Sayeed Muhammad: Indonesia’s tourist Lombok Island is battling malaria, authorities said yesterday, declaring a health emergency after a series of earthquakes in July and August forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. The quakes and aftershocks that killed nearly 500 people are estimated to have caused damages of $337.84 million to hospitals and public…
Hossen Sohel: A microbus plunged into Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka breaking the railing of a bridge yesterday morning, reports The Daily Star. No casualty was reported in the accident as the driver of the microbus managed to come out of the vehicle and swim ashore, Ershad Hossain, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence…
The Hill: California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Friday said his state is moving forward to launch its own satellite to monitor climate change sources in response to President Trump threatening funding for NASA’s program. “We’re under attack by a lot of people, including Donald Trump,” Brown said, according to multiple reports. “But the climate…
NDTV: Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal, the accused in the Kerala nun rape case, has said he has handed over the charge of Jalandhar diocese to his second-in-command amid an ongoing probe in the case by Kerala police. The Kerala nun rape case has been brought to the notice of Vatican and a representative from the…
Susan Landau/WION News In the two years since Russia made headlines for targeting an American political organisation – the Democratic National Committee – and undermining Hillary Clinton’s race for the presidency, Russian information warfare tactics have come a long way. That includes using more subtle means of hiding their traces. Recently, Microsoft announced that it…
Sayeed Muhammad: Referring to his 56-year-career in public service, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said he achieved nothing but profound satisfaction while serving the people, now moving towards the last hours of life. The minister made the emotional remarks while addressing a scholarship grant program of Dutch Bangla Bank Limited at Mirpur Indoor…
Reuters: Turkish police have detained hundreds of workers protesting over labor conditions at Istanbul’s new airport, a giant project championed by President Tayyip Erdogan and due to open next month, a union leader said on Saturday. The protest broke out after a shuttle bus accident on Friday in which 17 workers were injured, said Ozgur…
Sayeed Muhammad: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged all professionals including diploma engineers to provide their best efforts aiming at building the country as a better place for the future generation. “(We) should work with the aim of ensuring smooth life standard to the next generation. So, we should work with due dedication,” she was quoted…
Reuters: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Friday denied an allegation of sexual misconduct dating back to when he was a high school student, and a senior Republican senator said there was no reason to delay his confirmation to the court. Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on…
Reuters: A helicopter carrying security forces crashed in western Afghanistan, killing all five people on board, including the pilot, officials said on Saturday, but ruled out a militant attack. A wave of assaults by Taliban militants in recent weeks has forced Afghan and foreign forces to make far greater use of air transport to move…