Arab News: At the age of just 15, a schoolgirl has become the youngest Saudi to publish an English-language novel. Leena Althekair started writing her book, “Foreshadow,” in the summer of 2017, when she was still only 14.“I have always had this idea but it wasn’t clear,” she said. “But as I kept writing, it…
AP, Idomeni Migrants waged running battles with Macedonian police Sunday after they were stopped from scaling the border fence with Greece near the border town of Idomeni, and aid agencies reported that hundreds of stranded travelers were injured. Macedonian police used tear gas, stun grenades, plastic bullets and a water cannon to repel the migrants,…
Written by: Eshan Maitra Saudi Arabia have recently have severed the diplomatic relation with Qatar. As well as, allied countries to Saudi Arabia. By accusing Qatar of having terrorist affiliation. This have spread several rumors about food crisis and other inner country conflicts in Qatar. That created wide-spread panic among the 3.80 lacs Bangladeshi expatriates…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Jatiya Oikyafront leader Sultan Mohammad Mansur, who was elected from Moulvibazar-2 constituency in the December 30 national election, has said that he would take oath and join the parliament, reports The Daily Star. “I will take oath at appropriate time after recovering from my illness,” Mansur said. Mansur took part in…
Zhao Minghao , Senior research fellow with The Charhar Institute/Global Times Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump’s meeting in Argentina on Saturday yielded results that boosted the confidence of both countries and the world. The US agreed to hold off on raising tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25…
DOT Desk About a thousand factory workers demonstrated in Savar since this morning protesting what they said was discrimination in their new wage board, reports The Daily Star. The workers began their demonstration on Hemayetpur Tannery road in Savar around 9:00am, reports our Savar correspondent from the spot.As additional police forces were deployed throughout…
Sky News: The world’s permafrost soils, some of which are more than a thousand years old and extend 1.6km (one mile) into the ground, are warming at the same rate as the climate, according to a new study. Despite a large international commitment to follow the developments of surface-level and atmospheric climate change, there are…
The Guardian, UK: The Greek government is facing a growing backlash over its decision to move the leader of the disbanded leftist terror group, November 17, from a high-security prison to a “luxury” open-air jail. Washington and Ankara joined the public outcry condemning the relocation of the hitman, Dimitris Koufodinas, from Korydallos, Athens’ fortress-like penitentiary,…
Kabir Humayun: The current efforts of different political parties to forge a national unity for holding a fair election will soon turn into a political unity, BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has said. “Country’s people, BNP-led 20-party alliance, Jukta Front under the leadership of Badruddoza Chowdhury and Dr Kamal Hossain and the left-leaning parties’…
BSS Five years ago, Chadni admitted to Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) and everything was going fine in fulfilling her dream of becoming a doctor. She had a noble mission of providing healthcare to underprivileged people particularly the rural community. But, Chadni, a fifth year MBBS student hailing from Mymensingh district, suddenly committed suicide by hanging…