Humayun Kabir: A new World Bank report says that Bangladesh has the potential to double its trade with South Asian countries. The report titled ‘A Glass Half Full: The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia,’ says that trade within South Asia can grow three times, from $23 billion to $67 billion, by reducing manmade…
The Japan Times: There is no hot water in Odairajuku, no gas-powered stoves, no fridges and — most importantly — no internet. The nearest supermarket is an hour away by car, and so is the nearest place to get a signal on your phone. But what this tiny village in southern Nagano Prefecture does offer…
Shashi Kei/Dorje Shugden The Dalai Lama is in Sweden on a visit that from the beginning has been marked by controversy. Even before he touched down in Malmo, a group of distressed people were already waiting to meet him, seeking restitution for the sexual violations inflicted upon them by Tibetan personages close to the Dalai…
UNB: A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion at Shimrail in Siddhirganj upazila early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Farid Mia alias Fenci Farid, a top listed drug trader of the area and son of Balai Mia of Tarabo in Rupganj upazila. Tipped off, a…
Reuters: Russia’s top election official said on Wednesday she had recommended the results of a regional election in the country’s far east be annulled due to vote rigging and a new election held, Russian news agencies reported. Hundreds of Russian Communist Party supporters took to the central square of Vladivostok on Monday to protest against…
BBC: It’s taken a little longer than expected but the Solar Orbiter probe is built and ready to begin testing. UK engineers are putting the finishing touches to the satellite this week before sending it to Germany to begin a year-long test campaign. Such attention to detail is necessary because of the punishing conditions the spacecraft…
Kabir Humayun: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said newspaper is the mirror of the society. The Prime Minister said this while distributing assistance among 113 journalists from Bangladesh Journalists’ Welfare Trust at Prime Minister Office (PMO) in Dhaka yesterday, reports Daily Sun. “We have freed newspaper so that journalists can work independently,” said Hasina, adding, “Bangabandhu…
France24: Wednesday against forced redundancies as a result of US funding cuts, announcing a one-day strike next week. More than 5,000 people attended the march that began at the Gaza headquarters of UNRWA, including senior figures from the enclave’s Islamist rulers Hamas and other political factions. The agency announced it would cut more than 250…
Hossen Sohel: Airport Customs has recovered 4.64kg gold from an aircraft at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet, reports Dhaka Tribune. The gold, worth almost Tk2 crore, was recovered from the airport on Wednesday. A man named Jahid Mia was detained in relation to the incident. Income tax officer of Osmani Airport, Enamul Haque, said that…
M Humayun Kabir: More than five million children are at risk of famine in Yemen as food and fuel prices went up across the country following the ongoing war, charity Save the Children warned yesterday. In a new report, Save the Children said an extra one million children now risk falling into famine as prices…