Forced displacement is a crisis centered in developing countries, which host 89 percent of refugees and 99 percent of internally displaced persons, says a new World Bank report.
Month: September 2016
No untoward incident took place on Eid day, says Home Minister
Dhaka: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said no untoward incident took place in the country on the Eid day due to strong vigilance of law enforcement agencies. “Law enforcers have performed their duty with the experience of the last…
PM leaves London for Canada
London: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left London for Canada and the US on Thursday to attend the 5th Global Fund Replenishment Conference to be held in Montreal and the 71st UN General Assembly session in New York. UNB News Agency…
BNP to wage united movement
Thakurgaon: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said their party is working to wage a united movement to save the country from the current ‘autocratic’ rule. “We believe all the democracy-loving parties now agree that a united…
China, India now world’s largest Internet markets
India has overtaken the United States to become the world’s second largest Internet market, with 333 million users, trailing China’s 721 million. But a new report released today by the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development also confirms that just…
Mayors claim ‘successful’ animal wastes disposal this time
Mayors of the two Dhaka city corporations on Thursday claimed that they ‘successfully’ removed much before the 48-hour deadline cent percent wastes of the sacrificial animals generated during Eid-ul-Azha.They said around 4.38 lakh sacrificial animals were slaughtered in the two…
UN summit won’t resolve refugee resettlement impasse
Next week’s landmark UN summit on refugees and migrants was supposed to help resettle one in ten refugees, instead UN member states have settled for vague gestures, including a campaign to end xenophobia.Human rights organisations and humanitarian actors alike have…
Brazil ratifies Paris climate change agreement
Brazil’s President Michel Temer on Monday ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change, which commits Brazil to reducing its carbon emissions by 37 percent by 2025 from 2005 levels.In a ceremony in Brasilia, Temer highlighted that Brazil has made a…
Sri Lanka to revise decision of on-arrival visa suspension
Sri Lankan government has given necessary directives to revise a decision taken by its immigration department suspending on-arrival visa issuance for the citizens of Bangladesh.Talking to BBC Bangla, Harsha de Silva, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, said…
Moghbazar-Mouchak Flyover Part-II opened to traffic
Another part of the much-awaited Moghbazar-Mouchak Flyover was opened to traffic on Thursday as part of efforts to ease traffic congestions on Eskaton-Mouchak road further.Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain inaugurated it around 11 am.Vehicles on…
Verdict leak: SQ Chy’s wife, son acquitted; 5 jailed
A court here on Thursday acquitted the wife and son of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury while sentenced five people to different jail terms in a case filed over leaking the draft verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that…
Chess Olympiad: BD Men’s finish 76th Women’s 77th
Dhaka – Bangladesh Men’s and Women’s chess teams finished the 42nd World Chess Olympiad placing 76th and 77th respectively at Baku in Azerbaijan.Bangladesh Men’s team collected 11 match points and 26.5 games points in the Open Section from 11 round…
Ronaldo and Morata save Madrid in Champions League
Dhaka – Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata scored very late goals as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Sporting Lisbon 2-1 and avoid starting the defense of its Champions League title with a shock defeat on Wednesday.Ronaldo equalized from…
Aguero hat trick leads City to 4-0 win over Moenchengladbach
Dhaka – A 24-hour delay couldn’t put prolific Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero off his stride in the Champions League on Wednesday.Aguero scored a hat trick to lead City to a 4-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach in their rescheduled Group…
Monaco beats Tottenham 2-1 at Wembley in Champions League
Dhaka – Tottenham’s Champions League relocation to Wembley Stadium got off to a bad start with a 2-1 loss to in-form Monaco on Wednesday.Goals by Bernardo Silva and Thomas Lemar put the French league leaders 2-0 ahead after 36 minutes…
Ex-England cricketer Hick named batting coach for Australia
Dhaka – Former England test cricketer Graeme Hick has been appointed batting coach for the Australian team.Cricket Australia said Thursday that Hick’s contract will run through to March 2020.Hick, who was appointed as Cricket Australia’s high performance coach in 2013,…
2 killed in Mymensingh road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and another was injured as a private car overturned on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Meherabari area in Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh on Thursday noon.The deceased were identified as Ali, 38 and Palash, 35, hailed from…
Missing youth found dead in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A young man, who went missing while taking bath in a canal in Mallikbari Bus Stand area of Sadar upazila in Pirojpur on Wednesday, was found dead on Thursday.Locals said Raju Khan, son of Jahangir Khan of Khamkata…
Murder accused killed in Kishoreganj ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka -A person, who was accused in several murder cases, was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Shatirchar village in Bajitpur upazila Headquarters early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Fadur Ali, 35, who had five separate…
Hermaphrodite killed in attack in Jamalpur
Dhaka – A hermaphrodite (called hijra in Bangla language) was stabbed to death in an attack by some miscreants at Batchar village in Islampur upazila in Jamalpur early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Haider Ali Koli, 40, of the village.Quoting…
College student stabbed dead in Laxmipur
Dhaka – A college student was stabbed to death in an attack by miscreants in Abhirkhil area of Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Hossain Ahmed Shaon, son of Belayet Hossain of Radhapur village in the…
Three of a family electrocuted Northern Bangladesh
Dhaka – Three members of a family died from electrocution at Saraigachi in Porsha upazila of Naogaon district on Wednesday, UNB new agency reported.
The aspiration of democracy and sustainability
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The International Parliamentary Union (IPU) has today (September 14) called on political leaders everywhere to strengthen connections between the globally agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and citizens’ demands for greater transparency, accountability and inclusive decision-making.
‘We are all Americans’ rally at Jackson Heights NY Sunday
We are all Americans! The streets of New York city cannot be a place of danger for anyone! We are here, as Muslims, because we love America, and we want it to be the safest, securest place for everyone There…
Man killed five injured as one launch hits another at terminal
Dhaka – A man was killed and five others were injured when a launch slammed into another launch at Sadarghat Launch Terminal in the city on Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
Hillary Clinton is ‘fit to serve’, says her doctor
White Plains (AP/UNB) — Hoping to put the issue of her health behind her as she gets ready to return to the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday released an updated review of her physical fitness and details about a…
As Suu Kyi visits, US announces lifting of Myanmar sanctions
Washington (AP/UNB) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday the U.S. is lifting economic sanctions and restoring trade benefits to former pariah state Myanmar as he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner who is now the nation’s…
Democracy key to sustainable dev-IPU: More direct liability-expert
Dhaka – The aspirations for a fairer world set out in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will only be met if there is more democracy worldwide, said the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on Wednesday, UNB news agency reported..…
Jalebi uncoiled: Use the abuse, make a choice!
Sudhirendar Sharma Whatever be the reason for Philippine President Duterte to use angry expletives in addressing the US President Obama recently, one thing is clear that ‘abuse’ is trans-national and could be used as a potent weapon at any level.…
PM shocked at Narail AL leader Azad’s death
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed deep shock at the death of Advocate Abul Kalam Azad, former president of Narail district Awami League. Azad, a valiant freedom fighter, died of brain haemorrhage today. UNB News Agency Reported.