Nusrat Jahan Progga Do you sometimes find a very cheery song that’s fun to head bang to or a very depressing song that makes you think of your ex or that pretty pair of shoes that didn’t fit you or how pizza doesn’t grow on trees? Well, guess what? Some songs, regardless of how cheery…
Ana-Maria Bliuc, Andrew Jakubowicz & Kevin Dunn/ The Conversation, Australia How groups and individuals spread racist hate online Living in a networked world has many advantages. We get our news online almost as soon as it happens, we stay in touch with friends via social media, and we advance our careers through online professional networks.But…
The Guardian, UK: Nepal has ordered a review of the way summit helicopter rescues are conducted after uncovering a multimillion-dollar scam in which climbers were pressured, sometimes by having their food spiked, to take costly flights down mountains. Insurance industry figures said the scam, which had been operating for more than five years, had caused…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The High Court yesterday issued a contempt of court rule against the chief election commissioner, four election commissioners and Election Commission’s secretary for not allowing Oikyaboddho Nagorik Andolon to run the upcoming general election, reports The Daily Star. In the rule, the court asked the CEC, four commissioners and the EC…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin yesterday said a decision on the candidacy of 25 Jamaat-e-Islami leaders would be made by Tuesday, reports The Daily Star. “We got the High Court letter today. The legal wing of the Election Commission has been asked to scrutinise the matter,” he told The Daily Star….
ATI It’s not often that a mere piece of paper will be worth a few million dollars. But when it’s a letter written by Albert Einstein about how God is a “product of human weaknesses,” a multimillion-dollar price tag is exactly what you get. A document written by the iconic, Nobel Prize-winning physicist that’s known…
Abrar Hussain: Bangladesh has been ranked the “fastest growing country with an increasing number of rich populations in the world”, according to a report by the World Ultra Wealth Report 2018 by WEALTH-X. The report claims the ultra high net worth (UHNW) population in the country is now 17.3%, adding, “Vietnam, Bangladesh and the powerhouse…
BBC: Almost every species of lemur, wide-eyed primates unique to Madagascar, is under threat of extinction. That is the conclusion of an international group of conservationists, who carried out an assessment of the animals’ status.This “Primate Specialist Group” reviewed and compared the latest research into lemur populations and the threats to their habitat and survival.Lemurs,…