Nairobi, Sept 2 (AP/UNB)- Seven girls died early Saturday when a fire gutted their dormitory at a high school in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, the country’s education minister said.
Day: September 2, 2017
Ruling AL factions clash at Chuadanga Eid mass: 23 hurt
Dhaka, Sept 2 – At least 23 people were injured in clashes between the leaders and activists of the two groups of local Awami League over the Eid Jamaat (Congregation) at Hapania village in Alamdanga Upazila of Chuadanga on Saturday…
Houston left with a toxic mess as Trump relaxes rules
By BEN LEFEBVRE and ALEX GUILLÉN Explosions and fires at a Houston-area chemical plant triggered an evacuation Thursday in a region still in chaos from Hurricane Harvey — and generated new criticism of President Donald Trump’s efforts to repeal the…
‘REUTER’s misleading report on Ken Betwa Project’
Posted on September 2 by SANDRP New Delhi – On Sept 1, 2017, Reuters published a report[i] about Interlinking of Rivers, with focus on Modi flagging off work on Ken Betwa Project. The report was carried VERY widely, including in local,…
Beaten, shot, hacked to death – 50,000 Rohingyas flee
Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh, Sep 2 – They have come in their thousands, crossing hills and rivers, marshes and rice paddies for the chance to cross into Bangladesh and escape the mass killings they say are being perpetrated against their…
Work to establish BD as a dignified country: PM
Dhaka, Sept 2 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called upon all to tirelessly work from their respective positions to take Bangladesh to a dignified position at the global stage.
Obama’s Myanmar legacy in trouble for no fault of Trump
Washington, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — One of former President Barack Obama’s greatest foreign policy achievements is at risk — and it has nothing to do with his successor.
Stand beside Rohingyas: Muhith
Dhaka, Sept 2 – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday urged the world community to stand beside Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Serena Williams gives birth to baby girl
Tennis star Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl at a clinic in Florida. Williams, 35, whose partner is Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, was admitted to the St Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach on Wednesday. The…
Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated with religious fervour
Dhaka, Sept 2 – The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated across Bangladesh on Saturday with due solemnity and religious fervour. On the occasion, the Muslims across the country are offering prayers in…
Kenyatta blasts court after vote annulled
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has branded judges in the country’s Supreme Court “crooks” after they annulled his win in presidential elections.
Putin says putting pressure on North Korea is futile
Russian President Vladimir Putin has weighed into the North Korea crisis, warning the US and others against going down a “dead-end road” and calling for talks to resolve the issue.