Anadolu Agency: One-third of UN staffers and contractors said they have been sexually harassed in the past two years, the international body said in a report released late Tuesday evening. Consulting firm Deloitte carried out the online survey in November, which included responses from over 30,000 people, but that is just 17 percent of those…
Desk Report: Project officials in a monitoring committee meeting said that the mega project to address water-stagnation would not be successful if related projects did not get approval and were not finished in time, reports New Age. Chittagong Development Authority organised the meeting titled ‘canal re-excavation, extension, renovation and development to solve water-stagnation in Chittagong…
Sayeed Muhammad For the first time in the history of Bangladeshi prisons, the government has inaugurated the country’s first-ever garment factory, established inside Narayanganj District Jail, aiming at helping inmates make money. After the inauguration, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told the media, “All prisoners at different prisons in parts of the country are provided with…
Rimon Mahfuz, from Eden Gardens A final match before the final. The entire world of cricket will be focused on one point today, the Eden Gardens of Kolkata, India. Yes, the much awaited match or rather, cricket-war of T-20 between India and Pakistan will finally take place on Saturday. Both the teams practicing for the…
AFP For the first time 12 nations will head into Sunday’s qualifying draw (1100GMT) for Euro 2020 with the extra incentive of playing on home soil should they make it to the 24-team tournament in two years time. Amsterdam, Baku, Bilbao, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Glasgow, London, Munich, Rome and Saint Petersburg are the 12…
Myisha Nawar North Korea is uncloaking details of its weapons development program for the first time, showcasing its thrust to develop long-range nuclear missiles despite all the international sanctions. In just over a month, the North has published articles with technicolor photographic detail on a range of tests and other activities that points to pacing…
Entertainment Desk In a bud to take the brand of “Surroor” forward, Himesh Reshammiya is relaesing another movie called “Tera Surroor” today. The singer/director however denies that the fim is a sequel of “Aap ka surroor”. The plot of the movie is an intense love story of Raghu and Tara where the female protagonist is…
AP, Washington The proposed placement of a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea is “going to happen” despite Chinese opposition, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday. Washington and Seoul began talks last month on deploying the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, system to combat the threat of North Korean missiles, following a recent…
Scott Lemieux, Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington/The Mainichi, Japan Christine Blasey Ford’s now-public allegations that she was the victim of an attempted sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have had a striking and immediate political impact, with the Senate Judiciary Committee delaying its vote on Kavanaugh….