Dhaka, July 5 – Two suspects in a Badda Awami League leader Farhad Hossain murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Dhaka’s Uttar Badda area early Thursday.
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Seymour Hersh’s memoir full of useful reporting secrets
By Matt Taibbi May 2018 – Late in his new memoir, Reporter, muckraking legend Seymour Hersh recounts an episode from a story he wrote for the New Yorker in 1999, about the Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard.
RU 65th founding anniversary Friday
Rajshahi, July 4 – The Rajshahi University (RU) is going to celebrate its 64th founding anniversary on Friday, an RU press release said on Wednesday.
Emirates to fly one-off A380 service to Islamabad
Dubai airline Emirates has announced plans to deploy a one-off A380 service to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on July 8, 2018. The double-decker jet will make its inaugural arrival in Islamabad on a special flight EK2524/EK2525, a statement said. The A380…
Etihad makes leadership changes, job cuts expected
Etihad Airways expects to cut staff under a restructuring plan announced that will see group CEO Tony Douglas take over direct responsibility of the airline business. State-owned Etihad has been overhauling its business since 2016, when it plunged into a…
Zia Orphanage case appeal hearing deferred to July 8
Dhaka, July 3 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 3) deferred the appeal hearing to July 8 in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
Web-based tool offers innovative solutions to rural dev
Rome, 29 June 2018 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today launched the world’s first web-based tool designed to collect and share agriculture and rural development solutions implemented in developing countries.
Probe report against Dr Yunus Sept 8
Dhaka, June 28 – A Dhaka court on Thursday set September 8 for submission of probe report against Grameen Telecom Trust Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Md Yunus on the charge of misappropriating Tk seven crore.
World’s most expensive painting coming to Louvre Abu Dhabi
Art gallery Louvre Abu Dhabi has announced that the world’s most expensive painting, Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, will go on display in September. The announcement comes after the gallery confirmed it would be hosting the 500-year-old artwork in a…
Neutral Zone oil production will resume when deal reached with Riyadh
Oil production at the Neutral Zone between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will resume when the two sides reach a deal, Kuwait’s oil minister said. Bhakeet Al-Rashidi told parliament production was stalled “due to technical reasons”, according to Kuwait news agency…
Virgin Atlantic to halt Dubai-London flights
British carrier Virgin Atlantic has announced it will withdraw flights between Dubai and London Heathrow from next year. The airline said in a brief statement that the suspension was made after “conducting a thorough review of its network”, which found…
What football teaches us about migration
By International Organization for Migration Jun 26, 2018 (IOM) – Football is more than just a popular sport in many societies. Regardless of origin, social class or skin colour, if there is any sport that can give one a sense…
Water Scarce Cities: never let a crisis go to waste
Submitted by Stephane Dahan On Wed, 06-27-2018. co-authors: Lauren Nicole Core Newsrooms around the world all too often publish headlines about water crisis. The world watches while a number of cities, regions, and even countries suffer from drought.
Saudi, UAE and allies submit Qatar airspace dispute to ICC
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt are bringing a sovereign airspace dispute with Qatar to the International Court of Justice, the four countries said on Wednesday. The group, which began a boycott of Qatar more than a year ago,…
Motorists must self-serve or pay at Abu Dhabi’s fuel stations
Motorists in Abu Dhabi will have to refuel their own cars or pay for assistance at Adnoc fuel stations from June 30. Adnoc Distribution has introduced its new Flex service programme, which will be rolled out across Abu Dhabi in…
8,000-year-old village discovered in Abu Dhabi
Archaeologists from Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism have discovered the oldest known Neolithic village in the UAE. Radioactive carbon testing at the site on Marawah Island dated it at around 8,000 years old, according to state news agency…
