Gangneung,(AP/UNB) – Despite entering the Pyeongchang Olympics as world champions and the favorites to win gold, Canada’s women’s curling team has been eliminated from medal contention after a shocking loss to Britain.
Month: February 2018
Eastern Syrian bombing catastriphic
A doctor working in the Syrian rebel enclave of the Eastern Ghouta says the situation is “catastrophic” – and he believes the international community has abandoned the people living there.”We don’t have anything – no food, no medicine, no shelter,”…
Do Trump’s deficit matter
Should Democrats complain about the large deficits that Trump and the Republicans are creating? Or is this playing into the Republican narrative that made the stimulus in 2009 inadequate and gave us austerity from then onwards?
Australia beats New Zealand by 19 runs in Tri-Series final
Auckland,(AP/UNB) – Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar took 3-27 to lead Australia to a 19-run win over New Zealand on Wednesday under the Duckworth-Lewis system in the rain-affected final of the Twenty20 tri-series.
FIFA lifts ban on 2026 World Cup voters publicly backing bid
London, (AP/UNB) – FIFA has lifted a ban on voters publicly endorsing a 2026 World Cup bid.
The incarceration of Tariq Ramadan – a travesty of justice
By Chandra Muzaffar The unjust incarceration of Dr Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at Oxford University, demeans and disgraces the French legal system. Tariq has been detained in a solitary cell in the high security wing of Paris’s…
Developing nations, LDCs demand TRIPS flexibilities in place
Geneva, 19 Feb (D. Ravi Kanth) – Several developing countries and the least-developed countries (LDCs) have upped the ante on their core demands for implementing the flexibilities and commitments in the World Trade Organization’s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights…
Mueller starts treble talk as Bayern rout Besiktas
MUNICH, Germany, (BSS/AFP) – Thomas Mueller says Bayern Munich could repeat their 2013 treble after crushing 10-man Besiktas 5-0 in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.
Electronic salary transfer system to protect wage in Bahrain
Manama: An electronic salary transfer system will be launched in May to ensure the wages of private sector employees are protected. The salary protection scheme was unveiled yesterday as His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa…
Ensuring a water and food secure future through farmer-led irrigation
by Steven Schonberger How can we think in new ways about expanding farmer-led irrigation in support of global food security and poverty reduction? This was the question at the heart of the 2017 Water for Food International Forum. The t…
Asian shares gain on rosy Japan data, bucking Wall St losses
Tokyo, Feb 21 (AP/UNB) — Shares were higher in Asia on Wednesday, supported by rosy manufacturing data from Japan. The gains came despite losses on Wall Street, where a six-day winning streak was snapped by a plunge in Walmart stock…
Vatican investigator meets with Chilean sex abuse victims
Santiago, Feb 21 (AP/UNB) — The Vatican’s sex abuse investigator on Tuesday began a series of meetings in Chile with victims and others who have opposed the appointment of a bishop accused of covering up for the country’s most notorious…
Prioritise disposal of cases pending over 5 years: SC
Dhaka, Feb – The Supreme Court of Bangladedsh on Monday directed the country’s lower courts and tribunals to dispose cases pending for more than five years on priority basis.
Father of Palestine’s Icon: Everyone is blaming my daughter
By Erik Larsson As a video clip spread all over the world, so too did the name Ahed Tamimi. For Palestinians, she has become an icon of freedom. Arbetet Global met the father of the teenage girl that kicked and…
Vision 2030 & the political costs of Saudi reforms – Part 2
By Adel Abdel Ghafar Doha, Qatar, Feb 20 (IPS) – A pillar of the Saudi social contract has been the allocation of oil rents to the population in exchange for loyalty and fidelity to the Saud clan. A key weakness…
Messi ends Chelsea drought to give Barcelona last-16 edge
LONDON,(BSS/AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte rued one costly mistake as Lionel Messi gave Barcelona the upper hand from the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie by salvaging a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Paradise on tenterhooks
By Amantha Perera Colombi, Sri Lanka, Feb 20 (IPS) – It was a shutdown that was emblematic of the instability plaguing the Maldives in recent months. On Feb. 8, Raajje TV, an opposition aligned TV channel in the atolls, suspended…
Asia Foundation Bangladesh donates 3000 books in Khulna
Dhaka, Feb 20 – The Asia Foundation-Bangladesh organised a book donation event supported by Pubali Bank Ltd. on 20th February, 2018, at SOS Hermann Gmeiner School auditorium in Khulna. The Foundation donated approximately 3,000 Bangla and English language books worth…
President, PM pay tributes to language martyrs
Dhaka, Feb 21 – The nation is paying rich tributes to the martyrs of the 1952 historic Language Movement with the clock striking 00.01am on Wednesday marking ‘Amar Ekushey’, the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. President Abdul…
Case filled over RU teacher assault
Rajshahi, 20 Feb – A case has been filled over the assault on a teacher of Rajshahi University (RU) accusing eight intern Doctors of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) on Tuesday.
Socialist Students’ Front JU new unit committee
Savar, (Dhaka) Feb 20 – The Socialist Students’ Front (SSF), Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit, got a fresh executive body for a one year term of 2018-19 on Monday.
Joyous procession hails JU VC
Savar (Dhaka), Feb 20 – A joyous procession was brought out, yesterday, on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus hailing its VC over her reappointment for the second consecutive tenure.
IBBL discussion and doa program to mark Shaheed Day
Dhaka, Feb 20 – The Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a discussion and doa program on the occasion of Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day on 20 February, 2018 Tuesday at Islami Bank Tower.
EU doubling renewables by 2030, key to emission reductions
A New IRENA report outlines how increasing share of renewables to 34% can boost economy, and help meet emission reductions goals Brussels, 20 Feb — The European Union (EU) can increase the share of renewable energy in its energy mix…
PM urges India to force Myanmar to take back Rohingyas
Dhaka, Feb 20 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged India to put pressure on Myanmar so that the country takes back its nationals, Rohingyas, from Bangladesh to their homeland Rakhine.
Some top BNP leaders may join Jatiya Party: Ershad
Rangpur, Feb 20 – Dropping a hint that a good number of top BNP leaders are going to join his party, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday said he is ready to welcome them.
Khaleda to be freed through mass upsurge: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said party chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia would be freed through a mass-upsurge.
4 killed in Mymensingh road crash
Dhaka- Four people were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Mymensingh-Kishoreganj highway in Ram Gopalpur area of Gouripur upazila on Tuesday.
83 arrested in Pabna police drives
Dhaka- Police arrested 83 people from different areas in the district in special drives from Monday evening to Tuesday in Pabna morning.
Indian national held with 2.1 kg gold in Jessore
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an Indian citizen along with four gold bars weighing 2.158 kg from a bus at Benapole in Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Tuesday afternoon.