Dhaka – Two drivers were killed and 20 other people were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Golra on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Shaturia upazila of Manikganj district early Saturday, UNB news agency reported.…
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North Korea launches missile as U.S. sanctions Kim Jong Un
John G. Grisafi North Korea conducted a launch of a Pukkuksong-1 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off its east coast late Saturday morning, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported. The North launched a single Pukkuksong-1 SLBM (also known as the KN-11…
Abdul Sattar Edhi passes away
Prominent Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi has died from renal failure, his family has said. He was 88. Earlier on Friday, Faisal Edhi told a news conference that his father was in critical condition at the intensive care unit of…
US society ‘caught up in culture of fear,’ says professor
Politics professor Scott Lucas responds to shootings targeting cops in Dallas, following the police shootings of two black men caught on video. He urges real dialogue at a perilous time for the country. DW: We’d like to talk a little…
Why climate change is an education issue
Felipe Calderón New York – Climate change affects us all, but we still are not acting as quickly as we should to address its causes, mitigate the damage, and adapt to its effects. Many people don’t understand the risks climate…
Carnages in Istanbul, Dhaka and Baghdad
By Chandra Muzaffar The month of Ramadan witnessed unspeakable carnage in three Muslim cities in three different countries. On 28 June 2016, 41 people, both locals and foreigners were killed in shootings and suicide bombings at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport.…
Dead Sholakia attacker was NSU student: SP
Kishoreganj – The militant suspect, who was killed during a gunfight with law enforcers after an attack on police near Sholakia Eidgah on Thursday, was a private university student. Abir Rahman was a BBA student of the capital’s North South…
US continues to stand by Bangladesh: Obama
Dhaka – US President Barack Obama has said his country continues to stand by Bangladesh, Japan and the rest of the international community in their “steadfast resolve” to fight terrorism. Obama said this in his letter of condolences to Japanese…
UK poised to have its second woman prime minister
Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom will battle it out to become the next leader of the Conservative Party after Michael Gove was eliminated from the contest. After the second MPs’ ballot, Home Secretary Mrs May finished with 199 votes, Energy…
Indian HC asks its citizens in BD for registration
Dhaka – Indian High Commission in Dhaka has advised all Indian citizens living in Bangladesh to register themselves with the High Commission.
Russia warns US, South Korea over missiles; China calls in envoys
China has summoned US and South Korean envoys in a show of protest against their agreement on the deployment of a missile system on the Korean Peninsula, while Russia warns the two sides of “irreparable consequences.” On Friday, Chinese Foreign…
Gunmen kill 5 police injure 7 in Dallas over killing of Black man
Dallas (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed five police officers and wounded seven others during a protest over fatal police shootings of black men in other states, authorities said. It appeared to be the deadliest day for U.S. law enforcement…
North and south face off over “Right to the City”
By Emilio Godoy Mexico City, (IPS) – The declaration that will be presented for approval at the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in October has again sparked conflict between the opposing positions taken…
The shift from social development to infrastructure
By Vinod Thomas Manila, (IPS) – Across the world, the pendulum has swung from a focus on social development to infrastructure development. Recognizing that infrastructure is only one variable in the development equation, we must try to get the most…
International organisations concerned by El Niño funding gap
By Phillip Kaeding UN, (IPS) – The response to the 2015-2016 severe El Nino – which has effected over 60 million people from Southern Africa, to South-East Asia to Latin America – remains severely underfunded. In a statement released Tuesday…
Seaweed gains ground as pillar of food security in South America
By Orlando Milesi Matanzas, Chile, (IPS) – Seaweed, a nutrient-rich foodstuff that was a regular part of the diet of several South American indigenous peoples, is emerging as a new pillar of food security in Latin America and is providing…
58 organisations fighting food loss and waste
Danielle Nierenberg It’s no secret that food loss and food waste are big problems. At least 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted every year—in fields, during transport, in storage, at restaurants, and in markets in industrialized and…
U.S. and S.Korea agree to deploy THAAD
The United States and South Korea agreed to deploy a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to be operated by U.S. Forces Korea (USKF), it was announced on Friday. The decision, which drew immediate criticism from China, was described as…
A bone-dry dystopia
Sudhirendar Sharma To keep some fountains running while million others survive on ‘hydration packs’ is the worst form of inequality that human civilization could usher in the name of progress.
Find a way to resist terrorism if pampered internationally: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said it is the responsibility of the international community to find out a way to resist terrorism and militancy if the evil menace is pampered by any quarter internationally UNB news agency…
Hand over power to a neutral administration: Khaleda
Dhaka – Accusing the government of having failed to check repeated ‘terror attacks in the country, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday asked the government to quit handing over power to a neutral administration for holding a credible national election,…
Explosions near Eid congregation kill 4 including 2 policemen
Dhaka – At least four people, including two policemen, were killed and 10-15 others injured in bomb explosions followed by a volley of gunfire near the country’s largest Eid congregation at Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.…
Int’l community with Bangladesh in fighting militancy: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said it is the responsibility of the international community to find out a way to resist terrorism and militancy if the evil menace is pampered by any quarter internationally. “If there’s any…
Two cops among four killed in bomb blast near Sholakia Eidgah
Kishoreganj – At least four people, including two police members, were killed and 10-15 others injured in a bomb explosion followed by a volley of gunfire near the country’s largest Eid congregation at Sholakia Eidgah in Sadar upazila on Thursday…
Don’t upload contents supporting militancy on social sites: Police
Dhaka – Police Headquarters has urged all to refrain from uploading, sharing, commenting on and liking any video, photo or message in support of IS or militancy on social networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, UNB news agency reported.
France Embassy cancels National Day reception
Dhaka – Expressing solidarity with the people of Bangladesh following the Gulshan café attack, the France Embassy in Dhaka has cancelled its reception programme scheduled for July 14 on the occasion of the French National Day, UNB news agency reported.
74 journalists killed since beginning of 2016 – report
Baku – APA. According to the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) the number of journalists killed continued to increase from January to the end of June 2016 to reach 74 in 22 countries (3 per week on average).
North Korea releases dam water into South without warning
VOA News North Korea released water from a dam near its border with the South without warning early Wednesday morning, increasing fears of floods in areas already hit by heavy rainfall in recent days. The North did not notify South…
‘Legal basis of Iraq War was far from satisfactory’
The long awaited report of the inquiry into Britain’s role in the US-led Iraq War, released in London early Wednesday questioning the basis of the war that was launched before peaceful options exhausted. John Chilcot, chairman of the British inquiry…
Serena, Venus brace for family fortunes at Wimbledon
London (BSS/AFP) – Serena Williams admits she is shocked to be on the verge of meeting sister Venus in the Wimbledon final seven years after they last slugged it out for a Grand Slam title. For the first time since…