Melbourne – While combination antiretroviral therapy has meant that people with HIV can live longer lives, research shows that the virus makes fundamental changes to the immune system by increasing the risk of developing age-related conditions.
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Polio survivors face new disability
Neena Bhandari Sydney – With polio now occurring in just two countries — Afghanistan and Pakistan — investments in medical aid and healthcare are now deemed urgent for polio survivors as they battle the onset of the post-polio syndrome (PPS)…
Experts urge Nepal initiatives to resolve current SAARC crisis
Kathmandu – Experts from South Asian countries have urged the government of Nepal to take initiatives to resolve current problems with regards to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) immediately, says a message received in Dhaka on Monday.…
Panchagarh ex-BNP MP Mozahar passes away
Dhaka – Mozahar Hossain, a BNP executive committee member and its former MP, died at a city hospital on Monday night. He was 71, UNB news agency reported.
Woman ‘beaten dead by husband’ in Patuakhali
Dhaka – A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her husband, co-wife and two step sons at Kanai Mridha Guchchho village in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali district on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Kulsum Begum, 20, wife…
US suspends contacts with Russia on Syria
Washington (AP/UNB) — In a sharp deterioration of relations, the U.S. on Monday suspended diplomatic contacts with Russia over Syria, while Moscow halted cooperation on a joint program for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium. The U.S. move followed a threat last…
FIFA head Infantino suggests 48-team World Cup
Geneva (AP/UNB) — World Cup expansion plans got even bigger Monday, and the 2026 tournament could have 48 teams playing instead of 32. FIFA President Gianni Infantino outlined the idea that would see 16 teams go home after playing just…
Hillary tears into Trump on taxes; he says he’ll save nation
Toledo (AP/UNB) — Hillary Clinton tore into Donald Trump’s tax maneuvering, business skills and trustworthiness Monday as she sought to capitalize on news that the New York real estate mogul may have paid no federal taxes for years. Unfazed, he…
After emerging from hideouts, Colombia’s rebels now in limbo
Bogota (AP/UNB) — As peace talks in Colombia advanced over the past year, 7,000 rebel fighters began slowly emerging from their jungle hideouts hoping for, if not a hero’s welcome, at least an outstretched hand from fellow Colombians tired of…
BBC Bangla marks 75 years of broadcasting
Dhaka – BBC Bangla will present a series of programmes and events with audiences in Bangladesh and India to mark 75 years of broadcasting. It will engage with audiences via Facebook Lives and radio to discuss the global and national…
IO testifies in August 21 grenade attack case
Dhaka – Of the total of 511 witnesses, 225 including the Investigation Officer of the case, testified in the August 21 grenade attack case till Monday.
Islami Bank opens 305th branch at Debiganj, Panchagarh
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has opened its 305 th branch at Debiganj of Panchagarh. Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman of the bank inaugurated the branch as chief guest on October 3, 2016 Monday. Presided over by Mohammad Abdul Mannan,…
Students alliance demand reduction of BAU admission fee
Dhaka – The Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh chapter has demanded reduction of university honours admission fee. The demand was voiced at a press conference held at university journalists’ association on Sunday.
Bill for BD district council, last local government tier, elections
Dhaka – The Bangladesh government on Monday approved the ‘The District Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016’ in the form of a law paving the way for the incumbent administrators to contest the district council polls subject to their resignation from their…
Saudi Arabia switches to ‘Western’ calendar
Saudi Arabia has shifted to the Gregorian or “Western” calendar as a basis for paying civil servants as part of an austerity package. The kingdom adopted the lunar Islamic calendar when it was founded in 1932. The birthplace of Islam…
Kim Kardashian West robbed of millions by Paris gunmen
US reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has been robbed at gunpoint at a luxury residence in Paris by at least two men dressed as police officers, her publicist and police say. A box containing jewellery worth up to €6m…
Facebook launches ‘lite’ version of Messenger overseas
New York (AP/UNB) — Facebook is launching a “lite” version of it Messenger chat app. It is aimed at emerging markets, where many people use older phones that don’t have enough room to store or ability to run the full-featured…
Pope Francis to visit Bangladesh
Aboard The Papal Plane (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis will visit Portugal next year and is “almost sure” he’ll go to India and Bangladesh. Still to be determined is where in Africa he’ll visit and whether Colombia’s peace accord is “certain,…
Sad plight of expat Bangladeshi at New York hospital
GreenWatch News Desk A expatriate Bangladesh community leader in New York has written to the City Council there about the plight of a Bangladeshi American who has been subjected to racist treatment by a black nurse of a hospital, and…
India ratifies Paris climate agreement
India, one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters, has ratified the Paris global climate agreement. Under the deal, India has committed to ensuring that at least 40% of its electricity will be generated from non-fossil sources by 2030. CO2…
Kim Kardashian held at gunpoint in Paris hotel room
Kim Kardashian has been held at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room. Her husband, rapper Kanye West, abruptly left his set early at the Meadows Festival in New York on Sunday night after learning of the news.
‘Robber lynched’ in Tangail mob beating
Dhaka – A suspected robber was beaten to death by a mob at Solakuria on Sagordighi-Bhoraduba road in Ghatail upazila of Tangail early Monday, UNB news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Biplob, 35, a resident of Khulna district.
Gun battle has ended at Kashmir army camp: India
Srinagar (AP/UNB) — A gun battle with a group of militants who attacked an Indian army camp in the Indian portion of Kashmir that killed one Indian paramilitary soldier and wounded another has ended early Monday morning, police said.
After defeat Colombia’s leader pledges to push ahead on peace
Bogota (AP/UNB) —Colombians rejected a peace deal with leftist rebels by a razor-thin margin in a national referendum Sunday, scuttling years of painstaking negotiations and delivering a strunning setback to President Juan Manuel Santos, who vowed to keep a cease-fire…
22-day Hilsha ban from Oct 12
Dhaka – The government has imposed a ban on catching, selling, transportation and hoarding of hilsa from October 12 to November 2 in 27 districts, UNB news agency reported.
Gazipur mill fire tamed; building collapses
Dhaka – A fire broke out at a spinning mill at Shafipur in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur early Sunday, UNB news agency reported.
Dhaka, Washington security talks for deeper partnership
Dhaka – Bangladesh and the United States on Sunday agreed on the importance of a deeper and stronger partnership in addressing mutual security concerns while upholding the values of human rights and fundamental freedoms, UNB News agency reported.
Dhaka wants India-Pak tenstion defused thru talks: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh’s diplomatic relations with Pakistan will continue alongside quarrel although Pakistan has been making various adverse statements on the ongoing war crimes trial, UNB news agency reported.
New EC with BNP’s suggestions may not be good: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday aired a doubt whether a credible Election Commission (EC) can be formed by taking suggestions from BNP about it, UNB news agency reported.
For admission to tertiary learning without tests
Every government of Bangladesh has had some good works for the nation. One of the good works of the BNP government was the elimination of copying in the public examinations across the country and get back students to the reading…