UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it is “absolutely essential” that the world unite to combat the threat from climate change.
Category: Int’l relations
Indian ship with relief materials heading towards Ctg
Dhaka – Indian Navy ship, INS Sumitra, an offshore patrol vessel, is carrying disaster relief materials and now 90nm south off Chittagong. UNB news reported
Indian Navy rescues 32 Bangladeshis from Bay
Dhaka – Indian Navy officials rescued 32 Bangladeshi nationals and recovered a body from the Bay of Bengal at Moheshkhali on Wednesday morning. UNB news reported
PM seeks support from friendly countries for Rohiynga repatriation
Dhaka – Irked by the very slow pace of repatriation of Myanmar nationals Rohiynga from Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought help from friendly countries to gear up the process. UNB news reported
Proposed UN pay cuts threaten work stoppage in Geneva
By Thalif Deen UN, May 30 (IPS) – Facing significant reductions in US financial contributions from a politically-unpredictable Donald Trump administration, the UN Secretariat is gearing itself for a rash of austerity measures and budgetary cuts, including downsizing peacekeeping operations…
Trump administration plans to minimise civil rights efforts
The Trump administration is planning to disband the Labor Department division that has policed discrimination among federal contractors for four decades, according to the White House’s newly proposed budget, part of wider efforts to rein in government programs that promote…
Warm-up match: Tigers need 325 for win against India
Dhaka– Bangladesh need 325 runs against India for winning the ICC Champions Trophy warm-up match at Kennington Oval in London on Tuesday.Sent in to bat first, India scored 324 for 7 in 50 overs with Dinesh Karthik top-scoring 94 off…
Global clash between nationalism and federalism
by Lucio Levi There is a striking analogy between the current global economic and political crisis and the world crisis that occurred between two world wars. Then the great depression of 1929, Mussolini’s and Hitler’s ascent to power and WWII,…
The Ocean Conference: An integrated vision must be delivered
By Jan Kellett UN, May 24 (IPS) – In March 2015 at the Sendai World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction, the then President of Kirbati, Anote Tong, made it very clear how vulnerable his country was to climate and disaster…
Hasina in Vienna to attend IAEA meet
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Monday left for Austrian capital Vienna to attend an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference. Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said, “Various global issues, including bilateral cooperation in implementation of the Sustainable…
Hasina off to Austria to attend IAEA conf
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Vienna, Austria on Monday morning to attend a conference of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and hold a bilateral meeting with the Federal Chancellor of Austria Christian Kern. UNB news reported
Democracy under stress
by Thorvaldur Gylfason Freedom House recently demoted the United States from top rank among the world´s democracies. The reasons given include ‘the cumulative impact of flaws in the electoral system, a disturbing increase in the role of private money in…
North Korea launches projectile from near Wonsan
Launch is ninth missile test of the year Chad O’Carroll and Dagyum Ji North Korea launched an unidentified projectile towards the Sea of Japan (East Sea) from near Wonsan, Gangwon Province, early on Monday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of…
Paris deal ‘crippling’ to growth: While House
US compliance with its commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change would be “crippling” to growth, the White House said Friday. During his election campaign, avowed climate sceptic Donald Trump promised to exit the 2015 UN pact on limiting…
Saudi Arabia to implement sin tax from June 10
Saudi Arabia will start taxing cigarettes, energy drinks and carbonated drinks from June 10, the Saudi Gazette said on Sunday, quoting the General Authority of Zakat, making it the first country in the Gulf Co-operation Council to fix the implementation…
Police say 8 dead in Mississippi shooting
Brookhaven — Authorities in Mississippi said Sunday that a suspect is in custody after eight people were killed in a shooting, including a sheriff’s deputy. AP/UNB news reported
NASA lunar observation craft hit by meteoroid
In an extremely unlikely sequence of events a camera on a NASA craft fitted with three cameras was hit by a meteoroid while compiling an image, researchers have determined. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter called the LRO was hit in 2014.…
8 dead in mississippi shooting
Authorities in Mississippi said Sunday that a suspect is in custody after eight people were killed in a shooting, including a sheriff’s deputy. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain said the shootings occurred at three separate homes Saturday night…
PM’s Austria tour: Combating terrorism high on agenda
Dhaka – Bangladesh will discuss how effectively the global terrorism can be fought apart from discussing trade, investment and other bilateral issues during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Austria tour. UNB news reported
Elections Commission’s roadmap should have come after dialogue: BNP
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said the Election Commission (EC) should have held dialogues with political parties before announcing its roadmap for the 11th parliamentary polls. “The Election Commission has rolled out a roadmap. In other words, we…
British Airways cancels flights amid global computer outage
London — British Airways canceled all flights from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports Saturday as a global IT failure causes severe disruption for travelers. AP/UNB news reported
2 people stabbed to death after confronting a man shouting ‘hate speech’ at Muslim women on train
Dhaka – Two people were stabbed to death on a light-rail train in Portland, Oregon, on Friday afternoon, after trying to confront a man who was verbally abusing two women who appeared to be Muslim, according to police officials cited…
Modi names India’s longest bridge after Bhupen Hazarika
By Nava Thakuria Guwahati: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 May inaugurated India’s longest river bridge in eastern region naming it after legendary Assamese cultural personality Dr Bhupen Hazarika. The bridge is on Lohit river, a major tributary of…
100 dead 99 missing in Sri Lanka mudslides
Agalawatte, May 27 (AP/UNB)- Sri Lanka’s government says the death toll from Friday’s floods and mudslides have risen to 100 with 99 others missing, as security forces and residents stepped up search and rescue operations.
G7 leaders turn attention to African migraion
Leaders of the G7 group of rich nations are to meet with African heads of state later for talks on the migrant crisis. The leaders of Tunisia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Niger and Nigeria will join the second day of the G7…
Ariana Grande plans Manchester victim benefit gig
Ariana Grande is to return to Manchester to play a benefit gig for the victims of the attack at her concert on Monday.
Trump Russia link inquiry: Kushner under FBI scrutiny
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is under FBI scrutiny as part of the Russia investigation, according to US media. Reports say investigators believe he has relevant information, but he is not necessarily suspected of a crime.…
Chinese warships leave Bangladesh after 4-day goodwill visit
Dhaka – Three warships of China left Bangladesh for China on Friday after concluding a four-day goodwill visit to the country. UNB news reported
Champions Trophy: Tigers face Pakistan in warm-up match Saturday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will start their campaign in the eight-nation ICC Champions Trophy with a warm-up match against Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham in England on Saturday.The warm-up battle will begin at 3:30 pm (Bangladesh time). After placing impressive 6th in…
UK police arrest 9th man in concert bombing investigation
Manchester- British police investigating the Manchester Arena bombing have arrested a ninth man while continuing to search addresses associated with the bomber who killed 22 people. AP/UNB news reported