New Delhi, Apr 18 (AP/UNB) — Jet Airways, once India’s largest airline, announced on Wednesday that it is suspending all operations after failing to raise enough money to run its services. The company said it has been informed by its…
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Polar bear gets lost hundreds of miles from Russia home
Moscow, Apr 18 (AP/UNB) — Residents of a village in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula were stunned by the sight of a polar bear prowling for food hundreds of miles from its usual habitat. Russian media reported Wednesday that the…
Shun ‘Minus-Khaleda formula’: BNP to govt
Dhaka, Apr 18 (UNB) – BNP on Thursday urged the government to stop a ‘plot’ to eliminate its chairperson Khaleda Zia from politics though a ‘minus-formula’ in the name of parole. Speaking at a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central…
Kremlin says Kim Jong Un will visit Russia this month
Moscow, Apr 18 (AP/UNB) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia later this month, the Kremlin said Thursday, in a meeting that offers President Vladimir Putin an opportunity to emerge as a broker in the long-running nuclear…
People not safe anywhere: Fakhrul
Bogura, Apr 18 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said people are no longer safe anywhere in the country as the-law-and order situation has seriously deteriorated. “There’s now no rule of law, justice and human…
Europe’s destiny is at stake
Léonce Bekemans initiates a ‘Europe 2025’ series on Social Europe, which will look beyond the May elections to the challenges in the next term, with a call for a mobilising vision. Throughout its shared history, Europe has always developed as a…
North Korea test fires new tactical guided weapon
North Korea has demanded the removal of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from nuclear talks, accusing him of “talking nonsense” and being “reckless”. A senior foreign ministry official said that further talks would be “lousy” if Mr Pompeo was…
Politicians failed to build safe, beautiful BD: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Apr 17 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday regretted that the incidents of killing, rape and reprisal growing as politicians have failed to build a safe and beautiful Bangladesh. “Why’re we indulging in such…
WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions
Dhaka, April 17 (UNB)- World Health Organization(WHO) on Wednesday released new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones, tablets and computers, to improve people’s health and essential services. WHO Director-General DrTedros Adhanom…
Ensure Justice for Murdered Female Student | HRW
(New York) – The Bangladesh government should thoroughly investigate the murder of a madrassa student and fairly prosecute all those responsible, Human Rights Watch said. The murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was killed after she filed a complaint of attempted rape, should spur…
Japan for safe repatriation of Rohingyas with UN cooperation
Dhaka, April 17 (UNB) – Japan has laid emphasis on safe, voluntary repatriation of Rohingyas with dignity under the cooperation of the United Nations (UN) noting that there is no “enough” support for them. “We’ve tremendous tasks to help the…
Deer attack kills man in Australia
Dhaka, Apr 17 (UNN) – A man was killed while a woman suffered life-threatening injuries by a deer in a rare attack on a rural property in the state of Victoria of southern Australia early Wednesday. The injured woman was…
Brunei Sharia: Stoning for homosexuality, extramarital sex
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 15 2019 (IPS) – Over a week ago – on April 3 – Brunei, the tiny South East Asian kingdom on the island of Borneo, announced its citizens would face the full force of the Shariah law.…
Why prosecution of Julian Assange to trouble press freedom
NEW YORK, Apr 16 2019 (IPS) – After a seven-year standoff at the Ecuadorean embassy in London, British police last week arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange–a development press freedom advocates had long feared. For years, journalists and press freedom advocates worried…
Global governance and Information
VIENNA, Apr 16 2019 (IPS) – The past seventy years since the end of the second world war have been marked by profound changes in our international system. Relations between states have become more horizontally structured interactions with a rising significance…
Dhaka highrise fire sparked by short-circuit: Govt Minister
Dhaka, Apr 16 (UNB) – An electric short-circuit on the eighth floor of FR Tower sparked the deadly fire that killed 26 people last month, State Minister for Disaster Management Enamur Rahman said Tuesday. “The fire spread to the ninth…
Mujibnagar Day Wednesday
Dhaka, Apr 16 (UNB) – The historic Mujibnagar Day will be observed on Wednesday, marking the formation of Bangladesh’s first government that led the War of Liberation in 1971. Senior leaders of Awami League assembled at Baidyanathtala, a mango orchard,…
HRW calls for ensuring justice for Nusrat
Dhaka, Apr 16 (UNB) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the government of Bangladesh should “thoroughly investigate” the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi and fairly prosecute all those responsible for the incident. “The horrifying murder of a…
BNP rejects reports on Khaleda’s release on parole
Dhaka, April 16 – The BNP on Tuesday brushed aside the news report that party’s ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia is getting the release on parole for treatment abroad. “Our deshnetri (country leader) has not given any decision over seeking parole…
Female magistrates to record testimonies of rape victims: SC
Dhaka, Apr 16 (UNB) – Bangladesh’s top court says it wants female magistrates to record the testimonies of female victims of rape and sexual harassment from now on. “This is for the sake of fair investigation and trial,” the Supreme…
Modern monetary theory: the dose makes the poison
Can government deficits be financed directly by central banks, as modern monetary theory suggests? The question should not be if but how much. All things are poison, and nothing is without poison, the dosage alone makes it so a thing…
Civil society under attack in name of counter terrorism
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 15 2019 (IPS) – Counterterrorism measures are not only affecting extremist groups, but are also impacting a crucial sector for peace and security in the world: civil society. Civil society has long played a crucial role in society,…
Singer Subir Nandi on life support
Dhaka, Apr 15 (UNB) – Popular singer Subir Nandi was put on life support after his admission to the coronary care unit (CCU) of Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on Sunday night. Hospital sources said he was taken to the hospital…
Pace of Bering Sea changes startles scientists
Anchorage, Apr 14 (AP/UNB) — The Yupik Eskimo village of Kotlik on Alaska’s northwest coast relies on a cold, hard blanket of sea ice to protect homes from vicious winter Bering Sea storms. Frigid north winds blow down from the…
Shooting at Australia nightclub leaves 1 dead, 1 critical
Melbourne, Apr 14 (AP/UNB) — A drive-by shooting outside a popular Melbourne nightclub in Australia early Sunday left one man dead, another critically wounded and two others injured, police said. Police said shots were fired from a car into a…
Man ‘close’ to Wikileaks co-founder arrested in Ecuador
A man with close ties to Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested while trying to leave Ecuador, the country’s interior ministry says. Interior Minister María Paula Romo did not name the man but said he had been arrested for…
Missing Swecchasebok League leader found dead in Savar
Savar, Apr 14 (UNB) –The body of a local Swecchasebok League leader was recovered from the Dhaleshwari river in Panpara area here on Sunday morning three days after he had gone missing. The deceased was identified as Humayun Kabir Sarker,…
Nusrat’s death part of ‘serious slide’ in law and order:BNP
Feni, Apr 13 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday alleged that the killing of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi has demonstrated a serious slide in law and order in the country. “Police has no control on…
Building resilience through waste diversion and reduction
CASTRIES, Apr 12 2019 (IPS) – Jua Kali is a social enterprise tackling waste management and helping to reduce reliance on St. Lucia’s only landfill, which will reach the end of its lifespan in 2023. The company, with its slogan ‘Trashing the…
Hard battle ahead for independent Arab media
TUNIS, Apr 12 2019 (IPS) – Sometimes a peak into the future reminds us just how stuck we are in the past and present. It was the talk of the Middle East’s largest annual media industry gathering: a robot journalist –…