AL not to bow any pressure: Quader

    M Humayun Kabir: Raising a finger on BNP’s source of money for hiring a lobbyist to influence the US administration, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said they will not bow down to anybody’s pressure. “Where does BNP get so much money? We will not bow down to anybody’s pressure,” Quader said. Quader, also the…

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      PM pays homage to Bangabandhu at Tungipara

      Arafat Hasan of DOT :  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Gopalganj’s Tungipara on the occasion of inaugurating her government for the third consecutive term. The prime minister also npaid placed a wreath at his shrine yesterday afternoon, reported The Daily Star. After laying the…

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        Fishermen in coastal area are preparing for Hilsha fish hunt

        Imran Hossain, Patharghata, Barguna: In the coastal areas, fishermen are taking preparations for catching Hilsha fish from the alongside rivers and from the ocean. Due to constant raining and the rainy season, the Hilsha-season is ahead; for which some 22 thousand the fishermen from the coastal area are spending busy time fixing nets, repairing fishing…

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          The ICC: A common cause between John Bolton and Africa?

          Nicole Fritz, CEO of Freedom Under Law, a South African NGO working to promote rule of law and constitutionalism/Aljazeera African states should think long and hard before backing Bolton’s attacks on the ICC. Nothing in US National Security Adviser John Bolton’s furious attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this week can be of…

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            Zimbabwe president urges court to toss opposition challenge

            Washinton Post: Lawyers representing Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa have filed papers urging the country’s Constitutional Court to throw out an opposition challenge to his disputed election. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has said Mnangagwa and the ruling ZANU-PF party won the July 30 election in this politically and economically troubled southern African country’s first election without…

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              The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

              by Sheersho Zaman There comes a time in life when you realize that everyone one around you, every single person in existence, is leading a life as complicated and diverse as your own. That they have their own little stories to tell their friends, their own defining moments that made them who they are, their…

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                Make sure none enjoys impunity for atrocities on Rohingyas: BD

                Xasir Youssaf: Bangladesh has sought from the United Nations (UN) to ensure no one enjoys impunity despite full violation of international laws related to humanitarian and human rights issues while treating the Rohingya minority group. Also, it said that ensurity should be established for confirming no one gets impunity for crimes against Rohingyas due to…

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                  How Jared Leto Prepared for Joker’s Role

                  Starchild Hollywood actor jared leto revealed in a statement that e had to go through a loty while preparing for the role of “Joker” in suicide squad. Reportedly, he spent plenty of time with the patients who are suffering from mental disorder and have had sessions with doctors and psychiatrists. The actor made sure that…

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