The United Nations has said it stands ready to work with the new government of Bangladesh and other national stakeholders to further efforts towards a peaceful and inclusive society, good governance and the rule of law in line with the…
Category: Int’l relations
City of London moves to revoke award from Suu Kyi
Dhaka, Jan 12 – City of London Corporation councillors have voted in favour of removing the honorary freedom award granted to Aung San Suu Kyi over her failure to condemn atrocities committed against the Rohingya people in Myanmar.
‘New arrivals’ cloud Rohingya repatriation prospect
The worsening situation in Rakhine brings worries Dhaka, Jan 13 – Despite Bangladesh’s “serious efforts” to resume the halted repatriation process, the recent deteriorating condition in the Rakhine State of Myanmar has brought “much worries” among all concerned, clouding the…
US government shutdown set to hit record length
Washington, Jan 12 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump says it would be easy for him just to declare a national emergency and find federal money to build a barrier along the southern border, but he’s not going to be so…
4 dead, including 2 firefighters, in Paris blast
Paris, Jan 12 (AP/UNB) — France’s interior minister says that four people have been killed, including two firefighters, and 47 have been injured in the blast at a bakery that was apparently caused by a gas leak in central Paris.
German envoy for peaceful mechanism to resolve RMG issues
Dhaka, Jan 12 – German Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Fahrenholtz has laid emphasis on finding a peaceful way to resolve the issues related to the RMG sector in Bangladesh.
Russia to supply nuke fuel for China’s fast-neutron reactor
Dhaka, Jan 11 – TVEL Fuel Company, a subsidiary of Russia’s state atomic energy corporation- Rosatom and CNLY, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) have signed a contract for the supply of nuclear fuel for CFR-600 fast-neutron reactor…
Bangladesh improves on Global Terror Index
Cybersecurity threat emerges as a new form of terror, says IEP Dhaka, Jan 11 – Bangladesh has improved four notches to the 25th place among 163 countries with a score of 5.697 in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2018 of…
The Left must respond to grievances over immigration
The main challenges facing the left and Western democracies more generally fall into two core categories: economic and social. In recent years a general consensus emerged regarding the former that the left had moved too far in a neoliberal direction…
Rab arrests 9 people on different charges in Gazipur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested nine people on different charges from separate places here on Thursday night. Among the arrestees, three- Shahjahan Mia, Khokon and Mukul-were arrested in a murder case.Tipped off, a team of…
Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
A court in Myanmar on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters journalists convicted of violating the country’s Official Secrets Act during their reporting on the country’s crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, maintaining the seven-year prison terms they were sentenced to…
Preventing a new Euro-Missile Race
Next month, it is very likely the Trump administration will take the next step toward fulfilling the president’s threat to “terminate” one of the most far-reaching and most successful nuclear arms reduction agreements: the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty,…
A closer look at the World Bank’s sizable China portfolio
China continues to borrow an average of $2 billion a year from the World Bank, making it one of the Bank’s top borrowers—despite being the world’s second-largest economy and itself a major global lender, according to our study released today.
Gunmen kill 4 volunteers guarding southern Thailand school
Gunmen disguised as state security personnel fatally shot four paramilitary volunteers guarding a school in insurgency-wracked southern Thailand, police said.
466 extrajudicial killings in 2018: ASK
Dhaka, Jan 10 – Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights organisation, yesterday said that 2018 marked the highest number of extrajudicial killings in history, numbering at 466.
10 Women4Climate tech challenge finalists announced
C40’s global competition celebrates women innovators and helps accelerate technological solutions to climate change. Winners will see their solution implemented in Paris and Tel Aviv.
Gov’t turns desperate to eliminate BNP, says Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government is trying to ‘eliminate’ its opponents with its ‘repressive acts’.
EU election experts meet BNP female candidates
A two-member European Union (EU) election expert mission on Thursday held a meeting with BNP’s three female candidates who contested the 11th parliamentary election.
BB heist: Philippine court jails former RCBC manager
A Philippine court on Thursday held former manager of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC), Maia Santos-Deguito, guilty of money laundering offenses in connection with the $81 million Bangladesh Bank heist.
US-China trade talks wrap up, with outcome unclear
Uncertainty over the outcome of China-U.S. trade talks cast a pall Thursday over Asian markets as both sides kept mum about what lies ahead.
Kim Jong Un’s train leaves Beijing after his fourth trip
Dagyum Ji and Oliver Hotham January 9th – A train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un departed from the Chinese capital on Wednesday, multiple outlets reported, wrapping up a visit to the country in which he…
40 years since the Khmer Rouge regime ended in Cambodia
The anniversary is not actually celebrated. After all these years, talking about the Khmer Rouge is still controversial. This is partly because the genocide came ‘from within’. Almost every family has a feud that goes back to this dark history…
US, China extend talks on trade battle for 3rd day
U.S. and Chinese envoys have extended trade talks into a third day Wednesday after President Donald Trump said negotiations over their tariff war were “going very well!”
Asian countries dominate in passport power in 2019
Japan goes into the new year holding the 1st place on the Henley Passport Index, with citizens enjoying visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to 190 destinations. In a further display of Asian passport power, Singapore and South Korea now sit in joint 2nd…
Thai, Saudi officials meet over case of young Saudi woman
Thailand’s immigration police chief met Tuesday with officials of the Saudi Embassy in Bangkok, and said the officials told him they are satisfied with how the case of a young Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her abusive family…
Solar energy crowns social housing programme in Brazil
“Solar energy makes my happiness complete,” said Divina Cardoso dos Santos, owner of one of 740 houses with photovoltaic panels on the rooftops in a settlement on the outskirts of this central Brazilian city.
Britain testing ‘no-deal’ scenario as Brexit vote nears
Britain is testing how its motorway and ferry system would handle a no-deal Brexit by sending a stream of trucks from a regional airport to the port of Dover — even as some legislators try to pressure the government to…
The Uighur question: A civil society solution
By Chandra Muzaffar In the last few months, the International Movement for a Just World (JUST) like so many other civil society groups in various parts of the world has been inundated with videos and articles from different sources alleging…
Jhalokati youth ‘tortured for 20 hrs’ on theft charge
A young man has reportedly been tortured for 20 hours after being confined to a room of the local union parishad complex in Nalchiti upazila on charge of stealing a trawler.
Space tech aid India’s Meghalaya to expand boro rice farming
In Meghalaya’s tough hill terrains that limit field visits, space technology is aiding the selection of areas that are suited for growing and expanding cultivation of boro rice which is sown in winter and harvested in spring/summer, officials said.