Desk Report: A domestic aircraft of a private air service provider skidded off the runway of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, injuring five passengers on board, reports Indian news portal NDTV. “The Aircraft bearing the call sign 9NAHW was carrying 21 passengers from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu. It skidded off the runway at around 8:30…
UNB The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Thursday announced a 15-member squad for the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Asia Cup’ 2018, co-hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka, beginning on December 6 in Karachi. Bangladesh emerging team, which was put in Group B alongside hosts Pakistan, Hong Kong and UAE, will play United Arab…
Kabir Humayun: Bangladesh has emphasized continuous pressure on Myanmar government by the United States and the international community to stop the violence. The stress on Myanmar was sought when Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin discussed the matter with Senator Jeff Merkley (Democrat- Oregon), an influential member of the U.S. Senate Committee on…
Muhammad Ali Bukhari from Toronto : The Bangladeshi born Canadian citizen Dr Taj Hashmi, who is an internationally acclaimed academic and author has written a letter on January 3 afternoon to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in connection to testify in the US Congress about 2018 Bangladesh Election, as learnt by this correspondent of…
Tarannum Sattar On May 12, 1947, a powerful picture taken by student photographer Robert Wiles, was published in a full page in life magazine. It still remains as one of the most famous after almost seven decades. The photograph was of Evelyn McHale, a 23 year old California girl, who had jumped off to death…
Sumaiya Kabir The Rampal Power Plant, a proposed coal based power plant dangerously close to the Sunderbans, has been fiercely opposed ever since the agreement to build it was signed in 2012. Although the proposed 1320 megawatt power plant will produce electricity using coal, an affordable and abundant energy source, the consequences of building the…
Hossen Sohel: In a latest reaction, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Bilawal Bhutto slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, saying the latter has zero chance of becoming the country’s next prime minister. Addressing a rally on Thursday, Bilawal said he is serving the masses and did not believe in “U-turns and showbaazi (dramas),” Dunyanews…
Abrar Hussain of DOT A group of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College students took to the streets yesterday, demanding the release of teacher Hasna Hena, who they claim was unfairly sent to prison over the death of student Aritry Adhikary. The students held a demonstration in front of the school gate on Bailey Road on…
The Guardian, UK: Thousands of rideshare drivers across Australia were not picking up passengers for the transport giant Uber during the morning commute on Monday in a protest aimed at making its service fairer for drivers. Ride Share Drivers United want Uber to stop using upfront pricing and go back to paying drivers for the…
AP: Police say rebels fighting against Indian rule ambushed a group of police officers and killed four of them in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. Police say rebels attacked the four on Wednesday with gunfire in the suburbs of southern Shopian town. The policemen were wounded and later died at a hospital. No rebel…