Hira Talukdar East-Pakistan (current Bangladesh) was severely struck by chains of natural calamity in 1970. Over 10 lacs of people lost their lives that year. Therefore, several foreign countries came-in for help. Tremendous amounts of aids & rations were sent for the people of this land. But, the ruling Pakistani government in the West-Pakistan (current…
DOT Desk: Passengers of ridesharing services have expressed their dissatisfaction over the low quality of the helmets supplied for free by the companies, reports The Daily Star. An expert has also expressed concern over the use of ‘lightweight’ helmets, which he doubts could protect passengers in case of an accident. The Traffic Division of the…
Abrar Hussain of DOT The Awami League has obtained a record percentage of votes in the recent general election that also served BNP its biggest ever defeat, according to official statistics published by the Election Commission. The results cite that AL secured as much as 76.80% of votes in the December 30 election, compared to…
Sayeed Muhammad: Observing strikes at hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres to justify medical negligence during treatment is unethical, said High Court in its observation. If the professions involving the police, doctors and lawyers are destroyed for the activities of some miscreants, citizens will suffer, the court said, reports The Daily Star. The High Court bench…
Sayeed Muhammad As the entire country remained blanketed with thick fog disrupting normal life yesterday, at least 20 flights were delayed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.The airport sources said the flights, both domestic and international, from different routes could not land there in the time fixed. Tarik Ahmed Al Sadik, assistant superintendent of…
Nusrat Jahan Though yours truly is 5’7, which is considered as “tall” here in Bangladesh, she does care for her 5’3 friends. Hence, I am here to convince all the guys why short can be pretty too, by giving them a list of reasons why they should totally try dating a short girl! *note the…
Reuters: Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea’s founding. It will be the Chinese leader’s first visit to the North Korean capital since he took power in 2012, and 13…
Anadolu Agency: Israel has released a Palestinian detainee who had been on a hunger strike and his father, a lawyer for a Palestinian non-governmental organization said Wednesday. Khader Diabis, with the Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, said in a written statement that 27-year-old Mohammed al-Rimawi and his father, Nimer Mohammed, 54, have been freed…
Russia Today: The US, Germany’s closest strategic ally, came surprisingly close to the ‘bogeyman’ Russia in the list of countries that the Germans fear the most, leaving North Korea and others lag behind, a new poll revealed. Incredibly, as many as 55 percent of Germans believe the US is almost an equal threat to their…