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…
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 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…
-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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dhaka – Detectives arrested two alleged drug peddlers, including a woman, from Ikuria bus stand area of Dakhshin Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka on Monday night.The arrestees were identified as Md Alauddin, 40, and Parvin, 38.
Dhaka – Police recovered body of a college student from Buriganga river in Char Mirerbagh Kheyaghat area of Dakhshin Keraniganj upazila on Monday night one day after he had gone missing.The deceased was identified as Md Alauddin Hossain Ifad, 18,…
Dhaka – Police arrested a Rohingya woman, fled from Rakhaine state in Myanmar amid persecution, from Bhennabari Bazar of Sadar upazila in Gopalganj on Monday evening.
Dhaka- An elderly woman was crushed under a bus on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Chapta area of Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Moriam Begum, wife of Moksed Mollah, a resident of Kusumdia village of…
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Australian Open officials are hopeful Serena Williams will make her competitive comeback to tennis next January to defend the title at Melbourne Park.At a news conference Tuesday called to announce an increase in prize money for the year’s…
Couva,(AP/UNB) – The final path to the World Cup involved an unexpected water crossing for the United States.Heavy rain on this Caribbean island 7½ miles off the coast of Venezuela left the center of Ato Boldon Stadium’s field soggy, the…
Sao Paulo,(AP/UNB) – With Argentina and Lionel Messi on the brink of missing the World Cup, they are not receiving any sympathy from archrival Brazil.Five-time champion Brazil qualified six months ago for the finals in Russia, and have been fascinated…
Monica Araya The growing popularity of electric vehicles is set to curb one of the largest sources of global pollution. But a consumption bias continues to impede many buyers’ embrace of the technology, and until it is addressed, electric mobility…
Rajshahi – An anti Drug-addiction rally organized by Rajshahi University Association of Law Finders (RUALF) has been held on the Campus on Monday.
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday issued warrant of arrest against 23 BNP leaders and activists including the party’s Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan, her personal assistant Shimul Biswas and Azizul Bari…
Dhaka – The District and Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday awarded death sentence to one person while two others were sentenced two life-term imprisonments in a murder case.
Reuters Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Adjida kicked and screamed when the rough and dirty hands of the masked soldier moved up her legs and ripped off her clothes. The 13-year-old pleaded with him to stop when he climbed on top of…
Stephan Uttom, Cox’s Bazar and Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka As the influx of refugees continues, the Bangladesh government has cleared forests to build the world’s largest refugee camp Aid groups and environmentalists have warned against possible the outbreak of disease…
Dhaka – A court here on Monday sentenced a man to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing a businessman in 2012.The condemned convict is Mohammad Bacchu, 25 while the lifers are Sajal, 27 and Sumon alias…
Dhaka – Bangladesh is ready to host the eight-nation Hero 10th Men’s Asia Cup Hockey 2017, a quadrennial prestigious event of Asia, beginning at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday (Oct 11).Eight leading teams of Asia featuring…
Dhaka – All the 4th round matches of the four-day two-tier Walton 19th National Cricket League (NCL) ended in draw at four separate venues of the country on Monday.Defending champions and Tier 1 topper Khulna Division (218/10 in 58.4 overs…
Dhaka – Kalabagan Krira Chakra and Gulshan Youth Club won their respective matches in the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League in two separate venues at BKSP on Monday.Kalabagan KC beat hosts BKSP by 3 wickets at BKSP ground while…