Wali-ur Rahman, Former Ambassador: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is serving jail term after being convicted in a graft case. However, the party terms the incarceration to be political and the government was behind it all. But the question arises whether BNP has yet managed to prove the claim through proper logic, be at court or…
Jason Yosar, Associate Lecturer, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland/ The Conversation, Australia If you squeeze your eyes shut very tight and then face the Sun, that should be enough to protect your eyes from damage. You won’t go blind.But be careful because it is very easy to damage your eyes with sunlight. You…
UNB:When Mondip Gharai decided to launch his book in Ekushey Boi Mela, he faced the dilemma of choosing between a normal programme and a lavish ceremony. But Mondip, a senior assistant secretary, had other idea. He decided to go ahead with a ceremony, albeit an unconventional one. The programme held at a Dhaka restaurant on…
International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose a name which is Los Angeles. Paris and Los Angeles was bidding for their place. But in June IOC declared that both wanted to host the event in 2024. Los Angeles got the permission and received $1.8bn from the organizing committee. BBC sports got the news from a source…
Reported by: Porag Maji Written by: Tanzim Taqrim Arnob There is no solution on hating Rohingya issue. This problem should be solved with love and care.And this has to be done by Myanmar’s Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi. Nobel price winner Dr. Mohammad Yunus says in an interview held by BBC. In a video…
UNB: Bangladesh has requested the United States to expand market access for Bangladeshi goods to the American market and increase duty-free market facilities in the light of WTO’s Bali Ministerial decisions. Bangladesh also sought US cooperation for implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). The issues came up for discussion at the 4th meeting of…
Reuters Prince Mohammad will be accompanied by Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih during his trip to Kuwait, two separate sources said. The Saudi crown prince will hold talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti News Agency has reported. The closure of the Neutral Zone’s jointly operated oilfields, mainly Khafji and Wafra, has…
Eshan Maitra * Victor Lustig, Sold the Eifel Tower! This guy is my favorite!He traveled from his home country Czechoslovakia to France after WWI in 1925 and sold the Eifel Tower to scrap metal buyers! Twice! He forged governmental credentials and fake paper. Then finally, got away with $70,000 of that time. After WWI France…
Science Alert: We’ve had chances. Lots of chances. But humanity has a history of squandering chances, despite everything we know about climate change. Despite everything riding on us addressing it. As it happens, the odds may still be in our favour. A new study estimates there’s a 64 percent chance that peak global average temperature…