Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha wants to stay in Australian from October 13 to November 10. The CJ yesterday informed President Abdul Hamid about obtaining visa along with his wife Sushama Sinha to visit Australia. Sinha sent a letter to…
Day: October 10, 2017
Revelations point to a rigged 2016 US election result
By Joe Rothstein Donald Trump spent much of the 2016 campaign warning us that the result of the presidential election would be rigged. Events of the last few weeks suggest he may have been right and that his presidency is…
World running out of antibiotics: WHO report confirms
A report – Antibacterial agents in clinical development – an analysis of the antibacterial clinical development pipeline, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis – launched today by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows a serious lack of new antibiotics under development to combat…
UNSC resolution is not the only solution to Rohingya crisis
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said a resolution from the UN Security Council is not the only solution to the Rohingya crisis though Bangladesh does not want to say that there will be no resolution.…
Segregation raises fear of fresh Rohingya exodus from Rakhine
Buddhist villagers in relatively peaceful parts of Myanmar’s Rakhine state are enforcing a system of local apartheid that punishes people trading with minority Muslims, fuelling fears that violence in the far northwest could spread to new areas. Ethnic Rakhines, who…
Int’l NGos slam UN Aviation Agtency for biofuel its plan
Nearly 100 environmental and poverty fighting groups jointly released a letter Tuesday slamming a UN proposal that backs large-scale use of biofuels in commercial planes. Extensive burning of biofuels would vastly expand the production of palm oil, which critics say…
Oral cholera vaccination kicks off at Rohingya camps
A massive cholera immunization campaign began today in southeast part of the country to protect the newly influx of Rohingya people and host communities from the life-threatening diarrheal disease. “Primarily, we are administering 650,000 people aged one year and older…
2 neo-JMB men held in N’ganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two members of the banned militant outfit Neo-JMB from Narayanganj on Tuesday.
‘Top terrorist’ found dead in B’baria
Dhaka – A listed top terrorist was found dead on Comilla- Sylhet highway in Gazaria area of Sadar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Linkon, 40, son of Golam Hossain Miah, a resident of Dakhshin Pourtoil…
Storm kills 1, damages houses in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A man was killed and several people were injured as a storm lashed eight villages under two unions in Bagha upazila on Tuesday.Locals said Sader Ali, 55, of Gochor village was killed when he fell off his bicycle…
College student held with 10 gold bars at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a college student along with 10 gold bars worth Tk 50 lakh from Putkhali border area here in Benapole on Tuesday.
8-nation Asia Cup Hockey kicks off Wednesday
Dhaka – The eight-nation Hero 10th Men’s Asia Cup Hockey Bangladesh 2017, a quadrennial prestigious meet and a qualifying event of 2018 Men’s World Cup, begins at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Wednesday amid huge enthusiasm among the…
BCB forms Election Commission
Dhaka- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday formed a five-member election commission for conducting its Board of Directors Election with joint secretary (Sports) of the Youth and Sports Ministry Md Omar Faruk as the chief election commissioner.
Rahmatganj hold Sheikh Russel in BPL Football
Dhaka-Old Dhaka outfit Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society forced Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra to play a 1-1 goal draw in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League Football held on Tuesday at Bangabandhu National Stadium.In the day’s match, Shahed put…
Sheikh Russel Memorial School Chess on Saturday
DHAKA- The day-long Shaheed Sheikh Russel Memorial School Chess tournament will be held on Saturday (October 14) at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on the occasion of birth anniversaries of Shaheed Sheikh Russel, the youngest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu…
Five-wicket Perera stars in Sri Lanka series win
DUBAI,(BSS/AFP) – Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera finished with five wickets to help Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 68 runs in the second Test in Dubai on Tuesday and take the series 2-0.Perera had figures of 5-98 as Pakistan, chasing a tough…
Japan launches 4th GPS-improving Michibiki satellite into orbit
Japan’s space agency on Tuesday successfully launched into orbit a fourth and final satellite as part of an overall new system to improve global positioning data for a number of services and systems. An H2A rocket carrying the Michibiki No.…
Virat dislikes about Anushka Sharma
Entertainment Desk Anushka Sharma has forever shied away from talking openly about her relationship with Virat Kohli, but the star cricketer compensates for both. Every now and then, Virat Kohli shares an adorable picture of the two or makes an…
Busan film festival ready for action despite turmoil
Organisers of the Busan International Film Festival say they are confident they can cast off the politics that has overshadowed the influential event as its 22nd edition kicks off on Thursday. The annual festival, which has long championed independent Asian…
NGOs slam UN aviation agency plan for biofuels
Nearly 100 environmental and poverty fighting groups jointly released a letter Tuesday slamming a UN proposal that backs large-scale use of biofuels in commercial planes. Extensive burning of biofuels would vastly expand the production of palm oil, which critics say…
Hong Kong stocks open slightly higher
Hong Kong shares opened slightly higher on Tuesday after the previous day’s losses but gains were muted following a weak lead from Wall Street. The Hang Seng Index added 0.15 percent, or 41.88 points, to 28,368.47. But the benchmark Shanghai…
Eskayef’s Rohingya relief operation
-Prof. M Zahidul Haque Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while recently visiting the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar expressed her firm determination to help the Rohingyas on the humanitarian ground saying- “If we can feed 160 million people, we can…
Opportunities, costs and risks in digital economy
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – While the digitalization of economic activities and transactions can help to overcome barriers to more inclusive development, significant divides in the readiness of countries to engage in and benefit from the digital economy enhance the risk…
How to eradicate rural poverty, end urban malnutrition
By Baher Kamal Rome, Oct 9 (IPS) – Population growth, increasing urbanisation, modern technologies, and climate change are transforming the world at a fast pace. But what direction are these transformations headed in? Are they benefitting the poor and the…
Kazuo Ishiguro’s Nobel Literature Prize
Masum Billah Hats off to Kazuo Ishiguro, a Japanese origin British novelist who has been awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2017, for highlighting the curse of war, its aftermath and the background. Waging war is…
Appeal hearing of three war crimes convicts deferred
Dhaka, Oct 10 – The Supreme Court on Monday deferred till November 21 the hearing of three war crimes convicts against its verdict for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
Nobel for Richard Thaler who made economics human again
Washington, Oct 10 (AP/UNB) — People make poor economic choices. They don’t save enough for retirement. They refuse to cut their losses on plummeting investments because they won’t own up to mistakes. They buy houses and stocks when prices are…
Arrest warrant is to pursue pol vendetta: Fakhrul
Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government was trying to weaken their party and demoralise their chairperson Khaleda Zia by using the state machinery. He termed the issuance of a warrant of the…
Venus heads back to Sydney after 20 years
SYDNEY,(BSS/AFP) – Evergreen Venus Williams will headline the Sydney International in January to kick off her 2018 season, returning to the tournament after a 20-year absence.The American veteran, 37, shows no signs of slowing down and enjoyed one of her…
Starc urges Aussie fans to ‘get stuck into’ Stokes
SYDNEY, (BSS/AFP) – Fast bowler Mitchell Starc has urged Australian fans to “get stuck into” England bad boy Ben Stokes if he makes the trip for the upcoming Ashes, calling for them to be “very loud”. Test vice-captain Stokes was arrested…