Ramallah — Palestinians are holding a general strike in the West Bank in solidarity with hunger striking prisoners in Israeli jails. The strike coincides with the arrival of President Donald Trump for a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian…
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40 pc women remain indoors for lack of good transports
Around 56 percent women in the capital city are unwilling to go outside their respective homes for lack of good transport system, while 43.5 percent say they limit their free movement due to the absence of adequate facilities for them,…
UNWTO Commission for Asia and the Pacific meets in BD
Angelos Restanis The meeting recalled the advances of the region in terms of visa facilitation, namely in Indonesia and India, in line with UNWTO’s priority to promote safe, secure and seamless travel.
No influence can save Banani rape offenders: Asaduzzaman
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said the offenders involved in the recent rape of two university students in a Banani hotel will be brought to justice if their offence is proven, no matter who they are.…
Changed climate befool Dhaka cadamba tree to flower early
Dhaka, May 18 – Changed climate conditions not only make life full of uncertainties at times, but also befool plants and trees. Mostly cloudy sky with intermittant rainall of the last fortnight has made this neolamarckia cadamba tree in Dhaka…
Sexual violence as a “threat to security, durable Peace”
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, May 17 (IPS) – Sexual violence is increasingly used as a tactic of terrorism and thus must be addressed as a peace and security issue, officials said at a United Nations Security Council meeting. UN officials,…
Country’s no region to be left behind: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government is taking various development programmes so that no one of any area or a region is left behind or neglected. UNB news agency reported
Climate change has changed geography of Honduras
By Thelma Mejía Balfate, Honduras, May 15 (IPS) – In Balfate, a rural municipality that includes fishing villages and small farms along Honduras’ Caribbean coast, the effects of climate change are already felt on its famous scenery and beaches. The…
Canadian museum unveils best preserved dinosaur
It has been compared to a dinosaur mummy, a lifelike sculpture and even a dragon from Game of Thrones. Now, 110 million years after it died, the 18ft-long nodosaur – hailed as the best-preserved armoured dinosaur in the world –…
Salim Osman surrenders over N’ganj teacher humiliation
Dhaka – Jatiya Party MP AKM Salim Osman surrendered to a court here on Sunday in connection with a case filed for humiliating schoolteacher Shyamol Kanti Bhakta in public in Narayanganj on May 23. UNB news agency reported
Speaker for ensuring journos’ due privileges
Dhaka – Describing the mass media as the mirror of society, Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Saturday underscored the need for ensuring the protection and privileges of journalists. UNB news agency reported
Two student-rape case accused put on remand
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Sunday remanded Shafat Ahmed, the main accused in the rape of two private university students, for six days on police custody and Sadman Aqif, another accused, in the case for five days after the…
Poor rural communities in Mexico receive a boost
By Emilio Godoy HuaqueChula – UAQUECHULA, Mexico, May 11 2017 (IPS) – Jilder Morales, a small farmer in Mexico, looks proudly at the young avocado trees that are already over one metre high on her ejido – or communal –…
Gender equality can save women’s lives in disasters
By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Robert Glasser UN, May 11 (IPS) – Later this month, the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) will take place in Mexico. This meeting provides an important opportunity to reboot global progress on embedding gender…
Concerns arise over freed Nigerian abductees
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, May 10 (IPS) – Following the release of over 80 missing schoolgirls, human rights groups have expressed concerns about their rights and future. After a series of negotiations, the Government of Nigeria recently struck a deal…
For 6 days, man stayed in a room with dead wife
A grieving husband in United Kingdom slept in the same room as his wife’s body for six days after her death. He did so to challenge the attitude that people have towards death.
Shab-e-Barat on Thursday
Dhaka, May 10 – The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness will be observed across the country on Thursday with due religious fervour.
Buddha Purnima Wednesday
Dhaka, May 9 – Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is being celebrated with festive mood across Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Jakarta governor Ahok found guilty of blasphemy
The outgoing governor of Jakarta has been sentenced to two years in prison for blasphemy and inciting violence. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, also known as Ahok, is an ethnic Chinese and Christian. The case was seen as a test of Indonesia’s…
Establish non-communal society with Rabindranath’s spirit: President
Noagaon – President Abdul Hamid on Monday called for establishing a humanitarian and non-communal, poverty- and exploitation-free society imbued with the spirit and ideals of poet Rabindranath Tagore. UNB news agency reported
District 37 celebrate Asian American Heritage in NY
New York – District 37 Asian American Heritage celebration committee organized a program at DC 37. The programme was hosted By Rapa Chakraborty and Sherman Pang made. The welcome address was made by the chairman of this programme Maf Misbah…
Pope Francis angered by America’s ‘mother of all bombs’ name
Pope Francis has criticised the naming of the US military’s largest non-nuclear explosive ever used in combat as “the mother of all bombs”.
Nigeria Chibok girls: Eighty-two freed by Boko Haram
Islamist militants of the Boko Haram group have released 82 schoolgirls from a group of 276 they abducted in north-eastern Nigeria three years ago, the president’s office says. They were handed over in exchange for Boko Haram suspects after negotiations.
Mob killing sparks fresh outrage over Pak blasphemy laws
By Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, May 5 2017 (IPS) – Aimal Khan, 27, an airman in Pakistan’s Air Force, warns the country will end up in the throes of mayhem if the state does not do something about the abuse of…
Indian SC upholds death for gangrape convicts
India’s top court has upheld death sentences of four men who were convicted in the fatal gang-rape and torture of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in the Indian capital nearly five years ago. The four had challenged…
A polished Le Pen maintains gritty image in French vote
Paris – The months of grueling campaigning have polished her image. The driving ambition has been softened to widen her appeal to French voters. But Marine Le Pen has not lost the gritty, populist edge that speaks to the common…
German airport offers prayer booth in 65 languages
Berlin – Feeling nervous before your flight? Travelers at one German airport can now receive spiritual solace by entering a booth and listening to a prayer of their choice before boarding the plane. AP/UNB news agency reported
Main accused in Gazipur dad-daughter suicide case held
Gazipur, May 3 – Police arrested the main accused of the father-daughter suicide case from Karnapur village in Sreepur upazila on Tuesday night.
2 Muslimmen killed over catle theft in India
Indian police officials say two Muslim men have been beaten to death by a mob in the northeastern state of Assam over allegations of cow theft, the latest in a series of similar attacks across the country. Senior Assam police…
Ramadan Sehri, iftar timings announced
Dhaka, Apr 30 – The Bangladesh Islamic Foundation on Sunday released the timings of Sehri, the meal consumed early in the morning by Muslims before fasting and iftar, the meal eaten after sunset during Ramadan.