On 21 September 2016 the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the political declaration on antimicrobial resistance.This is the 4th time in the history of the United Nations that a health topic has come to the attention of the UNGA.The…
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Terror attacks remind existence of malevolent forces: Sushma
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said terror attacks in different parts of the world, including Uri and Dhaka, reminded them that these ‘malevolent forces’ are yet to be defeated.“The world has been battling this scourge for long,”…
18 ‘residence towers’ to be built for police
The government has taken a project to construct 18 ‘residence towers’ across the county under the annual development programme (ADP) keeping in mind the security of police personnel, including the officials.Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan made the disclosure while responding to…
Ensure peaceful celebration of Durga Puja: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Monday directed his colleagues to perform their duty professionally and sincerely so that the Hindu community can celebrate Durga Puja in a festive mood.He issued the order at a meeting on…
Africa’s elephants face worst droought in 25 years
Africa’s elephant population has suffered its largest drop in 25 years, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has said, blaming the plummeting numbers on poaching.Based on 275 estimates from across the continent, a report, released on Sunday by…
No truth in PM’s comments on scope of politics: BNP
The BNP has described Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s comments about ‘enough scope of politics’ in Bangladesh as ‘bereft of an iota of truth’.BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu came up with the party’s reaction on Sunday to the prime minister’s recent interview…
There’s enough scope for politics in BD, says Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rubbished BNP’s allegation that the Awami League government was ‘depoliticising’ Bangladesh.”There is enough scope for politics, of articulating views and opinions in Bangladesh and there is no doubt about it,” Hasina told Voice of America’s…
Govt to reply to Unesco over Rampal plant in a week
The government will reply in seven days on the concern of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) over the planned Rampal power plant.”We will reply to the UNESCO stating our position over its concern on the Rampal…
The friendship of George W. Bush and Michelle Obama
Saturday’s dedication of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture brought together the president who signed into law the funding for the museum and the president who was in office during its completion. But the gathering of the 43rd…
Traffic snarls in Dhaka cost $4.6 bn yearly: UNDP
Traffic snarls in capital Dhaka cost $4.6 billion a year in lost time, fuel and health consequences, among other elements, says the UN Development Programme (UNDP).That is the annual income of over a million citizens but many people felt they…
Hillary Clinton for President, says New York Times
In any normal election year, we’d compare the two presidential candidates side by side on the issues. But this is not a normal election year. A comparison like that would be an empty exercise in a race where one candidate…
China’s great space telescope begins operations
The world’s largest radio telescope has began operating in southwestern China, a project which Beijing says will help humanity search for alien life.The mega telescope began working around noon, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, adding that it…
ICT export to cross $1b mark by 2018: Palak
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak today laid emphasis on enhancing export of software and IT products to reach the target of US$5 billion by 2021.”The ICT export may cross $1b by 2018 if the present trend of export…
‘Steps underway to enhance beauty of Ramna Park’
Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain today said the government will take massive initiatives for enhancing the beauty of Ramna Park planting saplings of rare varieties of trees and developing modern facilities for visitors.”We have taken recommendations from…
UK appreciates BD’s fight against terrorism
British Minister for Asia and the Pacific Alok Sharma has appreciated Bangladesh for the way the present government is dealing with terrorism and violent extremism in the country.The appreciation came when Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali had a bilateral meeting…
AL infighting kills 2 in Kushtia
Two people were killed and 20 others injured in a clash between two groups of Awami League over establishing supremacy at Machhpara village in Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Iman Ali and Shahabuddin.
Deported Bangladeshi has no militant link: Police
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah on Saturday said police have not found any connection of Piyar Ahmed Akash, a Bangladeshi businessman deported by Malaysia, with militancy, including the Gulshan café attack.Akash was wanted in two arms cases, the…
Fisheries Minister relieved from B’baria AL advisory council
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Muhammed Sayedul Hoque has been relived from the advisory council of district Awami League for violating party discipline.The decision to relieve Sayedul, also the MP of Brahmanbaria-1 constituency, was taken at a meeting of the working…
Mother won’t leave Dhaka hospital without her stolen child
The authorities are yet to recover a baby girl a day after she was stolen from Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.Three-month old Khadiza, her mother and elder sister were with her father Bahadur Dhali, who underwent surgery to remove a…
Pathogenic river pollution on rise in Asia, Africa, Latin America
More than half of the rivers in Asia, Africa and Latin America have become more dangerous due to steep rises in organic and pathogen pollution over the last 20 years.According to a recent UN study, more than 300 million people…
148 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes off Egypt
Egypt’s state news agency says the total number of bodies pulled from the Mediterranean waters off the Egyptian coast has climbed to 148, three days after a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized.MENA quotes Wahdan el-Sayyed, the spokesman of the…
Dhaka, Moscow sign deal on visa-free visit
Bangladesh and Russia signed an agreement on visa-free visit for persons holding diplomatic and official (service) passports.At a meeting held on Thursday evening at the UN Headquarters, Bangladesh Foreign Minister A H Mahmood Ali and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey V.…
HRW wants Syria to investigate attack on UN aid convoy
An attack on a United Nations aid convoy and on a Red Crescent warehouse in Aleppo should be investigated as possible war crimes. The apparent airstrikes on September 19, 2016, hit the convoy and building for over three hours with…
Industrial accidents in BD another sign of inequality
Bangladesh, once dismissed as a “basket case” for development, has made remarkable progress in many aspects of human and economic development in the last couple of decades.The people of Bangladesh are a key element in this remarkable advancement. They work…
Despite progress, BD faces ‘new wave of terrorism,’ PM
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, today said that her country has already mainstreamed most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into its national development plans.A platform under the supervision of the Prime Minister has…
World leaders debate Int’l security challenges
Focusing on international peace and security, world leaders stressed the need to curb terrorist attacks, end ongoing conflict, resolve the refugee crisis and reform the Security Council, as the General Assembly continued its annual debate today.Referring to the “undeclared war…
Migrant workers in gulf feel pinch of falling oil prices
In the Al Quoz industrial area of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a number of medium and large-sized buses can be spotted transporting workers clad in company uniforms to distant worksites early in the morning. In the evening…
UN refugee summits fall short for children
As Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini opened the floor for US President Barack Obama’s leaders’ summit on refugees, she embodied a hope unavailable to most child refugees.On Monday, the United States was one of the main countries to obstruct a UN…
Obama hits at populist strongmen in last UN address
Barack Obama used his farewell UN address Tuesday to castigate strongmen and populists, taking aim at Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s rise at home.Obama told the UN General Assembly that democracy was a better path toward prosperity than the…
Attacks on freedom of expression in BD ‘multiplied’
The European Union (EU) has said attacks on freedom of expression in Bangladesh ‘multiplied’ in 2015, UNB news agency reported.Intimidation of journalists and editors also increased, while measures were taken to undermine the economic viability of some prominent newspapers, said…