Desk Report: The prices of most of the stocks on both bourses witnessed a downward trend in early hour of trading on Monday, the last trading session before Eid-ul-Azha vacation, reports Financial Express. Trading and official activities on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) will remain closed on bourses from August 21…
Abrar Hussain: At least 10 people were killed after fresh tremors rocked the island of Lombok in Indonesia on Sunday, said authorities, a few weeks after a series of earthquakes killed hundreds and forced thousands to flee their homes. Nearly 500 people have died in quakes and aftershocks since July 29 across the northern coast…
Desk Report: Over 150 Eid congregations also known as jamaats will be held in the Rajshahi metropolitan area as the main congregation is scheduled to be held at Shah Makhdum Central Eidgah Maidan at 8 am on Wednesday, reports Financial Express. Islamic Foundation officials here said on Monday the main Eid congregation will be held…
Prof Anu Muhammad, Member Secretary, National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources: The government did not behave well with the students who took to the streets demanding safe roads. There is no doubt that the government is now suffering from an image crisis for playing an autocratic role. At first, the government bowed down…
UNB: Bangladesh men’s hockey team started their campaign in the 18th Asian Games denying Oman by 2-1 goals in the Pool-B match at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Hockey Ground in Jakarta on Monday. Bangladesh led the first quarter by 1-0 goal as forward Hossain Mohammad Arshad scored a field goal in the 14th minute,…
UNB: Some local NGOs at a press conference demanded equality in partnership from UN agencies and international NGOs (INGOs) rather than practice of treating as sub-contractors. They also demanded for a system of accidental compensation for local NGO workers while they work in partnership projects of UN agency and INGOs, like as the system UN…
Slash Gear: The heat that Facebook and Twitter are getting over various issues have put social networks under a microscope. It is also giving their rivals a chance to spin the narrative in their favor. Snapchat, who also recently received a lot of flak for its hugely unpopular UI redesign, is one that definitely needs…
AFP: A Belarusian model who sparked global intrigue after claiming she had evidence of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office pleaded not guilty Monday (Aug 20) to charges of running an illegal “sex training” class in Thailand. Anastasia Vashukevich, better known by her pen name Nastya Rybka, has been detained in Thailand since…
Desk Report: At the time of writing, more than 430 people have died following an earthquake in the Indonesian island of Lombok. A further 2,500 people have been hospitalised with serious injuries and over 270,000 people have been displaced. Earthquakes are one of the deadliest natural disasters, accounting for just 7.5 percent of such events…
By Philippa Lysaght/UNICEF Humanitarians never think of themselves as heroes. Most of the humanitarians I’ve met consider themselves lucky to be to able help provide relief to people in need. Many humanitarians working in conflicts put their own lives at risk to support people – sometimes entire communities or cities – who are in urgent…