Kishoreganj – The militant suspect, who was killed during a gunfight with law enforcers after an attack on police near Sholakia Eidgah on Thursday, was a private university student. Abir Rahman was a BBA student of the capital’s North South…
Day: July 8, 2016
US continues to stand by Bangladesh: Obama
Dhaka – US President Barack Obama has said his country continues to stand by Bangladesh, Japan and the rest of the international community in their “steadfast resolve” to fight terrorism. Obama said this in his letter of condolences to Japanese…
Typhoon drenches Taiwan, kills 2 people; floods hit Manila
Power was partially restored in Taiwan on Friday after a powerful typhoon slammed into the island’s eastern coast with ferocious winds and torrential rains, killing two people and injuring 72. Typhoon Nepartak made landfall early morning in Taitung county, grounding…
UK poised to have its second woman prime minister
Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom will battle it out to become the next leader of the Conservative Party after Michael Gove was eliminated from the contest. After the second MPs’ ballot, Home Secretary Mrs May finished with 199 votes, Energy…
Terrorism threat remains real, credible: US
The US government has said it believes the threat of terrorism remains “real and credible” and feared that terrorist attacks could occur against foreigners. “US citizens in Bangladesh are urged to maintain a high level of vigilance in light of…
Sushma writes to Ali condemning Gulshan attack
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday sent a letter to her Bangladesh counterpart AH Mahmood Ali strongly condemning the terrorist attack in Holey Artisan Bakery in the diplomatic zone of the city’s Gulshan area. She also conveyed heartfelt…
Gulshan attack: Detained youth dies at DMCH
A blood-soaked young man who was detained from outside the Holey Artisan Bakery during the hostage standoff died at a city hospital on Friday afternoon. Shawon, 22, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 5 pm, said…
Indian HC asks its citizens in BD for registration
Dhaka – Indian High Commission in Dhaka has advised all Indian citizens living in Bangladesh to register themselves with the High Commission.
US continues to stand by BD, Japan: Obama
US President Barack Obama has said his country continues to stand by Bangladesh, Japan and the rest of the international community in their “steadfast resolve” to fight terrorism. Obama said this in his letter of condolences to Japanese Prime Minister…
2 kids drown in ponds in Chittagong
Chittagong – Two children drowned in ponds in separate incidents in Boalkhali upazila on Thursday.Locals said Samia, 3, daughter of Shawkat Alam of Popadia village in the upazila, slipped into a village pond and downed while playing its bank in…
Comprehensive approach must to fight terrorism in BD: Sushma Swaraj
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday sent a letter to her Bangladesh counterpart AH Mahmood Ali stressing the necessity of a ‘comprehensive approach in fighting terrorism at all levels’.“We need to adopt zero tolerance policy and a comprehensive…
Youth stabbed dead by ‘friend’ in Ctg
Chittagong – A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his friend over a trifling matter near BSRM factory area in Sitakunda upazila on Thursday.Iftekhar Hasan, officer-in-charge of Sitakunda Police Station, said Mohammad Shafik, 20, a worker of BSRM…
4 JMB suspects held in Bogra
Bogra – Police arrested four people including a muezzin over suspicion of their involvement with banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Power House residential area in the district town on Thursday.A team of police raided at the area and…
Dead K’ganj attacker was a NSU student: SP
The militant suspect, who was killed during a gunfight with law enforcers after an attack on police near Sholakia Eidgah on Thursday, was a private university student.Abir Rahman was a BBA student of the capital’s North South University and son…
BNP leader found dead in Bogra
Bogra – A local BNP leader was found dead at an Eidgah at Baghopara Uttarpara village in Sadar upazila on Friday.Informed by locals, police recovered the body of Nizam Uddin Paikar,55, vice-president of no 9 ward unit of BNP in…
7 held over Sholakia terrorist attack
Kishoreganj – Police arrested seven suspects in connection with Thursday’s terrorist attack near Sholakia Eidgah in Sadar upazila from different parts of the district on Thursday night.The incident left four people, including two policemen, one women and one suspected attacker,…
Six of a family killed in Rangpur road crash
Rangpur – Six members of a family were killed as a bus crashed into a battery-run human-hauler they were in at Jhigatala in Taraganj upazila on Friday afternoon.Five of the deceased were identified as Dulali, 32, Shahnaz Parvin,23, Shahidul Islam,…
Griezmann’s double gives France 2-0 win over Germany in semi
Dhaka – France is heading back to soccer’s elite, and Antoine Griezmann is the man leading the way.Griezmann scored both goals to give France a 2-0 win over world champion Germany on Thursday and a place in the European Championship…
3 years after winning Wimbledon, Bartoli says she is ill
Dhaka – Three years after winning the title at Wimbledon, Marion Bartoli said she has contracted an unknown virus and her life is an “absolute nightmare.”The 31-year-old Frenchwoman is now extremely thin and said it’s because she is ill.”My life…
Russia warns US, South Korea over missiles; China calls in envoys
China has summoned US and South Korean envoys in a show of protest against their agreement on the deployment of a missile system on the Korean Peninsula, while Russia warns the two sides of “irreparable consequences.” On Friday, Chinese Foreign…
Gunmen kill 5 police injure 7 in Dallas over killing of Black man
Dallas (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed five police officers and wounded seven others during a protest over fatal police shootings of black men in other states, authorities said. It appeared to be the deadliest day for U.S. law enforcement…
North and south face off over “Right to the City”
By Emilio Godoy Mexico City, (IPS) – The declaration that will be presented for approval at the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in October has again sparked conflict between the opposing positions taken…
The shift from social development to infrastructure
By Vinod Thomas Manila, (IPS) – Across the world, the pendulum has swung from a focus on social development to infrastructure development. Recognizing that infrastructure is only one variable in the development equation, we must try to get the most…
International organisations concerned by El Niño funding gap
By Phillip Kaeding UN, (IPS) – The response to the 2015-2016 severe El Nino – which has effected over 60 million people from Southern Africa, to South-East Asia to Latin America – remains severely underfunded. In a statement released Tuesday…
Seaweed gains ground as pillar of food security in South America
By Orlando Milesi Matanzas, Chile, (IPS) – Seaweed, a nutrient-rich foodstuff that was a regular part of the diet of several South American indigenous peoples, is emerging as a new pillar of food security in Latin America and is providing…
58 organisations fighting food loss and waste
Danielle Nierenberg It’s no secret that food loss and food waste are big problems. At least 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted every year—in fields, during transport, in storage, at restaurants, and in markets in industrialized and…
U.S. and S.Korea agree to deploy THAAD
The United States and South Korea agreed to deploy a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to be operated by U.S. Forces Korea (USKF), it was announced on Friday. The decision, which drew immediate criticism from China, was described as…
A bone-dry dystopia
Sudhirendar Sharma To keep some fountains running while million others survive on ‘hydration packs’ is the worst form of inequality that human civilization could usher in the name of progress.