Dhaka – The International Human Rights Day will be observed in the country on Saturday as elsewhere across the globe. The UN General Assembly proclaimed December 10 as Human Rights Day in 1950, with a view to bringing to the…
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Environment falling prey to militarisation
Bahauddin Foizee The uneasy and unbearable weather conditions in many parts of the world have become the new trend of our planet’s environment, causing the coastal areas across the globe to gradually submerge under water. While such environmental deterioration is…
Musical soiree ‘Asomoyer Golpa’ held at AF Dhaka
Dhaka – A musical program was held on Friday, 9 December 2016 at Alliance Française, Dhaka performed by the folk band Joler Gaan on the occasion of closing ceremony of the exhibition titled An Untimely Story by artist Monjurul Shibly.…
Situation report from Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine state
Dr. Wakar Uddin PA, USA – The present situation in Arakan is dire as the Myanmar armed forces are continuing the brutal assaults on Rohingya civilian population in Maungdaw and Buthidaung in Northern Arakan/Rakhine state. The growing humanitarian crisis in…
Hillary Clinton warns of ‘fake news epidemic’
Losing US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called for urgent action to stop the proliferation of “fake news”. Mrs Clinton said it was an epidemic with “real world consequences” that threatened America’s democracy.
Involve women in fight against poverty: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday underscored the need for engaging the womenfolk in the fight against poverty to eradicate it from Bangladesh. “We want to turn Bangladesh into a poverty-free country. However, we won’t be able to…
South Korean president impeached
Seoul — South Korean lawmakers on Friday impeached President Park Geun-hye, a stunning and swift fall for the country’s first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury. Once formal documents are handed over to…
South Korean president is impeached in stunning fall
Seoul (AP/UNB) — South Korean lawmakers on Friday impeached President Park Geun-hye, a stunning and swift fall for the country’s first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury. Once formal documents are handed over…
John Glenn, the 1st American to orbit Earth, has died at 95
Washington— John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last survivor of the original Mercury…
2 Pabna Medical College students ‘missing’
Pabna – Two MBBS 4th year students of Pabna Medical College have been missing for over a week, said family sources.
Korean president Park Geun-hye faces impeachment vote
South Korea’s embattled president Park Geun-hye is facing impeachment, with lawmakers due to vote on Friday on dismissing her from office.
Islamic State ‘has lost 50,000 fighters’ over two years
At least 50,000 militants from so-called Islamic State have been killed since the US-led coalition started fighting in Iraq and Syria two years ago, a US military official has said.
Violence against women turned into epidemic: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday voiced concern over the growing incidents of torture on women, saying violence against women has turned epidemic in the country.
Man made reasons behind her Biman flight troubles, says PM
Dhaka – Referring to the delay in the landing of a Biman flight carrying her at Dhaka airport several months back and recent emergency landing of another flight carrying her in Turkmenistan, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said there…
EU-Bangladesh business climate dialogue held
Dhaka – The second EU-Bangladesh Business Climate Dialogue between the EU Business Council (EUBC) and the Ministry of Commerce was held in Dhaka on 8 December 2016. The second dialogue focused on progress of policy actions which need to be…
Fuel for nuke reactors of the future fabricated
Dhaka – Rosatom’s Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (RIAR) has fulfilled its production plan for 2016, having fabricated a new batch of fuel for the BN-800 fast breeder reactor. BN-800 at Beloyarsk Unit 4 is designed to pilot test and…
Islami Bank achieves Bank of the Year Award 2016
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has won Bank of the Year Award 2016 conferred by The Banker and Financial Times Group, London. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director and CEO of the bank received the award from Brian Caplen, Editor…
Zia Charitable Trust case: Khaleda’s statement deferred
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday fixed December 15 allowing BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to restart submission of her statement in self-defense in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case on this date.
Man foretold USSR collapse, 9/11 attack; now sees US fall under Trump
A sociologist who predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union and 9/11 attacks warns that American global power will collapse under Donald Trump. Johan Galtung, a Norwegian professor at the University of Hawaii and Transcend Peace University, first predicted in…
5 Huji men held from Chittagong ‘militant training camp’
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested five suspected members of Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) Bangladesh from a reported ‘militant training camp’ in port city Chittagong’s Colonel Haat area on Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Nazim…
RAB surrounds hideout’, another militant case unfolding in BD
Dhaka – The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has surrounded a suspected militant hideout at Colonel Haat in Chittagong.
4 alleged ‘robbers’ killed in Dhaka, Faridpur ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Four suspected robbers were killed in separate gunfights with law enforcers in Faripdur district and Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka district early Thursday. In Keraniganj, two suspected robbers were killed in a gunfight with police at Agrakhola area under…
Iraqi army mistakenly bombs civilians in ISIL-held city
Iraqi air force kills at least 52 civilians waiting for salaries in western city of al-Qaim with dozens of others hurt. At least 52 people – including many women and children – have been killed when air strikes by Iraqi…
Giraffes facing ‘silent extinction’ as population plunges
By Matt McGrath A dramatic drop in giraffe populations over the past 30 years has seen the world’s tallest land mammal classified as vulnerable to extinction. Numbers have gone from around 155,000 in 1985 to 97,000 in 2015 according to…
India doctor to operate on ‘500kg’ Egyptian woman
An Egyptian woman, believed to be the world’s heaviest woman at 500kg (1,102lb), will soon be flown to India for weight reduction surgery. Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, 36, will be flown on a chartered plane to Mumbai where bariatric…
Spotlight on PM’s Delhi visit: ‘new era of cooperation’ sans Teesta
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposed New Delhi visit will witness ‘new era of cooperation’ and signing of a number of important documents though a breakthrough on Teesta looks unlikely. The Prime Minister is scheduled to leave for New…
Better competition protects cosumers, the poor: Unctad
Geneva — For trade to deliver the maximum benefits to the most people, we need better competition policies and stronger, more independent authorities, a senior UNCTAD official says. History has shown that market abuse is more likely when too few…
Survivor recalls fear, anger on day of Pearl Harbor attack
Hawaii (AP/UNB) — Surprise, fear, anger and pride overcame Jim Downing as Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor. Then a newlywed sailor, he recalled a Japanese plane flying low and slow in his direction as he rushed to his battleship from…
Disinformation, not fake news, got Trump elected
Robert Mackey I made a mistake on Twitter on Sunday night. When I learned that a man with an assault rifle had stormed into a Washington pizzeria to “self-investigate” an online conspiracy theory for which there is no evidence —…