Desk Report: Unhealthy competition among bus companies and reckless driving are still continuing leading to frequent road accidents in the capital, reports The daily sun. Sources said efforts to bring discipline in traffic management are yet to succeed mainly due to the recklessness of drivers and helplessness of police in controlling traffic chaos. Buses are…
Arab News: A US Border Patrol agent suspected of killing four women was arrested early Saturday after a fifth woman who had been abducted managed to escape from him and notify authorities, law enforcement officials said, describing the agent as a “serial killer.” Juan David Ortiz, an intel supervisor for the Border Patrol, fled from…
Banglanews24: Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Ahmed Sohel issued the orders, along with a rule, after the hearing of two petitions on Sunday. Advocate Manzil Morshed represented the petitioners, while Deputy Attorney General Mokhlesur Rahman Khokon represented the state. After the hearing, Morshed told the media that the court had issued a status quo…
BBC: One of the most popular YouTube channels in the world, which features animated nursery rhymes, has been sold. Little Baby Bum was founded by a London-based couple in 2011 and has racked up 17.5 billion views in its time. It was bought by a firm called Moonbug for an undisclosed sum, as first reported…
Russia Today: Students in Texas will not be obliged to learn about Hillary Clinton in their history class, but will discuss the impact of Moses on the nation’s founding documents, following a vote by the State Board of Education. The move, which is so far preliminary, is an effort to streamline the curriculum, according to…
News18: Bhutan’s prime minister conceded defeat Sunday, after the ruling party was knocked out in the first round of the small Himalayan nation’s third-ever election. Harvard educated Tshering Tobgay was seeking a second term in the poll but fell short of two rival parties, who will contest a runoff on October 18. Election officials said Druk…
Al Jazeera: Israel has fired missiles at Damascus International Airport, Syrian state media has reported. An unnamed military source told Sana news agency on Saturday evening that the Syrian army had confronted an Israeli missile attack. Sana quoted the source as saying that Syrian air defences had managed to shoot down a number of the…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said police are now gaining their trust and confidence for discharging their responsibilities with utmost honesty, sincerity, devotion and dedication to ensure their security. She came up with the observation while inaugurating the newly established Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RMP) and Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) through videoconferencing from…
AFP: Animal conservation in Africa has suffered several setbacks in recent months prompting experts at an African tourism conference this week in Cape Town to warn about the cost to the travel industry. “Obviously it’s negative,” said the African Tourism Association’s (ATA) managing director Naledi Khabo, who spoke at the inaugural event organised by Airbnb….
Desk Report: State Minister for Labour Mujibul Haque believes that most workers of readymade garment factories will accept the announcement of the Tk 8,000 minimum wage, reports the financial express. “I believe that, aside from a small portion, most garment workers will accept it. There is no scope for discontent as the minimum wage was…