By Martin Khor World leaders at the Summit of the UN General Assembly last week spoke on the need to save millions of lives by controlling the crisis of antibiotic resistance and adopted a landmark political declaration calling for global…
Month: September 2016
US giving $364 million in new Syria aid
Washington – The United States is providing another $364 million in humanitarian aid to those affected by Syria’s civil war.
Five ‘Islami Chhatri Sangstha activists’ held in Chittagong
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested five activists of Islami Chhatri Sangstha, female student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, along with some jihadi (religious uprising) books from Purba Gumdondi area of Boalkhali upazila of Chittagong on Tuesday, UNB news agency reported.
US military says it kills 4 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia
Mogadishu – The U.S. military says it has killed four al-Shabab extremists in Somalia in what it calls airstrikes in self-defense.
Global warming to create ideal grounds for deadly diseases
Britain may be chilly, but at least a trip to the seaside here is unlikely to leave one with anything more serious than an ear infection. But could that change? Last week it was reported that some experts fear Britain…
Trump-Clinton debate gets record ratings
More than 80 million people viewed Monday’s first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, making it the most watched debate ever, according to Nielsen research. The previous record was the only debate between Republican Ronald Reagan and President…
Syed Shamsul Haq dies at 81
Dhaka, Sept 27 (UNB) – Versatile writer Syed Shamsul Haq passed away at a city hospital on Tuesday evening. He was 81. Haq, who had long been fighting with deadly lung cancer, breathed his last at United Hospital around 5:26,…
Hasina’s birthday programmes cancelled
Dhaka, Sept 27 (UNB) – Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League have cancelled their Wednesday’s scheduled programmes to observe the birth anniversary of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to show respect to late eminent litterateur Syed Shamsul Haq. UNB News Agency…
Saarc Summit to be postponed as ‘Hasina, Modi decide to skip’
Dhaka: The 19th Saarc Summit, scheduled to be held in Islamabad in November, looks to be postponed as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi reportedly decided to not to attend it. Bhutan and Afghanistan will…
Xi’s Visit: China’s advance team discusses various aspects with BD officials
Dhaka: A Chinese advance delegation, now in the city, discussed various aspects of forthcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, including security aspects, with the senior Foreign Ministry officials here on Tuesday. Acting Foreign Secretary Rear Admiral (retd) Md Khurshed…
Saudi Arabia cuts wage bill of govt employees by 20%
The Saudi Arabia govt has also decided to suspend wage increases for the lunar year starting next month and curbed allowances for public-sector employees Riyadh: Saudi Arabia cancelled bonus payments for state employees and cut ministers’ salaries by 20%, steps…
BNP starts observing 4-day mourning for Hannan Shah
Dhaka: BNP on Tuesday announced a four-day mourning programme following the death of its standing committee member ASM Hannan Shah. The party announced the programme at a press release signed by its assistant office secretary Taiful Islam Tipu. UNB News…
Migration is our history, reality and future
William Lacy Swing People have always been on the move. Migration is not a catastrophe, nor is it an invasion. Often, it is not even an emergency. Throughout human history it has mostly been, simply, one thing: inevitable. Migration is…
Seven icon players in 4th BPL
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket Committee has finalised seven icon players for the ensuing 4th version of franchise-based heavyweight T20 league beginning on November 4.The seven icon cricketers are Mashrafe Bin Mortza, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim,…
100th ODI victory beckons Tigers
Dhaka – With an advantage of 1-0 lead in their first-ever bilateral series, Bangladesh will face Afghanistan in the 2nd ODI of the three-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Bangladesh team also have an opportunity…
Bangladesh enter semis as group champion
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh reached the semifinals of the Beximco 4th Boys’ Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey-2016 as Pool A champion with all-win record crushing all-loser Oman by 10-0 goals at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.Bangladesh will play the…
Surprising Alaves beats Granada 2-1 in Spanish league
Dhaka – Promoted Alaves continued its surprising campaign back in the first division, beating Granada 3-1 on Monday to stay in the top half of the Spanish league standings.Edgar Mendez scored in the 52nd minute, Victor Camarasa added another in…
Housewife hacked dead in Faridpur
Dhaka – A Housewife was hacked to death by miscreants in her house at Ulurhat village in Madhukhali upazila in Faridpur on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Maloti Bishwas, 50, wife of Shymal Kumar Bishwas of the village.Quoting locals, officer-in-charge…
JMB militant Faruq among 6 militants held in India: Minister
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said one of the six militants who were arrested by Kolkata police in India might be Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operative Anwar Hossain Faruq.Faruq is wanted in Bangladesh as he was the…
10 held with firearms, Yaba in Sylhet
Sylhet – Police arrested 10 people along with some firearms and 79 pieces of Yaba tablets from Pirojpur village in South Surma upazila early Tuesday.The arrestees were identified as Koyes Ahmad,46, and his brother Layes Ahmad,38, Hossain Ahmed,20, Tarek,19, Alim…
3 die from electrocution in Savar
Dhaka – Three workers died from electrocution in Amin Bazar area of Savar on Tuesday morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Babul Hossain,UNB News Agency Reported.
Over 90pc of world breathing polluted air: WHO
Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, calling for dramatic action against pollution that is blamed for more than six million deaths a year.New data in a report from the…
1.1 millioin Bangladeshi overseas workers legalized: minister
Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam, BSc today said the governments of Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Iraq have legalized some 10,77,000 undocumented Bangladeshi overseas workers as a result of successful diplomatic efforts of the present government.“Bangladeshi undocumented workers…
Sheikh Hasina’s 70th birthday Wednesday
The 70th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is also the president of Bangladesh Awami League, will be celebrated on Wednesday.On September 28, 1947, Sheikh Hasina was born at Tungipara in Gopalganj district. She is the eldest of the…
Reaction around the world to first Trump-Clinton debate
Views from around the world on Monday’s first U.S. presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump: CHINA: WANG PEI, a graduate student in communications studies, was watching the debate from a cafe in Beijing and said he…
Afroza Abbas made Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal president
The new committee of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, BNP’s women wing, was announced on Tuesday with Afroza Abbas, wife BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas, its president and Sultana Ahmed general secretary.Nurjahan Yasmin has been made its senior vice president, while…
Mohiuddin, 5 other Hizb ut-Tahrir men indicted in terrorism case:
A court here on Tuesday framed charges against six members of banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir, including its chief coordinator Mohiuddin Ahmed, in an anti-terrorism case.The court also fixed October 24 for next hearing in the case.Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge…
BD-origin German man held with 9 ‘look-alike’ pistols at airport
A Bangladesh-born German citizen was arrested along with nine pistol-like objects at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Tuesday, customs officials said.Earlier at noon, Dhaka Customs House Assistant Commissioner HM Ahsanul Kabir, however, said Bangladesh-origin German citizen Monir Ben Ali…
Syed Shamsul Haq dies at 81
Versatile writer Syed Shamsul Haq passed away at a city hospital on Tuesday evening. He was 81.Haq, who had long been fighting with deadly lung cancer, breathed his last at United Hospital around 5:26, hospital sources said.He left behind his…
UN declaration on antimicrobial resistance signals recognition
On 21 September 2016 the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the political declaration on antimicrobial resistance.This is the 4th time in the history of the United Nations that a health topic has come to the attention of the UNGA.The…