The Straits Times: Disgraced television icon Bill Cosby risks being sentenced to a maximum punishment of 10 years on Tuesday after the Canadian woman whom he sexually assaulted appealed for “justice” from a US court. The frail 81-year-old — once beloved as “America’s Dad” — became the first celebrity of the #MeToo era convicted of…
Desk Report: Stocks on bourses witnessed volatility in early hour of trading on Thursday as investors are active both sides of trading fence, reports Financial Express. Following the previous two days’ upward trend, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened on positive note. But losses the ground as the session…
Desk Report: Creating a unique national ‘tourism icon’ to promote the country’s tourism sector as a brand still remains elusive due to lack of proper initiatives of the government, reports Daily Sun. Earlier in 2013, Bangladesh Tourism Board took up a project to create a national tourism icon. As part of that project, the state-run…
Kabir Humayun: Police yesterday arrested a cash officer of Agrani Bank’s Bamondi branch in Meherpur district from his office in a case lodged for misappropriating Tk 3.25 crore. The arrestee is Mahmudul Karim, said Sadar Police Station officer in-charge Robiul Islam, reports Daily Observer. A case was filed against Mahmudul with Sadar Police Station on…
EurekAlert: The weird shapes and colors of the tiny Martian moons Phobos and Deimos have inspired a long-standing debate about their origins. The dark faces of the moons resemble the primitive asteroids of the outer solar system, suggesting the moons might be asteroids caught long ago in Mars’ gravitational pull. But the shapes and angles…
Hindustan Times: Cristiano Ronaldo turns his focus back to Juventus’s quest for a treble this season on Wednesday after losing out in the FIFA’s best player of the year award. Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo skipped the awards ceremony in London on Monday as his former Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric beat him for the…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed : Roughly half the world’s population still lives on the equivalent of about US$2 a day. And in too many places, having a job doesn’t guarantee the ability to escape from poverty. A continued lack of decent work opportunities, insufficient investments and under-consumption lead to an erosion of the basic social contract…
Utpal Dutta: A large number of atrocities were committed against the members of the minority communities across the country where regrettably the violations against Hindu minority have been left unnoticed reveals Human Support Society, HRSS. In a Half Yearly Human Rights Report done by Human Resource Society, HRSS come out with a sequence of painful…
Independent, UK: A volcano could cause global disruption if it erupts over southern Iceland, scientists have warned. The Katla volcano is bigger than Eyjafjallajokull which created a giant ash cloud that affected worldwide air traffic eight years ago. It has been releasing a much larger amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously thought, researchers have…
Desk Report: The 26th of September 2017 marked the fourth consecutive year the United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Established in 2013 through the adoption of UN General Assembly resolution 68/32, the day calls for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as well…