Reuters: The Vatican may send a delegation to China before the end of this month and if the meeting goes well the two could reach an agreement on the appointment of bishops, a widely read Chinese state-run newspaper said on Tuesday. The Vatican and China are in advanced tal ...বিস্তারিত
Reuters: Russia on Tuesday accused Israel of indirectly causing a Russian military plane to be shot down near Syria’s Mediterranean coast, and threatened to retaliate against Israel for what it described as a hostile act. Russia’s Defence Ministry said the Il-20 reconna ...বিস্তারিত
Sayeed Muhammad: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has cleared a Tk 3,825.34 crore project to procure 1.5 lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs) ahead of the polls to be held in the year-end. The approval came from the weekly Ecnec meeting hel ...বিস্তারিত
Reuters: South Africa-based financial technology firm JUMO plans to expand in high-growth Asian markets after securing the backing of Goldman Sachs in an equity funding round, the company’s chief executive said. Since its founding in 2014, JUMO, which helps individuals an ...বিস্তারিত
Kabir Humayun: A petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking its directive on the Election Commission and the government not to publish any schedule for holding next parliamentary election until disposal of a pending rule. Advocate Md Eunus Ali Akond moved the ...বিস্তারিত
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to leave Dhaka for London on Friday en route to New York on a six-day official visit to the United States to attend the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). After making a two-day stopover in ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: A Belgian police officer received a knife wound to the head and his alleged attacker was shot and seriously wounded on Monday, Brussels police said. The city prosecutor’s office said the attacker was a Belgian national “of Egyptian origin” who was born in 1975 an ...বিস্তারিত
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Executive Editor, The New York Times, Bangladesh National Section : Social media is an epitome of the postmodern world. For their users, social media platforms provide an environment to share and consume images of the “ideal” life. Such images can ...বিস্তারিত
Prof Dr Mahbub Ullah, Economist : The defaulters should not be given loans anew. The banks are compelled to hike the interest rates for non-performing loans. Therefore, it becomes quite difficult to lower interest rates. The borrowers have to take loans at high interest rat ...বিস্তারিত
Arab News: Eritrea and Ethiopia signed a peace deal on Sunday at a ceremony in Jeddah overseen by King Salman. The agreement officially ends more than 20 years of war between the two countries. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed ...বিস্তারিত
