Reuters She was once the face of abused maids in Hong Kong – imprisoned, starved and beaten so badly she lost control of her bodily functions. But four years after her horrific ordeal made global headlines, Indonesian Erwiana Sulistyaningsih is a university graduate and fighting for the rights of domestic helpers in the southern Chinese…
Kabir Humayun: BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury was sued under the ICT and Special Power Acts after a phone conversation allegedly between Khasru and a BNP activist over the ongoing students’ movement for safe roads was leaked. Jakaria Dastagir, acting general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Chattogram city unit, filed the…
Nusrat Jahan It has been almost a month since the heartbreaking news of Prince’s untimely death due to a drug overdose spread. Following the passing of the revered musician, moguls and people from various industries, ranging from music to fashion and entertainment turned to social media to express their condolences and, express their admiration for…
BSS: LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam yesterday said the new ministers led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would work restlessly to make Bangladesh as a developed country by 2041. “The new ministers under the dynamic leadership of the Premier will work with upmost sincerity for building a developed Bangladesh by 2041…So, people of…
Russia Today: WikiLeaks says it has collected enough funds to file a lawsuit against the Guardian for publishing an uncorroborated story about alleged meetings between former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and Julian Assange. The whistleblowing website has thanked all its supporters who contributed to its GoFundMe campaign, launched on November 27 following the publication…
Sayeed Muhammad A Swedish court has sentenced a man, who is at the center of a scandal that has rocked the academy awarding the Nobel literature prize, a two-year jail term for rape. The crisis over the charges against the convict Jean-Claude Arnault prompted some members of the Swedish Academy to quit, reports Reuters. The…
Labiba Khan 1. Non-touring Contouring has become old fashioned already. Now’s the time for looking fresh, and for the no-makeup, makeup look. That’s called non-touring. This look emerged when women were tired of contouring and heavy makeup. The look was brought to the limelight by Gigi Hadid with her inborn beauty. 2. Rainbow Hair Haters…
Nicholas Kristof, American journalist, author and a winner of two Pulitzer Prizes/Gulf News He tackled impossible issues like Syria and campaign finance and immigration, and worked ferociously hard to lead America John McCain’s most courageous moment arguably did not come when he was near death as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He was…
Abrar Hussain: Indonesia was once again been struck by a massive earthquake yesterday. According to the US Geological Survey, both tremors struck off the coast of West Timor, about 100km (62 miles) southeast of Kupang, in the East Nusa Tenggara province. The quake struck at a depth of 6.2 miles (10km) and as of writing…
DOT Desk: Abul Bajandar, dubbed as “tree-man” for his extremely rare skin disorder on hands and feet, has returned to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) today to get admitted, months after he “voluntarily” left treatment last year, reports The Daily Star. Bajandar, 28, left the Burn Unit of the DMCH on May 26 last year…