DOT Desk: Jashore district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League former general secretary Anwar Hossain Bipul filed two defamation cases on charge of dishonouring the founder president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the former leader BCL (Bipul) against Jashore University of Science and Technology professor vice-chancellor Anwar Hossain, Teachers’ Association president…
Syed Nasir Ershad French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron won Sunday’s presidential election run-off, according to projections, after one of the most bitterly-fought campaigns in the country’s history. Macron scored a resounding victory over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen, according to the initial estimates. Now, I would like to draw the readers’ attention on…
Malaysian entrepreneur Datuk Matthew Tee Kai Woon has been sworn-in as the 44th President of the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors’ Associations (IFAWPCA). At 42, Tee who is the Group Executive Director of Bina Puri Holdings Berhad has earned the record of being the youngest to helm the regional organisation. He is…
Abid Sarker Shohag It took Bangladesh quite a long time to understand the format. But it seems Bangladesh has now unlocked the secret to cricket. They played a successful Asia Cup where they finished as runners-up. Now the question is can Tigers win their first major ICC tournament? I will give you a few reasons…
Russia Today: New Zealand is not typically considered a major colonial power, but the country’s recent defense policy statement revealed hidden aspirations of expansion in one geostrategic area in particular: Antarctica. “It is often not known,” according to New Zealand’s Defense Minister Ron Mark, that its military’s “biggest deployment is to Antarctica, consisting of up…
Channelnewsasia:The American who is suspected of leaking the personal information of 14,200 people from Singapore’s HIV registry has been traced to a small county in Kentucky, US, where he has been charged with trying to trespass into his mother’s house.Mikhy K Farrera-Brochez, 34, was arrested at his mother’s house in Clark County in December last…
AFP: Seoul on Friday (Jan 25) sent aircraft over the Yellow Sea to carry out cloud-seeding experiments in an effort to tackle air pollution many South Koreans blame on China. Air quality in South Korea is generally better than in its giant neighbour, the world’s biggest polluter, which is periodically affected by choking bouts of…
Desk report: The availability of foreign grant has been declining over the past few years, putting the government’s budget financing under pressure, reports The Financial Express. Development partners now view that Bangladesh’s gross national income (GNI) has increased, and that’s why the country can get less grant or the aid which need not be repaid….
AP, Damascus A week after taking back the historic town of Palmyra, Syrian troops and their allies on Sunday captured another town controlled by the Islamic State group in central Syria, state media reported. The push into the town of Qaryatain took place under the cover of Russian airstrikes and dealt another setback to the…
BBC: US special counsel Robert Mueller has recommended a prison sentence of up to six months for former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos. Mr Mueller, head of an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, said such a sentence was “warranted and appropriate”. Mr Papadopoulos has admitted lying about his contacts with Russians while…