Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangladesh always favours resolving any issue with its neighbouring countries through talks.
Month: July 2018
Trump attacks CNN-NBC and British paper at news conference
President Donald Trump found time to attack CNN, NBC and the British tabloid The Sun, and offer fashion advice to a fourth news organization, while talking to reporters Friday with British Prime Minister Theresa May.
Portuguese Professor meets DU VC
Professor Dr Andre Barata of the University of Beira Interior, Portugal, called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman at his office on Friday. Chairman of DU’s Department of International Relations Prof Ehsanul Haque was present on the…
Shakib Khan to be seen in Amitabh Reza’s film?
Entertainment Desk One of the top actors of the country Shakib Khan might be seen in National Film Award 2016 winning film Aynabaji’s director Amitabh Reza’s movie. The director informed that he is thinking of casting Shakib Khan in his…
Sanju crosses Rs 500 crore mark
Ranbir Kapoor starrer Sanju has crossed the Rs 500 crore mark worldwide. The worldwide earnings now stand at Rs 500.43 crore. A Rajkumar Hirani directorial, Sanju is a biopic on Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt.
Farhan Akhtar to reunite with Priyanka
Farhan Akhtar is all set to reunite with Priyanka Chopra for Shonali Bose’s next The Sky is Pink. This will be the second instance of Farhan and Priyanka sharing screen space.
Forests and marine resources continue to shrink
By Maged Srour ROME, Jul 12 2018 (IPS) – Deforestation and unsustainable farming are depriving the planet of forests, while destructive practices in fishing are limiting the chance to sustainably manage our oceans.
Soil degradation – largest environmental issue of our time
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jul 13 (IPS) – Land degradation caused by human activities is occurring at an alarming rate across the world, and the cost will be steep if no action is taken.
Joining the freedom flotilla
Dear Friends and Family, I am due to join the al-Awda (The Return) Freedom Flotilla to Gaza this week on its last leg from Europe to Gaza. She has started her journey from Norway on the 70 Anniversary of the…
Mohakal to celebrate 35th founding anniversary Saturday
Dhaka, July 13 – Theatre troupe Mohakal Natya Sampraday will celebrate its 35th founding anniversary at Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday.
What lies behind Lord Carlile’s deportation from New Delhi?
India refused entry to Alexander Carlile, a member of the House of Lords, who is advising lawyers for Bangladeshi opposition leader Khaleda Zia, saying he did not have an “appropriate visa”.
এক রাজার রমণী হওয়ার কাহিনী
প্রাচীন কালে মানুষের গড় আয়ু ছিল ৮০০ থেকে ৯০০ বছর। সে সময়ের এক রাজার কাহিনী। রাজার সবই ছিল, হাতি-ঘোড়া, সৈন্য-সামন্ত, মনমুগ্ধকর রাজপ্রাসাদ, বিশালতম রাজ্যের সীমানা। তার উপরে ছিল ১০০জন পুত্র সন্তান। পুত্র গর্বে গর্বিত পিতার মাটিতে পা পরে না। দেবতাদের…
Food commodity prices fall amidst rising trade tensions
Geneva, 11 Jul (Kanaga Raja) – The international prices of a basket of key agricultural food commodities fell in June, representing the first month-on-month decline since the beginning of this year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has…
Are we still good Europeans?
by Jürgen Habermas When I graduated from high school, my career aspiration was listed on my diploma: Habermas wants to become a journalist, it said. Yet once I began working for the Gummersbach section of the Cologne daily Kölner Stadtanzeiger,…
2nd Test: Windies 295/4* dominate day-1 against Bangladesh
Dhaka – West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite hit a century of 110 runs in the 1st innings on day one to dominate over visiting Bangladesh bowlers in the series-decider second Test at Sabina Park, Kingston in Jamaica on Thursday.
Huge iceberg near Greenland village sparks flooding fears
A massive iceberg drifting near the coast of Greenland has triggered fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone.
69 people die in election violence ahead of Sharif’s return
The deadliest attack in Pakistan’s troubled election campaign killed 65 people at a rally in southwester Baluchistan on Friday ahead of the return to Pakistan of disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Indonesia Open: Siddikur’s cut sees bumpy show
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s star golfer Siddikur Rahman has stayed in the race of the US$500,000 Bank BRI Indonesia Open, making the cut with one-over joint 66th place after the second round at the Pondok Indah Golf Course in Jakarta on…
BNP says PM breached her promise on quota reform
BNP on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina breached her promise to abolish the quota system in public jobs as she said on Thursday it is not possible to reform the freedom fighters’ quota due to a High Court…
Massive relief’ finding trapped Thai boys in cave, say divers
LONDON, (BSS/AFP) – The British diver who found 12 Thai boys and their coach trapped alive in a flooded cave has described his “massive relief” as he counted them one by one, in what he called an unprecedented rescue operation.
12 BD fishermen ‘abducted’ in Khulna
A group of forest robbers reportedly abducted 12 fishermen from Mora Pashur and Andaria area of Sundarbans early Friday.
Suspended cop among 3 held with Yaba in Ctg
Detectives arrested a suspended assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and two of his associates along with Yaba tablets from Bahaddarhat area in the city on Thursday.
Women’s WT20Q: BD, Ireland to play final Saturday
Dhaka – Setting their seats in the ICC Women’s World T20, Bangladesh and Ireland are now taking on each other in the qualifiers tournament final at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht in Netherlands on Saturday.
Elephant kills elderly man in Chittagong
Dhaka– A wild elephant trampled an elderly man to death in Mohammedpur area of Anowara upazila in Chattogram on Friday morning.
The future of int’l justice amid boundless cruelty
You were there when the treaty establishing the ICC was completed 20 years ago. What was that like? It was a six-week rollercoaster ride of intense negotiations, preceded by three years of negotiations at United Nations headquarters in New York…
FIFA president Infantino celebrates best World Cup ever
MOSCOW, (BSS/AFP) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino celebrated what he described as the “best World Cup” ever on Friday, thanks to the quality of football and organisation in Russia.
UN Parliamentary Assembly move gains support
A long standing proposal for the creation of a UN Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) is slowly gathering momentum.
Time should be on France’s side in World Cup Final
France are clear favorites to win Sunday’s World Cup final against Croatia. Anyone who has seen the performances of this French side, which has no apparent weaknesses and that has gone from strength to strength over their six matches in…
‘No role in Khaleda’s counsel Carlile’s India deportation’
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said that the government had no role in denial of permission to Khaleda Zia’s British legal consultant Lord Carlile to enter India.
2 suspected drug traders killed in ‘gunfights’
Two suspected drug traders were killed in ‘gunfights’ with police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Tangail and Bogura districts early Friday.