Desk Report: Acclaimed Ban-gladeshi actor Jaya Ahsan will star as a murderer in the upcoming West Bengal film, “Brishti Tomake Dilam,” directed by Arnab Paul, reports Daily Asian Age. Jaya will play the role of a jailed killer accused of four counts of murder. In the film, she is interrogated by an investigative officer, Bollywood actor…
Marilyn A new and innovative technology is trying to prove the link between the uses of electrical shocks to the brain with the increase of calcium cells. The study known as (tDCS) transcranial direct current simulation involves sending weak shocks through the brain; this stimulates the brain tissue and augments learning as well as faster…
Reuters: Italy’s ruling coalition said on Wednesday that the chief of Consob, the country’s market watchdog, should resign because they say his continued ties to the European Commission conflict with his institutional role. Consob head Mario Nava was appointed earlier this year by the previous government. “Contrary to the opinion expressed by the previous government,…
AFP: An Australian cartoonist has come under withering criticism for portraying tennis superstar Serena Williams using — what Harry Potter author JK Rowling described as — “racist and sexist tropes” Mark Knight’s caricature, published in Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper on Monday, shows a butch and fat-lipped Williams jumping up and down on her broken racquet…
Cyril Almeida /Dawn, Pakistan FORGET the silliness about profound change and marvellousness. This is the real world and the real world, our world, is about fighting tooth and nail and maybe emerging bloodied but not broken. There have been three possible versions of Imran. One version is already dead, two possibilities remain — and together…
Desk Report: A domestic aircraft of a private air service provider skidded off the runway of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, injuring five passengers on board, reports Indian news portal NDTV. “The Aircraft bearing the call sign 9NAHW was carrying 21 passengers from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu. It skidded off the runway at around 8:30…
BDnews24: Bangladesh Bank has denied motorcycle ride-sharing app Pathao the permission to add payment service ‘Pathao Pay’.This means the users of the service will no more be allowed to recharge their virtual wallet.Those already having money in the wallet will get the services announced by Pathao earlier, according to its CEO and cofounder Hussain Elius….
Desk Report U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump criticized NATO on Sunday and called for the alliance’s overhaul days before world leaders come together in Washington according to reports from Reuters. President Obama will host the Nuclear Security summit on Thursday and Friday, having 56 delegations in attendance. Trump stirred up further controversy when he…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood has expressed his resentment after finding a majority of teachers missing during surprise inspections at several Chattogram schools yesterday. The ACC chief went to three educational institutions in the port city upon receiving reports that teachers were absent, according to ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab…