Ashik Kabir The Second World War and the Cold war politics had shaped many of the newly independent countries fate. Because of different ideologies the territories which were historically together, had to fall apart. The Koreans use the proverb, “When Whales fight, the Shrimp’s back is broken”, to describe the victimization at the hands of…
UNB A young man was beaten to death by an angry mob over theft charges at Dherera village of Chandina upazila early Friday. Rasul Ahmed Nizami, officer-in-charge of Chandina Police Station, said on information, police recovered the body of Shah Alam, 25, son of Shahid Ullah of the village.
Raj Abrar: The third book authored by the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be published in the next Amar Ekushey book fair. Bangla Academy will be publishing the travelogue book titled “Naya Chin Bhromon” (A journey to the new China). An English version of the book will also be published, translated…
George Packer, Staff writer for The Atlantic/ The Atlantic A shutdown looks like the beginning of the end that Lincoln always knew was possible. We had made plans to go to Washington weeks ago, and there was no way to change the trip. The train was almost empty when it pulled into Union Station on…
Sky News A police dog in the US is having quite a hard time adjusting to his new snow boots. Jary, a Belgian malinois, works for the Rapid City Police Department in South Dakota, where temperatures can tumble to about -9C (15F) during the harsh winter months. His human colleagues wanted to ensure he was…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, recently elected for the Rangpur-3 constituency, took oath yesterday, reported The Daily Star. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at the parliament around 12:30pm. “I am proud to be sworn in as the opposition leader,” said Ershad, who went to the Jatiya Sangsad on…
VOA NEWS: On a few days over the last year, federal agents approached travelers at several U.S. airports — flights bound for or connecting to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Frankfurt, Germany, and Dakar, Senegal. The officials — part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — weren’t searching for contraband, or guiding bag-sniffing dogs. They were part…
First Post: Looking at the depths of the Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm that has been raging on the planet for over 350 years, NASA scientists have found water above the planet’s deepest clouds. The team led by Gordon l Bjoraker, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space flight center in Maryland, US, were looking…