Amid escalating military tension on the Korean Peninsula, Chinese tour operators have canceled travel packages to North Korea, according to Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post. The report said Sunday that state-owned China International Travel Services and Ctrip.com International —…
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Reus boost for Dortmund after attack with 3-1 win in Germany
Berlin,(AP/UNB) – Marco Reus scored two minutes into his comeback from a torn ligament to set Borussia Dortmund on its way to a 3-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday.Reus’ return after six weeks out was a…
North Korean test missile explodes on launch, says US
Seoul, Apr 16 (AP/UNB) – A North Korean missile exploded during launch Sunday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, a high-profile failure that comes as a powerful U.S. aircraft supercarrier approaches the Korean Peninsula in a show of force.
Over 100 killed in blas during Syria’s population transfer
Beirut, Apr 16 (AP/UNB) – A stalled population transfer resumed Saturday after a deadly explosion killed at least 100, including children, government supporters and opposition fighters, at an evacuation point – adding new urgency to the widely criticized operation.
India won’t spoil ties with bd over water: Uma Bharti
Indian Water Resource Minister Uma Bharti has said India would not let politics spoil its relations with Bangladesh and that water is going to remain the basis of good relations between the two countries. “We won’t let politics spoil our…
Trump signs law taking air at planned parenthood funding
President Trump signed legislation on Thursday aimed at cutting off federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other groups that perform abortions, a move cheered by conservatives who have clamored to impose curbs on reproductive rights. The measure nullifies a rule…
Thousands dead in Brazil yellow fever outbreak
A yellow fever outbreak is tearing through Brazil leaving thousands dead in its wake — thousands of monkeys, that is. The epidemic, the worst Brazil has seen in decades, has killed more than 200 people so far. But it’s also…
2nd Div Cricket: Indira Road KC beat Gopibagh FA by 7 wkts
Dhaka – Indira Road Krira Chakra earned a comfortable seven wickets victory over Gopibagh Friends Association in a super league match of the Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Cricket at Fatullah Outer Stadium on Saturday.Sent into bat first, Gopibagh FA were…
Pope speaks of humanity’s shame
Thousands of people, including nuns, families with toddlers, and young tourists, endured exceptionally tight antiterrorism checks to pray at the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum, where Pope Francis expressed shame over humanity’s failings. Francis, wearing a plain white coat,…
Di Maria scores twice as PSG win ups pressure on Monaco
Paris, (AP/UNB)- Paris Saint-Germain struggled but prevailed against Angers 2-0 to keep the pressure on French league leader Monaco after Angel Di Maria scored twice on Friday.Di Maria’s stunning free kick gave the defending champions the lead in the first…
Reflections on World Health Day
By Martin Khor Penang, Apr 13 (IPS) – What’s the most precious thing in the world which unfortunately we take for granted and realise it true value when it is impaired? Good health, of course. That’s something many people must…
G77 calls for access & benefit-sharing of marine genetic resources
By an IPS Correspondent UN, Apr 13 (IPS) – The Group of 77 has strongly underlined the significance of marine genetic resources (MGRs) to the economies of developing nations.
Climate funds for world’s poorest slow to materialise
By Lyndal Rowlands UN, Apr 14 (IPS) – Climate change is making poor countries poorer, yet funding meant to address its economic consequences has been slow to materialise. Instead funding bodies are choosing to invest in green energy projects in…
Survivors of sex abuse say UN neglected them
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Apr 14 (IPS) – Several survivors who were sexually abused by peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) continue to be neglected by the UN, an investigative team has found. Three years after cases of…
Caribbean pursues green growth despite uncertain times
By Desmond Brown Bridgetown, Barbados, Apr 14 (IPS) – Barbados and its Caribbean neighbours are continuing to press ahead with their climate change agenda and push the concept of renewable energy despite the new position taken by the United States.…
Khaleda warns against interference in internal affairs
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday warned that people will not accept any other country’s interference in Bangladesh’s internal affairs. “As Bangladesh has achieved huge progress over the last 25 years, many countries now want to interfere in its internal…
Pahela Baishakh on two sides of border
Braving scorching heat, thousands of people from Bangladesh and India met their relatives from either side along the border at Amarkhana in Sadar upazila on Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, on Friday. The five-km border between…
Why Pakistanis are happier than Indians
The World Happiness Report, released by the United Nations on March 20, 2017 – to coincide with International Happiness day – has ranked India at the bottom of the pyramid, in terms of happiness of its citizens. India has been…
National Chess Championship to begin April 25
Dhaka – The 36th National Sub-Junior (Under-16) Chess Championships will start on April 25 at Chess Federation hall room in the city. It’s an open event for undre-16 year’s boys and girls players.The Interested participants have been asked to enroll…
Kolkata beats Kings XI 8th straight time to leads IPL
Kolkata, (AP/UNB)- Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab for the eighth straight time and spoiled the record of the last unbeaten team in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.Kings XI were made to bat first and slumped from 155-4…
China: Military force won’t halt North Korea threat
US put North Korea on notice it won’t tolerate any provocation, while Pyongyang threatened a nuclear strike in response.
Incendiary weapons burn again in Syria
Recent attacks on Saraqeb caught on video Mary Wareham Videos and photographs taken last weekend in the city of Saraqeb, in northwestern Syria, show the unmistakably bright trails produced by incendiary weapons. The ZAB incendiary submunitions used in the attacks…
US hit IS with largest ever used bomb killing 36 fighters
Washington, Apr 13 (AP/UNB) — U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with “the mother of all bombs,” the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials…
Chelsea, not Arsenal, in Pochettino’s sights
LONDON, (BSS/AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur have “bigger things” in their sights than finishing above Arsenal this season as they step up their pursuit of Premier League leaders Chelsea, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino. Tottenham last finished above Arsenal in 1995,…
EU calls for moratorium on executions
Dhaka – The European Union in a statement on Thursday reitrerated its opposition to capital punishment which, it said, is not a deterrent against crime and renders miscarriages of justice irreversible.
Two U-12 booters to represent BD in “Football For Friendship”
Dhaka – Two under-12 booters — one boy and one girl — will represent Bangladesh for the first time in the Gazprom’s 5th Season of the Football for Friendship Programme on the occasion of the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017…
Dhaka a reliable partner, says Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday termed Bangladesh a ‘reliable partner’ and highly appreciated the upward trajectory of bilateral relations since the official visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Moscow in 2013. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali had…
Wrong time Tillerson freezes out Russia’s independent groups
Rex Tillerson’s first visit to Russia as secretary of state was understandably dominated by the fallout from the April 7 US air strike on a Syrian air base. While he met with President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and…
NASA may announce the discovery of new habitat
Today, NASA will announce a new finding which the space agency says will ‘inform the broader search for life beyond Earth’. A report from a former NASA employee suggests that the finding relates to hydrothermal vents in an icy ocean…
First B2B meeting on cotton trade in Bangladesh
The International Islamic Trade Financing Corporation has organised its first B2B meeting between African cotton suppliers and Bangladesh cotton importers, as part of its Cotton Development and Partnership Programme… ITFC is recognised as the leading trade financier for cotton in…