By Stella Paul New Delhi, Oct 30 (IPS) – Twenty-year-old Gogontlejang Phaladi of Mahalapye, Botswana is grateful she was never sent to a so-called “hyena” like scores of girls in neighbouring Malawi were.
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The roots of exodus: What compels people to leave their homes?
By Baher Kamal Rome, Oct 30 (IPS) – Facts are facts, and one of them is that while everybody talks about the growing forced movement of people –be they migrants or refugees—decision-makers haven’t seriously acted on the root causes of…
Stopping child marriage forever
By Shahiduzzaman Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct 30 (IPS) – The mother moved in like a tigress to save her cub. In 2015, when her 13-year-old daughter Shumi Akhter was about to be married off, Panna Begum pleaded with her husband, Dulal…
BAEN for sustainable agriculture in Bangladesh
-Prof. M Zahidul Haque Agricultural Extension plays a crucial role towards raising productivity and sustainability in the agriculture sector through providing scientific information to the farmers. In developing countries including Bangladesh, agricultural extension transfers scientific knowledge, necessary farming information including latest…
Emirates, Rotary Club implement joint Green Initiative
Dhaka: Emirates in partnership with Rotary club of Dilkusha, Bangladesh, held a joint tree plantation programme in Kolatoli Village of Keraniganj near Dhaka recently. Over 1,000 wood and fruit saplings were planted and distributed. The programme took place at Ahadipur…
Khaleda for int’l help to send Rohingyas back
Cox’s Bazar – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday called upon the international organisations including United Nations, European Union, OIC and influential countries to immediately take effective diplomatic efforts to send back Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar safely.
Israeli extremist settlers steal Palestinian olive harvest
Extremist Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian olive harvest and stole it over the past weeks. Last Sunday, a Palestinian landowner found their olive crops near Qalqilia harvested and stolen, and many mature trees damaged by toxic chemicals. The perpetrators, who came…
Army supporters, Buddhist nationalists march in Yangon
Yangon, Oct 30 (AP/UNB) — People marched in Myanmar’s largest city on Sunday to support the military, which has come under heavy criticism over violence that has driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
Madrid wants official support over Catalan
Dhaka, Oct 29 – Spain wants a public statement from Dhaka supporting the Madrid’s position over the Catalan independent movement, said Spanish Ambassador to Bangladesh Alvaro de Salas on Sunday.
Sri Lankan High Commissioner makes farewell call on PM
Dhaka, Oct 29 – Describing poverty as the main enemy of South Asia’s development, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her call to work together for all countries of the region to root out the poverty.
Bangladesh Botany Olympiad held at RU
Rajshahi – The Bangladesh Botany Olympiad 2017, Rajshahi region, jointly organized by Bangladesh Botanical Society and Department of Botany of Rajshahi University (RU) was been held at Lecture Theatre of the department on Sunday .
IBBL chair distributes Nat’l Table Tennis contest prizes
Arastoo Khan, Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited distributed prizes among the winners of 37th National Table Tennis Championship 2017 on 29 October 2017 at the Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation. Hedayetullah Al Mamun, NDC, President of Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation…
Int’l folk festival begins in Dhaka City Nov 9
Dhaka, Oct 29 – A three-day ‘Dhaka International Folk Festival 2017’ will begin at Bangladesh Army Stadium in the city on November 9.
Khaleda reaches Cox’s Bazar to visit Rohingyas
Cox’s Bazar Oct 29 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia arrived here from Chittagong on Sunday night to visit Rohingya camps in Ukhia Upazila and distribute relief materials among Myanmar’s displaced nationals.
A Chinese model for foreign aid
Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley Singapore – Last month, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released a status report tracking progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The data, which were meant to highlight efforts to eradicate…
Planning better cities
Christine Auclair and Mahmoud Al Burai Nairobi and Dubai – Cities, the American-Canadian author Jane Jacobs once observed, are engines for national prosperity and economic growth. But in their current form, modern cities are also catalysts of inequality and environmental…
In defence of the 1.5°C climate change threshold
Loren Legarda Manila – The Earth today is more than 1°C hotter than it was in pre-industrial times, and the terrible symptoms of its fever are already showing. This year alone, back-to-back hurricanes have devastated Caribbean islands, monsoon flooding has…
Girl burnt to death just for a mobile phone set – one held
Narsingdi, Oct 29 – A case was filed for burning a 12-year-old schoolgirl alive over the theft of mobile phone set against seven people, making her aunt Beauty Begum prime accused, on Saturday night.
Deforestation costs of Rohingya shelter camps
Cox’s Bazar, Oct 29 – Burning firewood desperately by the Rohingya people of Ukhia, Teknaf and Naikhangchhari will destroy the ecosystem of the Cox’s Bazar deeply.
Chimpanzees among 33 breeds selected for special protection
A UN-backed wildlife conference held in the Philippines has voted for additional protections for a list of 33 endangered species including chimpanzees, leopards and giraffes.
Ashok Leyland tries waterways to send cargoes to BD
A ship carrying 185 trucks was flagged by Indian Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari from Chennai Port to Mongla Port, Bangladesh. At a time when exporters are facing hurdles on the India-Bangladesh border, commercial vehicle…
‘Grand Jury approves first charges in Trump-Russia probe’
by Phil Helsel A federal grand jury in Washington has approved the first charges in the investigation being conducted by special counsel Robert Mueller, CNN reported.
BNP repeats demand for polls-time govt, army duty
Dhaka – The leaders of BNP have emphasised on the formation of polls-time government and deployment of army to hold a free, fair and acceptable election.
BRAC Boat School Project gets global award
Masum Billah The children of hard to reach area exclusively the ‘ haor’ areas witness a special way of having education by virtue of the innovative idea of BRAC that has recently gained an award from HundrED, a Finland-based organization.…
‘Hand of God’ saved Indonesian teen from fatal factory fire
Tangerang, Oct 28 (AP/UNB) – The explosion came first, shocking 17-year-old Fitriyah and sending her running for the only exit of the Indonesian fireworks factory where she started work just the week before.
Deliberate famine should be a war crime, UN expert says
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Oct 25 (IPS) – The deliberate starvation of civilians could amount to a war crime and should be prosecuted, said an independent UN human rights expert.
Cooking to fight climate change
By Paloma Duran UN, Oct 27 (IPS) – What you eat doesn’t only affect your own health – it also affects our planet’s health. From deciding which food to buy, to how you store and prepare it, you are making…