Dawn Foster, Guardian columnist/ The Guardian, UK After an accident my local parishioners surrounded me with love – our society needs that spirit of closeness more than ever Have you written a will?” my doctor asked, matter-of-factly, while taking my blood pressure last Saturday, in the same tone you’d use to ask someone whether it…
AP After a two-year chase, a NASA spacecraft arrived Monday at the ancient asteroid Bennu, its first visitor in billions of years. The robotic explorer Osiris-Rex pulled within 12 miles (19 kilometers) of the diamond-shaped space rock. It will get even closer in the days ahead and go into orbit around Bennu on Dec. 31….
The Hill: The hunt for the identify of the senior administration official who penned a scathing and anonymous op-ed in The New York Times picked up steam on Thursday, as dozens of high-ranking Trump officials issued statements denying they were behind it. A day after President Trump called the op-ed describing efforts to impede some…
Nusrat Jahan: Touching You is a Korean drama, produced by JYP Entertainment. It is a romantic comedy surrounding the life of Do Jinwoo (Taecyeon), a boy who has the ability to see the future. On the other hand, the female lead- a salesperson at a cosmetic store who dreams of becoming a makeup artist is…
BDnews24: The trial in the murder case of former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria has been dragging on for the 14 years. The families of the deceased, as well as those injured in the same incident, have expressed frustration over the delay in justice. Kibria was killed in a grenade attack following a rally after…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed, Former Deputy General and Commandant, Ansar VDP Academy Democracy is not only a form of government but a way of life most suited to the civilized people. Democracy is the government of the people, by the people and for the people. It has been said that the voice of the people…
Kabir Humayun: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) yesterday said some online portals are circulating false and motivated news about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over the ongoing students’ movement. The PMO issued a press release undersigned by PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim in this regard in the afternoon, reports The Daily Star.The release said that a…
Arab News: Twenty-one people died in a car bomb attack at a Bogota police cadet training academy, with 68 injured, Colombian police said late Thursday. “Unfortunately, the preliminary toll is 21 people dead, including the person responsible for the incident, and 68 wounded,” the police said in a statement, adding 58 of those injured had…
UNB China’s premier has tried to quell anxiety about his slowing economy as officials at a global finance meeting called for governments to speed up job-creating reforms to stimulate slackening growth. In a video message Friday at the meeting of finance ministers and central banks from the Group of 20 major economies, Premier Li…
UNB Two minor brothers were found dead at Dhulipara in Sadar South upazila on Saturday. Police recovered the bodies of Joy, 7, and his younger brother Moni, 5, sons of Abul Kalam of the area, in the afternoon. Victims’ father Abul Kalam said he along with his wife Rekha Akhter found the…