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Posts published in “Day: May 31, 2017

Gwadar’s water woes: edit in Daily Times, 31-May-17

Balochistan is suffering once more. Water shortages have yet again hit the port city of Gwadar, pushing residents on to the streets to protest the government’s failure in tackling the crisis. Where the civvies failed the big boys of the Pakistan Navy were on hand to save the day, supplying some 1,200 tonnes of drinking water. Gwadar is a port city. By definition it is surrounded by sea. Yet in today’s Pakistan — the poorest…

A peek into a toppled Chinese official’s $62 m worth of ill-gotten gains

by Nectar Gan in South China Morning Post, May 31, 2017 A painting of Hong Kong’s skyline by one of China’s best-known contemporary artists, a green jade bracelet with a price tag of 1.6 million yuan (HK$1.8 million) and at least 45 expensive watches, including five Patek Philippe timepieces, were among a toppled Chinese official’s lavish collection of ill-gotten gains revealed by Chinese media. Worth a combined 426 million yuan, the property, artworks, jewellery and…

Moscow offers Bangladeshi students scholarship to study nuclear tech

Report in in Dhaka Tribune, May30, 2017 at 08:55 PM Russian Parliament’s Upper House Deputy Chief Ilyas Magomed-Salamovich Umakhanov on Tuesday said Moscow intends to offer scholarships to Bangladeshi students to study nuclear technology. Bangladesh’s first nuclear plant is being being built with Russia’s assistance, according to a BSS report. “Russian Government is keen to enhance the number of scholarships to the Bangladeshi students in the disciplines related to nuclear science,” A statement released by…

Two extremists killed in Jhenaidah gunfight

by Nayan Khondoker in Dhaka Tribune, May 31, 2017 Jhenaidah: Two members of banned outfit East Bengal Communist Party have been killed in an alleged gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Jhenaidah’s Kotchandpur Upazila. The deceased are Maidul Islam Rana, 50 and his associate Alim Uddin, 60. They were accused in several cases including murder. Jhenaidah RAB 6 Company Commander Major Monir Ahmed said the incident took place early Wednesday in Baharampur area under…

Chinese schools prescribe cosplay, yoga to students to deal with exam stress

Report in Global Times, May 30, 2017 at 17:5 As all of China braces for the upcoming annual college entrance examinations, or gaokao, students about to sit one of the most important tests of their life are struggling to stay calm. Businesses near schools and residential communities have been ordered to keep noise to a minimum during the week before the gaokao, and construction sites will halt operation on the days of the tests. As…