By Amina J. Mohammed GENEVA, Jun 18 2020 (IPS) – I welcome this opportunity to speak to this urgent and necessary debate of the Human Rights Council. I bring you warm greetings from Secretary-General António Guterres, who shares your abhorrence…
Day: June 19, 2020
India’s pace attack ‘the best’ in history, says Shami
NEW DELHI – India fast bowler Mohammed Shami has claimed they may have the best pace attack in Test history, brushing aside the feared West Indies quicks of the 1970s and 1980s. Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav and…
Booters appeal to BFF to start next season’s BPL early
DHAKA – The national booters appealed the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to start the next season’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as early as possible because they are already affected after this season’s league was abandoned in the middle due to…
‘I’ll be glad if I get close to what Mashrafe, Shakib did,’ says Saifuddin
Dhaka — Bangladesh all rounder Mohammad Saifuddin insisted that he will be glad if he gets close to what Masrhafe Bin Mortaza and Shakib Al Hasan did for Bangladesh cricket. In a recent interview, Saifuddin also revealed how crazy he…
Former cricketer Ramchand Goala dies at 79
Dhaka — Former Bangladeshi cricketer Ramchand Goala passed away at his residence in Mymensingh. He was 79. “A prominent and popular player in the domestic circuit, especially of the Dhaka club cricket scene, Goala breathed his last at his home…
Waterlogging cripples Narayanganj as monsoon sets in
As monsoon begins, many parts of Narayanganj City Corporation and Sadar upazila were inundated due to intermittent rain, causing huge sufferings to the locals.
Isolation Centre visits to better Rohingya attitude on virus
As the humanitarian community scales up COVID-19 health response in the Cox’s Bazar, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) started visiting Isolation and Treatment Centre (ITC) to improve the Rohingyas’ attitudes towards the disease.
Former mayor of Lama dies from Covid-19 in Bandarban
Former Mayor of Lama upazila Md Tajul Islam died on Friday after being infected by coronavirus or Covid-19.
Ex-Minister Mosharraf infected by Coronavirus
Former Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has been infected with coronavirus.
Govt ‘using black laws’ to hide failures, corruption: BNP
BNP on Friday alleged that the government is using ‘black laws’ like digital security one to hush up its corruption and failures amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Kamal Lohani tests positive for Covid-19
Veteran journalist and cultural activist Kamal Lohani has tested positive for coronavirus. Sagar Lohani, son of Kamal Lohani, shared the information in his Facebook post on Friday.
Glorious days: How a newspaper lost 14 years of web database
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The New Nation was at a high trajectory in respect of its circulation through the Internet. But at least 14 years of soft copies of the paper were lost as the website from where it was available…
Batman, Kim Kardashian headed to Spotify podcasts
Spotify has penned a podcast deal with DC Comics — home to Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman — bringing scripted superhero episodes to the audio streaming platform.
Boro yield exceeds target in Jamalpur
Jamalpur, June 19: The output of Boro paddy has exceeded the fixed target in the district this year, officials said.
Global virus death toll passes 450,000: AFP tally
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 450,386 people since the outbreak began in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP as of 1900 GMT on Thursday.
Chinese mainland reports 32 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Chinese health authority said Friday that it received reports of 32 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Thursday, of which 28 were domestically transmitted and four were imported. Of the domestically transmitted cases, 25 cases were reported in…
Sahara Khatun’s health condition worsens, taken to ICU
Former Home Minister and Awami League presidium member Advocate Sahara Khatun has been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of United Hospital following deterioration of her condition.
Coronavirus in Bangladesh: 45 more die, new cases 3,243
Bangladesh on Friday recorded 45 deaths from coronavirus in the span of 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,388.
Meritocracy Legitimises, Deepens Inequality
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 18 2020 (IPS) – How often have you heard someone lamenting or even condemning inequality in society, concluding with an appeal to meritocracy? We like to think that if only the deserving,…