Abrar Hussain: In another step towards boosting cooperation between the two rivals, North and South Korea agreed yesterday to hold a summit in the North in September, even as doubts grow over efforts to end the North’s nuclear weapons program. Officials from both sides met at the neutral Panmunjom village in the demilitarized zone (DMZ)…
Desk Report: Mutual Trust Bank Limited has recently signed an agreement with I-Business Holdings Limited, the official representative of Samitivej Hospital, Thailand in Bangladesh, reports Financial Express. Under the agreement, MTB Privilege customers, MTB VISA Signature and MasterCard World cardholders will enjoy 10 per cent discount with prioritised facilities at Samitivej Sukhumvit and Samitivej Srinakarin…
Reuters: China rejected on Monday allegations raised by a U.N. panel that 1 million Uighurs may be held in internment camps in the Xinjiang autonomous region. Gay McDougall, a member of the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, said on Friday it had received many credible reports that 1 million ethnic Uighurs in…
Kabir Humayun: Inspe-ctor General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwar warned that any unfit vehicle will not be allowed to run on the streets of Bangladesh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. “Stern legal actions will be taken against those drivers without driving licences,” he uttered warning while speaking at a press briefing at Dhaka’s Police Headquarters yesterday….
Hashem Khan, Artist:By following Bangaban-dhu’s ideals, Bangladesh will live forever. The conspirators who sought power by murdering the Father of the Nation were never on the side of Liberation. They rehabilitated Al Badr, Al Shams; they tried to demolish independent Bangladesh, but the people of the nation, inspired by Bangabandhu’s ideals and led by his…
Voice of America: A fire at a hospital in Taiwan killed nine people on Monday and injured 15 and an investigation has been launched into the cause of the blaze, authorities said. Premier William Lai said the health ministry was overseeing rescue efforts at the hospital in New Taipei City, where the fire was extinguished…
Desk Report: Local cattle farmers are in fear of incurring a heavy loss in this Eid-ul-Azha mainly due to influx of smuggled cows from India, reports Financial Express. Thousands of animals have been smuggled into the country during the last few months. As a result, the local cattle market is now flooded with Indian cows,…
Hossen Sohel: The arbitrary arrest of internationally recognized photographer Shahidul Alam has sparked outrage and condemnation from the across the world. Internationally renowned academics including Noble Laureate Joseph Stiglitz condemned the detention of the noted photographer as an attack on rights in Bangladesh, reports The Guardian. The distinguished academics condemned the unjust treatment of the…
Desk Report: The government launched open-market sale (OMS) of key essential items yesterday (Monday) to keep its prices within the buying capacity of the common people during Eid-ul-Azha. Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), a state-owned agency, sold essential commodities in different parts of the country, using 187 trucks including 35 in Dhaka, 10 in Chattogram,…
Arab News: Turkey’s central bank on Monday announced it was ready to take “all necessary measures” to ensure financial stability after the collapse of the lira, promising to provide banks with liquidity. “The central bank will closely monitor the market depth and price formations, and take all necessary measures to maintain financial stability, if deemed…