Neena Bhandari Melbourne – While combination antiretroviral therapy has meant that people with HIV can live longer lives, research shows that the virus makes fundamental changes to the immune system by increasing the risk of developing age-related conditions.
Neena Bhandari Sydney: Scientists warn that unless significant political and financial investments are made, many countries will not meet the health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — Prosecutors are asking Malaysia’s High Court to restore expunged details in the post-mortem report in the poisoning death of the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader.
Dhaka, Oct 04 – Acting Chief Justice Abdul Wahhab Miah on Wednesday reconstructed the bench of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
Dhaka, Oct 4 – An honour granting Aung San Suu Kyi the Freedom of Oxford has been withdrawn by the city’s council because of her response to the Rohingya crisis.
Dearborn, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — A national Muslim-Jewish alliance formed to fight hate crimes and forge better ties between them is branching out to build on its mission.
Keraniganj, Oct 04 – Members of river police recovered decomposed body of an unidentified young man from the Buriganga river in South Keraniganj Upazila in Dhaka on Tuesday night.
Footage of women being decapitated alive has been found on the alleged hard drive of a Danish inventor accused of murdering a journalist. Peter Madsen is alleged to have killed Kim Wall, 30, after she boarded his submarine on 10…
Stephen Paddock, the gunman who killed 58 people and injured more than 500 in Las Vegas on Sunday, set up a number of cameras in and around his hotel suite. Two cameras in the hallway and one in the peephole…
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Syed Nazrul Islam road in Bhairab upazila in Kishoreganj early Wednesday.Md Moklesur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bhairab Police Station, said police arrested Sohag, 25, in several…
Moscow,(AP/UNB) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday mocked top club Zenit St. Petersburg for not fielding enough Russian players.With Russia hosting the World Cup next year, Putin told a meeting of sports officials that Zenit couldn’t claim to be…
London,(AP/UNB) – Earning a place in a Premier League club’s academy offers an irresistible path to fame, glory and wealth. Parents, though, are becoming increasingly aware of the potential health risks their children will be exposed to.At Manchester City, offering…
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Spain coach Julen Lopetegui praised Gerard Pique’s commitment to the national team and called on the squad to be focused only on soccer despite the crisis involving Catalonia’s push for independence.A day after Pique was harassed by fans,…
Recently, while I was travelling in an AC chair coach from Rajshahi to Dhaka by Padma Express, I found many men were standing in the corridor near the toilets and It was really hard for a person to go to…
Dhaka – The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 of Dhaka yesterday sentenced security guard Golam Nabi alias Robi to death and tenant Laily Akhter Labanya to life term imprisonment in the 64-year- old Monowara Sultana murder case. Judge Syed Ahmad of the…
Dhaka – The Special Tribunal-7 of Dhaka yesterday framed charges against 61 BNP leaders and activists including the party’s Joint Secretary General Moazzam Hossain Alal in a case filed in connection with plotting subversive activities in October of 2014. Later,…
Dhaka – 3 Oct — In response to the widespread floods that have swept across large parts of Bangladesh in recent weeks, the European Union is providing €1.2 million (BDT 114.2 million) in emergency relief funding to assist the most…
By Paolo Lubrano Dhaka, Oct (IPS) – Of the nearly half a million Rohingya refugees who’ve fled across the border and have sought refuge in Bangladesh, women and girls are the most at risk, sleeping under open skies, roadsides, and…
By Thalif Deen UN, Oct 3 (IPS) – When US Ambassador Nikki Haley called for a virtual arms embargo against the repressive and much-maligned military regime in Myanmar, she took a passing shot at two of her fellow veto-wielding, permanent…
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday sentenced four people, including three siblings, to death and five others to different jail terms for killing a young man during a robbery.The condemned convicts are Dilip Das, Samir Das and Tapu Das,…
Stephen Paddock’s father lived a life of crime. In his early 30s, Benjamin Hoskins Paddock, the father of the gunman who opened fire on concertgoers in Las Vegas on Sunday night, killing at least 59 people, sold garbage disposals and…
Dhaka – Customs officials arrested two suspected Indian female hundi traders along with Tk 24 lakh from Beanapole port on Tuesday noon.
Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Limited managed a two-wicket victory over Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Sangha in the Women’s Premier Division Cricket League at BKSP ground-4 in Savar on Tuesday.Sent in to bat first, Khelaghar SKS scored 150 for 7 in stipulated…
Dhaka – Two lowly teams — Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and Farashganj SC — shared points with each other as the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football match between them ended in a goalless draw at the Bangabandhu National…
Ambassadors of 20 mostly western countries based in Myanmar in a joint statement has said they saw Rohingya villages were burned to the ground with residents fleeing elsewhere while visiting the Rakhine state, the scene of the violent military crackdown.…
Dhaka – Star Sporting Club managed a hard-fought 40-39 point victory over Sunshine Sporting Club in the opening match of the Metropolis First Division Kabaddi League that began at the Kabaddi Stadium here on Tuesday.In the day’s other match, Swornali…
The Myanmar government on Tuesday said they are ready to begin the verification and repatriation of its nationals crossed over to Bangladesh. Myanmar Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor Kyaw Tint Swe reiterated Myanmar’s position on Monday,…
Bangladesh is all set to sign the final $4.5 billion third Line of Credit (LoC) agreement with India on Wednesday as Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley arrived here on Tuesday to witness the signing. As many as 17 projects have…
BNP on Monday described the decision of Bangladesh and Myanmar to form a joint working group to start the repatriation process of all the Rohingyas staying in Bangladesh as eyewash and deception. “The meeting between Bangladesh and Myanmar is nothing…
Efforts to bring those responsible for atrocities in Syria before European courts are starting to bear fruit, notably in Swedish and German courts, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While various authorities in Europe have opened investigations…