BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday alleged that Awami League has failed to have the international recognition for March 25 as Genocide Day.
Category: Int’l relations
IRENA to help make low-carbon 2022 Winter Olympics in China
International Renewable Energy Agency to support Zhangjiakou, in Hebei Province, become China’s first energy transition pilot city Zhangjiakou (China) 24 March — The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has today signed a co-operation agreement with the People’s Government of Hebei…
Dhaka seeks strong UN role in resolving Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh has sought stronger role from the United Nation in resolving the Rohingya crisis and ensure voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingyas to their homeland from Bangladesh.
Brazil beats Russia in friendly ahead of World Cup
Brazil cruised to a 3-0 friendly win at World Cup host Russia on Friday without the injured Neymar. In freezing temperatures at Moscow’s vast Luzhniki arena, the Brazilians worked hard to break down Russia’s deep defense before three goals in…
JP to create history by forming govt again
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said his party will create a history by forming the next government winning the upcoming general election.
Dire consequences if polls are mired in controversy: Sujan
Badiul Alam Majumder, secretary of civil society platform Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) on Saturday said that the country would face dire consequences if the upcoming parliamentary election is held controversially.He was speaking as the chief guest at its divisional meeting…
Asian-African migrants continue to face exploitation in ME
With more and more people living outside their country of origin, it is becoming increasingly clear that stronger legal parameters — within and between nations — are required to protect the most vulnerable of migrants from denial of access to…
The longest flight in the world
Qantas on Saturday launched the first non-stop passenger service linking Australia and Europe, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner departing Perth for London on one of the longest flights in the world.The service makes Qantas one among a handful of airlines…
BNP finds German Institute report on BD ‘shameful’
Dhaka, Mar 24 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said it is a matter of shame as Bangladesh has been enlisted as ‘one of five new autocratic countries’ by a German-based institution.
EU recalls Moscow envoy after blaming Russia over spy attack
Brussels, Mar 23 (AP/UNB) — The European Union is recalling its ambassador from Moscow for consultations over the nerve gas attack against a former spy in Britain earlier this month, reinforcing a united stand with Prime Minister Theresa May against…
Khulna BNP demands return of its ‘missing’ leader
Local BNP leaders and activists formed a human chain in the city on Friday morning demanding that its ‘missing’ leader Nazrul Islam Moral be traced immediately. District BNP arranged the human chain programme in front of the party office at…
Japan moves to end child marriage
Heather Barr Bill Would Make 18 Minimum Marriage Age for Women and Men In the global push to end child marriage, Japan looks set to join the movement.
Working with nature to improve global water management
Danielle Nierenberg March 22nd is World Water Day (WWD), a day to celebrate one of the the world’s most precious resources and to raise awareness around global water issues. Every year, WWD coincides with the release of the World Water…
Palestinian child activist Ahed Tamimi given 8 months in prison
The continued imprisonment of Palestinian child activist Ahed Tamimi is a flagrant attempt to intimidate those who dare challenge the circumstances of the ongoing occupation, Amnesty International said today after she was sentenced to eight months and a 5,000 shekels…
World Water Day – Nature for Water
By IPS World Desk Rome, Mar 19 (IPS) – The UN General Assembly will launch the International Decade for Action: Water for sustainable development (2018-2028) on World Water Day, 22 March 2018. According to UNGA President Miroslav Lajcak, outlining his…
Dhaka Int’l Tourism Fair opens
Dhaka, March 22 (UNB) –Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal on Thursday said local private airlines need to be more cautious in running their business. He said this while inaugurating the three-day Dhaka International Tourism Fair–2018 at Pan Pacific…
London-Moscow fiery exchanges over spy poisoning
PARIS, (BSS/AFP) – Since the poisoning of Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in England on March 4, a war of words has escalated between London and Moscow.
World’s carbon emissions on the rise again: IEA
PARIS, (BSS/AFP) – Harmful carbon emissions from energy rose in 2017 for the first time in three years, the International Energy Agency said Thursday, proof that the world’s efforts to fight climate change are falling short. Strong economic growth pushed…
Pollution of ocean water: A growing concern
Mahmud Hafiz It was a shocking experience for an investigative environmental journalist to see the exhibits of foreign materials collected from stomach of a dead gray whale at the pacific science center, Seattle, USA. Because he is already aware of…
Putin ‘will use World Cup like Hitler’s Olympics’
Boris Johnson has likened the way President Putin is promoting the World Cup in Russia to Hitler’s notorious use of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The UK foreign secretary said Labour MP Ian Austin was “completely right” to say Russia’s president…
Moving beyond ‘capitalism’
by John Kay I wish we would stop using the word Capitalism. It is a 19th-century term, derived from 19th-century economic philosophy. But today people who would run a mile from any suggestion that they had Marxist sympathies freely use…
Race against time to protect Rohingyas: UNHCR envoy
Dhaka – UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett on Wednesday warned of a “race against time” to protect Rohingyas from the worst impacts of the upcoming monsoon season in Bangladesh. Blanchett, on completion of her Bangladesh visit, called for urgent action…
19 dead as bus plunges off Philippine cliff
Manila, March 21 (BSS/AFP) – Nineteen people were killed and 21 others injured when a passenger bus lost control and plunged off a cliff in the central Philippines, police said Wednesday.
Teen shoots girl in Maryland school, killed in confrontation
Great Mills, Mar 21 (AP/UNB) — A teenager armed with a handgun shot and critically wounded a girl inside a Maryland school on Tuesday and the shooter was killed when a school resource officer confronted him moments after the gunfire…
BD to build roads along its borders with India, Myanmar
Dhaka-Bangladesh is going to construct ‘border roads’ in hilly areas along the India-Myanmar border aiming to ensure better security through improved road communications.
Potential trade war eclipses G-20 meeting in Argentina
Buenos Aires, Mar 20 (AP/UNB) — Finance ministers and central bankers from the 20 leading industrial and developing countries are meeting in Argentina at a summit that has been eclipsed by growing concerns over the potential of a global trade…
4 BD youths return after serving jail in India
Dhaka – Four Bangladeshi youths returned home on Monday evening through Benapole Check Post in Jessore after serving two and half years in an Indian jail.
Xi Jinping tells parliament China must not be complacent
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told the National People’s Congress (NPC) that China must not become complacent about its development.
Is UN’s ambitious global compact last word on migrant crisis
By Thalif Deen UN, Mar 16 (IPS) – As the death toll keeps mounting and the humanitarian crises continue unabated, the life of the average migrant or refugee has largely turned out to be an unmitigated nightmare.
BD Cabinet approves National Defence Policy
DHAKA – The Cabinet today approved the draft of the National Defense Policy-2018 outlining the armed forces role during wartime and beyond.The approval was given in the regular meeting of the cabinet held at Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) with Prime…