Adnan Rehmat, Pakistan-based journalist, researcher and analyst with interests in politics, media, development and science/Arab News And so it has come to pass; a radically altered political landscape in Pakistan, a new party in power, a new government in the making and a new charismatic leader – Imran Khan – for whom the triumph at…
Eshan Maitra Almost all of sci-fi fans are very much familiar with the legendary movie ‘Alien’, 1979 space horror classic by Ridley Scott. But little that we know of the Nigerian giant who played the fearful ‘Alien’, the scariest villain of all kind! His name is Bolaji Badejo. That was, almost by an accident. Agent…
Desk Report Myanmar’s outgoing President Thein Sein has lifted the emergency of state according to the state media, said reports from BBC. This comes as Thein Sein ends his 5 year term as president. The emergency of state was issued back in June 2012 when violence erupted between Buddhist and Muslim communities. There were many…
Khondaker Golam Moazzem/CPD The proposed minimum monthly wage, Tk 8,000, for readymade garment workers is inadequate to meet their cost of living if various basic needs and the rate of inflation are considered, says Centre for Policy Dialogue research director Khondaker Golam Moazzem. The structure of proposed wage is also weaker than that of previous…
Hindustan Times: China has firmed up an outline to sinicise Islam by 2022 in an effort to redefine the practice of the religion and align the beliefs of Muslims with the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) policies and traditional Chinese culture. The five-year plan (2018-2022) was discussed and agreed upon by eight Islamic associations and…
Members of Coast Guard Bangladesh seized one lakh pieces of Yaba tablet from Gahira Chhipatoli area of Anwara upazila early Tuesday. Afsar Uddin, a coast guard official, said on secret information, a team of the coast guard conducted a drive in the area in the morning. Sensing the presence of the force, the drug dealers…
Al Arbiya: Saudi Arabia Hajj Hackathon organized by the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones in Jeddah, has broken the Guinness World Record in terms of the number of participants topping 2,950 from over 100 countries. Saudi counselor in the Royal Court, head of the Kingdom’s Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones Saud Bin…
Reuters: Chancellor An-gela Merkel said on Wednesday Germany could not simply look away if chemical attacks took place in Syria, two days after her government said it was in talks with its allies about a possible military deployment in the war-torn country. The conservative leader said it could not be Germany’s answer to reject military…
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…