By Thalif Deen UN, Jan 22 2020 (IPS) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared last week that the United Nations just “managed to survive its deepest financial crisis in a decade.”
Year: 2020
Court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
‘The ICJ finds that there is a real and imminent risk’ The International Court of Justice has ordered measures to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. The decision comes despite de facto leader Aun San Suu Kyi personally…
Class struggle à la droite
by Claus Leggewie on 23rd January 2020 Populism is boosted by economic crises, but its roots are cultural. Populism is a method. It works by mobilising an imaginary homogenous entity called ‘the people’ against an equally ill-defined and generally despised…
World Anti-Doping Agency shuts down Moscow lab again
Montreal(AP/UNB) — The World Anti-Doping Agency ordered Moscow’s drug-testing laboratory to be shut down again Wednesday. That followed WADA’s finding last month that data stored at the lab was tampered with in an apparent bid to cover up past drug…
Beyond ‘green growth’
by Frank Hoffer on 22nd January 2020 A serious discussion of ‘just transition’ must break with a social model based on individual utility maximisation—before it breaks the biosphere.
‘Int’l ad-hoc tribunal should help Rohingya get justice
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee on Thursday suggested forming an international ad-hoc tribunal, which she thinks, will work as complementary to ongoing efforts on accountability and justice front. “I’ve been stressing setting up…
U-19 World Cup: Bangladesh take on Pakistan on Friday
Dhaka — While Bangladesh national team will take on Pakistan in Lahore in the first match of three-match T20 series, the Under-19 teams of the respective countries will face off at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, in the last Group C match…
49,558 river grabbers in country: Khalid Mahmud
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday informed parliament that there are 49,558 river grabbers across the country with highest 5,906 occupiers in Cumilla district. He placed the statistics in Parliament replying to a question from Awami League…
HC to hear Sunday a writ for staying Dhaka city polls
Dhaka, Jan 23 – The High Court will hear on Sunday a writ petition filed seeking a stay on the upcoming Dhaka City corporations polls slated to be held on February 1.
Tigers to face off Pakistan Friday
Dhaka — Many things were happening about Bangladesh-Pakistan series in the soil of Pakistan. But now, keeping everything aside, the cricket is finally set to take the field when the Tigers will face off the hosts on Friday in the…
BB Gold Cup: Burundi reach final routing Bangladesh 3-0
Dhaka – A brilliant hat-trick from forward Nshimirimana Jospin sent Burundi in the final of the ongoing six-team Bangabandhu International Gold Cup Football Tournament as they routed hosts Bangladesh by 3-0 goals in the second semifinal at the Bangabandhu National…
Prince wrongful death legal claims dismissed
Wrongful death cases that were filed by Prince’s family have been dismissed, almost four years after the star died.
Coronavirus: All you need to know
A virus – previously unknown to science – is causing severe lung disease in China and has also been detected in other countries, reports BBC.
PM asks BD mission to help Andrew Kishore
Culture Desk Prime minister Sheikh Hasina asked the Bangladesh High Commission in Singapore to extend full support for the treatment of ailing playback singer Andrew Kishore recently .
Solskjaer begs for time after Man Utd hit new low
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pleaded for time to get Manchester United back on track after the beleaguered boss and his under-performing stars were booed off and labelled an “embarrassment” following Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat against Burnley.
Bangladesh ranks 146th in corruption index: TIB
Bangladesh jumped three notches in the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) said Thursday.
Cold-related diseases affect 5,825 people in 24 hrs
Various cold-related diseases affected 5,825 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Thursday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room showed that 888 of the patients received treatment for acute…
Climate change and financial risk
By Pierpaolo Grippa, Jochen Schmittmann, and Felix Suntheim WASHINGTON DC, Jan 16 2020 (IPS) – Climate change is already a reality. Ever-more-ferocious cyclones and extended droughts lead to the destruction of infrastructure and the disruption of livelihoods and contribute to…
AL nominees on door to door visit BNP men sensing conspiracy
Dhaka, Jan 23 – The Awami League mayoral candidates for Dhaka North and South city corporation elections are wooing votes from door to door making attractive pledges for the people in their respective city while the opposition BNP candidates sensing…
Poem of Moaen Shalabia for Greenwatch Dhaka
An Arab-Palestinian poet from Israel Moen Shalabia graduated from Haifa University and is now staying in Galilei. His writing career started in 1976 with the publication of his first anthology at the age of 18.
Genocide in Myanmar: ICJ to deliver order Thursday
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will deliver its order on the request for the indication of provisional measures made by The Gambia in the case concerning the Genocide Convention against Myanmar.
Battle for India’s new citizenship law moves to top court
India’s top court on Wednesday began hearing dozens of petitions seeking the revocation of amendments to the citizenship law following nationwide protests and a security crackdown that led to more than 20 deaths.
Go for ballot; defer polls again, if necessary: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to defer the elections to the two Dhaka city corporations again, if necessary, for holding it with ballot papers instead of EVMs.
Selling .ORG puts civil society at risk, say Int’l NGO leaders
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — Today, the executive directors of 11 international NGOs released an open letter calling on the leaders of Internet Society (ISOC) and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to stop the sale of the .ORG top-level…
‘BCL men’ beat 4 students at DU suspecting link to Shibir
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men have allegedly beaten up four students of Dhaka University (DU) suspecting them of being activists of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir.
Brexit: Rejoiners must learn from their mistakes
by Brendan Donnelly Director, The Federal Trust, 22nd January 2020 Many members of the “Remain Coalition” have been disappointed by the role played by the European issue in the leadership contest of the Labour Party. No candidate has suggested a…
Outstanding loans of bank directors hit Tk 1716 b: Minister
The outstanding loans of bank directors in the country now stand at Tk 171,616.1247 crore at the end of September 2019, which is 11.21 percent of the total loans disbursed by all banks.
Declare Capital Dhaka ecologically critical area: High Court
Dhaka, Jan 22 – The High Court on Wednesday commented that the capital city Dhaka should be declared as Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) in order to save the environment and protect the city from pollution.
e-Passport to brighten Bangladesh image: PM Hasina
The introduction of e-Passport will brighten the image of Bangladesh further in the digital world, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday.
Publish ad in newspapers asking Sinha to turn up: Court
A court here on Wednesday directed authorities concerned to publish an advertisement in two national dailies asking former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others to appear before it on February 20 in a case filed on charges of…