Reuters: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he would work on improving political and economic ties with Germany during a visit to the country later this month.Turkey is seeking to improve its awkward relationship with Europe at a time when its ties with the United States have deteriorated and the lira has been falling…
Sayeed Muhammad: Aiming to facilitate its smoother natural existence, the biodiversity boundary has been expanded in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, with experts hoping the move to help boost all types of forest resources including wildlife, fisheries, and trees. The ‘sanctuary’ designated areas now add up to 317,950 hectares, over double the 139,699…
Manjarul Ahsan Bulbul, Chief Executive of Ekushey TV & former president of BFUJ : Despite journalists having objections over the Digital Security Act-2018, the government did not pay heed to their call. Rather the controversial Section-57 of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act and the colonial law called “Official Secrets Act-1923 have been added to the…
Sayeed Muhammad: It is just a matter of time that Munzarin Raian is becoming Bangladesh’s first female first officer (FO) to operate the, “Akash Beena,” Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, reports the Dhaka Tribune. “Congratulations to Munzarin Raian from BAH as the first Bangladeshi and the first woman in the right seat of the Biman Dreamliner,” said…
Sadiya S. Silvee, Research Assistant at Bangladesh Institute of Law & Int’l Affairs : Impris-onment for life is known to be a sentence in prison for a crime under which convicted person is to remain in prison for a time equivalent to rigorous imprisonment for 30 years [Section 57 of the Penal Code (PC)]. However,…
Arab News: A US military airstrike has killed 18 Al-Shabab extremists after US and local forces on the ground came under attack in southern Somalia, the US Africa Command said Saturday. No US or Somali forces were killed or injured in the attack, an AFRICOM spokesman, Nate Herring, told The Associated Press. The airstrike was…
Kabir Humayun: The workers of a readymade garment factory yesterday blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Maleker Bari for realising their salaries and other dues. The agitated workers of ‘Newtex Factory’ also protested the incident of falling ill of some their fellow workers after drinking contaminated water in the factory on Saturday evening. Witnesses said workers from…
Arab News: India’s decision to cancel rare talks with Islamabad was disappointing and “arrogant,” Imran Khan said Saturday, one day after New Delhi accused Pakistan’s prime minister of harboring an “evil agenda.” India pulled the plug on a meeting between its foreign minister and her Pakistani counterpart set for next week on the sidelines of…
Arab News: Hong Kong’s controversial bullet train got off to a smooth start on Sunday, as hundreds of passengers whistled north across the border at speeds of up to 200 kph (125 mph), deepening integration of the former British colony with mainland China. While the $11 billion rail project has raised fears for some over…
The Guardian, UK: Hundreds of people have been killed or maimed by landmines in north-east Nigeria, research shows. Mines laid by Boko Haram, the extremist group that has waged a deadly insurgency in the Lake Chad region, killed 162 people in two years and wounded 277 more, according to the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), a…