Afsan Chowdhury writes for DOT : A sense of caution in reporting is the media air. Few know what is safe and what is not to report. Careful media is the hallmark now. Any perusal of media before and after the elections shows a significant shift. People took advantage of the electoral space to say…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Nasrul Hamid, who was made state minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources again, will unveil a five-year future plan for the sector today. According to official sources, Nasrul Hamid, who took oath as state stare minister yesterday at Bangabhaban, will present the plan at the Bidyut Bhaban in Dhaka, reports…
Reuters: An elderly village witch doctor in Indonesia entrapped a 12-year-old girl and tricked her into having sex with him for the next 15 years by claiming to be possessed by the “jin”, or spirit, of a young boy, police said on Tuesday. The woman, an identified by police as “H”, was rescued on Sunday…
Md. Taqi Yasir The Rolling Stones unleashed two hours of screeching, thundering the rock and roll on an elated crowd of hundreds of thousands of Cubans and foreign visitors Friday night, capping one of the most momentous weeks in modern Cuban history with a massive celebration of music that was once forbidden here. The week…
Desk report: Ride-sharing service has emerged as a welcome relief for hundreds of youths who now dream of living better with income opportunities, reports the Financial Eepress. Students to part-time or even permanent employees are taking to the sector to become solvent enough to meet the high cost of living in the capital.According to riders…
The Guardian: Why bother to learn anything in school if politicians won’t pay attention to the facts? This simple realisation prompted Greta Thunberg, 15, to protest in the most effective way she knew. She is on strike, refusing to go to school until Sweden’s general election on 9 September to draw attention to the climate…
Reuters: Police armed with slingshots are taking aim at troops of monkeys that harass visitors at India’s Taj Mahal. The marauding monkeys forage for food around the entrance to the 17th century monument in the northern city of Agra, where visitors’ bags are scanned and food thrown away. Brij Bhushan, head of the Taj Mahal…
Russia Today: The aftershocks triggered by the self-proclaimed Islamic State terrorist caliphate can still be felt across Iraq, even though it’s been over a year since the Iraqi government declared final victory over IS fighters. On the ground in Iraq, fears of an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) comeback have grown as the remnants of…
France24: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Islamabad Wednesday to meet new Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he was hoping to “reset the relationship” with Pakistan which has worsened in recent months. The conciliatory remarks by Pompeo, whose flight touched down just before 1:00 pm (0800 GMT), come days after Washington confirmed plans…
IT Pro Portal: A recent report from the Wall Street Journal blew Facebook’s aims in the financial services sector out of proportion leading to backlash from users concerned over how the social media giant might misuse their financial data. However, the company is not interested in building a dedicated banking feature nor is it asking for…