Etihad says pilots can join Emirates on secondment
Etihad Airways has told its pilots they can join rival Emirates on a temporary basis for two years as the downsizing of the Abu Dhabi carrier’s operations helps fill a pilot shortage for Dubai’s Emirates. Etihad, which last week reported…
তুরস্কের নির্বাচনে এরদোয়ানের ‘নিরঙ্কুশ’ বিজয়
তুরস্কের দীর্ঘদিনের নেতা রেচেপ তাইয়েপ এরদোয়ান দেশটির প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচনে জয়লাভ করেছেন। দেশটির নির্বাচন কর্তৃপক্ষ জানিয়েছে মি: এরদোয়ান ‘নিরঙ্কুশ সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠতা’ পেয়েছেন। তুরস্কের রাষ্ট্রীয় গণমাধ্যম জানিয়েছে, যে ৯৯ শতাংশ ভোট গণনা করা হয়েছে সেখানে মি: এরদোয়ান ৫৩ শতাংশ ভোট এবং তাঁর নিকটতম…
Erdogan wins re-election as president
Turkey’s long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a new five-year term after securing outright victory in the first round of a presidential poll. Election authority chief Sadi Guven said the president “received the absolute majority of all valid votes”.…
Kroos scores stoppage-time winner for Germany
Moscow, June 23 (AP/UNB) — Toni Kroos has scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to give Germany a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Sweden at the World Cup. Kroos curled a right-foot shot inside the far post after a set…
যে শিল্প প্রদর্শনী এক করেছে কাশ্মীরে হিন্দু মুসলমানদের
অবতার কৃষাণ রায়না, একজন হিন্দু পণ্ডিত। ১৯৯০ সালে ছেড়ে যাবার পর নিজের জন্মস্থানে প্রথমবারের মতো ফিরেছেন এক ভিন্ন ধরনের শিল্প প্রদর্শনীতে। যে প্রদর্শনী হিন্দু এবং মুসলিম শিল্পী ও ভাস্করদের এনে মিলিয়েছে এক জায়গায়। মি. রায়নার মতো আরো অন্তত দুই লক্ষ…
Sanders kicked out of restaurant because she works for Trump
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was kicked out of a restaurant on Friday night because she works for President Donald Trump. A co-owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, asked Ms Sanders and her family to leave as…
Dozens hurt in grenade attack at pro-PM rally in Ethiopia
Ethiopian officials say scores of people have been injured, some critically, in an explosion at a rally for the new PM Abiy Ahmed. Earlier Mr Abiy had said that several people had died. Mr Abiy described it as an “unsuccessful…
Netflix’s Friedland sacked over ’N-word’
Netflix has fired its head of communications over his use of the “N-word”. In an internal memo, Chief Executive Reed Hastings apologised to staff for not acting sooner. He said the comments showed a “deep lack of understanding”.
Kuwaitis urged to replace passports
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior has warned citizens holding older passports that they face being unable to travel if they do not seek replacements in the coming days. The warning comes at the start of what is typically the busiest travel…
BA claims error after cancelling cheap Dubai tickets
British Airways has cancelled more than 2,000 tickets sold to customers for Middle East destinations including Dubai because they were too cheap. Travel agent Travel Up told the BBC that customers were angry that the tickets were not honoured. CEO…
UAE amnesty will begin in August
An official amnesty period allowing illegal UAE residents to correct their status and work legally will begin in August, an official has said. The ‘protect yourself by modifying your status’ campaign follows the adoption of new visa rules last week…
Trump backs down on migrant family separations policy
US President Donald Trump has bowed to public pressure and signed an executive order promising to “keep families together” in migrant detentions. Mr Trump reversed his own policy amid international fury over the separation of undocumented parents and children. He…
নরওয়ের পরিবহন বিপ্লব: ইলেকট্রিক ব্যাটারি চালিত বিমান-গাড়ি-ফেরি
নরওয়ে হচ্ছে পুরো বিশ্বের মধ্যে প্রথম দেশ যারা তাদের পুরো পরিবহন ব্যবস্থাকে বৈদ্যুতিক জ্বালানি নির্ভর ব্যবস্থায় রূপান্তরের সুনির্দিষ্ট পরিকল্পনা নিয়েছে। একটা লক্ষ্য হচ্ছে, ২০৪০ সাল নাগাদ নরওয়ের সব স্বল্প দূরত্বের প্লেন ইলেকট্রিক ব্যাটারি দিয়ে চালানো। ২০২৫ সাল নাগাদ দেশটিতে বৈদ্যুতিক…
UAE amnesty will allow illegal residents to work
The UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity and Nationality is preparing to launch an amnesty initiative allowing illegal residents to correct their status and work in the country without having to leave. The ‘protect yourself by modifying your status’ campaign follows…