Hossen Sohel: President Trump’s additional $200 billion tariffs on Chinese goods began to take effect yesterday as the trade war between the two economic powers continued to escalate, reports news channel WION. China has decided to retaliate with $60 billion in tariffs on American goods totalling $110 billion with Trump administration’s tariffs set to bite…
NDTV: The Supreme Court said that it is not satisfied with the efforts to rescue 15 men trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya for over three weeks and asked the government to list the steps it plans to rescue the miners who have been trapped inside the mine since December 13. The top court…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Attaporn Boonmakchuay, 38, from near Bangkok, Thailand, called on the help of his wife and neighbor as he wrestled a python that had sunk its fangs into his manhood. Apparently the snake had gotten into the sewer system while the waters had risen and swum up the line in hope of getting out…
BSS: The government has decided to take 80 projects instantly at a cost of Taka 2,97,800 crore under Bangladesh Delta Plan-2100 for implementation within 2030. “In the first phase, the government would implement the 80 projects by identifying six ‘hotspot’,” Water Resources Minister Anwar Hossain said this, while replying to a starred question from treasury…
NDTV: Mansour al-Amer swipes a card to reveal a narrow sleep pod, reminiscent of Japan’s famed capsule hotels. But this pod is in Saudi Arabia, where the Muslim hajj pilgrimage begins Sunday. The kingdom has plans to introduce capsule rooms in the western city of Mina in the coming days, as an estimated two million…
Arafat Hasan: The world’s largest burn and plastic surgery institute, named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is set to be inaugurated late next month here, said Chief Coordinator of the Institute Dr Samanta Lal Sen yesterday. The institute will help treat more burn patients and make more plastic surgeons to meet the country’s requirements, he…
Kabir Humayun Barrister Nazmul Huda, former BNP minister, has filed a case against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. Maruf Hossain Sarder, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), told The Daily Star yesterday afternoon that Sinha was sued by former communication minister Huda with Shahbagh Police Station. The police official, however, did not…
Tahsin Rahman Oshin Kapoor and Sons: Scheduled to be aired on March 18th, Kapoor and Sons is an upcoming light-hearted comedy romance film starring Alia Bhatt, Siddharth Malhotra and Fawad Khan as the lead characters. The story is a bit similar to Mere Brother Ki Dulhaan, and unfolds a man and his brother who fall…
Desk Report: Speakers at a programme called for proper coordination among different ministries of the government for building a child-friendly atmosphere and protecting the rights of children, reports Daily Sun. Taking necessary steps for sustainable rehabilitation of child trafficking victims and enforcement of Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Act-2012 will also help protect the…
Tara Sattar Veteran Bollywood actor Shatrugan Sinha who is a MP of BJP has suggested Amitabh bacchan’s name as the next President of India. He said it will be an honor and will bring pride to the country. “It will be a matter of pride if Amitabh Bachchan, a cultural icon, is made president of…