With her arms stretched out and her hands elegantly curved, the young dancer stamps her feet with aplomb, defying prejudice. Her art is reviled by many in religiously conservative Pakistan, where it is often linked with prostitution. “We constantly have…
The 69th Cannes Film Festival opened Wednesday amid heightened security and the premiere of a new Woody Allen film, 1930s Hollywood romance Cafe Society. Allen helped kick off the Cannes festivities with some help from the movie’s stars, Kristen Stewart…
Cox’s Bazar – An Ansar member was gunned down by robbers while looting a barrack of the force inside the Rohingya refugee camp in Teknaf upazila early Friday.
Benapole – Allegedly failing to bear torture by her son, a woman took her own life by taking pesticide at Nischintapur village in Jessore Sadar upazila early Friday.
Brazil’s Senate voted Thursday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, a move that temporarily removes her from office while a trial is conducted. Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks to hide budget deficits and bolster an embattled government. Rousseff has…
UN Under-Secretary General Stephen O’Brien has observed that Bangladesh’s success in combating natural calamities is an example for many countries. The UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs said this at a video press conference organized by UN Headquarters in New…
Dhaka – At least 33 people including women and children have died in lightning strikes during thunderstorms in 12 districts, says a bdnews24.com report. Rain and thunderstorms occurred in the capital and elsewhere on Thursday after a week of heat…
Dhaka – BNP on Friday announced a two-day demonstration programme protesting the submission of chargesheets against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in two arson attack cases. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir declared the programmes at a press conference at…
New Delhi, 12 May 2016 – Development projects supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in India have been effective in reducing poverty and improving the livelihoods of rural poor people, according to an independent evaluation report presented…
Rome – “The underlying issues that the poor face in the finance sector can teach us valuable lessons for the justice sector: in many places, the law serves only the people who can afford it,” said Professor Muhammad Yunus, who…
Amy Braunschweiger Boris Dittrich, at the time a member of Dutch parliament, was looking out an open window of Aruba’s parliament building when a jeering mob chanting anti-gay slurs, honking horns, and whistling eclipsed the distant sounds of traffic. Boris…
Felix Horne For the past six months, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia, to protest alleged abuses by their government. The protests, unprecedented in recent years, have seen Ethiopia’s security forces use lethal…
Mary Wareham “Urban areas have become death traps for thousands of civilians,” says a new report issued by the United Nations Secretary-General ahead of the first World Humanitarian Summit, which opens May 23, 2016, in Istanbul. The report describes the…
Washington, D.C.-Today, nearly 3.9 billion people-half of the world’s population-live in urban areas. By 2050 that number is expected to nearly double. According to Can a City Be Sustainable? (State of the World), the latest edition of the annual series…
By John Pilger I have been filming in the Marshall Islands, which lie north of Australia, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Whenever I tell people where I have been, they ask, “Where is that?” If I offer a…
Dr. Vivek Murthy, US Surgeon General You’ve probably heard news reports about Zika, a virus that’s been spreading across South and Central America as well as the Caribbean. Zika is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes. In past outbreaks, the vast majority…
Seoul’s political motive possibly behind the false report: South Korean researcher JH Ahn The South Korean government was bashed by local media for releasing a false execution report on North Korean high-ranking official Ri Yong Gil, who was revealed to…
Minneapolis — A local doctor who had treated Prince twice in recent weeks showed up at the musician’s estate near here on the morning he died, only to discover that he had just been pronounced dead after being found collapsed…
Dhaka – Bangladesh is now most attractive and safe place for investment Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said Thursday. The government has offered several special motivation packages for foreign investors to invest in Bangladesh, the minister said at a meeting with…
Mymensingh – The 13th internship certificate giving ceremony of the Veterinary Faculty was held at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh on Thursday at Teachers’ student centre mini conference hall.
Dhaka – A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at the Board Room of Islami Bank Tower with Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman of the Bank in the cahir.…
STAFF REPORTER BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday accused the present government of plunging the country towards an “uncivilised darkness”.
Court Correspondent The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday fixed May 19 to cross-examine complainant Harun-or-Rashid on behalf of BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tareque Rahman in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday deferred the date for submission of the probe report in case filed for Begum Khaleda Zia’s alleged hurting of religious sentiments of the people in 2014.
Dhaka – Roger Federer put his full array of shots on display in a 6-3, 7-5 win over Alexander Zverev on Wednesday in the second round of the Italian Open, an encouraging performance considering he only decided to play moments…
Dhaka – In the battle of Titans, Dhaka Mohammedan SC outplayed their traditional rivals Abahani Limited by eight wickets with 37 balls remaining to keep their top slot intact in the Walton Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League at the…
Dhaka – Legends of Rupganj earned the 4th victory in their 6th match of the Dhaka metropolis Premier Division Cricket League beating Prime Doleshwar SC by six wickets at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Thursday.Sent in to…
Dhaka – The Club Cup champion Dhaka Abahani Limited made a flying start in the Green Delta Premier Hockey League crushing Bangladesh Railway SC by 14-0 goals at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul…
Dhaka – Defending champions Chittagong Division made a good start in the Development Cup Under-16 Football Tournament beating Khulna Division by 3-1 goals in the tie-breaker at Mohammadpur Physical Education College ground on Thursday.The opening match between the two teams…
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death in the city’s Moghazar area on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Arif, 20. Further details about him could not be known immediately.