Dhaka-South Asian Fund For Education, Scholarship &Training (SAFEST) today hailed the court’s decision to allow the implementation of President Obama’s executive actions that will grant administrative relief to millions of immigrant families.
Category: Int’l relations
Achieving quality outcomes from budget a big challenge: WB
Mentioning that its size matters little, the World Bank on Wednesday observed that the implementation of Bangladesh’s national budget with quality outcomes will remain a big challenge for the government.
PM hosts iftar for eminent citizens
Dhaka-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday hosted an iftar party for judges, diplomats and high civil and military officials at her official Ganobhaban residence.
Stalwarts Cameron, Major, Blair, star Beckham urge pro-EU vote
London, (AP/UNB) — From the prime minister to sports and pop icons David and Victoria Beckham, supporters of Britain staying in the European Union urged voters Tuesday to think about future generations when they cast ballots in a referendum that…
North Korea test-fires missiles in defiance of UN sanctions
North Korea has test-fired two mid-range ballistic missiles within hours of each other in defiance of UN sanctions, says South Korea.Military officials in the South said both were powerful Musudan missiles.The first launch failed while the success of the second…
Ousted campaign manager had unlikely path to Trump Tower
Corey Lewandowski, dismissed Monday as Donald Trump’s campaign manager, had risen from political obscurity to oversee the celebrity businessman’s rise to the brink of the Republican nomination, but he also became a flashpoint for campaign in-fighting.
Rohingya situation to be held up by govt. to diplomats
The government will brief foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka over the latest Rohingya situation in the country on Monday. The government has recently conducted the first ever census on the undocumented Myanmar nationals living in Bangladesh. Diplomats from Europe, America…
US should consider profiling Muslims: Trump
Washington — Donald Trump is suggesting the United States should “seriously” consider profiling Muslims inside the country as a terrorism-fighting tool, the latest example of the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting increasingly backing positions that could single out a group based on…
‘Fatwa’ against terrorism heartening: Indian Minister Sushma
The fatwa issued by clerics in Bangladesh against terrorism and suicide attacks is a welcome step, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said, IANS reported from New Delhi. Responding to a media query about attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh,…
Rohingya situation to be briefed to diplomats
Dhaka – The government will brief foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka over the latest Rohingya situation in the country on Monday, Unb news agency reported.
Attorney general: Silent on Clinton email case with Obama
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Sunday she doesn’t believe the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server has been compromised by President Barack Obama’s endorsement of Clinton in the 2016 White House race. That endorsement raised eyebrows among conservatives…
Donald Trump says US should consider profiling Muslims
Donald Trump says the country should “seriously” consider profiling Muslims in the United States as a terrorism-fighting tool. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee says other countries use profiling and “it’s not the worst thing to do.” Washington, AP/UNB News Reported.
Global events call for Assange’s freedom
Ten cities across the world are hosting a week of events dubbed “First they came for Assange,” featuring Noam Chomsky, Slavoj Zizek, Yanis Varoufakis and Patti Smith, among others. It marks four years of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s detention. Julian…
Defence minister of Russia meets Assad
Moscow — Russia’s defence minister visited Syria on Saturday to meet the country’s leader and inspect the Russian air base there, a high-profile trip intended to underline Moscow’s role in the region. Sergei Shoigu met with President Bashar Assad in…
Fundamentalism a threat to peaceful assembly, association: UN
Dhaka-The phenomenon of fundamentalism is fueling growing intolerance worldwide, which poses a grave threat to the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association.
World’s most powerful nuclear icebreaker Arktika launched in Russia
The launching ceremony of the world’s largest nuclear icebreaker- Arktika took place at the Baltic Shipyard in St.-Petersburg of Russia on June 16, 2016.
Gorbachev disagrees with Obama on nukes
By David Swanson Mikhail Gorbachev and Barack Obama have radically different views on what is involved in doing away with nuclear weapons. Reading Gorbachev’s new book, The New Russia, is a bit disappointing, but it contains some key insights. It…
Joe Biden campaigns for ban on assault weapons from civilian ownership
US Vice President Joe Biden in a message sent to people on Friday lent support to the campaign to ban assault weappons and high capacity magazines from cvilian ownership. He said, “Over the past few years, we’ve watched as new…
11 get life in prison for 2002 deadly riots in India
An Indian court on Friday sentenced 11people to life in prison for murder in one of the many deadly religious riots that swept across the western state of Gujarat in 2002 and left more than 1,000 dead. Special Court Judge…
UK mourns Jo Cox as group says suspect had far-right ties
Campaigning in Britain’s European Union membership referendum was at a halt and normal political life was suspended Friday as the country absorbed the daylight slaying of lawmaker Jo Cox with shock — and worry that the political fury unleashed by…
Boko Haram kills 18 at funeral in northeast Nigeria
A police official says Boko Haram extremists have killed 18 people at a funeral in northeast Nigeria.Police spokesman Othman Abubakar said Friday the number of dead could rise.Witnesses said the assailants shot at mourners after arriving on motorbikes in the…
PM shocked at British MP’s murder
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock at the killing of British Labour Party MP Jo Cox. “I am deeply shocked and saddened at the tragic killing of Mrs. Jo Cox, the young and promising Labour…
Making sense of tragedy and guns after Orlando
Antonio Ginatta As the casualty numbers in Orlando come in (now at 49 victims confirmed dead and 54 wounded) people are struggling to make sense of the senseless, to find in the killer’s actions and words some clue to the…
EU sharply criticised over new trademarks directive
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – Several developing countries – Brazil, India, South Africa, China and Indonesia – took the European Union (EU) to task over its new Directive aimed at harmonising the provisions of trademark laws in the EU member states.…
Migrants rescued as boat runs aground near Greek island
Dhaka-Greece’s coast guard rescued 57 migrants or refugees from a sailboat which ran aground off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos Thursday, and arrested two suspected smugglers who had also been on board, authorities said.
India to invest in BD’s infrastructure dev: Envoy
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh V Shringla on Thursday said India will be investing in creating infrastructure — port, road and rail — in Ashuganj and Akhaura to facilitate the smooth movement of goods. The diplomat said this after…
British Labour lawmaker critically injured in shooting
Both sides in the British referendum debate Thursday suspended campaigning after Labour lawmaker Jo Cox was shot and critically injured in her northern England constituency.West Yorkshire police said a 52-year-old man was arrested after the attack in Birstall, near Leeds.…
‘Dhaka, Washington firm to curb violent extremism’
Dhaka – Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin has said Bangladesh is closely working with the United States, its neighbors and other friendly countries to root out violent extremism and terrorism, Unb news agency reported. The Ambassador made…
Mass shooting casualties in the US
A total of 330 mass shootings were recorded in the United States in 2015, killing 367 and injuring another 1,318 people. And from year to year, this figures only rise. Thus, compared to the two previous years, 2015 appeared to…
Gun industry describes mass shootings like Orlando “big opportunity”
In recent corporate presentations, leading gun makers celebrated the fact that consumers bought more firearms because of the December terrorist attack in San Bernardino. And, prior to the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando on Saturday night, executives were…