Prominent photographer Shahidul Alam has been selected as the 2018 recipient of Humanitarian Award to be presented at the Lucie Awards.
Category: Int’l relations
Brazil beat Costa Rica 2-0 by late goals at World Cup
St. Petersburg,(AP/UNB) — Philippe Coutinho and Neymar scored injury-time goals to help Brazil beat Costa Rica 2-0 Friday at the World Cup.
What European democracies can teach America
Amid authoritarian and illiberal forces buffeting social democracies, it is helpful to renew appreciation for their political architectures, especially the central role developed over a century and a half for the principle of proportional representation (PR). Its absence is one…
Trump retreats, but thousands of families may remain apart
President Trump caved to enormous political pressure on Wednesday and signed an executive order meant to end the separation of families at the border by detaining parents and children together for an indefinite period.
Thousands join Yoga Day celebrations in Dhaka City
Commemorating International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2018, Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Thursday organised an event at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital where thousands of people from all walks of life wearing blue and yellow T-shirts joined practicing…
Bangladesh among 3 nations hosting half of world’s refugees
Turkey, Bangladesh and Uganda alone received over half of all new refugees last year. Never before has the world registered a larger number of people displaced by war and persecution.
Hearing on Rohingya issue held in ICC; decision pending
Dhaka, Jun 20 – A closed-door hearing on Bangladesh’s submission on Rohingya issue was held at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Wednesday but a decision in this regard is still waiting.
Trump backs down on migrant family separations policy
US President Donald Trump has bowed to public pressure and signed an executive order promising to “keep families together” in migrant detentions. Mr Trump reversed his own policy amid international fury over the separation of undocumented parents and children. He…
Assistance urgent for Rohingya facing severe monsoon: AI
On World Refugee Day, Amnesty International calls on the international community to urgently step up international assistance for more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District as they face severe monsoon weather.
Missing figure in Indonesia ferry disaster jumps again to 192
SIMALUNGUN, Indonesia,(BSS/AFP) – As many as 192 passengers could be missing after a ferry sank into the depths of a volcanic lake in Indonesia, the search-and-rescue agency said Wednesday, tripling initial government estimates.
Germany: Merkel’s Bavarian allies critical on euro budget
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies warned the German leader Wednesday against offering financial concessions to other European countries to resolve a conflict over migration that has shaken her government.
Ex-Brazilian footballer Zico to visit Bangladesh soon
Dhaka – Former Brazilian coach and footballer Arthur Antunes Coimbra, better known as Zico, will arrive here after the FIFA World Cup as Brazil is looking for stronger sports ties with Bangladesh.
Deal signed with China to procure trainer aircraft for BAF
Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a deal with China to procure K-8W Jet trainer aircraft for Bangladesh Air Force.
OECD meets picketty: An alternative narrative
Today’s Profits Are Not Tomorrow’s Investments A picture can say more than a thousand words. This is certainly true for the set of graphs (see below) that the OECD published in its latest Economic Outlook and that show the rate…
US quits UN human rights council for ‘bias against Israel’
Washington, Jun 20 (AP/UNB) — The United States announced Tuesday it was leaving the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, with Ambassador Nikki Haley calling it “an organization that is not worthy of its name.” It was the latest withdrawal by…
US quits ‘biased’ UN human rights council
The US has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), calling it a “cesspool of political bias”. The “hypocritical and self-serving” body “makes a mockery of human rights”, said US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley. Ms…
UN scy gen, WB president due in Dhaka Wednesday
Dhaka, June 19 – United Nations secretary general António Guterres and World Bank president Jim Yong Kim are due to arrive in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday on a 3-day visit that will include a trip to Rohingya settlements to…
Forced displacement above 68m in 2017: UNHCR
Wars, other violence and persecution drove worldwide forced displacement to a new high in 2017 for the fifth year in a row, led by the crisis in Congo, South Sudan’s war, and the flight into Bangladesh from Myanmar of hundreds…
World Refugee Day: Safe Rohingya return urged
Speakers at a press conference on Tuesday demanded quick repatriation of Rohingya Refugees with human dignity and rights on the eve of the World Refugee Day, which will be observed across the country on Wednesday.
US migrant children cry for separated parents
An audio recording in which migrant children in the US can be heard crying for their parents has been released as US President Donald Trump remains defiant over his immigration policy.
US expresses deep concern over anti-narcotics operation
Mohammad Zainal Abedin from NY New York, June 13. The office of the Spokesperson of US State Department expressed deep concern regarding the ongoing counter-narcotics operation in Bangladesh.
5 US first ladies speak out on family separations at border
New York, Jun 19 (AP/UNB) — All four former first ladies have joined the current one, Melania Trump, in an unusual united political front expressing horror at children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Major changes in UAE visa rules to help migrants
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Cabinet on Wednesday adopted a number of strategic decisions with regards to foreign workers’ insurance in the private sector, as well as a legislative package of visa facilitation. A new insurance scheme for workers’ guarantees has…
Int’l investment treaty terminations outpace new treaties
Geneva, 14 Jun (Kanaga Raja) – Investment treaty-making has reached a turning point, as for the first time, the number of effective treaty terminations outpaced the number of new IIA (international investment agreement) conclusions, according to the UN Conference on…
Spectre of Munich 1938 hangs over Singapore
Eighty years ago, British PM Neville Chamberlain went to Munich for a summit meeting with Adolf Hitler, to save the world from a military cataclysm. At the time, Hitler’s scientists were already working hard to unlock the destructive force of…
Over 300 hurt in Japan’s Osaka area earthquake
Authorities in western Japan say the number of people treated for injuries suffered in a strong earthquake Monday morning now exceeds 300.
Bangladesh is a beacon of hope, inspiration: US
As the world is set to observe this year’s World Refugee Day on June 20, the United States says Bangladesh stands out as a beacon of hope and inspiration.
BNP calls Khaleda’s treatment govt ‘evil design’
BNP on Monday alleged that the government is not allowing its Chairperson Khaleda Zia to receive treatment at United Hospital as part of an ‘evil design’.
HR monitoring on ground before Rohingya repatriation: UN
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has reiterated that no Rohingya repatriation should take place in the absence of sustained human rights monitoring on the ground, in the areas concerned.
Melania hates to see children separated from their families
US First Lady Melania Trump has expressed concern over a controversial policy that separates families who illegally enter the country. Mrs Trump “hates to see children separated from their families” and wants to see “successful immigration reform”, her spokeswoman said.…