Redemption of Ocean of Sorrow Karbla Battle Now in English

    Utpal Dutta: ‘Bishad Sindhu’, by Mir Mosharraf Hossain an epic narrative retrieved. Entitled ‘Ocean of Melancholy’ is a work of historical fiction translated by Alo Shome was released on 20, September 2018. Placed on the events that led to the battle of Karbala an epic historical novel by Bangladeshi literary colossal Mlr Musharraf Hossain has…

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      UN rushes aid to hunger-stricken Yemeni district

      Arab News: The UN and individual donors are rushing food to a desperate corner of northern Yemen where starving villagers were found to be living off leaves. Aid officials are searching for ways to ensure aid reaches those in need amid alarm that the country’s hunger crisis is worsening beyond the relief effort’s already strained…

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        UK to help Bangladesh in tackling child labour

        Desk Report: The United Kingdom (UK) has announced new protections for vulnerable children at risk of falling prey to child labour, including a £5 million programme to support Bangladesh deliver its commitment of eliminating the worst forms of child labour in the country, reports the daily sun. Secretary of State for International Development of the…

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          Saudi King launches high-speed rail line

          Abrar Hussain: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud officially inaugurated a high-speed rail line connecting the holy cities of Mecca and Medina yesterday. The 450 km-long Haramain rail line will connect Mecca, Jeddah, King Abdulaziz International Airport, King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh and Medina. Regular trains will start operating on the line…

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            With genetic tweak, mosquito population made extinct

            Hossen Sohel: Scientists claimed to have succeeded for the first time in wiping out an entire population of malaria-carrying mosquitos in the lab using a gene-editing tool to programme their extinction, reports AFP. So-called gene drive technology works by forcing evolution’s hand, ensuring that an engineered trait is passed down to a higher proportion of…

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              Digital Bangladesh campaign: New hopes and aspirations

              Dr. Foqan Uddin Ahmed: Digitaliza-tion in Bangl-adesh sta-rted in the year 2008 through th-e announcement of the election manifesto by honorable Prime Minister, aiming to achieve sustainable development goals by 2021. It was manifested again in the 2014 election for the purpose of building knowledge based society and achieving the status of a developed country…

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                US to give $185m in aid for Rohingya Muslims

                Anadolu Agency: The U.S. on Monday announced giving over $185 million in additional aid to Rohingya relief efforts in Myanmar and Bangladesh.The announcement was made by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, at a meeting attended by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. In a statement, Haley said the bulk of the aid would go…

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