Sabah Mannan Telling the nation that he will preside over the ruling party congress in December, Zimbabwe’s 37 year long President Robert Mugabe refused to resign and vowed to carry on as head of state despite being officially stripped of leadership by his own party, Zanu-PF. However, Zanu-PF officials alleged that Mugabe would face impeachment…
Dr. Amena Mohsin speaks to DOT : The four MOU’s between India and Bangladesh are not very effective because of more important issues like the Teesta issue, border management and Rohingya crisis, according to Dr. Amena Mohsin, a Professor of DU. The MOUs that the two countries signed in the meeting: Firstly, India will give…
Sofian Khan Bangladesh said that the UN’s conflict response strategies need to be situated between the broader framework for political solution to conflicts. Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, Permanent Representative (PR) of Bangladesh to the UN said while highlighting Bangladesh’s position as the third highest troop contributors to the UN peacekeeping missions. While addressing at the…
UNB: Farmers across the country are misusing some 800 liters of water in producing each kilogram of paddy. Even though it is possible to produce 1 kg of paddy using 2,500 liters of water, currently they are using 3,300 liters for the same only for lack of awareness of certain techniques that can reduce the…
Desk Report: Aditmari Upazila Fire Station has not started operation as construction of the building is yet to be completed even four years after construction started, reports Daily Star. People of the upazila are wondering when the fire station will begin operating. Many fire incidents occurred but the flames could not be extinguished in time…
T.S Bipasha Basu is finally tying the knot with her “Alone” co-star who she has been dating for more than a year now. The date for the wedding is set on April 30 and Bipasha has been busy preparing the much awaited wedding. She recently posted her pictures on instagram celebrating her bridal shower. Recently,…
Yahoo: Four Thai civil defence volunteers were gunned down Thursday at a school in the kingdom’s south with students just metres away, as bloodshed greets the 15th year of an insurgency in the Malay-Muslim border zone. The culturally distinct region that borders Malaysia has seen rebels fight against the rule of Buddhist-majority Thailand, which annexed…
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…
BSS Everyone who loves football has seen showing red card to footballers by a referee for foul play, but it is almost a surprising and strange event for many when they see schoolchildren in Bangladesh are showing similar cards to social menaces like child marriage. Such a surprising event took place on Thursday when hundreds…
Desk Report: The government has nationalised 271 private colleges across the country, raising the number of public colleges and equivalent educational institutions to 598, reports Financial Express. The Education Ministry issued an order in this regard on Sunday. The order came into effect from August 8, reports UNB. According to bdnews24.com, the government had pledged…