By Miriam Gathigah Nairobi, Oct 12 (IPS) – A growing number of African countries is increasingly becoming food insecure as delayed and insufficient rainfall, as well as crop-damaging pests such as the ongoing outbreak of the fall armyworm, cause the…
by Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson What are the prospects for the Nordic-Baltic region (5+3) in a decidedly unstable international environment? The situation is radically different from what it looked like in the late 1980s and 90s. It is mostly due to…
Rome, 13th October – Dominant agri-food firms have become too big to feed humanity sustainably, too big to operate on equitable terms with other food system actors, and too big to drive the types of innovation we need. This was…
“Mrittika Maya / Earthen Affection” the second solo painting exhibition of artist Samar Majumder at La Galerie of Alliance Française, Dhaka on Friday.
Carry Out Policies Promising Pain Relief New York —Tens of thousands of patients with terminal illnesses in Morocco needlessly suffer from debilitating pain and other symptoms, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today to coincide with World Cancer…
Three skydivers have died in Queensland after they apparently collided mid-air, say Australian authorities. Paramedics and police were called to Mission Beach, a popular skydiving spot about 140km (87 miles) south of Cairns. Two men in their 30s, and a…
China’s trade growth accelerated in September in a sign of resilient global and domestic consumer demand. Exports rose 8.1 percent to $198.3 billion, up from August’s 5.5 percent, trade data showed Friday. Imports rose 18.7 percent to $169.8 billion, an…
A special egg sale in Dhaka has ended in drama after police scuffled with people who formed chaotic queues, surprising organisers by turning up in the thousands. The sale aimed to mark World Egg Day on Friday and was jointly…
A top Facebook executive says ads linked to Russia trying to influence the U.S. presidential election should “absolutely” be released to the public, along with information on whom the ads were targeting. Previously, Facebook declined to make the ads public.…
Hackers continue to target the SWIFT bank messaging system, though security controls instituted after last year’s $81 million heist at Bangladesh’s central bank have helped thwart many of those attempts, a senior SWIFT official told Reuters. “Attempts continue,” said Stephen…
Dhaka – Police arrested nine suspected robbers from Borjona village in Kapasia upazila in Gazipur on Friday.
BNP on Friday alleged that the government is sending Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha abroad by ‘force’ to establish its full control over the judiciary. Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam made the allegation while talking to reporters after visiting…
Dhaka – Two siblings were killed by lightning strike at Baghata village in Baniachang upazila in Habiganj on Friday.The deceased were identified as Babul Mia, 27 and Irfan Ali, 15-sons of Akkas Ali of the village.
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 18 Rohingya people in Hijaldi border area in Kolaroa upazila in Satkhira early Friday.Omar Faruk, company commander of BGB Hijaldi BOP camp, said that a team of BGB detained them when…
Dhaka – A couple was found dead at Satpai in the municipality area here on Friday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Mihir Kanti Biswas, 70 and Tuli Rani Nanda, 58.
Dhaka – The body of a brick kiln worker was recovered from a pond of Tepukhuria village in Bagha upazila in Rajshahi on Friday morning, a day after he went missing.
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the ringleader of a mugger gang, which killed a private university student in the city, from Rupsha area in Narayanganj district on Friday morning.The arrested was identified as Jibon Hossian Litu,…
Dhaka,(AP/UNB) -The United States stumbled to a 3-1 loss to Colombia in its final group-stage game at the Under-17 World Cup in India on Thursday, and will play Paraguay, Germany or Iran in the second round next week.The Americans (2-1)…
Dhaka- The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday gave the green light to a nine-team Test league and a 13-team ODI league aimed at bringing context and meaning to bilateral cricket.The schedules of the leagues, due to start in 2019…
Dhaka – Japan forced three-time champions Pakistan to share points as they played 2-2 draw in their Pool A second match of the eight-team Hero 10th Men’s Asia Cup Hockey at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Friday.After an aggressive…
Dhaka -Bangladesh A team will need 105 runs more on the final day on Saturday with eight wickets remaining in the 2nd innings of the one-off unofficial Test for the victory against Ireland A team at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.Bangladesh…
TIANJIN, China,(BSS/AFP) – Maria Sharapova equalled her best performance since returning from a doping suspension as she breezed into the Tianjin Open semi-finals on Friday.The Russian easily defeated Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-1 in 64 minutes and the former…
Dhaka- Bangladesh again suffered a 0-7 goal defeat to former champions India in the one-sided Hero Men’s Asia Cup Hockey held on Friday at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium here.India dominated in the match taking 5-0 lead at the first…
Kuwait’s government will begin checking and auditing university degree certificates when expats renew their residency visas, according to reports. Kuwait Times cited sources as confirming the measure, which will come into effect by the end of the month. They said:…
More than 2,000 students and teachers were evacuated after a fire broke out at a Dubai school earlier on the day. Dubai Civil Defence said the fire started in a classroom air conditioning unit at Gulf National School in Al…
Three skydivers have died in Queensland after they apparently collided mid-air, say Australian authorities. Paramedics and police were called to Mission Beach, a popular skydiving spot about 140km (87 miles) south of Cairns. Two men in their 30s, and a…
The scandal deluging Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has deepened after US actress Rose McGowan publicly accused him of raping her. In a series of tweets, McGowan also accused Amazon Studio chief Roy Price of having ignored her when she made…
Kushtia, Oct 13 – A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with plainclothes police at Silaidah Kasba Ghat in Kumarkhali uUpazilaearly Friday.
Dhaka, Oct 12 – UNICEF country director Edouard Beigbeder has said the disease outbreak is a real and present danger for the dwellers of makeshift Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar district and host population due to the lack of hygienic…
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – The brutal attacks against the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, as well as other serious human rights violations committed since 25 August 2017, were executed in “a well-organized, coordinated and systematic manner”, according to a new…