Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought the cooperation of all in continuing the trend of development in the country. “I seek cooperation and blessings from people so that the trend of development we’ve started in the country could be…
Year: 2015
Gunman shoots dead 4 Marines at Tennessee Navy facility
The gunman who shot and killed four Marines Thursday during two attacks at military facilities in Chattanooga, Tenn., has been identified as Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, a law enforcement source confirmed to Fox News. Abdulazeez, 24, was born in Kuwait, a…
Queen Nazi salute film: Palace ‘disappointed’ at use
Buckingham Palace has said it is disappointed that footage from 1933 showing the Queen performing a Nazi salute has been released. The Sun has published the film which shows the Queen aged about seven, with her mother, sister and uncle.…
Greece debt crisis: Reforms ‘going to fail’ – Varoufakis
The former Greek finance minster has said his country’s economic reforms are “going to fail”, just as formal talks on a huge bailout are set to begin. In a BBC interview, Yanis Varoufakis said Greece was subject to a programme…
Rain forecast on Eid Day
The Met office has forecast possibilities of rain in many parts of Bangladesh during the Eid holidays. Meteorological Department’s weather forecast official Nijhum Ara told journalists on Friday there might be light to moderate rain on Saturday morning. “It will…
Video shows separatists arriving MH17 crash scene — one year ago
By VICE News On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine while carrying 298 people. Today, a disturbing video emerged that casts more light onto conflicting accounts of the aviation disaster. The footage shows fighters…
Bangladesh gain rating after ODI series win over SA
The Tigers stamped their authority on the visitors by handing them a nine-wicket thrashing in the series decider on Wednesday. It propelled them to a maiden series triumph against the fourth-ranked ODI side. It was their fourth consecutive ODI series…
Eid Saturday
The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in Bangladesh on Saturday as the Shawal moon was sighted in the country’s sky on Friday. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at a meeting at…
BGB hands over 2 abducted Myanmar soldiers
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) handed over two members of Myanmar army, who were rescued near the Bangladesh-Myanmar-India border in Bandarban district on Tuesday, to Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) on Friday. BGB handed over the soldiers to BGP in a…
Civil society skeptical over “Action Agenda” to finance dev
By Thalif Deen UN.Jul (IPS) – Despite high expectations, the third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) ended on a predictable note: the United Nations proclaimed it a roaring success while most civil society organisations (CSOs) expressed scepticism over…
UN warns of real risk Nepal will not “build back better”
By Aruna Dutt UN.Jul 2015 (IPS) – As Nepal’s monsoon rains approach, some humanitarian aid remains tied up in the capital Kathmandu and there are concerns that a rush to build shelters could lead to the same shoddy construction that…
Armenia: Needless pain at end of life – HRW
Yerevan – Thousands of patients with advanced cancer in Armenia suffer from avoidable, severe pain every year because they cannot get adequate pain medications, Human Rights Watch said in a report and video released today. While effective, safe, and inexpensive…
Restoring justice to the US justice system
Antonio Ginatta Yesterday, two days before his visit to the El Reno federal prison in Oklahoma – the first visit to a prison by a sitting United States president – President Barack Obama made a long-overdue and compelling call for…
The tunnel ‘Chapo’ Guzman used to escape in Mexico
By Daniel Hernandez The entrance to the tunnel that Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman used to escape from prison is located at an abandoned cinder-block building with a metal roof and a dirt floor. There is a wheelbarrow filled with dirt,…
Syed Ashraf gets Public Administration
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has poured cold water on rumours and wild speculations of her ‘strained’ relations with Syed Ashraful Islam, a week after removing him from the LGRD ministry. She has given the Awami League general secretary another politically…
Beyond the climate refugee: Migration as adaptation
Misconceptions about climate-induced migration could lead to inadequate support for affected populations, according to the Worldwatch Institute’sState of the World 2015 Washington, D.C.-Between 2008 and 2013, some 140 million people were displaced by weather-related disasters; meanwhile, gradual displacements, such as…
Accord for financing sustainable dev reached at UN confce
Countries have agreed on a series of bold measures to overhaul global financial practices and generate investments for tackling a range of economic, social and environmental challenges at the United Nations Third International Conference on Financing for Development, held in…
710 grams gold recovered from airport
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport seized 710 grams gold from two passengers of United Airlines from Kuala Lumpur on Thursday morning. Assistant Commissioner (customs) Al Amin said Alal Uddin, 30, and Abdur Rahim, 35, were landed at the…
Yunus congratulates Tigers
Heartiest congratulations to Bangladesh Cricket Team for sealing first ever bilateral series win over South Africa. I hope Bangladesh cricket team will continue this winning streak in future.” – Yunus Centre press release
Immediately arrest Rajon killers, urges Bnp
The Bnp on Thursday demanded of the government to immediately arrest the killers of 13-year-old boy Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon in Sylhet and give them exemplary punishment. Party spokesperson Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon made the demand in statement issued on the…
Concerned Indians blame Modi Govt for harassing HR workers
We the undersigned express our profound dismay and disquiet at the continued official harassment by the central government of leading human rights defenders Teesta Setalvad and Jawed Anand. Since the installation of the BJP led government in Delhi in May…
10 including OC hurt as AL activists, police clash in Chokoria
At least ten people including a journalist and the OC of Chokoria Police Station were injured in a clash between police and Sramik League-Jubo League activists at Chiringa Bus Station in Chokoria municipality on Thursday. Police and locals said the…
Fakhrul back to Uttara home, Gayeswar released on bail
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who has been undergoing treatment at a city hospital since his release on bail on Tuesday evening, returned his Uttara home on Thursday. Mirza Fakhrul reached his house around 3pm from United…
Khaleda’s Eid greetings to people
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday greeted all the Muslims of Bangladesh and elsewhere across the world on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and wished them Eid Mubarak. In an Eid-ul-Fitr message, Khaleda, also a former Prime Minister said, “The Eid-ul-Fitr…
Tight security measures centering Eid in Rajshahi
Tight security measures has been adopted in Rajshahi city and its adjacent area centering the Eid-ul-Fitr, largest religious festival of the Muslims, to make the celebration a total success.Besides, Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has also set up some Closed Circuit…
Record sales in Eid markets of Rangpur division
The Eid markets have been witnessing record last moment sales as hundreds of people of all ages rushing to the markets and shopping centres everywhere in Rangpur division just ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
Real Madrid top Forbes’ most valuable teams list
Spanish soccer club Real Madrid retained top spot on a list of the world’s 50 most valuable sports teams, according to a Forbes poll released on Wednesday that was made up mostly of National Football League franchises.
Pluto probe survives encounter, phones home
A US spacecraft sailed past the tiny planet Pluto in the distant reaches of the solar system on Tuesday, capping a journey of 3 billion miles (4.88 billion km) that began nine and a half years ago.
Comedian Amy Schumer makes film screenwriter debut in ‘Trainwreck’
Comedian Amy Schumer makes her big screen debut as first-time feature-film screenwriter as well as leading lady in “Trainwreck”, a comedy about love, family and sport.
Meat prices soar ahead of Eid
Traders in various Dhaka markets have hiked meat prices ahead of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, allege consumers.Bangladesh Meat Traders’ Association says chicken and mutton sellers have increased prices without good reason.