Eshan Maitra All the military bases around the world combined can make only make 30 average sized American Military Bases. While they possess 800 of these modern bases around every corner of the globe. It only creates a spread-out influence of global power and leadership. But how come they ended up with these massive numbers…
Humanism.org: Bangladesh must urgently do more to uphold the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religion and belief of its citizens, Humanists UK told the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. In a statement delivered at the 39th session of the UNHRC, Humanists UK noted that whilst freedom of belief and freedom…
Desk Report: Rabeya Begum, a resident of Gendaria, visited Dhaka South City Corporation many times but she never noticed the city museum (Dhaka Nagar Jadughar) located on the fifth floor of DSCC. Like many others, she went to the DSCC office on Monday last, but she was greatly surprised to know that a museum preserving…
The Guardian, UK A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the “criminal use of drones” which has caused widespread disruption to flights at Gatwick airport, police have said. In a statement released in the early hours of Saturday, Sussex police said the arrests were made in Gatwick area just after 10pm…
Desk Report: Jute cultivation in the district has been reduced by about 40 percent this year compared to last year, mostly due to unfavourable weather condition. Jute was cultivated on 20,228 hectares of land last year, producing 2,01,890 bales of fibre, said Shariful Islam, a sub-assistant agriculture officer at the district Department of Agriculture Extension…
M Humayun Kabir: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday told the trial court to punish her as much as it wants, punish her as long as it wants as there is “no justice here”. The three times former premier said this after appearing before Special Judge Court-5 set for the first time at old central jail…
Reuters: Chinese state-sponsored hackers may be targeting companies and state agencies in Malaysia as it looks to review several major projects linked to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, cyber security firm FireEye said on Wednesday. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who took power after an election win in May, will be in China on Friday…
Syed Badrul Ahsan, Editor-in-Charge, The Asian Age: Now that the month of August is here again, it is fitting and proper that we assess the month in terms of history. August comes with memories that give our conscience a jog, our sensibilities a huge shake. In Bangladesh, in India, in Pakistan, indeed beyond South Asia,…
At least 14 people have been killed after a bus carrying foreign students crashed on a Spanish motorway between the cities of Barcelona and Valencia. The deceased were returning to Barcelona after a trip to a fireworks festival. (AP Photo)
UNB Claiming that the Jatiya Oikyafront chief has failed to demonstrate his leadership, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Dr Kamal Hossain should quit taking the responsibility of the failure, not Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda. “The poison of Dr Kamal’s mouth is more dangerous than formalin. Not the CEC…