Rome, 12 Feb – At a time when hunger is on the rise due to conflict and climate change, the 176 Member States of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today announced a target for contributions that will support…
Category: Int’l relations
Hasina meets Pope Francis
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday had a meeting with Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholics of the world, at the Holy See in Vatican City.
PM reaches Rome to attend IFAD meeting
Rome, Feb 12– Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived at Rome on Sunday on a four-day official visit to Italy to join the upcomingvisit to Italy to join the upcoming meeting of the Rome-based International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) as…
Pakistan’s leading Human rights activist Asma Jehangir dies
Asma Jehangir, one of Pakistan’s prominent right activists and lawyers, has died of a heart attack in the eastern city of Lahore. She was 66.
Bangladeshi Children on a Russian Winter Adventure
Dhaka, Feb 10 – Eight Bangladeshi children between the age of 11 and 16 arrived Moscow in the early morning of February 9 to attend the traditional Russian winter adventure in the Penza region, roughly 600 km away from the…
18 killed in Hong Kong double-decker bus crash
Hong Kong, Feb 10 (AP/UNB) — A double-decker bus crashed in a Hong Kong suburb on Saturday evening, killing 18 people and injuring dozens more, authorities in the southern Chinese city said.
EU teams to visit Rohingya camp Monday
Dhaka, Feb 10 (UNB) – Four teams of Members of European Parliament (MEPs) comprising 11 MEPs will visit a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on Monday to see their plight on the ground. One of the teams arrived here on…
PM leaves for Rome Sunday to attend IFAD meeting
Dhaka, Feb 10 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Rome on Sunday morning on a four-day official visit to join the upcoming meeting of Rome-based International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) as one of its keynote speakers at…
Kurdistan regional govt: Allegations of mass executions
Mass grave located near Bardiya Village Erbil – New evidence suggests that between August 28 and September 3, 2017, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Asayish security forces from the West of the Tigris branch carried out mass executions of alleged Islamic…
UN calls on all parties to maintain calm over Khaleda verdict
The United Nations has called on all sides to maintain calm over the conviction of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia by a special court.
Winter Olympics open: S-N korean athletes unite
Hosts South Korea produced a show of unity with neighbours North Korea during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
British FS Boris Jonson in Dhaka to discuss Rohingya issue
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrived here on Friday afternoon on a two-day visit to discuss bilateral and regional issues with a special focus on the current Rohingya crisis.
Three opportunities for humanitarians in 2018
By Larissa Fast London, Feb 6 (IPS) – As 2018 begins, the challenges of humanitarian crises are momentous. Humanitarians are responding to large-scale emergencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Gaza health sector on verge of collapse
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Feb 7 (IPS) – UN agencies have sounded the alarm on the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, pointing to the devastating repercussions of the ongoing fuel shortages.
Myanmar’s place at US military drills in Asia draws ire
Washington, Feb 8 (AP/UNB) — Lawmakers are demanding Myanmar’s exclusion from U.S.-led military exercises in neighboring Thailand next week amid pressure for more American sanctions in response to atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.
Northeast India: Urge for media accountability
By Nava Thakuria As the alternative media expands its reaches to hundred thousand Indians across the country, thanks to increasingly cheaper internet connectivity, its restraint and liability also start surfacing in public discourses. The limitations and gradually losing credibility of…
6 dead, 88 missing after strong quake hits Taiwan
Hualien, Feb 7 (AP/UNB) — Rescuers were working Wednesday to try to reach people who were trapped after a strong earthquake near Taiwan’s east coast caused several buildings to cave in and tilt dangerously. At least six people were killed…
EU opens door to Balkans with 2025 target membership
The European Union acted on Tuesday to reinvigorate the membership ambitions of six Balkan states and reclaim the region as its own amid growing Russian and Chinese influence, setting 2025 as a goal for Serbia and Montenegro to join.
LDCs’ outlook improving, but fraught with uncertainties
Geneva, 5 Feb (Kanaga Raja) – While real GDP growth for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as a group is forecast to strengthen somewhat to 5 per cent in 2017 and 5.4 per cent in 2018, the modest improvements in…
Current political crisis is an acid test for govt: B Chowdhury
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Tuesday described the country’s prevailing political crisis as an ‘acid test’ for the government.
Hotline opened for BD expatriates in Maldives
Bangladesh has opened a hotline for its citizens living in the Maldives for any kind of support as the Maldivian government declared a state of emergency there for 15 days.
Tap tourism opportunities in OIC thru joint efforts
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said tourism is one of the areas where Islamic countries can work together to explore greater opportunities and potentials.
Dhaka becomes OIC City of Tourism
Dhaka is chosen as the “City of Tourism” for 2019 by the tourism ministers of the OIC member state at the closing session of the 10th Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers (ICTM) in the capital.
BNP slams DMP ban on public gathering
BNP on Tuesday denounced the ban imposed by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on holding any public gathering in the capital on Thursday, calling it an unfair act in the name of law.
Blaming Immigrants For Economic Troubles
Immigration has always been a prominent issue in American politics. It has become even more salient with the presidency of Donald Trump. A major debate at the moment concerns the economic impact of immigration—low-skilled immigration, in particular. It is argued…
Maldives opposition urged Int’l community to help resolve problem
Opposition leaders in the Maldives urged the international community Monday to pressure President Abdulla Yameen into obeying a court order to free political prisoners and “restore democracy” to the troubled honeymoon islands.
Swiss President for safe and voluntary migration of Rohingyas
Swiss President Alain Berset, now in Dhaka on a four-day official visit, on Monday said the situation of Rohingyas is of great concern to his country and laid emphasis on their safe and voluntary repatriation to Myanmar. He appreciated Bangladesh…
N. Korea to send nominal head of state to S. Korea
Pyeongchang, Feb 5 (AP/UNB) — North Korea will send its nominal head of state and other senior officials to South Korea this week, Seoul officials said Sunday, as the rivals push through with rare rapprochement steps ahead of this month’s…
Trade Fair fetches export order of $1.6 billion
Dhaka, Feb 4 – After a four-day extension, the closing ceremony of the 23rd Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF-2018) was held at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Sunday. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed who was the chief guest of the…
Hitler book, supremacist flag found in Italy suspect’s home
Milan, Feb 5 (AP/UNB) — A right-wing extremist suspected of shooting six Africans in central Italy was “lucid and determined, aware of what he had done” and exhibited no remorse, an Italian law enforcement official said Sunday.