US President Donald Trump is not naturally inclined towards the EU. The EU represents the antithesis of what Trump aspires for in himself, or of the value he sees in others. For the President, the EU is an essentially effete…
Month: June 2018
Etihad Airways in talks to cancel, defer Boeing 777X orders
Etihad Airways is exploring options with Boeing to cancel or defer orders for 777X jets worth billions of dollars in a fresh sign of the carrier’s financial strains and potentially squeezing Boeing’s newest model, four sources familiar with the matter…
UAE announces new visa rules for jobseekers, tourists
The UAE has announced new visa rules covering residents and tourists, and has also introduced an insurance scheme to replace bank guarantees when recruiting workers in the private sector. The new regulations were adopted during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday,…
Michael Jackson street naming scrapped
An honorary street naming in Detroit for the King of Pop was canceled Wednesday. Michael Jackson Avenue was supposed to be officially unveiled Friday in Motor City, just as the late artist’s surviving brothers prepared to perform at a weekend…
‘Gohin Baluchor’ comes to small screen
Entertainment Desk Badrul Anam Soud’s critically acclaimed film “Gohin Baluchor” will be telecast on Dipto TV for the first time this Eid. The film features the love story of a boy and a girl from rival villages.
বিশ্বকাপ ২০১৮: বাংলাদেশে ব্রাজিল-আর্জেন্টিনা উন্মাদনা
বাংলাদেশের বিশ্বকাপের সিংহভাগ জুড়ে থাকে ব্রাজিল ও আর্জেন্টিনা নিয়ে উন্মাদনা। বিশ্বকাপ শুরুর অনেক আগে থেকেই রাস্তাঘাট পতাকায় ছেয়ে যায়। জার্মানি, ফ্রান্স বা স্পেনের মতো দলের সমর্থক থাকলেও মূলত ব্রাজিল ও আর্জেন্টিনা নিয়েই আলোচনা বেশি হয় বাংলাদেশে। বিশ্বকাপ শুরুর আগে ঢাকার…
Nourishing cities with nature
by Carlo Ratti Boston – Ever since the ancient Greek poet Theocritus wrote his pastoral idylls romanticizing rural life, people have been pondering how to build cities that are in concert with their natural surroundings. But with rates of urbanization…
UN Assembly blames Israel for Gaza violence, not Hamas
United Nations, June 14 (AP/UNB) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a Palestinian-backed resolution Wednesday blaming Israel for violence in Gaza and deploring its “excessive use of force,” after narrowly rejecting a U.S. demand to add a condemnation of attacks…
What Trump gave away
By Elisabeth Eaves We can all agree that avoiding nuclear war is a good outcome, and in the sense that talking is better than firing missiles, Tuesday’s Singapore summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un—who…
Rich & poor fight issue of ‘conflict of interest’ in UNFCCC
Boston, 14 June 2018, (COI) – Several developing countries continued to champion the need to have a policy on “conflicts of interest” in the UNFCCC at the recent climate talks in Bonn, Germany, last month, but their calls were not…
‘Sympathy is not enough: We need action’
By Richard Falk Ten days ago, while attending the opening ceremony of a conference in Vienna commemorating the 25thanniversary of the Vienna Declaration of Human Rights, I was struck by the simple words and sad demeanor of Nadia Murad, a…
Warnings of a new global financial crisis
By Martin Khor Penang, Malaysia, Jun 11 (IPS) – There are increasing warnings of an imminent new financial crisis, not only from the billionaire investor George Soros but also from eminent economists associated with the Bank of International Settlements, the…
Accused killer Nura held over Banani businessman murder
Dhaka, June 14 – Detectives in a drive arrested the alleged ‘shooter’ who fired gunshots to kill Banani’s recruiting agency owner Siddiqur Rahman Munshi, from city’s Badda area on Wednesday night.
