President Donald Trump may have torpedoed the Paris climate accord as US diplomats brace for huge cuts to their environmental programs. But on Monday, American officials joined world diplomats wading out into the Potomac estuary to replant seagrass in a…
The government will bear all treatment cost of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra artiste Abdul Jabbar and former lawmaker from Gafargaon of Mymensingh Abul Hashem. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim made the announcement when he visited ailing Jabbar and…
Considerable gain in large cap securities drove the share markets further up on Tuesday when all market indicators finished higher with rising transactions. The rising major sectors were textile, insurance and financial institutions. A total of 151 large-cap securities moved…
Arundhati Roy’s eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale Tuesday, two decades after her prize-winning debut “The God of Small Things” propelled her to global fame and launched her career as an outspoken critic of injustice in her native India. Roy…
In Mali, where skin conditions are widespread and skin doctors are scarce, physicians have turned to technology to treat patients remotely. From his Bamako office, Professor Ousmane Faye, one of a small number of dermatologists in Mali, examines photos of…
Dhaka – Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Benoît Pierre Laramée on Tuesday said the momentum around the Paris Agreement and climate action is unstoppable. UNB news agency reported
Dhaka – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved ‘Procurement of Equipment for Solid Waste Management’ project with Tk 160.12 crore, aiming to enhance waste management capacity in Dhaka North, Dhaka South and Chittagong City…
Dhaka – A youth was killed and three other people injured as a pick-up van hit a stationary truck on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in MC Bazar area of city in the small hours of Tuesday.
Seoul, (AP/UNB) – England and Italy finished their matches with 10 men and still advanced to the semifinals of the Under-20 World Cup on Monday.The English held on to beat Mexico 1-0 at Cheonan Stadium while Italy rallied to defeat…
Brussels, (AP/UNB) – Belgium edged the Czech Republic 2-1 in a friendly with Michy Batshuayi and Marouane Fellaini making the difference for the World Cup favorite on Monday.
Budapest, (AP/UNB) – Russia cruised past Hungary 3-0 in a warmup for the Confederations Cup, but lost a key midfielder to injury on Monday.Roman Zobnin was taken off on a stretcher in severe pain after 33 minutes with what team…
By Martin Khor With President Trump pulling the United States from the Paris agreement, the US has lost not only leadership but membership of the community of nations that subscribe to humanity’s fight for survival against climate change So in…
Dhaka – The indefinite transport strike, enforced by Magura district workers union, entered second day on Tuesday.No inter-district transports were seen plying on the roads throughout the district due to the strike.
Jessore, June 6 – Customs officials here on Monday night detained three people and seized a goods-laden truck while it was crossing Benapole port without legal documents of the goods.
Dubai, Jun 6 (AP/UNB) – Kuwait is trying to mediate a diplomatic crisis in which Arab countries have cut diplomatic ties to Qatar and moved to isolate the energy-rich, travel-hub nation from the outside world, Qatar’s foreign minister said early…
Dhaka, June 6 – Former Chief Justice and former Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government Latifur Rahman died of old age complications at a hospital in the capital early Tuesday. He was 81.
Muhammad Syfullah, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Jun 5 – The Election Commission (EC) is highly unlikely to go for digital voting in the next national election as the two major political parties — Awami League and BNP — are now…
London, Jun 6 (AP/UNB) – One of the men believed to have carried out the deadly weekend attack in central London was a known radical Islamist who was filmed unfurling a black flag resembling the one used by the Islamic…
Dhaka, Jun 5 – Noting that Bangladesh has trade relations with 198 countries across the world, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Monday told Parliament that Bangladesh has experienced trade deficit with 71 countries in the outgoing fiscal year – 2016-17.
Dhaka, June 6 – An alleged terrorist was killed in a gunfight with police at Nurpur village in Sadar upazila of Meherpur district early Tuesday.
Dhaka, June 6 – Industrial chemicals and wastes have destroyed most rivers including Shitalakhkha, Brahmaputra and Harikhola Rivers in the district of Narsingdi, 20 kilometres east of capital Dhaka, inflicting damage to the entire ecosystem of the locality.
Dhaka, Jun 5 – The additional excise duty imposed on bank accounts in the proposed budget will increase the influence of bank money in the country’s economy and it will act as a tool to protect loan defaulters, said Executive…
by Simon Otjes and Anne Rasmussen In the Dutch elections on 15 March, the Labour Party (PvdA) lost three quarters of their seats, falling from 25% to 6% of the vote. The fall of the Dutch social democrats parallels the…
By Sally Nyakanyanga Harare, Jun 5 (IPS) – The shouts can be heard from a distance as one approaches Domboshawa, 30 kilometres northeast of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare.
By Patricia Scotland London, Jun 5 (IPS) – The United Nations Ocean Conference offers an historic opportunity to safeguard the ocean environment and support small island and vulnerable developing coastal states, who depend on the seas for national economic growth…
By Baher Kamal Rome, Jun 5 (IPS) – Now that president Donald Trump has announced the withdrawal of the world’s largest polluter in history—the United States, from the Paris Accord, perhaps one of the most specific warnings is what a…
Phil Robertson Ward-level officials’ threats to charge and prosecute Muslims who organized and participated in a public prayer session on May 31 in Thaketa township are further evidence of the Myanmar government’s failure to protect religious freedoms.
Jerusalem – Fifty years after Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza Strip, it controls these areas through repression, institutionalized discrimination, and systematic abuses of the Palestinian population’s rights, Human Rights Watch said today.
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court o Monday extended its order staying a High Court order that had stayed for six months the second phase of the gas price hike that came into effect from June 1.
The government has suspended a decision to plant imported 500 Chinese and Taiwanese bonsai Ficus (Bot) as part of the beautification along the six-km stretch of road between Banani Level Crossing and airport intersection after criticism by naturalists.