– An intense love of cricket is shared by these nuclear-armed neighbors, as profoundly as their deep and mutual mistrust. The players from India and Pakistan will be cordial before and after the Champions Trophy final in London on Sunday…
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PM back home from Sweden
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Saturdaymorning, wrapping up her three-daybilateralvisit to Sweden. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about9:15 am.
Amazon deal for whole foods could bring retain experiments
Online retail giant Amazon is making a bold expansion into physical stores with a $13.7 billion deal to buy Whole Foods, setting the stage for radical retail experiments that could revolutionize how people buy groceries and everything else. Amazon could…
EU plans to regulate drones by 2019
BRUSSELS, June 17, 2017 (BSS/AFP) – The EU unveiled a blueprint to safely regulate drone traffic in Europe by 2019 in order to tap the growing commercial potential for unmanned aircraft technology. The blueprint from the European Commission, the EU…
Bangladesh needs global support to tacle climate change
DHAKA, June 17, 2017 (BSS) – Coastal Association for Social Transformation Trust (COAST) Bangladesh, at UNHCR annual dialogues in Geneva, Switzerland, yesterday sought global assistance for the country to cope with the climate change impacts. “Bangladesh needs huge international assistance…
Expert lawyers, investigators join Trump investigation
One hunted terrorists in the 1990s for the FBI and later helped build a case against 9/11 suspect Zacarias Moussaoui. Another headed the federal task force investigating the Enron corporate scandal of the 2000s. A third has argued more than…
Russia claims it has killed IS chief Baghdadi
The Russian military claims it has killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike. The ministry said Friday that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a Russian strike in late May along with other senior group commanders.
BNP team to visit Rangamati landslide victims
– A BNP team will go to the landslide-hit Rangamati on Sunday to ‘stand by’ the victims by providing them with relief materials. A high-profile BNP delegation, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will visit Rangamati at…
PM asks Swedes business to be Partners of Bangladesh
– Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged Swedish business leaders and entrepreneurs to be Bangladesh’s partners in investment, trade, and innovative businesses for a shared prosperity. “Together we can bring a change in the lives of millions in both…
Bangladesh should do more for its textile workers: ME
Textile workers in Bangladesh, many of whom are young women, suffer long working hours, low wages, uncertainty and hazardous conditions. Trade union leaders are often persecuted,” said the resolution adopted on Wednesday. The 2013 Sustainability Compact, aimed at preventing tragedies…
Gulf show-down shows qatar fragiity
That money, mainly from selling natural gas from a peninsula in the Gulf desert that was a British protectorate until 1971, has paid for the city’s skyscrapers, hotels and investments in some of the world’s most iconic companies, buildings and…
Rescuers battle to reach victims of landslide in Bangladesh
Rescue workers battled on Wednesday to reach victims of landslides, described as the worst in Bangladesh’s history, as the death toll from the disaster rose to 152. Villagers in some of the worst-hit areas used shovels to try to dig…
Teenager killed for posting indecent poster on Facebook
A teenager was stabbed to death over posting an indecent picture on social networking site Fecebook in Pouratola area of the district town on Wednesday night. Md Nobir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said Ratul, 15, a resident of…
Bodies of 3 more landslide victims recovered in Rangamati
The bodies of three more landslide vicitms, including a missing army man, were recovered from different parts of the district on Thursday. With the recovery of three more bodies, the death toll from the deadliest hillslide in the country’s five…
Understanding today’s stagnation
Ever since the ‘Great Recession’ of 2007-2009, the world’s major central banks have kept short-term interest rates at near-zero levels. In the United States, even after the Federal Reserve’s recent increases, short-term rates remain below 1%, and long-term interest rates…
5 surprising ways green products are trying to trick you
You’re standing at the store, a bottle of shampoo in each hand. Your gaze circles from one label to the other, and your mind runs 10 simultaneous comparisons to decide which bottle you’ll bring home. Blue is, after all, your…
UK Govt should look at the mirror after HR activist attacked
Michael Fallon, the UK Defense Secretary, and British Prime Minister Theresa May have a lot to think about in the aftermath of the General Election. But one thing they need to address is the Leigh Day ruling quietly handed down…
Hundreds of people held from arrests in Russia
An extraordinary wave of antigovernment protests swept across Russia on Monday, as thousands of demonstrators gathered in more than 100 cities to denounce corruption and political stagnation despite official attempts to stifle the expression of outrage. Riot police officers in…
4000 moved to safety after landslide deaths in BD
About 4,000 people have moved to 18 shelters in areas hit by landslides in Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban, says the government. At least 69 have died buried under soil loosened by heavy rains in the wake of a land depression…
UK’s May holds alliance talks with N Ireland party chief
A chastened Prime Minister Theresa May made progress Tuesday in securing a deal with a small Northern Ireland party with whom she hopes to govern, just days after a catastrophic election wiped out her majority in Parliament. May desperately needs…
BD diplomat held in US released
A Bangladeshi diplomat has been indicted for allegedly forcing a servant to work for his family in New York City without pay and assaulting him though Bangladesh consulate senses other motive. Prosecutors say Md Shahedul Islam, 45, Deputy Consul General…
Four army men killed in Rangamati hillslide
Four army personnel have been killed in a landslide that hit them during a rescue operation in Rangamati, according to the Inter Services Public Relation Directorate or ISPR. Related Stories The dead are identified as Major Mahfuzul Hoque, Captain Tanvir…
Rescue those who are trapped in hillslide: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked all concerned to take immediate steps to rescue those who have got trapped under mud and rubbles after a series of hillslides in three districts, and ensure their proper treatment. She also directed…
Hillslide death toll in Bangladesh now 130
At least 130 people, including four army personnel and children, were killed in separate incidents of hillslides triggered by heavy rains in Bandarban, Chittagong and Rangamati districts early Tuesday. Ninety-eight of them were killed in Rangamati alone while 26 in…
6 Neo-JMB members put on remand
A court here on Monday placed six suspected members of banned militant outfit ‘Neo-JMB’ on a three-day remand each in a case filed with New Market police station under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Those remanded are M Jahidul Islam alias Zoha,…
Khaleda cannot join iftar at Press Club
Pro-BNP journalist leaders on Monday alleged that the managing committee of Jatiya Press Club (JPC) is ‘obstructing’ BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from joining an iftar party at the club citing security reasons. “The BNP chief has given consent to be…
Understanding what digital revolution means
The digital revolution, used here as shorthand for broader technological change, is one of today’s most hotly debated topics in politics, economics and business. It makes politicians wary about which preparatory policies to pursue, economists ponder productivity increases and trade…
Qatar crisis stems from rivalry of two young Gulf royals?
A bitter rivalry between two of the Arab world’s most influential young royals is said to lie at the heart of the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours. Western diplomats believe Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud, Saudi Arabia’s…
Protecting children on the move in Bangladesh
When Cyclone Mora struck southwest Bangladesh at the end of May, the storm had a particularly devastating impact on the informal settlements in Cox’s Bazar, which are home to displaced people from Myanmar who fled violence in their homes in…
‘Flash’ deep depression breaks up over Bangladesh
A prevailing low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal beat all forecasts to intensity with blinding speed into a deep depression overnight and crossed Bangladesh coast early this morning. This had escalated the strength of the system to only a…