Dhaka – Coming down hard on 14-party alliance and some Awami League leaders for turning down Khaleda Zia’s call for a national unity, the BNP-led 20-party alliance on Wednesday said they have exposed their irresponsibility to the nation through the…
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bKash mobile money transfer agent shot, Tk3.5 lakh looted
Dhaka – Muggers looted Tk3.5 lakh after shooting an agent of money transfer service provider bKash at Kathaltala in the city on Wednesday, UNB news agency reported.
2 ‘robbers’ killed in gunfight with rivals in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Two suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with their rivals in Hinla no 14 Bridge area of Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Thursday, UNB news agency reported. Identities of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately.
6-yr-old’s body recovered from Dhaka water body
Dhaka, July 14 (UNB)-Bringing an end to a nervy wait, divers retrieved the body of six-year-old girl Sanjida from a water body near Mohakhali bus terminal in the capital on Thursday morning, around 19 hours after she fell into it.
Female day labourer hacked dead in Gazipur
Dhaka – A female day labourer was hacked to death by some miscreants at Ershadnagar in Tongi early Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
PM flies to Mongolia to join Asia-Europe Summit
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Thursday morning for Mongolia to attend the two-day 11th Asia-Europe Summit (ASEM) to be held at its capital Ulaanbaatar on July 15-16. Ministers, PM’s advisers, the chiefs of the three services,…
‘Robber’ beaten dead by mob in Dinajpur
Dhaka – An alleged robber was beaten to death and another injured in a lynch-mob attack foiling a robbery bid at Kamarpara village in Chiriribandar upazila of Dinajpur district early Thursday, UNB News agency has reported.
The delusion ‘I am not responsible’
Robert J. Burrowes One of the many interesting details to be learned by understanding human psychology is how a person’s unconscious fear works in a myriad of ways to make them believe that they bear no responsibility for a particular…
After the court decision: A new era in China Asean cooperation?
By Chandra Muzaffar The decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague on the China- Philippines territorial dispute announced on the 12th of July 2016 may well emerge as a turning-point in the long-standing wrangles over islands in…
Agenda 2030 – a new start towards global sustainability?
Related Documents 2016_spotlight_ch1_1.pdf By Jens Martens on behalf of the Reflection Group on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted unanimously at the United Nations by world Heads of States and Governments in September…
New ICFJ survey to examine state of tech in global newsrooms
Washingon, D.C. – The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) announces that it will conduct the first global survey on the adoption of new technologies in news media. While the disruptions in today’s newsrooms have been widely chronicled, this study will…
Thailand harasses critical website ahead of constt’l vote
New York – Thai authorities should cease harassing independent news website Prachatai and drop all charges against one of its journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.
Theresa May becomes Britain’s second female PM
Theresa May, a Conservative politician, has become Britain’s second female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher. May, 59, accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday to form a new government minutes after David Cameron, the outgoing prime minister, made…
BD national report on SDGs: Hard to handle hurdles
GW Desk: Despite enormous geopolitical, political and socio-economic problems Bangladesh has been able to make some extraordinary achievements during the last couple of decades. Since the 1990s, when democracy was reinstated and some major economic reforms were made, the economy of…
Global focus on images of militarised police at Baton Rouge
Robert Mackery Photographs and video of heavily armed police officers wearing body armor and helmets arresting protesters in Baton Rouge over the weekend reverberated on social networks and in the world’s media, focusing new attention on the militarization of police…
Beijing denounces court, reasserts maritime claims
Beijing, (BSS/AFP) – Beijing on Wednesday stepped up its denunciations of an international tribunal that ruled against its claims to a vast swathe of the South China Sea, accusing the judges of ignorance and making money from the process. The…
Sanders endorses Clinton, Trump floats VP picks
Portsmouth, US,- After months of bitter campaigning, Bernie Sanders finally endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, pledging to work tirelessly to help his former rival defeat Donald Trump and win the White House, AFP news agency has…
Dhaka, Delhi signs Ramphal Power Plant construction deal
Bangladesh and India have signed an agreement regarding the main construction of the Rampal thermal power plant. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) was awarded the contract after being identified as “technically qualified and financially competitive” among the six bidders who…
A spouse for all seasons
Sudhirendar Sharma Let me be honest that I was not ready to encounter upfront what I had only read and heard in the recent past. A light tremor shook me when Peter introduced me to Paul, his ‘husband’, and he…
Cities’ sustainability marred by destruction of forested carbon sinks.
Washington, D.C.- Urban centers lie at the root of an important—–and often neglected—–source of emissions: deforestation. According to Senior Researcher Tom Prugh in Can a City Be Sustainable?, the latest edition of the annual State of the World series from…
‘Water-resistant’ Samsung Galaxy S7 Active fails test
Dhaka – A Samsung smartphone advertised as being water-resistant has failed a water immersion test by a leading product review site, reports BBC. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active stopped working after being put in a tank that simulated the effect…
Rakhain temple monk hacked in Cox’s Bazar over land dispute
Dhaka – A monk of a Rakhain temple was hacked by a group of miscreants at Maillapar in the district town early Wednesday, UNB news agency reported. The injured monk of the ethnic community from Arakan of Myanmar was identified…
Singapore court jails 4 Bangladeshis for attack plans linked to IS
Dhaka — A Singapore court has sentenced four Bangladeshi workers to jail terms of up to five years for allegedly planning attacks linked to the Islamic State group in Bangladesh, UNB news agency reported. The four are Mizanur Rahman, 31,…
Two Hindu temple body chiefs complain of death threat letters
Khulna – Presidents of two Hindu temple committees have received death threats separately through letters from unknown sources in Arongghata area of the district, UNB news agency has reported.
Experts warn of cataclysmic earthquake in Bangladesh, NE India
Dhaka, – A massive fault could trigger a cataclysmic earthquake of magnitude 8.2 to 9.0 beneath Bangladesh, parts of east India and Myanmar, new research suggests. However, the researchers have no estimates for when such a megaquake could occur as…
Maharashtra probe finds no case against Zakir Naik
Dhaka, – Maharashtra State Intelligence Department (SID) has for now given a clean chit to preacher Zakir Naik, conceding that there is simply no case to be made out against the televangelist, UNB reported quoting India’s largely circulated newspaper, The…
Jessore man making world’s biggest rashogollas
Dhaka, – A local sweetmaker is selling some of the world’s biggest roshogollas, each weighing at an astounding 2.5 kilograms, claimed a You Tube clipping, UNB news agency has reported.
‘No legal basis for China’s South China Sea claims’
The Hague, (AP/UNB) — An international tribunal ruled unanimously Tuesday that there is no legal basis for China’s “nine-dash line” claiming rights to much of the South China Sea. The panel of legal experts in The Hague said that any…
US awaits BD’s response to offer: Uniting country needs all- Biswal
Dhaka – The United States has said it will be waiting to hear from Bangladesh government over the offer they made on how they better counter terrorism and violent extremism by enhancing capabilities of law enforcement agencies, UNB news agency…
A new breed of business for the SDGs
Imogen Mathers Global leaders from business, civil society and universities meet in New York, United States, in late June for the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit. They will debate what the organisers call the “tremendous market opportunity for businesses ……