100 families evacuated, 45 houses evicted from Ctg hills
The Chittagong District Administration on Wednesday in a drive at the port city’s Batali Hill and AK Khan areas evacuated 100 families and evicted about 45 illegal establishments from the two risky hills to avert a possible loss of lives…
Millions start trips from Dhaka to village homes for Eid
Dhaka, June 13 – Thousands of residents of Bangladesh capital Dhaka started to leave the city celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones in village homes for last few days hoping better situation both road and railway. But early monsoon…
দল নিবন্ধনের ব্যাপারে ঐক্য ন্যাপের ক্ষোভ ও নিন্দা
১৩ জুন, ২০১৮ ঐক্য ন্যাপের কেন্দ্রিয় কার্যালয়ে সংগঠনের সভাপতি পঙ্কজ ভট্টাচার্যের সভাপতিত্বে সভাপতিমন্ডলীর এক সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। সভায় নির্বাচন কমিশনের নিবন্ধন প্রক্রিয়া নিয়ে সংবাদ সম্মেলনে নির্বাচন সচিবের বক্তব্যের কঠোর সমালোচনা করে পূণরায় ঐক্য ন্যাপ-কে নিবন্ধন করার ব্যাপারে অনুমতি দানের জন্য…
রমজান মাসে সম্পদশালীরা গরীব মানুষের পাশে দাড়ালে অভাব দূর হবে
পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, রমজান মাস বিজয়ের মাস, মুক্তির মাস, আল্লাহর নৈকট্য লাভের মাস। রমজান মাসে দেশের সম্পদশালীরা গরীব, অসহায় মানুষের পাশে দাড়ালে মানুষের অভাব দূর হবে। সঠিকভাবে…
Strengthen Central Bank – stop capital flight: CSOs
Dhaka, June 13 – Speakers at a human chain on Wednesday in Dhaka urged the government to emphasise Income Tax instead VAT (Value Added Tax) for revenue mobilisation in implementing the 2018-19 national budget.
Spain fires coach Lopetegui 2 days before World Cup opener
Spain,(AP/UNB) Spain coach Julen Lopetegui was fired Wednesday, two days before the country’s opening World Cup match against Portugal and a day after accepting the job to coach Real Madrid next season.
FIFA World Cup kicks off Thursday
Dhaka – The long-awaited 32-nation FIFA World Cup 2018 begins on Thursday with hosts Russia taking on Saudi Arabia in the opening match at the 80,000 capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow amid huge enthusiasm among millions of soccer fans across…
Govt wasting time Khaleda’s health worsens: BNP
Dhaka – BNP on Wednesday accused the government of unnecessarily buying time to ensure better treatment of its chairperson Khaleda Zia with a motive to endanger her life.
Trump says world avoided nuclear catastrophe
SEOUL,(BSS/AFP) – Donald Trump accepted an invitation from Kim Jong Un to visit North Korea during their historic summit, Pyongyang state media reported Wednesday, as the US president said the world had jumped back from the brink of “nuclear catastrophe”.
Mexico and Canada to host 2026 World Cup
MOSCOW,(BSS/AFP) – The United States, Mexico and Canada won the right to host the 2026 World Cup after easily beating Morocco in a vote by FIFA member nations on Wednesday.
Journos who reported Rohinhya murders kept 72 hours sleepless
Two Reuters reporters accused in Myanmar of possessing secret documents were subjected to sleep deprivation and asked if they were “spies” during police interrogations, their lawyers suggested during questions posed to a police witness on Monday.
We are all ordo-liberals now
At what was probably the most unpropitious moment in recent economic history to make the claim, US President Richard Nixon declared that we ‘are all Keynesians now’. In his view, the key problem of macroeconomic management, namely how to stabilise…
Malaysian top judges quit as new govt cleans house
Malaysia’s top two judges are resigning, court officials said Wednesday, the latest senior public servants to leave their posts since the former government lost power.
Drive on to remove people from risky Ctg hills
Local administration continued the eviction drive in the hilly areas of the port city for the second consecutive day on Wednesday to avert possible loss of lives from landslides.
CCTV pilot project opens on Dhaka-Aricha highway
A CCTV pilot project was inaugurated on Dhaka-Aricha highway on Wednesday, aiming to prevent robbery, snatching and other criminal activities.
FIFA World Cup kicks off Thursday
The long-awaited 32-nation FIFA World Cup 2018 begins on Thursday with hosts Russia taking on Saudi Arabia in the opening match at the 80,000 capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow amid huge enthusiasm among millions of soccer fans across the world.
Civil groups call for stoppage of capital flight
Speakers at a human chain programme on Wednesday urged the government to emphasize on income tax instead of VAT (Value Added Tax) for revenue mobilization and implementing 2018-19 national budget.