Dhaka, Sept 1 – BNP on Saturday took a fresh vow to continue its movement for ‘ousting’ the current government to ‘restore’ democracy and people’s rights.
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BNP may call for national unity on next general elections
Dhaka, Aug 31 – The BNP is going to make a call from Saturday’s rally to all political alliances and parties outside the ruling AL-led 14-party alliance for a national unity on the issue to hold the next general elections…
People want healthy politics against ill politics: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Aug 31 – Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday claimed that the country’s people are getting united in favour of healthy politics by shunning the ill politics.
Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker cancels Prophet cartoon contest
The Hague, Aug 30 (AP/UNB) — A Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker cancelled a planned Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest Thursday following death threats and concerns other people could be put at risk.
Rohingya crisis report stern test for UNSC: British Minister
Dhaka, Aug 30 – Visiting British State Minister Alistair Burt on Thursday said UN Fact-Finding Mission’s report on the Rohingya crisis is a stern test for the Security Council to act for resolving the problem.
HC issues contempt rule against Home Secy, IGP
Dhaka, Aug 30 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday issued a contempt of court rule against the Home Secretary, Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on the charge of…
Illegal sand lifting from Kaliganga endangers homesteads
Manikganj (Dhaka), Aug 30 – Many houses and establishments and a widely used bridge in the Manikganj district town, stand threatened due to riverbank erosion caused by illegal sand lifting from the Kaliganga River.
Rwanda is saving its important crop – the banana – with SMS
By Aimable Twahirwa Kigali, Aug 29 2018 (IPS) – When Telesphore Ruzigamanzi, a smallholder banana farmer from a remote village in Eastern Rwanda, discovered a peculiar yellowish hue on his crop before it started to dry up, he did not…
It’s EC’s decision: Quader on Electronic Voting Machine
Dhaka, Aug 29 – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that Election Commission (EC) will decide on the use of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the coming national election.
Heat forces five US Open retirements on day two
Conditions at the US Open were described as “dangerous” as five men had to retire from their first-round matches on Tuesday because of heat-related issues. Temperatures close to 38C (100F) in New York were made more stifling by humidity levels…
Myanmar rejects UN report on genocide against Rohingya
Dhaka, Aug 29 – Myanmar on Wednesday rejected the findings of a UN investigation accusing its armed forces of genocide against the Rohingya.
How a melting glacier 7000 km away influences our monsoon
by Sahana Ghosh on 28 August 2018 • Indian researchers have documented accelerated glacial melting at an Arctic fjord, a much-discussed factor projected to influence Indian monsoon with changing global climate.
Wrong dams management create floods: India’s officials, experts
August 27, 2018, SANDRP – Accepting that reservoirs operation and flood management in India lack scientific supports, Madhavan Nair Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, in an interview has revealed that dams and water reservoirs need flood management systems that…
The fresh debate in Bangladesh on Electronic Voting Machines
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A fresh debate on the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the next election in Bangladesh has emerged with the Election Commission, as reported, opting to buy 2,535 new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The purchase of…
22 students arrested during recent protests released in 2 days
Dhaka, 25 Aug – Twenty-two students who secured bail and came out of the Dhaka Central Jail on Saturday and Sunday. Four of the students were released from the Central Jail of Keraniganj on Sunday at about 4.30 pm.
‘Khaleda urges people to wage movement for democracy’
Dhaka, Aug 25 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday called upon people to remain alert about the political situation and continue the movement for the ‘restoration of democracy’.
Inclusion in water: breaking down barriers
SOMA GHOSH MOULIK In many countries, women walk over six kilometres to collect water. Between 2006 and 2012 in Niger, women travelled an hour, on average, to fetch water. Worldwide, 4.5 billion people lack access to safely managed sanitation services…
New AI leader with a vision to redefine human rights
By IPS Correspondents Johannesburg/UN, Aug 21 2018 (IPS) – The human rights movement must be bigger, bolder, and more inclusive if we are to tackle today’s challenges, said Amnesty International’s first South Afric a Secretary-General.
BNP to face new crisis following Aug 21 verdict: Quader
Dhaka, Aug 24 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Friday that BNP will face a new crisis once the verdict in the August 21 grenade attack case is delivered.
How North Korea saw the final days of the Soviet Union
Pyongyang saw the fall of its longstanding backer with understandable trepidation Fyodor Tertitskiy In December 1991, the Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union. This was an event the whole world was waiting for, yet while Moscow…
Malaysia: Two women face caning for same-sexconduct
Criminalizing LGBT Relations Fosters Intolerance, Discrimination Bangkok – Malaysian authorities should drop the case against two women for same-sex relations before their scheduled caning on August 28, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. A court convicted the two on August…
Denial of home-made food to Khaleda ‘inhuman’: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Aug 22 – BNP on Wednesday termed the attitude of the jail authorities as ‘inhuman’ for denying its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s relatives to take home-made food for her on the Eid-ul-Azha day.
Bangladesh: Protests, arrests and their aftermath
By Nava Thakuria Bangladesh is a land of happenings. As the populous country is approaching the next general (national) elections by the end of this year, we can expect more public chaos, protest demonstrations, media outburst followed by government crackdowns…
BNP senior leaders want to meet Khaleda on Eid
Dhaka, Aug 21 – BNP senior leaders would like to visit jailed chairperson Khaleda Zia at Dhaka Central Jail on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, set to be celebrated Wednesday.
Timing of Rohingya return depends on BD: Suu Kyi
Singapore, Aug 210 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it is difficult to put a time frame on the return to Rakhine state of ethnic Muslim Rohingya because her nation needs the cooperation of the country to…
BNP, Khaleda, Tarique involved in Aug 21 grenade attack: PM
Dhaka, Aug 21 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said there is no doubt that BNP, its chief Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman were involved in the brutal grenade attack on August 21, 2004.
Bangladesh turns into true ‘repressive state’: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Aug 20 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday night alleged that Bangladesh has now turned into a true ‘repressive state’ as the government has no accountability to people.
BD political leaders B Chy, Dr Kamal decide on greater unity
Dhaka, Aug 20 – Jukto Front chairman and former president Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday announced their decision to forge an alliance of greater ‘unity’ in the ‘interest of the nation’.
Quakes cut power, topple homes on Indonesia island; 3 dead
Sembalun, Aug 20 (AP/UNB) — Multiple strong earthquakes cut power across the Indonesian island of Lombok, toppled buildings and killed at least three people as the tourist hotspot was trying to recover from a temblor earlier this month that killed…
Election after freeing Khaleda for restoring democracy: BNP
Dhaka, Aug 19 – The BNP on Sunday reiterated that the party would take part in the next elections after freeing chairperson Khaleda Zia for the restoration of democracy.