Rebel attack leaves seven dead in Indian Kashmir

    Abrar Hussain On early Sunday in Indian Kashmir, suspected rebels stormed a paramilitary camp leaving seven including three attackers dead, reports Straits Times. Armed militants lobbed grenades and fired automatic rifles to enter the camp of India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) outside the main city of Srinagar, triggering a fierce exchange of fire as…

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      EU prepares for a tough 2019

      Andrew Hammond, Associate at LSE IDEAS at the London School of Economics/Gulf News A high-risk environment and geopolitical realities pose challenges for European alliance As 2018 transitions to 2019, the European Union (EU) could well be facing another choppy year. Storm clouds are gathering again not only from the Brexit ‘endgame’, but also over Italy’s…

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        Trump hosts Japan PM, five days before summit with Kim

        Sabah Mannan: Japa-nese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have his voice heard ahead of the Trump-Kim Summit as US President Donald Trump plays the role of a host on Thursday. Before heading to Canada for the G7 Summit, Trump and Abe will hold a joint press conference at the White House. Ever since the possibility…

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          Want no recurrence of BNP-Jamaat’s terrorist acts: PM

          Sofian Khan: Describing the arson attacks by BNP-Jamaat clique in recent past as terrorist acts, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she doesn’t want the recurrence of such evil deeds in the country anymore.”We don’t want such terrorist acts to occur again…these are absolutely terrorist acts…we want peace in the country,” she said at a…

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            Celebs who passed away in 2018

            DOT Desk: The year 2018 saw passing away of prominent celebrities in the realm of art and culture. Below are short profiles of some of the celebrities compiled in order of their time of death. • Independence Award winning sculptor and freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini died on March 6 aged 71. Priyabhashini was the first…

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              Bidding farewell to your office desk?

              Md. Fakrul Islam Chowdhury writes for DOT :  The cubicles, had become a parody of the productivity,by the end of the 1990s, as workplace designers, thinking outside the box, began to tear down Cubicle walls and personal offices became rare. Low or no walls between groups of desks, few private offices, and wide, open rooms…

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                PM leaves for Nepal Thursday to join 4th BIMSTEC Summit

                BSS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Kathmandu on Thursday on a two-day official visit to Nepal to attend the 4th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). The summit will commence on Thursday afternoon at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza in the Nepalese capital with the participation…

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                  K-pop bands captivate Paris in Europe’s first K-CON

                  K POP fans went ballistic when the South Korean singers presented themselves on the stage. The fans waved their glow sticks and kept screaming in excitement and a pulsing electro dance beat engulfed the concert hall in Paris. Numerous spectators opted to stand, dance and even stomp along. The enthusiastic reception from the 12,000-strong audience…

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