NDTV: Two Chinese academics have proposed a controversial idea to encourage childbirth as their country faces an ageing population: Make people with no or fewer than two children pay into a “maternity fund”. The suggestion sparked a furious social media debate in a country whose population has faced drastic family planning policies under the Communist…
Arab News: Saudi Arabia has contributed $100 million to help reconstruct areas of north-eastern Syria formerly held by Daesh. The Kingdom said the contribution would go toward a campaign by the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS to “stabilize” the former Daesh bastion and help ensure the militants cannot re-emerge as a threat. The United States,…
Independent, UK: Asked why they had quit their office jobs and set off on a biking journey around the world, the young American couple offered a simple explanation: they had grown tired of the meetings and teleconferences, of the time sheets and password changes. “There’s magic out there, in this great big beautiful world,” wrote…
Reuters: Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea’s founding. It will be the Chinese leader’s first visit to the North Korean capital since he took power in 2012, and 13…
Al Jazeera: Militia violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is preventing aid workers from accessing potential Ebola victims, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). A total of 78 confirmed and probable cases of the disease have been recorded in northeast DRC since August 1, WHO said on Friday. The latest outbreak has…
AFP: The estate of prolific late pop icon Prince made more than 300 songs from his later career available on digital download and streaming services for the first time on Friday. The tracks come from 23 albums — from 1995’s “The Gold Experience” to 2010’s “20Ten” — that have been launched online as part of…
UNB: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has called all aspiring scientists, technologists and innovators to submit their best sustainable development ideas as part of their newly launched Transformers Roadshow in the city. The deadline for all applications is midnight on August 28. Finalists will be announced on August 31 and will be invited to pitch…
Sejuti Mourin: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained a Police SI along with 30,000 Yaba pills at Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram yesterday morning. The detained Abul Basher, son of Abdul Hamid of Cumilla, is the member of Brahmanbaria Detective Branch of police, reported the Daily Observer. Md Nuruzzaman, assistant superintendent of Chattogram RAB-7, said…
UNB: An indigenous woman was tortured to death allegedly by husband at Bherom Sonadighi village of Dhamoirhat upazila yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Fulmuni Hajda, 50, wife of Seben Murmur of the village. On information, police recovered the body and detained Murmur. A case was filed.
Abrar Hussain: Bangl-adesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday evening in New Delhi after the funeral of former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee as both ministers recalled their association with the late Vajpayee. The India External Affairs Minister appreciated the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh for going all…