By Roshni Majumdar UN, Sep 8 (IPS) – In February, when the government of Somalia sounded an alarm to the UN about risks of a famine in the country, the UN’s Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), besides quickly…
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Indian journalist’s murder: The ultimate form of press censorship?
By Manipadma Jena Bhubaneswar, India, Sep 7 (IPS) – Dauntlessly crusading against curbs on freedom of speech, fifty-five-year-old Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh was gunned down at her very doorstep in Bengaluru city on the evening of Sep. 5, taking three…
Demos protest atrocities against Rohingyas in Myanmar
Dhaka – Different parties and organizations on Friday staged demonstrations and brought out processions in the city protesting the ongoing atrocities on the Muslim community in Myanmar’s Arakan state. Speaking at the rallies, the leaders of the organizations demanded the…
WFP provides food to people fleeing Myanmar violence
Dhaka – WFP is distributing food to people fleeing into Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. An estimated 146,000 people have streamed across the border into the district of Cox’s Bazar since 25 August.
Pressure Burma to stop Rohingya killings – SUJAN
Dhaka – Leaders of Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJAN) on Thursday drew the attention of international community including the United Nations to continue pressure on Myanmar government to immediately stop the mass killing and persecution of Rohingya people in the Rakhine…
EU for de-escalation of tensions in Rakhine
The situation in Northern Rakhine State in Myanmar is extremely serious and has our full attention. Today, I was in touch with the Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Retno Marsudi, following her visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh, and through our European…
Journos see new fires burning Myanmar Rohingya village
Bangkok, Sep 7 (AP/UNB) — Journalists saw new fires burning Thursday in a Myanmar village that had been abandoned by Rohingya Muslims, and pages ripped from Islamic texts that were left on the ground. That intensifies doubts about government claims…
Govt on opportunistic role over Rohingya issue: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 7 – BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is playing an opportunistic role regarding the Rohingya issue instead of taking stance on humanitarian grounds.
Australia draw series beating Tigers by 7 wickets
Chittagong, Sept 7 – The two-match Test series between Bangladesh and Australia ended in a 1-1 draw as the Tigers conceded a 7-wicket defeat on day four of the 2nd Test at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Thursday.
Turkish 1st Lady finds genocide in Rakhine State
Dhaka, Sept 7 – Visiting Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan on Thursday said what is happening in Myanmar’s Rakhine State is “tantamount to genocide” and solution to Rohingya crisis lies in Myanmar only.
Scaling up development finance
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Sydney and Kuala Lumpur (IPS) – The Business and Sustainable Development Commission has estimated that achievement of Agenda 2030 for the Sustainable Development Goals will require US$2-3 trillion of additional investments annually compared…
Eco-towns and sustainable lifestyles of the future
by Julia Whitney Sustainable business and consumption initiatives have traditionally been driven by compliance with regulations. Now times are changing, and we are seeing innovative businesses benefit from green investments and products promoting sustainable consumption and lifestyles.
Hurricane Irma causes devastation across the Caribbean
Hurricane Irma has caused widespread destruction across the Caribbean, reducing islands to rubble and leaving at least seven people killed.
Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan in ccapital
Dhaka, Sept 7 – Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan arrived here early Thursday to meet Rohingya Muslims who have fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
How Americanisms are killing English language
A book released this year claims that Americanisms will have completely absorbed the English language by 2120. Hephzibah Anderson takes a look. By Hephzibah Anderson So it turns out I can no longer speak English. This was the alarming realisation…
‘Invest more to address root causes of hunger’
Addis Ababa 5 Sept– Speaking at the conclusion of a four-day visit to Ethiopia, including to the drought-stricken Somali region, the heads of the United Nations food agencies made a joint call for greater investment in long-term activities that strengthen…
Ministerial meet in Italy to scale-up geothermal energy
Government and private sector leaders assemble to unlock geothermal’s 200GW of potential Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. — Leaders and ministers from more than 25 governments will meet in Florence, Italy on 11 September, to accelerate the global adoption of geothermal energy.…
Profit maximization is easy: Invest in violence
Robert J. Burrowes For those of us committed to systematically reducing and, one day, ending human violence, it is vital to understand what is causing and driving it so that effective strategies can be developed for dealing with violence in…
Rab recovers seven charred bodies from militant hideout
Dhaka – Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered seven charred bodies including two women and two children from the militant hideout in the capital on Wednesday.
5 bodies recovered from Naf
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 6 – Five bodies were recovered from the Naf River here on Wednesday afternoon. Sources said they suspect they are Rohingyas who are crowding the banks of the Naf to reach Bangladesh. Some boats carying Rohingyas have…
Take Rohingya issue to UN, BNP asks govt
Dhaka, Sept 6 – Accusing the government of having failed to take any step to resolve the Rohingya crisis, BNP on Wednesday urged it to raise the issue at the United Nations. “Foreign ministers from Indonesia and Turkey are arriving…
Small entrepreneurs backbone of BD rural economy
By Shahiduzzaman Banaripara (Barisal), Sep 4 (IPS) – She was born in the early 1950’s to an ultra-poor family in Kundihar, a remote village of Banaripara of Barisal division in Bangladesh. She was a beautiful baby and her father named…
Rohingyas — Jihadists ?
By Chandra Muzaffar The Rohingyas — or at least some Rohingyas — are now being projected as terrorists, as “Jihadists” out to kill Myanmar soldiers and civilians. Myanmar leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi have spoken along these lines. This…
Rain delays resumption of Chittagong Test
Dhaka – Heavy rain delayed the start of the third day’s play in the second and final test between Australia and Bangladesh on Wednesday.
6 killed in Narsingdi bus-covered van collision
Dhaka, Sep 6 -Six people, including two of a family, were killed and 20 others injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a covered van at Kandail on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Madhabdi upazila of Narsingdi on Wednesday morning.
UN, please act urgently on Myanmar!
Perhaps the Myanmar army and their collaborators have committed and still committing the most heinous crime against humanity. Their brutality has crossed all the limits. They are mercilessly torturing and killing innocent and ordinary Rohingya Muslims and setting fires to…
Missing zoo Python found in Rajshahi Judge’ Bangalow
Rajshahi – A python that went missing for 2 years from the Shaheed A H M Kamruzzaman Zoo of Rajshahi has been recently rescued from residence of District Judge of Rajshahi on Monday night.
Dr Yunus wants UNSC to intervene in Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, Sept 5 – Noting that the Rohingya crisis is deteriorating very fast, Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to intervene to end the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
Mirpur suspected militant hideout rocked by bombs blasts
Dhaka, Sept 5 – The suspected militants cordoned off in a hideout at Mirpur’s Mazar Road failed to surrender before law enforcers within a stipulated time on Monday evening today, and then commenced a ‘daring counterattack of bomb explosions and…
Global Compact for Migration: Asia regional consultation
From the Migrant Forum in Asia The Asia Regional Civil Society Consultation (RCSC) on the Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration was held in Bangkok on 4-5 August 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Asia RCSC aimed to enable…