Hossen Sohel of DOT A bipartisan group of US senators on Wednesday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to designate the Myanmar military’s campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority a genocide, reports Reuters. More than 700,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar’s Rakhine state for neighboring Bangladesh since August last year, when attacks on security posts…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Though the Election Commission has asked Rohingyas not to venture out of their camps here for a certain period, locals fear that the refugees may spell trouble during the national election on Sunday, reports the UNB. Md Ayub Majhi (leader) of Ukhiya’s Kutupalang Camp 5, said Rohingyas are coming out of…
Science Alert American explorer Colin O’Brady became the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided on December 26, when he reached the Ross Ice Shelf. The 33-year-old skied 932 miles (1,500 kilometres) across the southern continent in 54 days without getting resupplied – which required him to carry everything he’d need throughout the journey…
M Humayun Kabir: The International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced five Patuakhali men to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. A three-member panel of judges led by Justice Shahinur Islam announced the verdict yesterday, reports bdnews24.com. The convicts, who were in court to hear the verdict, are Md Esahaque Shikder,…
Masud Mia: IPO quota for the stock investors who were badly affected by the market crash in early 2011 increased for another year. The IPO term will increased by June 30. Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has taken this decision and sends to the Finance Ministry. If the Finance Ministry approves this, the stock…
Sofian Khan Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina certitudes that important role in public welfare activities will be played by Bangladesh Army while continuing country’s democracy and constitutional rule. Her boastfulness expressed as Bangladesh Army, through their services and dutifulness acquired love and affection of the countrymen. She hopes they will continue doing the same in the…
Financial Express: Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) finally resumed drive against illegal housing companies around Dhaka city last month after a lapse of nearly five years. Demolition drives against errant property developers and realtors are a routine work of the regulatory body. Sources said Rajuk’s enforced idleness is because of some dishonest officials who tried to…
The Guardian, UK: A bed net designed to kill insecticide-resistant mosquitoes could prevent millions of cases of malaria across sub-Saharan Africa, scientists have found. A two-year clinical trial in Burkina Faso showed that dousing bed nets with a combination of chemicals resulted in a 12% reduction in clinical malaria cases, compared with conventional bed nets….
Ehsanul Haque Nitol DBBL has started an International Virtual Credit Card Service under the instructions of Bangladesh Bank. This is basically to help the individual app developers, programmers and students to help with their online required transactions. Who is it for? The virtual credit card is basically for those programmers and app developers who needs…
Marc Schneier & Shamsi Ali /Newsweek This year, for the first time in 33 years, the solemn days of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Muharram (the Islamic New Year) juxtapose. In both faiths, the advent of the New Year is a time for introspection and self-examination. The upcoming holiday season for 16 million…