M Humayun Kabir: Rejecting a report by United Nations investigators that called for top generals to be prosecuted for genocide, a Myanmar government spokesman yesterday said the international community was making “false allegations”. His comments came a day after the UN report, which marked the first time the organisation has explicitly called for Myanmar officials…
The Independent, UK: Eating three chocolate bars every month can drastically reduce your risk of experiencing heart failure, scientists have claimed. Many people often believe that in order to live as healthily as possible, they need to eliminate all forms of sugary snacks from their diets. However, a recent study presented at the European Society…
Md. Rizwanul Islam, Associate Professor, Department of Law, North South University: Lobbying or persuasion for gaining undue benefit is not only one of our national diseases; it is so ingrained in our culture that most of us not only consider lobbying as natural and fair but rather consider that not honouring an unfair persuasion as…
Desk Report: Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, announced the launch of ‘Safety Toolkit’, a consolidated and comprehensive set of features in-app for riders in Bangladesh, within months of its US rollout, reports Daily Star. Keeping technology at the heart of Uber’s approach, the safety toolkit is aimed at building on the existing safety…
Desk Report: Scientists have found that goats are drawn to humans with happy facial expressions. The result suggests a wider range of animals can read people’s moods than was previously thought.The team showed goats pairs of photos of the same person, one of them featuring an angry expression, and the other a happy demeanour.The goats…
Reuters: A passenger ferry with 1,016 people onboard returned safely to the port of Piraeus in the early hours on Wednesday after it reported a fire while en route to Crete, the Greek coast guard said. There were no immediate reports of injuries, a coast guard official told Reuters. The Eleftherios Venizelos, carrying 875 passengers…
Reuters: Iranian lawmakers launched impeachment proceedings against the education minister on Wednesday, ramping up pressure on the president who is under unprecedented attack from parliament over his handling of the economy in the face of new U.S. sanctions. The move came only three days after lawmakers sacked the minister of economy and finance blaming him for…
Desk Report: Bangladesh national cricket team looks determined to improve their overall fielding performance as it had made them pay on many occasions, reports Asian Age. Fielding had always been an issue when it comes to Tigers performance as a unit is concerned as some other Test playing nation had improved their fielding to vast…
Kabir Humayun: Cate Blanchett, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and Oscar-winning actor, who visited a refugee camp in Bangladesh last year, said what she saw and heard there left her both shocked and disturbed, according to a report published in UNHCR website. Blanchett came up with the remarks on Tuesday while addressing the United Nations Security Council…
BSS: Right at this moment Bangladesh occupies the first position in hilsha production as the country’s hilsha output has increased by 66 per cent in the last nine years. Fisheries and Livestock Minister Naryan Chandra Chanda said this while inaugurating a two-day workshop at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) auditorium yesterday. “It is a matter…