UN refugee agency gives Trump’s latest cuts a weary shrug
Reuters: The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR declined to criticize U.S. President Donald Trump’s cut in refugee resettlement places on Tuesday, saying it was up to the United States to decide on its policy. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. would be capped at 30,000 for…
Apple stole chip secrets to help Intel: Qualcomm tells US court
Sayeed Muhammad: The luxury-loving wife of Malaysia’s former prime minister faced has been grilled anew yesterday by the country’s by anti-corruption investigators probing a multi-billion-dollar scandal that contributed to the old regime losing power. Rosmah Mansor, widely reviled in Malaysia for her expensive tastes and imperious manner, face the questioning at the offices of the…
Mango, even in winter
DOT Desk: The mangoes of Chapainawabganj, a delicacy of Bangladeshi summer, are now available amid the chills of winter, reports The Daily Star. Ripe mangoes hanging from trees are bound to catch one’s eye at the orchard of Sirajul Islam in Nawdapara village of Gomostapur upazila. The unique variety is soft, juicy and the trees…
Venezuela crisis: Maduro to curb fuel subsidies
BBC: Venezuela’s president has said its subsidised fuel prices should rise, to stop smugglers cheating the country out of billions of dollars. “Gasoline must be sold at an international price to stop smuggling to Colombia and the Caribbean,” Nicolás Maduro said in a televised address. Like many oil producing nations, Venezuela offers its citizens heavily…
Bangabandhu Gold Cup: Bangladesh get Philippines, Laos in Group-B
UNB: The draw ceremony of the 5th Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament, which will kicks off on October 1, held at a city hotel. Hosts Bangladesh was placed in Group-B along with Philippines and Laos to play in the six-nation tournament while Group-A comprises Nepal, Palestine and Tajikistan. Although two venues–Bangabandhu National Stadium and…
My problem with Disney princesses
By Nobonita Chowdhury Let’s face it: we’ve all watched Disney movies at some point in our lives. We would sing along to the musical numbers, dress up as Disney princesses at class parties, have their faces printed on our lunch boxes and what not. However, now that I’ve become more aware of gender roles in…
Bikers wear low-quality helmets risking life
Desk Report: Use of helmets by bikers and pillion passengers has increased considerably across the country, including the capital, due to strict monitoring by police after students’ road safety movement, reports Daily Sun. But, safety of motorcycle riders and pillion passengers is yet to be ensured as many of them use low-quality helmets just to…
Syria’s history of carnage and civil war
President Donald Trump ordered a military strike against the Syrian government after a deadly chemical attack killed dozens. But the carnage in Syria began long before now, reports CNN’s Randi Kaye on the Anderson Cooper 360 show. Daraa, Syria is a small town about 50 miles from Damascus. Here is where Graffiti containing anti Government slogans…
Law to be formulated against misuse of technologies: Sherif
BSS: Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif yesterday said the government would formulate a law against misuse of modern technologies in the country. “The government has been working to formulate a law against those out to misuse modern technologies…No one would be spared if they try to instigate someone against the country using technologies,” he said….