Caracas – President Nicolas Maduro said a police helicopter fired on Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Tuesday in a confusing incident that he called a thwarted “terrorist attack” aimed at ousting him from power. -AP/UNB
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Don’t ‘normalize’ emergency powers: HRW tells France
Paris – The French government’s new counterterrorism bill would move some overly broad emergency powers into normal criminal and administrative law without adequate judicial safeguards Human Rights Watch said today.
‘Global sea level rise accelerates since 1990’
The rise in global sea levels has accelerated since the 1990s amid rising temperatures, with a thaw of Greenland’s ice sheet pouring ever more water into the oceans, scientists said on Monday.
Global pact on environmental rights to be presented to UN
PARIS, June (BSS/AFP) – Hollywood star turned activist Arnold Schwarzenegger joined politicians and legal experts in Paris Saturday to launch a campaign for a global pact to protect the human right to a clean, healthy environment. French President Emmanuel Macron…
Stalker-attack: 6 of a family hurt in Sherpur
Dhaka, June 26 – Six members of a family, including a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member, were injured in an attack by miscreants at tourist spot Panihata in Nalitabari upazila on Monday for protesting eve-teasing.
Yes – microlending reduces extreme poverty
by Quanda Zhang A small boost in microlending to the developing world could lift more than 10.5 million people out of extreme poverty. That’s one conclusion of my study, published last month in The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, which found…
At center of Qatar crisis, a $1 billion ransom
By Megan R. Wilson The crisis over Qatar that is gripping the Middle East hinges on an alleged $1 billion ransom that was reportedly paid to release members of Qatar’s royal family and others who were kidnapped in Iraq.
Assault on female doctor: Upazila chairman confined
Dhaka, Jun 25 – Medical staffs of Chittagong Medical College and Hospital confined Raozan upazila chairman for two hours at the hospital on Saturday night for assaulting a female intern doctor.
Eid in Laxmipur, Satkhira, Chandpur, Bhola
Dhaka, Jun 25 – Dwellers of eight villages in Laxmipur, several villages in Satkhira, Chandpur and Bhola districts are celebrating the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, on Sunday amid much enthusiasm and religious fervour.
Traffic jam on highways toelrable, claims Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday claimed that traffic jams on highways is less this time than that of the last 10 years. “Vehicles are moving slowly on highways but it’s tolerable,” said the minister while talking…
Sufferings of Eid-goers: BNP for Quader’s removal
BNP on Saturday demanded the resignation of Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader for his ‘failure’ to ensure smooth journeys for holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. “The sufferings the home-goers facing are indescribable. The minister (Quader) has utterly failed…we think…
Suicide bomber blows himself up as Makkah Haram Mosque plot foiled
Riyadh, June 24 (AP/UNB) – A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Grand Mosque at Makkah as police disrupted a plot to target the holiest site in Islam just as the fasting month of Ramadan ends, Saudi security forces…
Truck plunge kills 16 in Rangpur
Dhaka, Jun 24 – Sixteen people were killed and seven others injured as a cement laden truck fell ino a road-side ditch at Kolabari on Dhaka-Rangpur Highway in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur early Saturday.
Jumatul Wida offered
Dhaka, June 23 – The holy Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, was offered on Friday across the country with due religious fervor and solemnity.
New York Governor signs Anti-Child Marriage Law
New York – New York State has taken an important step toward ending child marriage, as Governor Andrew Cuomo on June 20, 2017 signed legislation to dramatically reduce the circumstances under which children can marry, Human Rights Watch said today.…
Court sets June 29 for hearing Khaleda’s graft case
A court here on Thursday set June 29 for the next hearing of Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Corruption cases filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. The Special Court-5 judge Md Akhtaruzzaman passed the order after one of Khaleda’s…
MEPs reject move to curtail ban on neonicotinoid pesticides
Members of European Parliament MEPs have overwhelmingly rejected an attempt by a UK Conservative MEP to oppose a full ban on neonicotinoid pesticides that have been linked to bee decline.
Australia to help build community resilience in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – The Australian Government has announced additional support of AUD3.9 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to improve nutrition and build community resilience in Cox’s Bazar.
BD Election Commission to update voter list from July 25
Dhaka – The Election Commission (EC) will begin the data collection for updating the existing voter list starting from July 25.
About 5000 BD workers jobless in Bahrain
Dhaka – Parliamentarian Caucus on Migration and Development Chairman M Israfil Alam on Wednesday said thousands of Bangladeshi workers have been faffing around on the streets in Bahrain without jobs as they were sent there without any demand. -UNB
BNP associate JCD activist hacked to death
Dhaka, June 21 – A local activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was hacked to death at Daulatpur in Khulna city on Tuesday night.
Hasan attacked Fakhrul’s motorcade at PM’s behest: Rizvi
BNP on Tuesday alleged that Awami League leader Hasan Mahmud attacked its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s motorcade in Chittagong at the behest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Speaking at a human-chain programme, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul…
Govt. cuts 18 percent duty on rice import
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said the government has decided to slash import duty on rice by 18 percent to ensure smooth supply and check price. “Now, rice will be imported paying only 10 percent import duty,” said the minister at…
Six killed in Gopalganj road accident
Dhaka, Jun 20 – At least six people dies in the head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Barisal highway at Chagolchera area in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj district on Monday. Four victims died on the spot and two others on…
Saudi Arabia claims arrest of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
Riyadh, Jun 20 (AP/UNB) – Saudi Arabia said Monday its forces had captured and were questioning three members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard who were intending to carry out an attack on a major offshore oilfield in the Persian Gulf.
Declare landslide-hit area disaster zone
Dhaka – BNP on Monday demanded the government immediately declare the hillslide-hit areas of the country as ‘disaster zones’, and stand by the victims with necessary support. The party also demanded that state mourning be announced over the deaths of…
Bangladesh still hosts largest number of Myanmar refugees: Report
Dhaka – The number of refugees from Myanmar rose to 490,300 by the end of 2016, from 451,800 the previous year with Bangladesh remaining to host the largest number of them – 276,200, says a new global report. -UNB
Global shares higher in subdued trading on Wall Street rise
Tokyo – Global shares were higher Monday after Wall Street ended last week barely higher and investors watched for Brexit talks set to start later in the day. –AP/UNB
Bangladesh braces for another heavy rain spell
Dhaka, Jun 19 – Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at places of four divisions of the country due to active monsoon for 24 hours of Monday.
Landslide halts rail communication with Sylhet
Dhaka, June 19 – The rail communications between Sylhet and rest of the country halted on Monday morning due to a hill slide triggered by heavy rainfalls in Lauachhara forest of Kamalganj in Moulvibazar.