By Jeffrey D. Sachs New York – Deadly terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Dhaka, and Baghdad demonstrate the murderous reach of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia. The longer ISIS maintains its…
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Incendiary weapons burn in Aleppo, Idlib – HRW
Beirut – The joint Syrian-Russian military operation has been using incendiary weapons, which burn their victims and start fires, in civilian areas of Syria in violation of international law, Human Rights Watch said today. Incendiary weapons have been used at…
Usage of tenses in dissertation writing
Often our post-graduate students get confused about what forms of tense be used in different segments of writing a dissertation/thesis. I am trying to get the matter clear by referring to the following basics:
IBBL awrds scholarships to underprivileged Barisal students
Barisal Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a scholarship awarding programm for underprivileged meritorious students at a local hotel in Barisal on Thursday 18 August 2016. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank distributed scholarship and…
UN chief: 130 million need assistance to survive
United Nations (AP/UNB) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a message on World Humanitarian Day that a record 130 million people depend on assistance to survive, a staggering number that would comprise the tenth most populous nation on earth. At…
Usain Bolt wins ninth Olympic gold medal
Rio De Janeiro (AP/UNB) — Undefeated, uncatchable, unquestionably the best. Usain Bolt bid a blazing-fast farewell to the Rio de Janeiro Games — and likely the Olympics altogether — Friday night with yet another anchor leg for the ages. He…
Terror suspect detained in central Russia
A terror suspect has been detained in Samara, central Russia, a police source told media. Islamic State oaths, a Kalashnikov rifle and five blocks of TNT were found in the man’s apartment. “A suspected organizer of a terrorist act was…
Twitter suspends 360K accounts over ‘violent extremism’
New York — Twitter said it has suspended 360,000 accounts since mid-2015 for violating its policies banning the promotion of terrorism and violent extremism. The San Francisco-based company said in a blog post that it has also made progress in…
Naked Trump statues pop up in cities across US
New York — It’s Donald Trump like you’ve never seen him before. Life-size naked statues of the Republican presidential nominee greeted passers-by in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Cleveland on Thursday. They are the brainchild of an…
Seed Treaty meanders toward revising its ABS system
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture has tasked a Working Group to develop an effective system for benefit sharing by companies that use crop seeds from the Treaty’s Multilateral System. The current system uses a…
US apologises for swimmers ‘unacceptable behaviour’
The United States Olympic Committee has apologised for what it called the unacceptable behaviour of four US swimmers who falsely said they had been robbed at gunpoint in Rio.
US tests confirm hepatitis A in scallops from Philippines
Honolulu (AP/UNB) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration tests found hepatitis A in scallops from the Philippines, which have been identified as the likely source of a Hawaii outbreak of the virus.
Businessman robbed of Tk6 lakh in Sylhet
Dhaka – Muggers looted Tk6 lakh from a businessman at Gopatila area in Tilagar of Sylhet metropolitan city on Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
No longer a mediocre’s job
Mahfuzur Rahman When I took up journalism as my career after my university over two decades back, I used to hear one of my former senior colleagues to say, ‘Journalism is a job of mediocre, but it requires devotion’. One…
Bolt takes Olympic 200 but comes short of record
Rio De Janeiro (AP/UNB) — Usain Bolt’s only real competition was the clock. He couldn’t beat it. Another gold medal isn’t such a bad consolation prize.
Undersea surprise: Big-eyed squid looks more toy than animal
Dhaka (AP/UNB) – A team of scientists and technicians scanning the rocky ocean floor off Southern California couldn’t contain their excitement when they spotted a bright-purple, googly-eyed stubby squid. They let out a collective “whoa” on video posted on the…
14 killed in attacks on police, military in Turkey
Ankara (AP/UNB) — A string of bombings, blamed on Kurdish rebels and targeting Turkey’s security forces, killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 220 others, officials said Thursday. Two of the attacks were car bombings that hit police…
Coup in Turkey has has changed geopolitical landscape
By Mile Whitney A failed coup in Turkey has changed the geopolitical landscape overnight realigning Ankara with Moscow while shattering Washington’s plan to redraw the map of the Middle East. Whether Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan staged the coup or…
Turkey proposes roadmap to end Syria war
Turkey’s government says it has come up with a three-step solution to try and end the war in Syria. It involves preserving the country’s territorial integrity, ensuring non-sectarian governance and Syrians returning home. – Source: Al-Jazeera
An analysis of draft Bangladesh National Youth Policy 2016
Arup Barua Young people enjoy a critical junction of human lives, where the transition from childhood to adulthood takes place. This phase goes beyond physical transformation rather a set of transformation which entails biological, psychological, socio-cultural and political adaptation. Age…
Taskforces for closing Dhaka’s illegal KG Schools
Masum Billah KG schools have mushroomed at every nook and corner of the country ranging from the remotest village to the capital city. This fact coupled with the recent terrorist attacks has drawn the attention of the government to look…
Can we feed 10 billion people on organic farming alone?
In 1971, then US Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz uttered these unsympathetic words: “Before we go back to organic agriculture in this country, somebody must decide which 50 million Americans we are going to let starve or go hungry.” Since…
Trump receives first classified intelligence briefing
New York (AP/UNB) – Donald Trump has received his first classified intelligence briefing, meeting with national security officials for more than two hours on Wednesday.
Wildfire burns with ferocity never seen by fire crews
Calif (AP/UNB) – A wildfire with a ferocity never seen before by veteran California firefighters raced up and down canyons, instantly engulfing homes and forcing thousands of people to flee, some running for their lives just ahead of the flames.
‘Drug peddler’ hurt in Joypurhat ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka -An alleged drug peddler was injured in a reported gunfight with police at Rukindipur in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat early Thursday, UNB news gency reported. The injured was identified as Poritosh alias Pori, son of Nani Gopal, a resident…
Slain imam’s body arrives from NY
Dhaka -The body of Bangladeshi expatriate imam Maulana Alauddin Akhonjee, who was shot to death along with his assistant by a gunman in New York City on Saturday, arrived home Thursday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Germany in Olympic final after 2-0 victory over Nigeria
Rio (AP/UNB) — Lukas Klosertmann and Nils Peterson scored to send Germany into the Olympic gold-medal match for the first time with a 2-0 semifinal victory over Nigeria on Wednesday.
Egypt state TV orders female hosts to lose weight
Dhaka – Egypt’s state broadcaster has suspended eight of its female TV presenters and told them to go on a diet, sparking uproar among women’s rights groups.
Glass-coated kite string kills 3 people in New Delhi
New Delhi (AP/UNB) — Indian police say three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slashed by glass-coated kite string used in competitions to slice the strings of other kites.
Neymar scores early, leads Brazil to Olympic soccer final
Rio (AP/UNB) — With the fastest goal in Olympic history, Neymar led Brazil back to the gold-medal match. The Barcelona striker scored 15 seconds into the game and converted a penalty kick in second-half injury time Wednesday to lead Brazil…