UNB, Dhaka Top officials of Brac working in Afghanistan held meetings with the governor of Baghlan, provincial police commander and local Sura to find out a way to rescue the two abducted Bangladeshi officials, says Brac. Baghlan police, meanwhile, arrested two suspects in connection with the abduction of two Brac officials, Brac said in a…
John Podhoretz/ New York Post Can social media be saved? We had better hope so. Over the past week, we have seen a virtual lynch mob hunt a group of high schoolers almost exclusively on the basis of truncated viral footage — and there has actually been an ongoing argument about whether what has happened…
Desk Report: The Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS) of Rajshahi University (RU) founded with the aim of catering to the country’s special needs by producing an advanced cadre of broad specialties to provide leadership in the academic and developmental fields, reports The Financial Express. The IBS is a unique of its kind established by the…
BSS: President M Abdul Hamid, who is now on a five-day tour in different upazilas of his home district, yesterday visited two schools and inaugurated Itna Upazila Multijouddha Command office here. The President also witnessed the progress of development works of Itna Zero point and Chilni parts on the under-construction Itna-Mithamain- Austagram highway, which connects…
Channel News Asia The French government will consider imposing a state of emergency to prevent a recurrence of France’s worst riots in years, but while it is open to dialogue it will not change course, its spokesman said on Sunday. Masked, black-clad groups ran amok across central Paris on Saturday, torching cars and buildings, looting…
Sejuti Mourin Johnny Hallyday, the French answer to Elvis Presley, who kept audiences enthralled for nearly 60 years with his Gallic interpretations of American rock ’n’ roll and his turbulent offstage life, has died. He was 74.His wife, Laeticia, confirmed the death to Agence France-Presse on Wednesday. While the French Elvis was hardly known by…
Rony Riad Rashid, Chief Marketing Officer of Summit Communications Limited has recently been awarded ‘CMO of the Year 2017-Technology’ by South Asian Partnership Summit (SAPS) and World HRD Congress, in a Business Excellence Award 2017 ceremony held in Le Méridien, Dhaka. Rony Riad Rashid is a renowned corporate professional in Bangladesh who has held previous…
Independent.UK: Hundreds of thousands more schoolchildren should be treated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), say leading experts. A major study led by University of Oxford academics suggests ADHD is seriously underdiagnosed and says more children should be given medication such as Ritalin, which it found is highly effective. Concerns have been raised about the…
SMH: The 95-year-old man in the red brick house at 33-18 89th Street in Jackson Heights, Queens, was known for keeping his yard spic-and-span, even tidying up rubbish on his neighbours’ stoops. Most days, he was quick with a smile and a “good morning,” in his thick Polish accent. He would sit on the steps…
Dr. Syed Anwar Husain, Professor, BUP : Those who are engaging in sabotage, even after the prime minister’s notice, are also engaging in anti-government activities. A bureaucratic committee is working to reform the quota system under the highest direction of the PM. This is a time-consuming task though there are chances of summarizing the time if…