Arab News: Lamenting India’s failure to put derailed bilateral relations back on track, experts said New Delhi’s decision to call off high-level talks, as proposed by Islamabad, was a result of “extreme pressure” faced by Indian PM Narendra Modi’s government ahead of the 2019 general elections. “Modi is under extreme pressure and maybe he will…
UNB: Gono Forum President Dr. Kamal Hossain on Sunday urged the government to form a neutral poll-time government and reconstitute the Election Commission (EC) before the upcoming general election. He also strongly slammed the Digital Security Act 2018 stating that it facilitates the law enforcers to arrest, seize and raid anyone without warrant, said a…
ENCA: Two large sharks have been killed in Australia after a woman and a girl were attacked at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot. Both victims — one of them just 12 years old — were still in hospital on Sunday after being mauled in separate incidents earlier this week at the Whitsunday Islands. Drum…
The Independent, BD: Hellowtask connects people to the services they need to run their households, hoping to skirt the uncertainty and time lag that come with Dhaka’s informal economy, which still employs at least two lakh domestic workers. The average middle- and upper-class Dhaka household runs with a steady stream of helping hands—a maid for…
Al Arabiya: Saudi security forces arrested on Saturday the man who robbed a Gulf Bank branch in Hawalli, Kuwait, dressed in a abaya (a black cloak or dress) and using toy gun. According to local newspapers, Kuwait’s Criminal Investigation Division arrested the perpetrator on Saturday evening, where the full stolen amount was found in his…
Kabir Humayun: The government wants to continue its efforts with other stakeholders to keep the movement of animals, especially elephants, undisturbed in the district, officials said. The decision was taken following the significant impacts on wildlife and subsequent human-elephant conflict due to installation of makeshift camps for Rohingyas, reports UNB. The makeshift camps have a…
Reader’s Digest: It’s not necessarily the ones who bring in doughnuts and give you compliments. She gives you a challenging project: One of the primary jobs of a boss is to help develop and improve her employees, and a great boss knows just how hard to push you and what assignments will help cultivate your…
António Guterres/UNB Since the shock of former United Nations’ Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s death, I have been reflecting on what made him so special. To my mind, it is simply this: Kofi Annan was both one-of-a-kind and one of us. He was an exceptional global leader — and he was also someone virtually anyone in the…
Kabir Humayun: The government has appointed new deputy commissioners in ten districts. The public administration ministry yesterday issued a gazette notification in this regard, reports Prothom Alo. Public administration ministry deputy secretary (DS) Kabir Mahmud has been appointed DC of Barguna, secondary and higher secondary division DS Abu Ali Md Sajjad Hossain to Pirojpur, foreign…
Aisha Maathai/Seven Billion Today It is illegal in Kenya to have a homosexual relationship. In April, Kenya’s film board banned ‘Rafiki’ for promoting lesbianism. There has now been a lift on the ban, but only for seven days, and only because they want a shot at winning at the Oscars with the movie. Why not…