Reuters: The Zimbabwean opposition’s challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s election victory will be heard in the constitutional court on August 22, the opposition leader’s spokesman said on his Twitter account on Thursday. Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says the July 30 presidential vote, the first since the removal of Robert Mugabe last year, was rigged by…
Reuters: A doctor who worked as a physician to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has been killed in a road accident in London. Peter Fisher, 67, was riding his bicycle through central London on Wednesday when he was involved in a collision with a truck, British media reported. Police said a 67-year-old cyclist had died at the…
Arab News: Qatar defied US President Donald Trump on Wednesday and promised to plough $15 billion into Turkish financial markets and banks, amid a collapse in the value of the lira and a looming trade war between Turkey and the United States. The bail-out followed talks in Ankara between the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim…
The Independent: Keeping up with the trend, maverick television presenter Hanif Sanket has made an Eid tele-drama on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The viewers will get the opportunity to enjoy a new tele-drama titled ‘Sesh Oshosher Golpo’ by the renowned anchor of the popular magazine show ‘Ityadi’. The drama is as usual packed with a…
The Independent: ‘Ghumonto Shohore’ is one of the most popular songs ever performed by the country’s prominent band LRB. The big news for the fans of LRB and audience is their favourite band will be seen performing this popular song in ‘Ananda Mela’ on Bangladesh Television (BTV) this Eid. DhakaLive has news that LRB has…
Reuters: Turkish police have arrested a German citizen, a German foreign ministry source said on Thursday and public broadcaster ARD reported the man was accused of “terrorist propaganda” after criticism of the Turkish govrnment on social media. “We’re aware of the case. The embassy in Ankara will initiate consular assistance,” the foreign ministry source said….
UNB: Police recovered the dead body of a college student from the city’s Botanical Gardens on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Shahin, 20, resident of Stern Housing at Rupnagar area in Mirpur, also a student of BAF Shaheen College in Dhaka. Visitors spotted the body and informed police.
Straits Times, Singapore: Madonna, the Queen of Pop, appears to have travelled to the former imperial city of Marrakech in western Morocco to celebrate her 60th birthday on Thursday (Aug 15). “Walking thru the Labyrinth of the Medina during the Call to Prayer,” the American singer wrote on her Facebook and Instagram accounts on the…
Hindustantimes: Twitter has been warned by Pakistan’s telecom authority that the micro-blogging site could be banned in the country for not complying with its directive to block objectionable content, according to a media report. There have been several instances in the past also when social media were banned in Pakistan. Facebook was banned in the…
UNB: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Thursday left here for India to inaugurate the International Mega Trade Fair. Organised by The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (BCC&I), the fair will be held at India Expo Centre in Noida in New Delhi on Friday, said a press release. Traders, entrepreneurs, high officials,…