US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday said the “deep partnership” between Bangladesh and the USA is expanding with the growing friendship.
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Reunited immigrant children scooped up into parents’ arms
San Diego, Jul 11 (AP/UNB) — Lugging little backpacks, smiling immigrant children were scooped up into their parents’ arms Tuesday as the Trump administration scrambled to meet a court-ordered deadline to reunite dozens of youngsters forcibly separated from their families…
‘Everyone is safe’ after daring rescue of 13 in Thai cave
Mae Sai, Jul 11 (AP/UNB) — “Everyone is safe.” With those three words posted on Facebook the daring rescue mission to extricate 12 boys and their soccer coach from the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in Thailand was complete…
Amid jubilation, 4 more boys rescued from flooded Thai cave
Mae Sai, Jul 10 (AP/UNB) — The leaders overseeing the desperate and dangerous rescue of 12 young soccer players and their coach from a flooded cave labyrinth in northern Thailand were only half joking when they quipped that success was…
BD expat, security officer killed in Saudi Arabia shootout
Four people, including a security officer and a resident were killed in an alleged “terrorist” attack at a security checkpoint in Buraidah in Saudi Arabia, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday. An official source of the interior…
Six boys rescued from flooded Thai cave: official
Mae Sai, Thailand, July 8 – Six boys among a group of 13 trapped in a flooded Thai cave for more than a fortnight were rescued on Sunday, authorities said, raising hopes elite divers would also quickly save the others.
After talks, NKorea accuses US of ‘gangster-like’ demands
Tokyo, Jul 8 (AP/UNB) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delivered a dose of harsh reality to Donald Trump, dashing hopes for a quick denuclearization deal in a pointed rebuke to the president’s top envoy while accusing the…
Macron to attend FIFA World Cup semifinal in Russia
PARIS,(BSS/TASS)- French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Russia to watch the FIFA World Cup semifinal that the national team of France will play on July 10, the Elysee Palace told AFP.
Heartbreaking scenes follow Thai boat sinking; 38 dead
Divers who entered the wreck of a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern Thai resort island of Phuket described heartbreaking scenes of bodies of children found in the arms of their mothers, as the search continued…
Pakistani court gives ex-PM Sharif to 10 years in prison
A Pakistani anti-graft tribunal on Friday announced a much-awaited ruling in a corruption case against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, sentencing him to 10 years in prison over purchases of luxury apartments in London.
Rohingya rape survivors’ babies arrive: Tale of woes
By Kristen Gelineau Ukhiya, Bangladesh (AP) — Tucked away in the shadows of her family’s bamboo shelter, the girl hid from the world. She was 13, and she was petrified. Two months earlier, soldiers had broken into her home back…
German embassy concerned at attacks on peaceful protests
The German Embassy Dhaka on Wednesday said it has “with great concern” followed the brutal attacks on peaceful protesters during the last few days.
Colombia coach laments fouls against England at World Cup
Moscow, Jul 4 (AP/UNB)— Eight yellow cards. A head-butt. Yelling players surrounding the referee. Gamesmanship and spikiness across the pitch. Decided on a penalty shoot-out, the World Cup drama of England vs. Colombia would have been better without the ugliness.…
The Rohingya villages UN investigators can’t visit
Nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled last year’s brutal military crackdown in the northern Rakhine province of Myanmar. Hundreds of villages were burnt to the ground, and there were widespread rape and murder.
Want to see a dramatically different BD: Bernicat
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat on Tuesday said she expects to see a dramatically different country — more advanced and developed one — when she will come to visit Bangladesh after her tenure here.
Mediterranean – over 200 migrants drown in 3 days
By International Organization for Migration Geneva, Jul 1 2018 (IOM) – This weekend, some 204 migrants have died at sea off Libya, pushing the total number of migrant drownings in the entire Mediterranean so far this year to over 1,000…
Melania Trump seeing lots, saying little at migrant centers
Washington, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Melania Trump lit up when a 3-year-old boy darted out of “Family Unit 8” at a migrant centre in Tucson, Arizona.
South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency plans bureau in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko South Korea’s state-funded Yonhap News Agency is planning to open a bureau in North Korea, a company official confirmed to NK News on Friday. A formal proposal for bureau already submitted to North Korea’s KCNA, reports Yonhap.
EU leaders hail migrant plan
European Union leaders declared victory Friday, claiming to have set aside major differences over how best to handle migrant arrivals as they commissioned new plans to screen people in North Africa for eligibility to enter Europe.
‘Local temperature rise linked to antibiotic resistance’
A multi-disciplinary team of epidemiologists from Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital and the University of Toronto have found that increasing local temperatures and population densities are associated with increasing antibiotic resistance in common bacterial strains. The researchers found that…
Pelé beyond football
By Kul Chandra Gautam Kathmandu, Nepal, Jun 27, 2018 (IPS) – Pele’s example has inspired millions of young people to join the ‘beautiful game’ and contribute to building a peaceful and prosperous world fit for all our children.
The Queen presents awards to 2 young Bangladeshis
Young people from 38 countries across the Commonwealth celebrate their Queen’s Young Leaders Award with guests including Sir John Major, David Beckham OBE, Sir Lenny Henry CBE, Nicola Adams OBE, Neelam Gill, Caspar Lee, Tina Daheley and Ore Oduba Their…
Amnesty wants trials of Burma military for Rohingya genocide
United Nations, Jun 27 (AP/UNB) — Amnesty International released a report Wednesday that details new evidence of atrocities inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya population and names 13 top military commanders the human rights group says should be prosecuted for crimes against…
Mohamed Salah’s retirement will be painful right thing to do
An astonishing season of speed, scares, brilliance and heartbreak will finally end for Mohamed Salah this afternoon in Volgograd. What started with a brace on his Liverpool debut away to Watford will fade with a damp squib against Saudi Arabia,…
Nigeria: ‘Deeply unfortunate killings’ as 86 reported dead
Lagos, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) — Nigeria’s presidency late Sunday announced a “deeply unfortunate killings across a number of communities” in central Plateau State as one report cited police as saying 86 people were dead in clashes between mostly Muslim herders…
US states sue Washington over immigrant separation
Several US states are suing the Trump administration over its “zero tolerance” policy that led to thousands of migrant children being split from their families on the US border with Mexico.
Guatemalan man recalls fear, agony of separation from child
Provo, Jun 21 (AP/UNB) — Three-year-old Genesis Gonzalez Lopez giggled excitedly as she played with her father at a sunny Utah park, zipping down a slide again and again into his arms.
Bangladesh: 8 Brazil fans hack Argentina fans in football craze
Khulna, June 20 – An attempt to murder case has been filed against eight Brazil fans for hacking an Argentinean supporter and his wife in Daulatpur Upazila under Khulna district in Bangladesh.
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.
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…