BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to Chittagong on Saturday as she embarks on a four-day tour of Cox’s Bazar to visit the Rohingyas who have taken shelter there in the face of persecution in their own country, Myanmar. The…
Day: October 27, 2017
North Korea reluctantly opens up on to human rights
When you start from zero, as North Korea does on human rights, anything can seem like progress. So it’s noteworthy that the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights for North Korea said this week that the country is “selectively”…
Quader accuses Khaleda of telling court all lies about Hasina
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday accused BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia of telling a court blatant lies about Awami League and Sheikh Hasina. “Her (Khaleda’s) language is not a political one. This is the language of street. Her…
Australian court disqualifies Deputy PM for dual citizenship
Australia’s High Court on Friday disqualified the deputy prime minister and four senators from sitting in Parliament in a ruling that could cost the government its slender majority in Parliament. The decision to disqualify Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce over…
Spain PM Rajoy demands direct rule
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called on senators to approve direct rule over Catalonia, amid an escalating crisis over the region’s push for independence. He said he wanted to dismiss Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, his vice-president and all regional…
Fire at Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah construction site
Part of Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah has been engulfed in smoke after a “minor” construction site fire. Dark smoke could been seen rising above the One Palm by Omniyat site on the left side of The Palm’s trunk on Thursday morning.
Google is flying high now, but regulatory threats loom
San Francisco, Oct 27 (AP/UNB) — Is it possible to win so much that you end up losing? That’s one question facing Google and some of its tech compatriots as they prepare to testify before congressional investigations into Russian meddling…
Five idols vandalised in Netrakona
Netrakona, Oct 27 – Miscreants damaged five idols of Hindu gods and goddesses at Sarbojonin Kali Temple at Baishdhar East Para in Sadar upazila early Thursday.
S Africa beat BD by 20 runs in 1st T20
Dhaka, Oct 27 – South Africa beat visiting Bangladesh by 20 runs in the 1st T20I of the two-match series at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Thursday night.
Murder accused killed in Kushita ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Oct 27 – An accused in a murder case was reportedly killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and police at Joynabaz in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushita district early Friday.
Govt failed to convince China-Russia on Rohingya issue: BNP
Dhaka, Oct 26 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday claimed that the government has failed to convince Russia and Chain for coming forward to resolve the Rohingya crisis as it has been playing a ‘subservient’ role…
Qatar ‘to introduce’ minimum wage – labour reforms
David Harding AFP Doha (AFP) – World Cup 2022 host Qatar, under global scrutiny over its alleged ill-treatment of foreign workers, has agreed to a range of labour reforms including the introduction of a minimum wage.
Turkish court frees HR activists from jail pending verdicts
Raf Sanchez, Middle East correspondent The trial of a group of human rights activists in Turkey took an unexpected turn on Wednesday night when a judge ruled they could be released from prison but must still face charges.
Assange confirms Cambridge analytica sought wikileaks help
A data-mining firm that worked for Donald Trump’s election campaign made an approach to WikiLeaks, founder Julian Assange said on Wednesday. The statement followed a report in the Daily Beast that Cambridge Analytica chief executive Alexander Nix made contact with…
How ‘Take-Make-Dispose’ economic model Kills
By Baher Kamal Rome, Oct 26 (IPS) – The prevailing “Take-Make-Dispose” linear economic model consisting of voracious depletion of natural resources in both production and consumption patterns have proved to be one of the world’s main killers due to the…
Banker-SME entrepreneur meet held in Barisal
Dhaka – The Barisal Office of Bangladesh Bank in cooperation of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Barisal Zone organised Banker-SME entrepreneur view exchange and loan distribution program in collaboration with all the commercial banks and financial institutions of the region on…
19th World Fest of Youth and Students ends in Russia
Dhaka – The 19th World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS) ended in Sochi of Russia. Over 25,000 young people of age between 18-35 from 185 countries including Bangladesh took part in the festival, held from October 14 to 22,…
Warrant of arrest against Imran H Sarkar
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday issued an arrest warrant for Dr Imran H Sarker in a defamation case filed for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
IBBL offers computers to Tangil school
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited provided 5 computers to Alhajj Aynuddin School, Nagorpur, Tangail under bank’s corporate social responsibility activities.
Concern over shrinking role of CSOs in global dev
Dhaka – Leaders of global civil society organisations at a seminar in Dhaka yesterday expressed their concerns as what they said spaces for CSOs are shrinking in the global development processes.