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US to help face terrorism, environmental threats – rights must with growth: Kerry
Dhaka – Bangladesh has been placed near the very top of the countries at climate risk, with an estimated 15 million people who could be displaced by 2050, said US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday. “Now, the United…
Seven cops injured in Sylhet ‘gunfight’ with ‘Indian terrorists’
Dhaka – Seven policemen including an officer-in-charge, were injured in a ‘gunfight’ with Indian terrorists along Songrampunji border area of Goainghat upazila of Sylhet early Monday, UNB news agency reported.
SAU starts afresh with new leadership!
M Zahidul Haque Sher-E-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) is situated in the heart of the capital city-Dhaka. It was established as the Bengal Agricultural Institute in 1938 by the then Chief Minister of Bengal, Sher-e-Bangla A K Fazlul Haq. Since its…
US first family goes hiking in national park in Virginia
Triangle (AP/UNB) — President Barack Obama and the first family are hiking at Prince William Forest Park in Virginia. Their visit Sunday comes as the National Park Service’s celebrates its centennial.
Two suspected JMB members killed in Bogra ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Two suspected members of the banned Islamist militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were killed in a gunfight with police at Nikhilpara village in Sherpur upazila of Bogra district early Monday, UNB news agency reported. One of the…
Can data help airlines turn industry disruption to their advantage?
Jakarta, Indonesia – The airline industry globally is facing up to the threat and opportunity of disruptions. According to PwC’s Global CEO Survey, airline CEOs’ assessment of the level of disruption is higher than those of CEOs from other sectors…
Cracked windshield forces ANA plane to make emergency landing
A Boeing 787 bound for Singapore made an emergency landing on the Japanese island of Okinawa, after originally taking off from Tokyo. The All Nippon Airlines plane had suffered a cracked windshield. The Dreamliner aircraft safely touched down at Naha…
Verdict in Mir Quasem’s plea to review death penalty Aug 30
Dhaka,–The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on August 30 on the petition of Mir Quasem Ali seeking a review of its judgement that upheld his death penalty for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, UNB news…
Nagorik Oikya supports protest against Rampal plant near Sundarbans
ASM Abdur Rab, president, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), Khalequzzaman Bhuiyan, general sewcretary, Bangladesher Samajtanrtrik Dal (BSD) and SM Akram, chief adviser, Nagoric Oikya on Saturday expressed their solidarity with the movement to protect the sunderbands by atopping the proposed coal-fired…
Italy in mourning begins burying the earthquake dead
Ascoli Piceno, Italy (CNN)Italy began the painful task of burying its dead Saturday following a massive earthquake, as aftershocks rattled the heart of the country and the death toll climbed to 290. In the town of Ascoli Piceno, a state…
Southwest flight makes emergency landing after engine fails
A US Southwest Airlines flight from New Orleans to Orlando was forced to make an emergency landing when one of the engines failed, the airline said. A woman who was on the plane with her husband and three children told…
‘Robber’ killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka – An alleged robber was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on the Kushtia-Meherpur highway in Moshan Bazar area of Mirpur upazila of Kushtia early Sunday, UNB news agency reported. The deceased was…
14 cows missing in Daulatdia engineboat capsize
Dhaka – An engineboat, locally called trawler carrying a consignment of 22 heads of cattle capsized in the Padma River in Daulatdia upazila of Rajbari district on Sunday morning, leaving 14 cows missing, UNB news agency reported.
Greens vow to stop plant near Sundarbans, Govt to deter ‘anarchy’.
Dhaka – Is Ramphal coal-powered thermal power plant going to be the next flash point? This question is being asked by neutral obserers as the National Committee on Oil, Gas and Ports have vowed to stop the prospect by utilising…
Thru’ Ramphal project PM indulging in ‘anti-state activities’: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her party are indulging in ‘anti-state activities’ by setting up coal-fired power plant near the Sundarbans, UNB news agency reported.
Tamim Chy ‘Gulshan attack planner’ among 3 killed in N’ganj raid
Dhaka – Three militants, including alleged Gulshan café attack mastermind Tamim Chowdhury, were killed in a special police operation, ‘Hit Strom’, in a hideout of ‘New JMB’ at a building of Narayanganj sadar upazila in the outskirts of Capital Dhaka…
US, Russia fall short on deal to restore Syria truce
Geneva (AP/UNB) — The United States and Russia said Friday they had resolved a number of issues standing in the way of restoring a nationwide truce to Syria and opening up aid deliveries, but were unable once again to forge…
Four of a family among five killed Comilla microbus mishap
Dhaka – Five people, including four members of a family, were killed as a microbus slewed sideways into a roadside canal at Silonia on the Noakhali- Comilla highway in Laksam upazila early Saturday, UNB news agency reported.
Police operation on militant JMB’s N’ganj hideout starts
Dhaka -The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) started busting a suspected den of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) after its discovery in Sadar upazila of Narayanganj district early Saturday, UNB news…
Redicalised extremist youths think themselves ‘popular’- Police survey
Dhaka – Though they have no real support in the community, the ‘wrongly-motivated’ young extremists think themselves popular, UNB news agency reported quoting from the summary of a survey conducted by the Police Headquarters recently. Law enforcers are now looking…
Child’s ‘blackface’ tribute to AFL’s Naitanui sparks racism row
An Australian footballer has called for better education about race, after a mother painted her son’s skin brown as a tribute to him, drawing widespread criticism. The mother had intended for her son to look like his idol, AFL player…
Car bomb attack in Turkey kills 8 police; 45 hurt
Ankara —Turkey’s state-run news agency says at least eight police officers have been killed in a car-bomb attack targeting a checkpoint in southeast Turkey. Anadolu Agency says 45 people were wounded Friday in the attack that was carried out with…
PM’s briefing on Rampal power plant Saturday
Dhaka -Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a press briefing on Saturday on the proposed coal-fired power plant at Rampal near the Sundarbans. The press briefing will be held at 4 pm her official residence Gonobhaban.
Emergency declared as hopes for more Italy quake survivors fade
Italy has declared a state of emergency in the regions worst hit by Wednesday’s earthquake as hopes of finding more survivors fade. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has pledged €50m (£42m) in funds for rebuilding. At least 268 people are now…
Philippine police killing spree demands accountability: HRW
Hundreds Dead in “Anti-Drug Operations” Since July 1 Phelim Kine Deputy Director, Asia Division The Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed today at a Senate hearing on extrajudicial killings the shocking human toll inflicted by the police in the “war on…
France’s Shameful and Absurd Burkini Ban
Banning Burkini in Wake of Terror Attacks Creates Dangerous Confusion Bénédicte Jeannerod, France Director A woman is confronted by state officials in a public place and forced to change her clothing, while another is fined for failing to wear “an outfit…
Himal Southasian magazine to suspend publication
The Southasia Trust regrets to announce the suspension of publication of Himal Southasian, the pioneering magazine promoting ‘cross-border journalism’ in the region. A decision to this effect was taken by the Trust’s Executive Board on 22 August, due to non-cooperation…
Can a city be sustainable? – WI
Andrew Urevig Cities are the world’s future. Today, more than half of the global population—3.7 billion people—are urban dwellers, and that number is expected to double by 2050. There is no question that cities are growing; the only debate is…
Four important lessons from Cuba’s urban food survival srategy
Aurel Keller Cuba has come a long way since the collapse of the Soviet Union, when the loss of imports crucial for the island nation’s industrial agriculture system—such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers—left Cuba with a severe food crisis in…