By IPS World Desk Rome/Bangkok, Jun 20 (IPS) – Rice is a major food commodity and staple food for many, and adding fish to flooded rice paddies has been a farming tradition practiced in a number of Asian countries for…
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Refugee protection an obligation under international law
By Secretary-General António Guterres UN, June 21 (IPS) – It is impossible to be ten years as High Commissioner for Refugees, doing my best to try to help the most vulnerable of the vulnerable, without changing your life. And, indeed,…
Austrian claims property Barrister Moudud evicted from
Dhaka – An Austrian citizen has claimed the heir of the property from which BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed has recently been evicted.
BD Election Commission to update voter list from July 25
Dhaka – The Election Commission (EC) will begin the data collection for updating the existing voter list starting from July 25.
Indian High Commission celebrates 3rd Int’l Yoga Day
Dhaka – Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Wednesday celebrated the third International Day of Yoga at Bangabandhu National Stadium with around 4,000 participants.
BNP associate JCD activist hacked to death
Dhaka, June 21 – A local activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was hacked to death at Daulatpur in Khulna city on Tuesday night.
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince deposed
Saudi Arabia’s king deposed the sitting crown prince Wednesday and replaced him with Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the deputy crown prince, the state news agency reported.
Legal notice demands cancellation of Excise duty on bank Ac
Dhaka – A legal notice was yesterday sent to the government requesting cancellation of all excise duties on bank accounts within 72 hours.
Detective police sued in Barguna for woman repression
Dhaka, June 20 – A case has been filed against Sub-inspector Abu Zafar of district Detective Branch (DB) of police under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act in Barguna on Monday.
A private-sector solution to the refugee crisis
Nirj Deva Brussels – International development is not just about alleviating poverty; it is also about delivering security, stability, and economic opportunities to poor and fragile communities, thereby preventing citizens from having to flee their home country in search of…
Pakistan’s persistent energy crisis
Nadeem ul Haque Islamabad – For almost a decade, Pakistan has lacked the energy it needs, with producers and consumers across the country facing power outages for up to 12 hours per day. At the root of this crisis lies…
FAO warns of tilapia virus as outbreak spreads
Bangkok – An emerging viral disease observed in both wild and farmed tilapia could impact global food security and nutrition if biosafety measures are not introduced, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other organisations have warned.
Six killed in Gopalganj road accident
Dhaka, Jun 20 – At least six people dies in the head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Barisal highway at Chagolchera area in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj district on Monday. Four victims died on the spot and two others on…
Saudi Arabia claims arrest of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
Riyadh, Jun 20 (AP/UNB) – Saudi Arabia said Monday its forces had captured and were questioning three members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard who were intending to carry out an attack on a major offshore oilfield in the Persian Gulf.
Trophy-winning Pak cricketers warmly welcomed home
Islamabad, Jun 20 (AP/UNB) – Hundreds of fans stayed up late to welcome home members of new Champions Trophy winner Pakistan in the cities of Lahore and Karachi on Tuesday.
Car rams into police vehicle on Champ-Elysees
Police said that the driver of the car is the only casualty in what they described as an ‘attempted attack’. Paris – A car loaded with gas canisters rammed into a police van on the Champs-Elysees avenue in France’s capital,…
US student Otto Warmbier dies after return from North Korea
American college student Otto Warmbier only intended to spend five days sightseeing in North Korea in 2016. Instead, he spent 17 months there in detention where his family believes he was tortured into a coma. On Monday, less than a…
Ulema bodies at Unions to drive terror away: Zafarullah Khan
Dhaka – Chief of Bangladesh Islami Shasantra Andolan, Moulana Muhammad Zafarullah Khan on Monday urged the government to constitute Ulema committees at all unions of the country to drive terrorism out of Bangladesh.
An open letter to the Honourable PM
It is really good that a student can get admitted to a government or private medical college with just attending a single admission test though there are a few problems like question leakage of admission test. This good initiative has…
Men commiting femicide lose rights over their children
By Daniel Gutman Buenos Aires, Jun 16 (IPS) – In January 2008, Rosana Galliano was shot to death in Exaltación de la Cruz, a rural municipality 80 km from Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires. Her ex-husband, José Arce, who was sentenced…
Banani private varsity girl rape: Hearing on July 9
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 on Monday took cognizance of the charge-sheet against five persons in the case filed over rape of two private university students in a Banani hotel.
Book on young entrepreneurs’ business strategies
Dhaka – A journal book titled ‘Youth Entrepreneurship: How to start …?’ has recently been launched in Bangladesh. Young Startup Founder & Freelance Journalist Syed Rabius Shams, in association with the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), BRAC University (BRACU) has…
Russia issues warning after US coalition downs jet
Russia has warned the US-led coalition fighting in Syria that it will view its aircraft as targets, after a Syrian military plane was shot down. The coalition said it had shot down the Syrian Su-22 after it bombed US-backed fighters…
Boeing launches new version of 737 jet
Boeing has maintained the pressure on Airbus, its main rival, with the launch of the biggest version yet of the 737 short-haul jet. The world’s largest commercial aircraft maker announced plans for the 737 Max 10 at the Paris Air…
Davis ‘positive’ as UK enters Brexit negotiations
Brexit Secretary David Davis has said he is entering negotiations on the UK’s exit from the EU in a “positive and constructive” frame of mind. As he began talks in Brussels, he said he was determined to build a “strong…
Bangladesh braces for another heavy rain spell
Dhaka, Jun 19 – Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at places of four divisions of the country due to active monsoon for 24 hours of Monday.
Landslide halts rail communication with Sylhet
Dhaka, June 19 – The rail communications between Sylhet and rest of the country halted on Monday morning due to a hill slide triggered by heavy rainfalls in Lauachhara forest of Kamalganj in Moulvibazar.
Iran fires missiles at Syria ISIL positions
Iranian Revolutionary Guard says it targeted ISIL bases in Deir Az Zor in retaliation for the June 7 attacks in Tehran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it has fired several missiles at ISIL positions in Syria’s Deir Az Zor province in…
Macron’s party wins absolute majority
French President Emmanuel Macron’s party has won a clear parliamentary majority, results show, weeks after his own presidential victory.
Turbulence on Paris-China flight injures 26
At least 26 people were injured, four seriously, when turbulence hit a China Eastern Airlines flight from Paris on Sunday, state media reports.