Henry Newman, Director of Open Europe, a non-partisan policy think-tank based in London and Brussels/The Economist Another vote would be even more divisive, says Henry Newman, the director of Open Europe There are three options for Britain ahead of the March 29th deadline to leave the European Union: Brexit without a deal, Brexit with a…
The Independent, UK: Johnny Depp’s thriller City of Lies, about the late rapper Notorious B.I.G, has been pulled from cinemas a month before its scheduled release. The film, formerly titled Labryinth, stars Depp and Forrest Whittaker, and was supposed to open in North America on 7 September via Global Road Entertainment. Directed by Brad Furman,…
DOT Desk Though the government has abolished the quota system in class-I public jobs, it is preparing a policy to give priority to persons with disabilities, ethnic groups and underprivileged people in government jobs, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, reports The daily Sun. “There was a series of movement against the quota system….
Ryan Cooper/The Week Former President Barack Obama’s legacy looms over the 2020 Democratic primary. He was always overwhelmingly popular among Democrats and since leaving office he’s become more broadly liked among the rest of the non-Republican population due to a post-presidential glow and the jarring contrast he makes with President Trump. However, a persistent core…
Kabir Humayun: Garm-ent workers will demonstrate in their factory areas across the country on September 21 protesting the fixation of minimum wage at Tk 8, 000. They also decided to continue their protest rally until the government fulfills their demand of re-fixing their minimum salary Tk 16,000, reports The Daily Star. Garment workers under the…
Nusrat Jahan Every day, you have the same schedule- work, eat, sleep, and repeat. With all our daily hurdles, we often tend to lose ourselves and what is important to us in a pool of stress; we lose our soul purpose. However, if we rediscover ourselves, we will lead a much more triumphant and satisfying,…
Science Alert: The ability to reverse ageing is something many people would hope to see in their lifetime. This is still a long way from reality, but in our latest experiment, we have reversed the ageing of human cells, which could provide the basis for future anti-degeneration drugs. Ageing can be viewed as the progressive…
M Humayun Kabir: At least 50 tigers were beaten to death in the areas adjacent to the Sundarbans in the last 18 years. During the same period, a total of 332 people were killed by the big cats as they entered localities in search of food. The last incident of killing a tiger was reported…
Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury speaks to DOT : The pro-liberation forces will always remember Bir Pratik Taramon Bibi for her courageous role in the Liberation War. The anti-liberation forces and the people who do not love the War of Independence will not love and remember her. The conscious section of the young generation will follow in…
DOT Desk Police recovered hanging body of a student of Chittagong University (CU) from a rented-cottage beside the university campus, reports The Daily Sun. The deceased identified as Jahangir Alam Raju, 21, was fourth year student of Economics department of the university. Sources said Raju had been living at a tin-roofed rented-cottage ‘Atim Ali Cottage,…