Desk Report: Four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) are set to provide Tk 6.01 billion in loans to tanners to help them purchase rawhide of sacrificial animals during this Eid-ul-Azha, reports Financial Express. The loan facility will be given to the country’s 42 traders concerned this year. Some 40 tanners got loans amounting to Tk 5.26…
Al Jazeera: Jorge Briceno made it 1,400km across Colombia after fleeing his home in Venezuela more than week ago. After exiting Colombia on Saturday, he was just metres from the Ecuadorian town of Tulcan, before he found himself stuck with an encampment of migrants who were huddled at the border checkpoint as nightfall approached. By…
UNB: The onset of monsoon rains in Bangladesh has brought further misery to Rohingya refugees living in makeshift shelters of bamboo and plastic sheeting across the Cox’s Bazar peninsula, says MFS. The rains, which began in June, are likely to seriously affect their health and wellbeing, this monsoon season and in the future, it says….
Science Alert: Do you ever turn to the internet for medical information? We bet you do. And a new survey shows that if you’re going to the emergency room, looking up your symptoms can actually be a good idea. Of course, it’s not the right time to Google anything if you’re, say, bleeding profusely from…
Desk Report: A health company is claiming it was hacked after a job applicant received a rejection letter saying that candidates with ‘ghetto’ names would not be considered for a post. Mantality Health, in Missouri, sent the email to Hermeisha Robinson stating: “Thank you for your interest. Unfortunately, we do not consider candidates that have…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Executive Editor, Bangladesh National Section, The New York Times: Transparent and meaningful consultation with key stakeholders is a cornerstone of informed decision-making and good governance of a country. A meaningful consultation captures the views and perceptions of people who may be affected or have an interest in a decision of the Government….
Independent, UK: The Italian engineer who designed the Genoa bridge that collapsed and killed 43 people warned of the risk of corrosion four decades ago, it has emerged. Riccardo Morandi wrote a report in 1979 recommending constant maintenance of the structure to remove all traces of rust and fill in exposed patches on the reinforcements….
Tech Explorist: The Bermuda Triangle is a mythical section of the Atlantic Ocean roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico where dozens of ships and airplanes have disappeared. It’s a mystery that has puzzled scientists for years, but one scientist believes he may finally know what’s behind the Bermuda Triangle disappearances. According to scientists…
Reuters: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents from Monday to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, days after fighting in the central city of Ghazni and a northern province. Taliban sources said their leaders had also provisionally agreed a four-day truce during the annual Islamic feast of sacrifice, though supreme leader…
Joe.UK: Liverpool and Roma are accused of having the same ownership without declaring it Napoli owner Aurelio de Laurentiis has launched a sensational accusation claiming that both Liverpool and AS Roma are breaking UEFA regulations by having the same ownership without declaring it. De Laurentiis, a well-known Italian film producer and a man fond of…