Hossen Sohel: Malaysia must punish corrupt people but the problem has not reached such a stage that the corrupt should be sentenced to life in prison, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, reports The Star “They (corrupt individuals) might be jailed. How long they need to be jailed depends on the extent of the…
NDTV: A Pakistani court ordered the arrest of prominent journalist Cyril Almeida on charges of leaking sensitive material after he wrote news reports that angered the nation’s powerful military. The Lahore High Court on Monday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Almeida, a reporter for English-language daily Dawn, and requested he be placed on a…
The Straits Times: One of Singapore’s most influential diplomats called Tuesday for the repeal of a law criminalising sex between men, saying it was time for the modern city-state to abandon the ‘antiquated’ legislation. The Indian Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month to decriminalise homosexual sex has sparked fresh debate in Singapore, and a new…
Desk Report: Odors surround us, providing cues about many aspects of personal identity, including health status. Now, research from the Monell Center extends the scope and significance of personal odors as a source of information about an individual’s health. A new paper in the open-access journal Scientific Reports reveals that the bodily odors of otherwise…
Tech Explrist: The Earth sheds more heat into space as its surface heat up. In 1950, scientists observed a straightforward clear, linear connection between the Earth’s surface temperature and its active heat. As the earth is extremely messy system, with many complicated, interacting parts that can affect this process, it is difficult for scientists to explain…
Desk Report: Migrant rights campaigners and trade union leaders called for addressing the key issues of fair and ethical recruitment, consular support in crisis, access to justice, support service and welfare protection as well as decent work when the UN Global Forum on Migration and Development adopts the global compact for migration, reports New Age….
Desk Report: A total of 281 more industrial units are going to get gas connections in Rajshahi region, reports Financial Express. Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton revealed this while distributing gas-connection forms among 15 of them at regional office premises of Pashimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL) in Rajshahi as chief guest. Liton…
The Statesman: As elaborate Ganesh immersion ceremonies ended after nearly 30 hours on Monday afternoon, as many as 18 lives were lost, mostly due to drowning, across Maharashtra, officials said. Sunday was ‘Anant Chaturdashi’ – or the final day of the 11-day festival which started on ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ on September 13 and which witnessed the…
BSS: Bangladesh has sought four more orbital slots from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to launch country’s second satellite Bangabandhu-II into the space. The country has taken the move following the successful launching of its first geostationary communication satellite Bangabandhu-I into the orbit this year, said officials. Talking to BSS, Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited…
Desk Report: Bangladesh has offered duty concessions on import of 602 products from five countries including China and India under the Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA), reports New Age. The National Board of Revenue on September 18 issued a statutory regulatory order allowing duty concessions ranging from 10 per cent to 70 per cent to…