Dhaka, June 10 – Noted economist Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad on Saturday said implementation of new tax system as described in the proposed budget for tobacco sector will be complicated.
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PM’s top aides resign after election fiasco
London, Jun 10 (AP/UNB) – The two top aides to British Prime Minister Theresa May resigned Saturday, shouldering some of the blame for an election that proved a disaster for the Conservative Party, a headache for Britain’s exit from the…
Bangladesh jewellers call off strike
Dhaka, Jun 10 – Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (Bajus) has withdrawn their countrywide indefinite strike scheduled to begin on Sunday following a government assurance to formulate a gold import policy.
USAF F-35 fighters grounded over oxygen problems
Washington: An F-35 fighter wing has been temporarily grounded after five incidents where pilots suffered from oxygen deprivation problems, but the planes are expected to be flying again, the United States Air Force said Friday. The 56th Fighter Wing at…
Germany: Climate will last longer than Trump presidency
San Francisco, Jun 10 (AP/UNB)- Threatened as it is, the Earth’s climate will survive longer than Donald Trump’s presidency, Germany’s environment minister said Friday.
Trump accuses Comey of lying to Congress
Washington, Jun 10 (AP/UNB)- Punching back a day after his fired FBI director’s damaging testimony, President Donald Trump on Friday accused James Comey of lying to Congress and said he was “100 percent” willing to testify under oath about their…
193 nations urge action to protect oceans: US protests
United Nations, Jun 10 (AP/UNB)- The 193 U.N. member nations issued an urgent call for action Friday to reverse the decline in the health and productivity of the world’s oceans – with the United States backing the action plan but…
‘US withdrawal exposes Paris pact’s flaws’
Statement of the March for Science Philippines on US’ withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord ‘The March for Science Philippines strongly condemns the United States under the leadership of President Donald Trump after it pulled out of the Paris Climate…
Changing the way the world views and manages water
The High Level Panel on Water and Connect4Climate announced Thursday that the winner of the Instagram Photo Competition – #All4TheGreen Photo4Climate Contest Special Blue Prize – for the best photo on water is Probal Rashid, from Bangladesh, with a photo…
Tigers eliminate blackcaps by stunning win
The Bangladesh Tigers rode on a record 224-run partnership between Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah to overhaul the target of 266 with 16 balls in hand in the Group A game in Cardiff on Friday.
‘AL men’ manipulating Ramadan market: BNP
Dhaka, June 9 – BNP on Friday alleged that a syndicate of ruling party-backed traders is making quick money by pushing up the prices of essentials in this Ramadan. “An illegal business syndicate belonging to the ruling party is taking…
7 burn injured in Cox’s Bazar shop cylinder blast
Dhaka, Jun 9 – Seven people suffered burn injuries as a gas cylinder exploded at a tea stall at Jahajpura in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Friday.
2002 attack on Hasina’s motorcade: ‘Prime accused’ held
Dhaka, June 9 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the prime accused Khalid Manjurul Romel from Panchlia Bazar in Salanga upazila of Sirajganj early Friday in a case filed for carrying out an attack on the motorcade of the…
Brexit strategy for a weak UK Government
Ngaire Woods Oxford – As Prime Minister Theresa May seeks to form a new government, following an election in which her Conservative Party lost its parliamentary majority, she knows that, within days, she will also need to get down to…
Will May allow ally DUP to weaken climate action?
Responding to Friday’s news of a hung UK parliament and that the Conservative Party may govern with the support of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), James Orr, Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland Director said: “Under the DUP leadership Northern…
‘Manspreading’ banned on Madrid’s public buses
Along with signs for ‘no smoking’ or ‘no littering,’ commuters in Madrid will soon see a new unfamiliar one: No manspreading. The transit agency in the Spanish city said it will post the signs on all buses asking men to…
Pound sterling falls sharply but UK shares rise
The pound has fallen sharply after the UK election resulted in a hung parliament. Sterling’s value had dropped overnight, and as trading got under way in London it slipped further, standing 1.7% lower at about $1.2737, with markets worried about…
UK election results: DUP to be Westminster kingmakers?
In 2015, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) built its general election campaign around the idea that its MPs might be kingmakers at Westminster. Their posters bore the slogan “More Votes. More Seats. More Influence. More for Northern Ireland”. When David…
Areas in Dhaka at higher risk of chikungunya
Residents at 23 neighbhourhoods in Dhaka were at a greater risk of being infected with Chikungunya, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, bdnews24.com has reported.
Mother, 3 children found dead in capital Dhaka
Dhaka, June 9 – A woman and her three children were found dead at a house at Ranabhola Batala in the city’s Turag area early Friday.
UK Polls: PM greets Tulip, Rupa, Rushanara
Dhaka, Jun 9 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday congratulated Tulip Siddiq, granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and two Bangladesh-origin British politicians – Rushanara Ali and Dr Rupa Huq – for their win in the UK parliamentary polls…
Suspected terrorist killed in Savar ‘gunfight’
Savar, June 9 – An alleged terrorist was killed in a gunfight with police at Bhabanipur village in Birulia union here early Friday.
What future for 700 million Arab and Asian youth?
By Baher Kamal Rome, Jun 8 (IPS) – With a combined population of around 400 million inhabitants, 22 Arab countries are home to nearly 300 million youth. Meantime, there are 400 million youth living in Asia and the Pacific. In…
Solar tents improve nutrition in highlands villages of Bolivia
By Franz Chávez Phuyuwasi, Bolivia, Jun 7 2017 (IPS) – In this remote highlands valley community in central Bolivia, a group of Quechua indigenous women have learned how to combat the intense frosts and the shortage of water in solar…
Crisis in the Gulf: Escalation or negotiation?
By James M. Dorsey Singapore, Jun 8 (IPS) – Turkey’s parliament is this week fast tracking the dispatch of up to 3,000 troops to Qatar, home to the country’s military base in the Middle East. Certain to stiffen Qatar’s resolve…
Japan passes landmark bill for Emperor Akihito to abdicate
Japan’s parliament has passed a one-off bill to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate, the first emperor to do so in 200 years.
Hung parliament in UK: ‘Go’ – Corbyn; ‘Stability needed’- May
The Conservatives have failed to win an overall majority, and the UK is now set for a hung parliament, says the latest results show. It shows gains for the Labour Party after Thursday’s general election. This would be a humiliation…
5 cases filed against Apan Jewellers owners
Dhaka, Jun 8 – Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) on Thursday filed five cases with Dhaka Customs House against the owners of Apan Jewellers on charge of dodging customs duty on 15.13 maunds of gold seized from its branches.
‘Mobile phone subscribers in BD rose by 8om in 8yrs’
Dhaka, Jun 8 – The country’s mobile phone subscribers rose by nearly 8 crore in the last eight years since 2009 as per statistics placed by State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim in Parliament on Thursday.
Boko Haram attacks leave 13 dead in Nigeria
Maiduguri, Jun 08 (AP/UNB) – At least 13 people are dead after Boko Haram launched the deadliest attack in months on the northeast Nigeria city that is the birthplace of the extremist group, police said Thursday. The attack came just…