Myanmar security forces have committed widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday.
Year: 2017
Global stocks retreat as oil prices slide
Global stock markets dropped on Wednesday as sliding oil prices and US tax doubts prompted investors to lower their risk exposure, traders said. Equity markets in Frankfurt, London and Paris all fell. Wall Street also retreated, with the broad-based S&P…
Chinese climate envoy stresses south-south cooperation at COP23
China’s special representative on climate change affairs Xie Zhenhua stressed south-south climate cooperation, and expressed hopes that the ongoing United Nations (UN) climate talks here would generate substantial results addressing issues that concern developing countries and an unequivocal arrangement for…
Da Vinci painting sells for $450mn in NY: Christie’s
A 500-year-old work of art depicting Jesus Christ, believed to be the work of Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, sold in New York on Wednesday for $450.3 million setting a new art auction record, Christie’s said. “Salvator Mundi,” which the…
Subaru recalls 400,000 cars in Japan
Subaru recalled nearly 400,000 vehicles from its domestic market on Thursday due to an inspection scandal—the latest to hit the beleaguered Japanese car industry. The recall concerns nine models, including a sports car that Subaru manufactures for Toyota, but vehicles…
Aar Paar actor Shyama dies at 82
Veteran Bollywood actor Shyama, who has acted in films such as Aar Paar and Barsaat Ki Raat, died on Tuesday morning. She was 82. The funeral will take place at Mumbai’s Marine Lines this afternoon. Considered one of the most…
Classical Music Fest starting on Dec 26
Culture Desk Bengal Classical Music Festival 2017 will happen finally. After much anticipation the sixth edition of the annual festival has been confirmed to start on December 26 at Abahani Math, Shat Masjid Road in Dhanmandi in the capital. Nearly…
Yemen: End blockade; avert famine
By Chandra Muzaffar The threat of mass famine in Yemen is as real as ever — in spite of the reopening of the port of Aden and the Wadea land crossing on the Saudi-Yemen border. This is not enough, according…
COP23 parties agree on way forward on pre-2020 action
Bonn, 16 Nov (Meena Raman)- Parties to the UNFCCC have arrived on a way forward on pre-2020 climate action. In a closed-door informal consultation held on the morning of 15 Nov, COP22 Presidency representative Ambassador Aziz Mekouar from Morocco presented…
Climate change is already upon us & will only worsen
By António Guterres Bonn, Nov 15 (IPS) – It is fitting that this year’s conference of parties (on climate change, COP 23) is led by Fiji, a nation on the frontlines.
On Gender Day at climate meet
By Stella Paul Bonn, Germany, Nov 15 (IPS) – “Five years ago, when we first started talking about including gender in the negotiations, the parties asked us, ‘Why gender?’ Today, they are asking, ‘How do we include gender?’ That’s the…
Macron invites Saad Hariri, family to France
French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Lebanese PM Saad Hariri and his family to France, but said he was not offering political exile. French officials say Mr Hariri will arrive “in the coming days”. Mr Hariri resigned unexpectedly during a…
AU leader says Zimbabwe takeover seems like a coup
The Zimbabwean military’s takeover of power and detention of President Robert Mugabe “seems like a coup”, key regional bloc the African Union says. Its head, Alpha Conde, said the AU demands an immediate return to constitutional order. The military denies…
Ex-Argentine official kills self amid soccer corruption case
Buenos Aires,(AP/UNB) – A former Argentine government official threw himself in front of a train and killed himself after being accused of taking bribes, the latest fallout from a widespread corruption probe in professional soccer that has implicated businessmen and…
After getting Australia to Russia, coach’s future uncertain
Sydney,(AP/UNB) – Ange Postecoglou ensured his Australian team qualified for the World Cup. He’s just not quite sure if he’ll make the trip to Russia with them next year.
Bail tightened for official in FIFA soccer bribery case
New York,(AP/UNB) – A judge tightened bail conditions on a South American soccer official charged in the FIFA bribery scandal after prosecutors surprised the courtroom by accusing the defendant of threatening their star witness by making a slashing motion on…
Jo scores 2 goals as Corinthians win Brazilian championship
Sao Paulo,(AP/UNB) – Former Manchester City striker Jo scored two goals as Corinthians beat Fluminense 3-1 on Wednesday to claim its seventh Brazilian championship.The Sao Paulo-based club won the tournament with three games in hand.Fluminense opened the scoring in the…
5 JMB men held with arms, ammos in Naogaon
Dhaka – Police arrested five suspected activists of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different areas of Atrai upazila in Naogaon on early Thursday.
President can appoint chief justice at any time: Law Minister
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said that there is no timeframe to appoint the chief justice under the constitution and the president can do it at any time. The minister also said that the shortage of Appellate…
Primary centre examination to continue
Dhaka – Primary and mass education minister Mostafizur Rahman yesterday said the primary education completion (PEC) and equivalent terminal examinations would continue until the government take any decision in this regard. “The primary level has to be upgraded to class…
24 US farmer organizations aiming to hit Paris Deal goals
Danielle Nierenberg The international community will gather in the second week of November to evaluate the progress that the 196 signatory countries to the Paris Climate Agreement have made since 2015. This will be the first global meeting of the…
Why are police in the USA so terrified?
Robert J. Burrowes In a recent incident in the United States, yet another unarmed man was shot dead by police after opening his front door in response to their knock. The police were going to serve an arrest warrant on…
EU High Representative Mogherini travels to Myanmar
Brussels, Nov 15 – High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini travels to Myanmar for the ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and to Bangladesh.
First ‘Robot Restaurant’ launched in Dhaka
Dhaka – The first Robot Restaurant open to the customers in Dhaka on Thursday. The restaurant located inside the Family World Convention Center at Asad Gate, Mirpur Road will use robots to serve food to customers, its management said on…
Nabanna festival celebrated at Dhaka University
Dhaka, Nov 15 – The 20th Nabanna festival was held at Fine Art Faculty of Dhaka University (DU) campus on Wednesday.
‘CEC singing song composed by Hasina’: Rizvi
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Opposing the Chief Election Commissioner’s (CEC’’s) remark about army deployment in the next polls, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said KM Nurul Huda is ‘singing the song composed by Prime Minister…
BNP takes up plan to mark Bhasani’s death anniversary
Dhaka, Nov 15 – BNP has taken a two-day programme to mark the death anniversary of a leader of the masses Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani with due respect.
Pacific Islands call to limit oil, gas, coal to achieve Paris Goals
Bonn, Germany Nov 15 – High-level officials from Pacific Islands have called for a reining in of fossil fuel production in order to stay within the climate limits agreed to in Paris. They were joined in their call by civil…
Heads of state arrive as COP23 parties iron out differences
Bonn, 15 Nov (TWN)- With three days left for the climate talks to conclude in Bonn, Germany, Parties are hard at work to iron out the remaining differences, as Heads of States and Government have arrived for the high-level segment…
Youth held with 12 gold bars in city
Dhaka- Detectives arrested a young man along with 12 gold bars from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in the city on Tuesday evening.The arrestee was known as Md Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury, 34.