next. Construction of buildings housing the treatment plant, installation of all machinery for the production of bottles, water treatment, filling, and level attaching process are…
DOT Desk Stocks returned to the red this week, as cautious investors sold off shares of major sectors to book profit, reports The Financial Express. The last trading session of the week was held on Thursday. Market operators said most of the investors adopted a ‘wait-and-see’ approach as the national election is nearing. “The downward…
WIO News : A judge will decide whether former national security adviser Michael Flynn should be sent to prison for lying to the FBI in a case stemming from the investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 election. US District Judge Emmet Sullivan will…
ThriveGlobal Let your partners talk about themselves:A study by several Harvard researchers found that talking about yourself is a pleasure akin to eating. As in, people love it. Study participants went as far as to give up money for the opportunity to talk about themselves. What this means is that letting people talk about themselves…
Independent, UK: The Italian engineer who designed the Genoa bridge that collapsed and killed 43 people warned of the risk of corrosion four decades ago, it has emerged. Riccardo Morandi wrote a report in 1979 recommending constant maintenance of the structure to remove all traces of rust and fill in exposed patches on the reinforcements….
Barrister Tureen Afroz writes for DOT : Four people have challenged the validity of the participation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s 25 candidates in the upcoming National Election. Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Mohammad Ali’s High Court bench passed the order to Election Commission to settle the case on Tuesday (18 December 2018). In the order it was…