Arab News: Billionaire former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said in a TV interview that he is looking into running against Donald Trump in 2020 as an independent presidential candidate. “I am seriously thinking of running for president,” Schultz told the CBS news show “60 Minutes” late Sunday. The self-described “lifelong Democrat” said he “will run…
Desk Report: Process for recruiting 42 night guards for the primary schools of Baupal upazila under Patuakhali district has been stopped due to unwarranted interference of the upazila high-ups, reports Daily Observer. The budget of about Tk 2 crore allocated against the position as their bonus and salary has returned, creating outrage among the prospective…
Anadolu Agency: The Arab League on Tuesday decried a U.S. decision to close the diplomatic mission of the umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Washington, saying the move undermines the Palestinian cause. “Since the declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December 2017 and the relocation of its embassy to Jerusalem this May,…
Marilyn Thipthorpe We are always looking for the perfect way to sculpt our body. Here are five moves to get you started and on the road to getting those great abs. *The Jack-Knife: Lie face up with your body stretched out flat. Take slow breathes, squeeze in your abs; now raise your right arm and…
Tarannum Pratyusha Bannerjee was an actress who committed suicide in her flat where she used to live with her fiancé Rahul Raj Singh. The parents of Pratyusha demanded that Rahul be questioned for the matter. Replying to which Rahul said that her parents are responsible for her death, not him. He alleged that, Pratyusha didn’t…
Arafat Hasan of DOT India will reportedly use space technology to monitor its border security and management, including launching a satellite which will be under the country’s Home Ministry, reports The Daily Star. Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a report of the task force set up by his ministry to identify the areas…
Desk Report: In 1962, an Alemannic burial site containing human skeletal remains was discovered in Niederstotzingen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Researchers at the Eurac Research Centre in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, and at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany, have now examined the DNA of these skeletal remains. This has enabled them to…
CNBC: The United Nations has asked Australia to consider refugee resettlement for an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailandsaying she feared her family would kill her, the Australian government said yesterday. The teenager, Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, arrived in Bangkok on the weekend appealing for asylum. Australia said it would consider resettling her if the…
Raj Abrar AntiCorr-uption Commission (ACC) has recommended punishment on 97 teachers from various schools and colleges in Dhaka for their unethical involvement in private coaching. ACC deputy director (public relations) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told that a letter has been sent to the cabinet division, in that letter, the ACC urged proper actions against the alleged…
UNB: BNP leaders on Saturday participated in the Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikya Prokriya rally at Mahanagar Natya Mancha in the city to create a greater national unity to ensure a ‘functional democracy’ in the country through holding a credible national election. Top BNP leaders, including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, and standing…