Desk Report: Asian Development Bank’s lending to Bangladesh is likely to exceed $2 billion this year, said a top official yesterday. The ADB has already approved over $1.6 billion, of which $1,535 million is sovereign, $60 million non-sovereign and $8.7 million technical assistance. “More projects worth over $600 million are likely to be approved by…
Desk Report: Goethe-Institut Bangladesh and its five partner schools have celebrated 10 years of “Schools: Partner for the Future” (PASCH initiative) with a concert by German-Swiss reagga and dancehall band RAGGABUND. As part of the celebration, the four-member band rocked the audience at the National Theater Hall in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday. The partner…
News 18: Ever since he bid adieu to the White House in November 2016, former US President Barack Obama’s speeches have become more anecdotal, sharing his own personal experiences with the American youth and they, in turn, relating to his experiences. According to CBS News, Obama was in Anaheim, California on September 8 to speak…
Sayeed Muhammad: Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain has today said there will be no political alliance with BNP if it does not part ways with the Jamaat-e-Islami. “Jamaat is not a political party… We assume that BNP will form alliance with us leaving Jamaat,” he said yesterday. Dr Kamal, also an eminent lawyer, was…
Desk Report: Cube, the biggest bicycle manufacturer in Europe, has teamed up with Meghna Group to produce high-quality cycles in Bangladesh. In June, the two companies formed a joint venture company named Hana System Ltd with about Tk 100 crore in investments. Germany’s Cube owns 70 percent stake and Meghna 30 percent in the new…
David A. Andelman, Former foreign correspondent for the New York Times and CBS News/Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had to do some elaborate diplomatic two-steps during their swing across the Indian subcontinent during the first week of September. And that goes way beyond simply being forced to deny…
Anadolu Agency: The former chief of Palestinian group Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, said his movement was seeking to end Israel’s 11-year blockade on the Gaza Strip without engaging in direct negotiations with Israel. “Israel will not surrender land and sovereignty to us unless it is forced to do so,” Meshaal said in an interview with the…
Russia Today: The Netherlands will end its support for Syrian militants, since the program did not yield the “expected” results. Earlier, journalists found one of the groups had been labeled ‘terrorist’ by the Dutch justice department. “The opportunity to quickly change the situation [in Syria] is extremely small,” reads the letter the lower house of…
Desk Report: Mokseda has become a symbol of women’s struggle for success Mokseda Begum, owner of a garment shop in Thakurgaon, has become a model for the country’s grassroots women entrepreneurs. At the heart of the district town’s Howlader Market, the shop named ‘Ononna’ is her life’s work. She has endured an arduous journey to…
M Humayun Kabir: Commuters continued to suffer for the acute shortage of public transports in the capital city of Dhaka following ongoing campaign against delinquent city bus service operators. While visiting different city spots on Monday, people were seen waiting for hours to catch bus to reach their destinations, reports Financial Express. The situation has…