A 19-year-old British water sports instructor has died while snorkelling and underwater swimming in Greece. Harry Byatt, who worked in Zakynthos, an island in the south-west of Greece, failed to resurface after diving into the sea, his employer said. The…
Buying powerful laser pens could require a licence in future, the government has said, amid concerns over the number of attacks on aircraft. Ministers say they could also bring in new measures to license retailers and restrict advertising after warnings…
GreenWatch Report The South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) has demanded cancellation of the public hearings being organised for the Pancheswar Dam, based on the Mahakali Treaty with Nepal, in the Uttarakhand state of India, on the…
By IPS World Desk Rome, Aug 11 (IPS) – A total of 300 migrants have reportedly been forced from boats over the past two days by smugglers off the coast of Yemen – many feared dead or missing, the United…
By Safa Khasawneh Amman, Aug 10 (IPS) – Jordan may be one of the smallest economies in the Middle East, but it has high ambitions for inclusive green growth and sustainable development despite the fact that it lies in the…
By Ivet González Los Palacios, Cuba, Aug 10 (IPS) – At the entrance, the Tierra Brava farm looks like any other family farm in the rural municipality of Los Palacios, in the westernmost province of Cuba. But as you drive…
A news item, ‘7 Newly Affiliated Colleges: DU to hold separate tests for admission.’ has drawn my attention. When people from all walks of life, including our honourable President, were advised to introduce a combined test considering the suffering of…
Many people at home and abroad like the leadership of the present government. There is no hartal, procession and meeting for a long time by the opposition and even no procession by the students. If they try police are very…
Blood-delivering drones? Check. 3D-printer working off the grid to print finger splints? Check. Disadvantaged women trained and employed in software-developing? Check. Is this how technology can deliver for development? First things first. Let’s go back to the first principles. The…
Mymensingh – A science workshop and competition were held on Friday at the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on the occasion of Madame Curie birth anniversary.
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha had the temerity to belittle Bangabandhu in his observation in the verdict declaring the 16th constitutional amendment illegal, LGRD Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has said. “The chief justice widely added unconstitutional and unethical remarks to…
Dhaka – A trader was stabbed to death by some unidentified miscreants at West Shankarpasha village in Sadar upazila here in Pirojpur on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Aslam Khalifa, 26, son of Habibur Rahman Khalifa of the village.
Dhaka – An alleged drug peddler was killed allegedly during police chase at Konyadoho Bazar in Sharsha upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 50, son of Ahar Ali member,a esident of Konyadoho village.
Dhaka-A baul singer has allegedly been gang raped after being invited to a musical show in Ashulia, on the outskirts of capital.Being informed by locals, police rescued the woman, hailing from Narayanganj, from a house at Ashulia in Savar on…
Dhaka- Two minor boys died from electrocution and three people sustained injuries at Adhara Saradi village in Sadar upazila in Munsiganj on Friday afternoon.Police said a live electric wire got snapped and fell into a pond at the village.The two…
BNP on Friday termed ‘extremely audacious’ Food Minister Quamrul Islam’s comment on Chief Justice SK Sinha following the Supreme Court’s verdict that cancelled the 16th constitutional amendment. “The Food Minister’s remarks about the Chief Justice is extremely audacious and a…
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested 10 alleged leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir – the student wing of deregistered Jamaat-e-Islami – from a madrasah from Patkelghata in Tala upazila in Satkhira on Friday morning.
Dhaka – Victoria Sporting Club rout Fakirapool Young Men’s Club 2-0 in the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League football at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur on Friday.
Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, a pro-BNP lawyers’ platform, on Friday announced a three-day countrywide demonstration programme to press for its various demands, including the resignation and arrest of Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque, for belittling the Supreme Court.Barrister Mahbub Uddin…
Dhaka – Defending champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd dropped important point with lowly ranking Team BJMC as their 4th match of the 10th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football ended in a goalless draw at Bangabandhu National Stadiumon Friday.With the day’s frustrating…
Chittagong – The three-day practice match between Tamim Iqbal-led Bangladesh Green team and Test captain Mushifiqur Rahim’s led Red team ended in draw as the 3rd and final day’s play was washed out without a single ball being bowled due…
I was 9 the first time I traveled on an airplane, in 1986. We were headed to Pakistan, a country that was foreign yet held a part of us. For my younger brothers, the flight from New Delhi to Lahore…
A Chinese state-run newspaper has suggested Beijing would “stay neutral” if North Korea strikes first in a conflict with the United States, despite a mutual defence pact between the Asian allies. The nationalistic Global Times tabloid said on Friday in…
US investigators have uncovered a global financial network run by an Islamic State leader from Britain to Bangladesh, The Wall Street Journal reports. The network also funnelled money to an alleged ISIS operative in the US through fake eBay transactions,…
Four people have been treated for smoke inhalation following a fire on a Tube train at Oxford Circus station in central London. The station was evacuated shortly before 09:00 BST and trains did not stop at the station for nearly…
Fifteen EU countries as well as Hong Kong and Switzerland have received eggs contaminated with the insecticide fipronil, the European Commission says. The Commission will hold a meeting with ministers and regulators on 26 September. Its food safety chief has…
Dhaka- A court here has sentenced a man to 21 years’ imprisonment in an arms case.Special Tribunal Judge of Magura Md Mizanur punished Rayees Uddin, 37, son of Rahim Mollah of Majhail Mandartala village of Sripur upazila in Magura on…
Dhaka – A court here has convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for violating a minor girl in Nakla upazila in Sherpur 2015.Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Moslem Uddin on Thursday convicted Munir Hussain, 26,…
By Daryl G. Kimball Washington DC, Aug 9 (IPS) – Just six months into the administration of President Donald Trump, the war of words and nuclear threats between the United States and North Korea have escalated, and a peaceful resolution…
Dhaka – A tornado hit three villages in Companiganj upazila in Noakhali on Thursday, leaving at least 20 people injured and 50 establishments damaged.