AP, Washington Dozens of world leaders assembling Friday for a nuclear security summit will confront a disparate array of modern-day threats, ranging from government actors like North Korea to murkier groups like the Islamic State. Frustration over the slow pace of reducing nuclear stockpiles shadowed the final day of the summit, President Barack Obama’s last…
Bdnews24: Bangladesh has signed a $510 million financing agreement with the World Bank to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the secondary education system. “This will benefit 13 million students studying in grades 6-12,” the World Bank said in a statement on Monday. Kazi Shofiqul Azam, secretary of Economic Relations Division, and Rajashree Paralkar, acting…
Olivier Bonaparte/ Seven Billion Today The 14th Dalai Lama said in Sweden that ‘Europe belongs to Europeans.’ “Receive them, help them, educate them … but ultimately they should develop their own country,” the 83-year-old said, when speaking about refugees. This ‘spiritual leader’ is a hypocrit and his comments are unacceptable – seeing as he is…
The Guardian: The founding companies behind a self-styled alliance to end plastic waste are among the world’s biggest investors in new plastic productions plants, according to a European NGO. A majority of the firms which announced this week they were collaborating to try to help tackle plastic pollution are likely to be at the heart…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The 1,850 contestants of the 11th national election have until today to submit their statements on election expenses. Failure to submit the statements are punishable by fine and jail terms ranging between two to seven years, according to the Representation of the People Order (RPO), reports bdnews24.com. After the 2014 general…
AFP: She is turning 60 this year and still doesn’t have a single wrinkle. Blonde or brunette, slender or curvy, black or white, princess or president, Barbie is a forever favourite among young girls, even if she has caused controversy over the years. The iconic doll has evolved to keep up with the times –…
Desk Report: Creating enough jobs, improving investment climate and ensuring financial stability would be major challenges for Bangladesh to meet her post-LDC (least developing country) requirements, opined economists and businesses, reports The Financial Express. For a sustainable transition to the developing country status, the country must seriously focus on ICT (information and communication technology) sector,…
NDTV A Chicago woman is suing Hilton Worldwide for $100 million saying that she was filmed naked in the shower by a hidden camera while a hotel guest — in footage uploaded with her name onto multiple porn sites. The unnamed plaintiff sued the hotel giant for negligence citing “severe and permanent psychological injuries,” “severe…
Riku Amir: CNG-operated auto-rickshaw drivers operating in Dhaka have started such flexible behavior with the passenger, which was not expected two months ago. Drivers also charge less than before. It is learned that CNG operators are doing this flexible behavior on the basis of mobile phone application transport utensils ‘Uber’ and ‘Pathao’. These autorickshaw owners…
NDTV A man in Abu Dhabi has been fined 20,000 dirhams and sentenced to 60 days in jail for calling his fiancee ‘idiot’ over a WhatsApp message. According to Khaleej Times, the unnamed man sent his fiancee a message and referred to her as an idiot (habla in Arabic). Though he claims he used the…