Amid the ongoing dialogue between two major political parties ahead of the crucial national election, British Senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Baroness Warsi arrives here on Thursday to discuss polls issues with political leaders.
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Questions of 2 papers of Pry exams leaked partially: Nahid
Question papers of two subjects- Bangla and English- were leaked partially in this year’s primary terminal examinations in four districts, said a committee investigating the leakage. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Wednesday disclosed this at a press briefing at…
Poultry industry suffers Tk 40bn loss in last 3 months
Country’s poultry industry has suffered a loss of more than Tk 4,000 crore in the last three months due to political instability, said industry leaders said Wednesday. “One kg broiler is sold at Tk 70-80 at farm level due to…
Shakib invites Khaleda to his wedding ceremony
Dhaka – Former captain of Bangladesh National Cricket Team Shakib Al Hasan on Wednesday night met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and invited her to attend his wedding ceremony.
Pak Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry retired Wednesday
Islamabad – Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry retires today leaving behind a legacy of broken myths, shaking the archaic political order and bringing into public spotlight the spy chiefs who had remained shrouded behind the wall of secrecy, never to…
UN envoy Taranco hopes two parties would continue talks
Dhaka – Leaving a note for Bangladeshi leaderships that the solution has to be a homegrown one, UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernández Taranco on Wednesday urged both the ruling and opposition camps in Bangladesh to continue…
Kerry phones Hasina, welcomes dialogue
Dhaka, Dec 11 (UNB) – US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and welcomed the dialogue between the ruling Awami League and opposition BNP under the supervision of UN Assistant Secretary General for Political…
UN chief calls PM, wants end to violence and peaceful polls
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and thanked her for extending cooperation to Oscar Fernandez Taranco to mediate talks between the two major parties. He hoped that Bangladesh’s general elections will be inclusive and held in…
Election will be held as per schedule: AL
Dhaka – The ruling Awami League on Wednesday reaffirmed its determination to hold the next general election on January 5. The firm resolve came from a meeting of some senior AL leaders held with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her…
Movement will continue till fruitful progress in talks visible: BNP
BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan has said there is no fruitful progress in the talks so far held with the government and warned that the movement for free and fair election would continue until any visible progress developed…
Mollah review not tenable- AG: It’s inherent power of SC- Razzak
Dhaka – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Wednesday told the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court that the Constitution has curbed the right of the person convicted of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Libration War to seek review his…
New IG Prisons appointed
Bangladesh’s Inspector General of Prisons has been transferred barely five days after an Additional Secretary had been thrust into the job.
Iran dismisses Israel’s offer to meet with Rohani
The Iranian foreign ministry has dismissed President Shimon Peres’s offer to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, AFP reported Tuesday.
Gauging Moscow’s active foreign policy
Last month, the Russian government had high level talks with the Japanese, South Korean, Vietnamese, Egyptian and Serb governments, which indicate actual and potential gains, without seeming to lose anything.
Uncivil society – the politicisation of Macedonia’s NGOs
Civil society groups promote the government’s plans and attack its opponents – raising doubts over their independence.
Waterborne diseases continue to come down in rural areas
The recurrence of waterborne diseases continue reducing everywhere in the rural areas as a result of effective activities being conducted by the concerned government and non-government organisations in recent years. The rural people have achieved laudable success in health, hygiene,…
World Human Rights Day-2013 observed in Rangpur
The World Human Rights Day- 2013 was observed here on December 10 with a call for ensuring universal human rights of every citizen and paving way for normal growth of girl child eradicating child marriage from the society.
Safe drinking water, sanitation rights to Barind people stressed
Ensuring rights to safe drinking water and sanitation to the people of hard-to reach and disadvantaged areas in the dried region has become an urgent need as they are most vulnerable to the present water-stress context, speakers at an advocacy…
Once ignored, mountain agendas now draw global attention
Three years ago, Prof John Beddington, then chief scientist of the UK government, warned that shortages of food, water and energy would unleash public unrest, cross-border conflicts and mass migration by 2030.
Call to make NID and Measles-rubella vaccination campaign successful
Speakers at an advocacy meeting here Tuesday underscored the need for collective efforts of all concerned to make the forthcoming National Immunization Day (NID)-2013 and measles-rubella vaccination campaign-2014 a total success.
Flights cancelled as fog grounds more than 100 planes
Thick fog has led to the cancellation of more than 100 flights at London’s Heathrow and City airports.
Esa’s Cryosat mission detects continued West Antarctic ice loss
West Antarctica continues to lose ice to the ocean and this loss appears to be accelerating, according to new data from Europe’s Cryosat spacecraft.
India top court reinstates gay sex ban
India’s top court has upheld a law which criminalises gay sex, in a ruling seen as a major blow to gay rights.
Market fire in China’s Shenzhen kills 16
A fire in a farmers’ fruit market in south China’s Shenzhen has killed at least 16 people and injured at least three, officials say.
Two signed Damien Hirst art works stolen from Notting Hill Gallery
Two signed Damien Hirst works of art worth £33,000 have been stolen from a west London gallery four days after being displayed.
Lost Peter Sellers films to be screened at festival
Two “lost” films starring actor Peter Sellers are to be shown in public for the first time in more than 50 years.
Champions League: Man City boss Pellegrini confusion after win
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini seemed not to realise his team were one goal away from claiming top spot in Champions League Group D during their 3-2 win over Bayern Munich.
Ronaldo scores record nine goals in group stage
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score nine goals in the group stage of the Champions League as Real Madrid finished their campaign with a win at chilly Copenhagen.
“Our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians”
By Dr Gideon Polya The world is farewelling world hero Nelson Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) who is universally admired (except in Apartheid Israel) for his courageous persistence for decades until the evil racism of Apartheid was…
The inconvenient fact of drug resistance
Dr. Sudhurendar Sharma In 2011, a fifth of the global human population perished on account of infectious diseases. With the power of anti-microbial and anti-bacterial drugs literally coming to an end, some 9.5 million people in developing countries paid the…