The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations of Dhaka Board of February 24 and 25 will be rescheduled to March due to the by-polls of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).
Category: Int’l relations
End military campaign against Rohingyas: UN
OIC welcomes appointment of UN Special Envoy to Myanmar Dhaka, Dec 25 – The UN General Assembly has urged Myanmar to end a military campaign against the Muslim Rohingya minority. A resolution brought by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)…
Dhaka North Mayoral race: Atiqul for AL ticket, Tabith lobbies with BNP
Dhaka, Dec 26 – Atiqul Islam, a former president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), has started campaign to contest the forthcoming by-polls to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) as an Awami League candidate…
‘Ganga has no hope under’ India’s clean river mission
New Delhi, 25 Dec – Apart from mentioning Govt failure in checking Ganga pollution, India’s Comptroller & Auditor General’s (CAG) performance audit report on Ganga rejuvenation tabled in the Indian Parliament on December 19 last specifically specifically mentions that National…
Pope calls in X-mas message for two-state solution in ME
Pope Francis used his Christmas message on Monday to call for a negotiated two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after US President Donald Trump stoked regional tensions with his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Francis spoke of the…
3 BSF members detained in Rajshahi border
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh detained three members of Border Security Force (BSF) of India from Char Majhar Diyar area in Godagari upazila on Monday morning over their illegal intrusion into Bangladesh territory.
Spain’s king addresses Catalonia in Christmas Eve speech
Madrid, Dec 25 (AP/UNB) — King Felipe VI used his traditional Christmas Eve address Sunday night to call on Catalonia’s newly elected parliament to renounce further moves toward secession from Spain.
3 BSF members detained at Rajshahi border
Rajshahi, Dec 25 – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh detained three members of Border Security Force (BSF) of India from Char Majhar Diyar area in Godagari Upazila on Monday morning over their illegal intrusion into Bangladesh territory.
Get ready for polls – movement: Khaleda tells BNP workers
Dhaka 24 Dec – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday called upon the party leaders and activists to get ready both for movement and next general elections to restore democracy and the voting rights of the people. “You have to get…
America vows to protect, promote human rights
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, NY Incumbent US administration led by President is determined to protect and promote human rights and deter corruption around the world.
UN vote calls US move on Jerusalem ‘null, void’
UN, Dec 21 (AP/UNB) – The U.N. General Assembly has voted 128-9 with 35 abstentions to declare President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “null and void.”
Election commissioner terms Rangpur polls a model election
Election Commissioner Rafiqul Islam on Thursday termed Rangpur City Corporation polls a ‘model election’ saying that it was held amid a festive mood. “The Rangpur City Corporation election was held in a festive mood. We earlier promised to hold a…
Rangpur city election not fair – BNP alleges
BNP on Thursday alleged that the Rangpur City Corporation election was not fair, neutral and peaceful due to the ‘subservient’ Election Commission’s failure. The party also said the voter turnout was unprecedentedly very low as the ruling party men spread…
AL ally JP’s mayoral candidate leads Rangpur City polls
Jatiya Party candidate Mostafizur Rahman has taken a clear lead in the mayoral race of Rangpur City Corporation as shown in the early unofficial result. According to the primary count announced till 9pm on Thursday by returning officer Suvash Chandra…
Trade unions on frontline battle against inequality
Esther Lynch The European Commission continues to talk about robust recovery, but with wages falling or stagnating, many people in Europe are worse off than they were a decade ago. The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working…
Beyond justice – How Yugoslav tribunal made history
Bullet holes, bloodstains and brain matter marked the walls of an empty barn, a crime scene processed to document the worst crime in Europe since the Second World War: the deliberate killings of more than 7,000 men and boys from…
42 journalists killed in the course of work this year: CPJ
At least 42 journalists were killed in the course of their work in 2017, the Committee to Protect Journalists found in its annual analysis. While the overall number eased for a second consecutive year from record highs earlier this decade,…
Khaleda says 750 made disappeared in last 10 years
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday alleged at least 750 pro-democracy activists have been made disappeared by the members of law enforcement agencies over the last 10 years.
UN study says women migrants not fully protected in Middle East
Hundreds of thousands of women migrant workers from South Asian countries in the Middle East have signed employment contracts that they do not understand or do not adequately protect them against discrimination and abuse, says a new report. The study…
Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF in Naogaon
Dhaka- A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by members of Border Security Force (BSF) of India at Shimultoli border in Patnitala upazila in Naogaon early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Ershad Ali, son of Gazim Uddin of Ambati village.
Voting in Rangpur City elections starts
Dhaka, Dec 21 – Voting in the election to Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) election began on Thursday morning amid a four-tier security measure having the presence of over 5,500 security personnel.
UN: “American Dream” rapidly becoming “American Illusion”
Geneva, 19 Dec (Kanaga Raja) – “The American Dream is rapidly becoming the American Illusion as the US now has the lowest rate of social mobility of any of the rich countries,” said Professor Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur…
Turkey seeks permanent solution to Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, Dec 19 – Visiting Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Tuesday told BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia that their country has been working for a permanent solution to Rohingya crisis as it thinks Myanmar nationals who fled persecution in Rakhine…
Burma: Methodical massacre at Rohingya village Tula Toli
Yangon – The Burmese army carried out systematic killings and rape of several hundred Rohingya Muslims in Tula Toli village in Rakhine State on August 30, 2017, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The massacre was part…
Turkish PM pays homage to martyrs – Bangabandhu
Visiting Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday visited the National Mausoleum and paid respect to the martyrs placing wreaths. The Turkish Prime Minister also signed visitors’ book and planted a sapling there. Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf…
Reporters Sans Frontiers says 65 journalists killed in 2017
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says that 65 journalists were killed in 2017, the lowest toll in 14 years. According to figures released by the non-governmental organization on Tuesday, 60 percent of the journalists who were killed were murdered.
Iranian Red Crescent opens hospital for Rohingyas
A 20-bed field hospital, built by the Iranian Red Crescent, has started its operation in Cox’s Bazar to provide healthcare services to Rohingyas and Bangladeshi residents. The hospital is equipped with various sections, including medical services, nursing care, gynecology, environment…
BNP accuses Ershad of influencing Rangpur City polls
Hours after exchanging pleasantries with him in a flight, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday accused Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad of influencing the Rangpur City Corporation polls despite being the PM’s adviser. “You’ve a chawal (son)…
BD-Myanmar form joint working group for Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday formed a joint working group to start next step of work for repatriation of Rohingyas living in Bangladesh and signed the terms of reference (TOR). The agreed TOR mandates the JWG to undertake all necessary…
What’s happening in Catalonia and Spain
On October 1, 2017, the police of the Spanish State (known as the National Police) endeavored to take the polling boxes where Catalan people were voting in a referendum with two choices: for or against Catalonian independence from the Spanish…