Dr. Salahuddin Ahmed, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank : There is no need to create a ruckus on whether GDP is growing. Whether or not the government does anything, the people will definitely do something about it. Besides, everyone has not yet become self-reliant. The poverty rate in the country is still almost 23%. It is true…
Desk Report: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) embassy in Dhaka has taken a new move to ‘select’ a number of local recruiting agencies to submit visas to the embassy for hiring manpower from Bangladesh, said sources concerned, reports Financial Express. Under the new ‘Drop Box’ system, all the manpower recruiters here will have to…
Science Alert You’ve heard of hot Jupiters. You’ve heard of mini-Neptunes. You’ve heard of super-Earths. But have you heard of Eyeball Planets? Yep – planetary scientists think there might be a type of exoplanet out there that looks disturbingly like a giant eyeball. Just sitting there. Staring. But it’s actually not as weird as it…
Two motorcyclists were killed as a truck crashed into their vehicle at Bailyachhari in Matiranga upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Joyonto Tripura,22, and Sukhendra Tripura,45. Police said a rod-laden truck hit the motorbike from the opposite direction in the area around 10:30am, leaving Joyonto and Sukhendra dead on the spot. Police…
Hindustan Times Waiting until the weekend to do your holiday shopping? You’re not alone: This coming Saturday may be the biggest spending day of the year. Although Black Friday used to be America’s biggest single shopping day, the final Saturday before Christmas took the title four or five years ago as more retailers began their…
Ambassador Mufleh R. Osmany speaks to DOT Theresa May is going to meet MPs to try to find a way forward for Brexit, after her slim victory in the no-confidence vote. The PM saw off a bid to remove her government from power by 325 to 306 votes, the day after her plan for leaving…
Myisha Nawar Dear You, Right now you are feeling like you are not good enough; pretty enough; smart enough. Right now you are feeling insecure. In your heart, you know that you ARE capable. It’s not that you don’t love yourself. You’re just not feeling completely “yourself” right now. I want to take this opportunity…
UNB: Bangladesh High Commissioner to Nigeria Md Shameem Ahsan visited the office of the popular daily ‘The Leadership’ which wants to project Bangladesh in a positive way in Nigeria, reports Daily Asian Age. Chief Operating Officer (COO) Bamidele Fanimo along with senior journalists of the daily warmly welcomed him. While welcoming the High Commissioner for…
Marilyn Thipthorpe A camel in a village in western India bit off the head of its owner after it spent the whole day tied up in the scorching sun. The incident reportedly happened in Barmer district of the state of Rajasthan where the camel was tied near the owner’s house. The owner, busy entertaining guests,…
AFP : A new exodus of boats carrying Rohingya fleeing from Myanmar has begun, with at least six boats carrying hundreds of refugees intercepted at sea or washing ashore over the past month. The recent flurry of voyages making the treacherous crossing of the Andaman sea to seek refuge in Thailand and Malaysia is close…