Austria and Germany have taken in thousands of migrants who crossed the border after days stuck in Hungary. After being welcomed at the Austrian frontier by volunteers, many went directly to Vienna and on to Munich in southern Germany. The…
Month: September 2015
Five reflections on Europe’s migrant crisis
Mark Urban I’m in Berlin reporting for Newsnight at the moment on the crisis engulfing Europe. Here are a few of the wider issues I think it’s worth reflecting on. People Are Seeking a Better Life Arguments about names –…
Yunus launches Devi Shetty’s Health City, Cancer Hospital in Mysore
Nobel laureate Professor Yunus inaugurated Centenary Celebrations at University of Mysore by delivering Centennial Lecture at University. It was celebrated as the beginning university’s year-long Centenary Celebrations. This year the university, with over 1,00,000 students, is completing its 100 years.…
4 arrested for assaulting girl refusing love offer
A college girl was assaulted by four young men in Demra area of Dhaka on Saturday afternoon allegedly for refusing a love proposal. Police arrested three of the assaulters after the victim filed a case with Demra Police Station in…
BNP contradicts IRI survey on Govt, demands Mayor Mannan’s release
BNP on Saturday termed the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) opinion survey that showed increase of popularity of Sheikh Hasina led present government as contradictory. “The survey shows that most of Bangladesh people want caretaker government. Then, how does popularity of…
Cylinder blast leaves 8 workers burnt in Ctg ship-breaking yard
Eight workers sustained severe burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in a ship-breaking yard at South Sonaichhari under Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong. Md Didarul Islam, the owner of ship-breaking yard claimed that the LPG cylinder explosion took place at…
Aylan Kurdi: The toddler now a symbol of refugee crisis in Europe
Aylan Kurdi has become the symbol of the refugee crisis in Europe. He was washed up dead on the shores of Bodrum in southwest Turkey. The three year old toddler drowned in the Mediterranean Sea along with his five-year-old brother…
Indian travel pass for enclave residents on 7-8 Sept
The Indian authorities will issue travel pass for the residents of former 111 Indian enclaves inside Bangladesh to cross the border. After the historic land transfer the residents of the 162 enclaves started a new life with their new identity…
Hillary Clinton says she regrets using private email while in office
Hillary Clinton has said she wished she had made a “different choice” and not used a private email account while serving as US secretary of state. “I’m sorry this has been confusing,” she told the cable news channel MSNBC. Her…
Seven alleged kidnappers arrested from Shahjalal Airport
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested seven members of an organised kidnapping gang from Shahjalal International Airport area in the city on Friday night.
Drowned Syrian toddler buried in Kobane
By VICE News The body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi has been laid to rest in the Syrian town of Kobane on Friday, alongside his brother and mother, who also died trying to reach Greece.
Photography exhibition held at BAU
A two-day photography exhibition on exploring various themes began at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) shilpacharya joynal abedin mukhtomoncho on Friday. The photography exhibition titled, “Amateur photographers of BAU”, organized by a group of amateur photographers of BAU on facebook.
Saifur’s 6th anniversary of death observed
The sixth death anniversary of M Saifur Rahman, the country’s longest-serving finance minister, was observed with various programmes on Friday. Leaders and activists of local BNP placed wreaths at the grave of Saifur Rahman at Baharmardan village in Moulvibazar Sadar…
3 killed in clashes over local disputes in Sunamganj, Manikganj
Three people were killed and 39 others injured in separate clashes in Sunamganj and Manikganj districts on Friday. In Sunamganj, Two people were killed and 30 others injured during a clash between two groups at Pirpur village in Chhatak upazila…
Bnp asks Govt to test popularity by holding acceptable polls
BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday challenged the government to test its popularity through holding an acceptable election, as a survey conducted by the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) found it has gained popularity. “Why are they…
Dhaka hosts first int’l cricket tourney for disabled people
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday inaugurated the first-ever international cricket tournament for disabled people in capital Dhaka. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration with Bangladesh’s Ministry of Youth and Sports, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and…
Couple electricuted in Naogaon
A couple died from electrocution at Chapadal village in Badalgachchi upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as Yeasin Ali, 60, and his wife Rina Begum, 52, of the village.
Every person has Tk 13,160 debt on his head, Parliament told
The per capita external debt burden in the country stood at Tk 13, 160 on June 30 last, State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan has said. MA Mannan disclosed the information in Parliament on behalf of Finance Minister…
The refugee crisis that isn’t
Kenneth Roth European leaders may differ about how to respond to the asylum-seekers and migrants surging their way, but they seem to agree they face a crisis of enormous proportions. Germany’s Angela Merkel has called it “the biggest challenge I…
Why I shared horrific photo of a drowned Syrian child
Peter Bouckaert Director, Emergencies I thought long and hard before I retweeted the photo of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi. It shows the lifeless toddler, lying face down on a popular Turkish beach, one of eleven Syrians who have almost certainly died…
Bd water ministry: Give up ‘Lajja’ to oppose dams, Indian ministry halts
GreenWatch Report Leading Indian water expert and activist, Himanshu Thakkar his written in a latest post in the Waterwatch@yahoogroups – ” Interesting, MoWR secretary writes a letter dated Aug 25, 2015 to CWC Chair: ““Environmental flow of rivers is a…
Another great leap forward for development
Javier Solana Madrid – Next month, the world will achieve a milestone for global development efforts. The United Nations General Assembly will adopt the Sustainable Development Goals, an ambitious set of global objectives expected to improve the lives of millions…
UN says Gaza could be uninhabitable in less than five years
By Samuel Oakford Gaza could become uninhabitable by 2020 due to war, its economic blockade, debilitated infrastructure, and environmental concerns, according to a new UN report on Palestine released this week. The findings of the UN’s Conference on Trade and…
Decency in jeopardy!
It seems that decency is diminishing from our society. In every sphere of life, maintaining decency is essential. Decency is decent manners, good behavior which conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability.
Arctic peoples overlooked as GLACIER conference thaws climate talks
Washington, D.C.- On August 30-31, US President Obama traveled to Alaska to address the U.S. State Department’s conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience (GLACIER), highlighting international and domestic priorities in the region. However, as…
Free blood grouping campaign held at RU
With the intention to encourage students to donate blood, a free Blood Grouping Campaign was held at Begum Khaleda Zia Hall of Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday. Swajan, a voluntary blood donating organisation of the hall unit, arranged the campaign…
Khaleda’s Trust graft case hearing again on Sept 10
A Dhaka court on Thursday adjourned till September 10 the hearing in the Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust graft cases filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and others. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamader of the Special Judge Court-3 conducted his…
13 indicted in Tazreen factory fire killing 112
A Dhaka court has framed charges against 13 people including Tazreen Fashions Managing Director (MD) in two cases filed over the devastating fire at the factory that killed 112 workers and injured over 200 others in 2012. The factory was…
Bnp-led 20-party demo against gas power price hike Sunday
The BNP-led 20-party alliance will now stage countrywide demonstrations on Sunday instead of Saturday, in protest against the price hike of power and gas. The programme was rescheduled a day after party standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Wednesday…
Ex-official of NCC bank held for pocketing Taka 9 crore
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a former assistant officer of NCC bank from Kamalapur area on early Thursday on charge of misappropriating money of Tk 8.98 crore through data transfer from the bank. The arrestee was identified as Md…