Yangon, Nov 2 (AP/UNB) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited the conflict-torn area of northern Rakhine state for the first time Thursday, as her government said a repatriation plan for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who’ve…
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Mounting illicit financial outflows from South
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Zera Zuryana Idris Kuala Lumpur, Oct 31 (IPS) – Although quite selective, targeted, edited and carefully managed, last year’s Panama Papers highlighted some problems associated with illicit financial flows, such as tax evasion and avoidance.…
4 die, survivors critical as 2nd Rohingya boat capsizes in 2 days
By International Organization for Migration Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Nov 1 (IOM) – Around 2.00 am two nights ago (30/10), approximately 40 Rohingya refugees left Gorgondia, Myanmar, for Bangladesh on a small fishing boat. Early yesterday morning (31/10) around 8.00 am,…
An urgent need to transform world’s energy systems
By António Guterres UN, Nov 1 (IPS) – When we discuss global interconnection in relation to energy, we are at the centre of the two keywords that express our global concerns – sustainability and inclusivity.
The assertion of identity
By Chandra Muzaffar News reports about communities and regions asserting their identity are capturing media headlines everywhere. While the media gives a lot of coverage to an event or action connected with the phenomenon — a referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan…
A sustainable food journey
by Clelia Daniel cdaniel@csr-asia.com and Janet Salem janet.salem@unep.org Do I need to be vegan to eat responsibly? Does my seabass come with a side of slavery? Do I need to finish my plate? On average, consumers take less than two…
‘A Delightful Journey’ by Art Stories at AF Dhaka on Friday
Dhaka – ‘A Delightful Journey’ by Art Stories, a group exhibition, will open at La Galerie, Alliance Francaise, Dhaka on Friday, 3 November at 5.30 pm. The exhibition will continue until 10 November, says an AF Dhaka press release Actor,…
Islami Bank inaugurates Customer Care Campaign
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has formally inaugurated month long ‘Customer Care Campaign’. Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Managing Director and CEO of the bank inaugurated the campaign as the chief guest on 1 November 2017, Wednesday at Head Office…
Move to reduce traffic jam on Moghbazar flyover exit ramps
Dhaka – Traffic congestions at the end of different exit ramps of Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover will be reduced further within a month as the authorities are working with the traffic department, said the chief engineer of Local Government Engineering Department.
JU journos boycott BCL news protesting abuse
Savar – The journalists, at work in Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus, announced a boycott of all news related to Bangladesh Chhatra League, Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit.
Familiarize online tax return filing in the fair.
Revenue collection from submission of tax returns is very important for developing a country. About fifteen and a half lakh tax-payers submitted their return in the last tax year 2016-2017 and five lakh of them were new taxpayers.
National GHG pledges bring only one-third of Paris deal reductions
The eighth edition of UN Environment’s Emissions Gap report, released ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, finds that national pledges only bring approximately one-third of the reduction in emissions required by 2030 to meet climate targets, with…
US likely to live up to Paris accord: UN environment chief
Geneva, Oct 31 (AP/UNB) – The head of the U.N. environment program said Tuesday the United States is likely to live up to the Paris climate deal despite President Donald Trump’s planned pullout, because “all the big American companies” are…
Saudi mission official Khalaf Murder: SC upholds verdict
One gets death, 3 others life term Dhaka, Nov 1 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday upheld the High Court (HC) verdict that sentenced a man to death and three others to life term imprisonment…
‘Cowardly act of terror’: Truck driver kills 8 on bike path
New York, Nov 1 (AP/UNB) — A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial on Tuesday, killing at least eight and seriously injuring 11 in…
Clean water, sanitation remains big challenge for Rohingyas
Dhaka, Oct 31 – The settlements for Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar district are dangerously congested and overcrowded and the pressure on sources of clean drinking water and basic sanitation are enormous. Clean water, sanitation remain big challenges as Bangladesh copes…
2 JSC examinees killed, 3 missing in boat capsize
Dhaka, Nov 1 – Two examinees of Junior School Certificate (JSC) exam, drowned as a boat carrying them sank in the Pagla River in Nabinagar Upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Wednesday morning.
My four rules: Barack Obama
Mostafa Kamal, As long as we’ve been working to get the Obama Foundation up and running, I’ve been thinking about what I might say at the Foundation’s first big gathering — what words of wisdom I’d give to a group…
Artists from four countries act in ‘A Signature’
From zafor firoze <zaforfiroze@gmail.com> Film director Zafor Firoze has been completing his Film study from Malaysia recently. While studying he directed the feature film named ‘A Signature’. This movie artist is from Bangladesh-Malaysia- China and Pakistan. This movie’s executive producer…
‘A Tale of An Old Town’ semi-finalist in Los Angeles Cine festival
From Zafor Firoze <zaforfiroze@gmail.com> Chinese film A Tale of an Old Town is a semi-finalist for Los Angeles Cine festival 2017 and also selected by Johor Bahru International Writers and Film festival 2017 in Malaysia. This movie director Qiao Li…
Charge framing against ex-MP Pinto’s wife deferred
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Tues day deferred the charge framing against 69 persons including late BNP leader Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pinto’s wife Nasima Akhter Kalpana in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act for setting on fire…
Tour of the land of tea gardens
Mymensingh – University life of students is busy with class, exam, practical, presentation and assignment. For a break from the monotonous daily schedule and to learn the beauty of nature, field tour is essential.
Rohingya Crisis: EU Commissioner Stylianides reaffirms support
Brussels/Dhaka, 31 Oct – The Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides has started a two-day visit to Bangladesh, to assess the situation on the ground and visit EU aid projects that are addressing the Rohingya refugee crisis.…
Two buses firebombed in Feni as Khaleda sped back to Dhaka
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia came back to Dhaka last night safely after wrapping up her four-day visit of Ukhiya, Cox Bazar.
Reforming the way we qualify candidates for President
By Joe Rothstein In the United States, anyone can be elected president. How often do we tell that our children? The United States is an equal opportunity nation. Even up to and including the highest office in the land.
নারী নির্যাতন ও ধর্ষণের ব্যাপকতা বাস্তব সমাধান কী?
শাহ্ আব্দুল হান্নান বাংলাদেশে সব সমস্যাই বৃদ্ধি পাচ্ছে, বিশেষ করে রাজনৈতিক সমস্যা, অপরাধ, সর্বব্যাপী দুর্নীতি, নদীদূষণ, পরিবেশদূষণ, অবাসযোগ্য শহরাঞ্চল ও ট্রাফিক জ্যাম। আজ কেবল নারী নির্যাতন বিশেষ করে ধর্ষণ, বখাটে কর্তৃক মেয়েদের রাস্তাঘাটে উত্ত্যক্ত করা, তাদের স্কুলে যাওয়া কঠিন হয়ে…
HIV seeks refuge in immune cells to avoid elimination
Neena Bhandari Sydney – Genetically-intact HIV hides in the same cells of the human immune system that are supposed to attack and destroy pathogens, scientists at Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney University, discovered in a new study.
Thailand cancels passports of ousted prime minister
Bangkok, Oct 31 (AP/UNB) — Thailand has the cancelled the passports of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled the country last month to evade a prison sentence that she said was politically motivated.
7-year-old minor girl violated in Chandpur
Chandpur, Oct 31 – A seven-year-old girl was violated allegedly by a young man in Sontoshpur area of Faridganj Upazila on Monday afternoon.
Saudi women to be allowed into sports stadiums next year
Dubai, Oct 30 (AP/UNB) – Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums as of next year, the kingdom’s latest step toward easing rules on gender segregation — but they will be seated in the so-called family section, an area…