Monjurul Alam Panna, Journalist : The journalists came under attack from the helmet-wearing terrorists while covering the protests by the students for safe roads. Many of us were sure that the attackers would not be tried. The ground for this certainty was not prepared in a day. The journalists routinely came under such attacks during…
BBC: The lifestyle website founded by actress Gwyneth Paltrow has agreed to pay $145,000 (£112,000) for making unscientific claims about vaginal eggs. The settlement also applies to a “flower essence”, which Goop said could cure depression.Goop claimed its jade and rose quartz eggs, which are inserted vaginally, could balance hormones and regulate menstrual cycles, among…
Sayeed Muhammad: A su-spected robber and an alleged criminal were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with police in Bagura and Narayanganj respectively. In Bogura, suspected criminal Akand, 32, of Manikchawak area, was killed in a reported trade of bullets between his cohorts and police at Matidhali Pollimangal in Sadar upazila early yesterday, reports UNB. On information…
Xinhua: South Korean state prosecutors demanded a 20-year imprisonment on Thursday for former conservative President Lee Myung-bak over corruption charges. Prosecutors said in a final court hearing of the Lee case that the Seoul Central District Court should sentence Lee to 20 years in prison, requesting a fine of 15 billion won (13.3 million U.S….
The Economic Times: Actor Shahid Kapoor and wife Mira Rajput welcomed their second child, a baby boy, on Wednesday. Mira, who was admitted at the Hinduja Hospital in suburban Mumbai, delivered a baby boy, sources said. The couple got married in 2015 and they have a two-year-old daughter, Misha, who recently celebrated her second. On…
Kabir Humayun: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith yesterday said that he would not contest the upcoming 11th parliamentary polls. Muhith made the confirmation while talking to the reporters after attending a program of Grameen Bank at the secretariat, reports Banglanews24.com. “Probably, I would join the election-time government as I won’t contest polls anymore,” he…
Desk Report: The government has taken an initiative to set the economic lifespan of buses and trucks to bring discipline in the public transport sector, reports Daily Sun. The rise in road fatalities caused mainly by unfit buses and trucks has prompted the government to make plans for setting the economic lifespan of the vehicles….
CBS: A plane from Dubai landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport and was held away from the terminal after several passengers on board reported feeling sick. The Emirates Airbus A380 arrived at Terminal 4 after 13 hours in the air and was met by the Centers for Disease Control and Port Authority police. After…
Reuters: An 83-year-old Japanese disc jockey, an elderly flying trapeze artist, the owner of the world’s fastest jet-propelled go-kart and a dog named Feather with a flair for jumping are among the record-breaking stars to win a place in the latest edition of Guinness World Records. Others to feature in the 2019 edition of the…
Kabir Humayun: The government has set up a makeshift court in the Old Dhaka central jail in order to hold a camera trial to punish BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia “illegally”, said Advocate Zainul Abedin, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). He also said that the court has been set up in the old…