By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jun 8 (IPS) – While stories of child marriage are commonly associated with the Global South, lesser known are the cases closer to home: in the United States. Across the world, child marriage has persisted and…
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Wounded May vows to stay as UK PM
London, June 9 (AP/UNB) – Spectacularly punished by voters who took away her majority in Parliament, a politically wounded but defiant Theresa May soldiered on Friday as Britain’s prime minister, resisting pressure to resign after the failure of a high-stakes…
Areas in Dhaka at higher risk of chikungunya
Residents at 23 neighbhourhoods in Dhaka were at a greater risk of being infected with Chikungunya, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, bdnews24.com has reported.
Hung parliament in UK: ‘Go’ – Corbyn; ‘Stability needed’- May
The Conservatives have failed to win an overall majority, and the UK is now set for a hung parliament, says the latest results show. It shows gains for the Labour Party after Thursday’s general election. This would be a humiliation…
Chargesheet against 5 in Banani rape case
Dhaka – Police on Thursday submitted the charge sheet against five persons including Ahmed Shafat and his friend Nayeem Ashraf in the Banani rape case to the court.
Black money worth Tk 13,372cr whitened since liberation: Muhith
Sangsad Bhaban – Black money worth Tk 13,372 crore have been whitened (legalised) since the country’s independence, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith told Parliament on Thursday. – UNB
Bodies, aircraft parts found in search for Myanmar plane
yangon, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) – A navy ship found bodies and aircraft parts in the seas off Myanmar while searching Thursday morning for a military transport plane carrying 120 people, a spokesman said.
North Korea fires ‘cruise missiles’ after US drills
Seoul, Jun 8 (AP/UNB) – North Korea fired several suspected short-range surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast Thursday, South Korea’s military said, in a continuation of weapons launches that have rattled Washington and the North’s neighbors as Pyongyang seeks…
Khaleda visits Moudud after eviction
BNP chief Khaleda Zia has visited senior party leader Moudud Ahmed after his eviction from his Gulshan home of more than four decades.RAJUK, the capital development authority, began the drive to vacate the house in Gulshan-2 on Wednesday noon, marking…
BNP’s Vision 2030 has already been implemented: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said it’s really a challenge for the BNP to regain the public confidence what it lost over the years. BNP has floated the ‘Vision-2030’ of BNP aimed at regaining the public confidence, she said in…
IS-claimed attacks on Iran’s parliament, shrine kill 12
Tehran – Gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Iran’s parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, wounding dozens and igniting an hours-long siege at the legislature that ended with four attackers dead. AP/UNB
Iran attacks leave 12 dead at parliament, Khomeini mausoleum
Twin attacks on the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s mausoleum in the capital, Tehran, have killed at least 12 people and injured many more.
Directives given to make eid journeys safe: PM
Sangsad Bhaban – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that the government has issued a 29-point directive to make people’s journeys on highways during Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr safe and comfortable. UNB news agency reported
Attacks on Iran parliament, Khomeini shrine, guard killed
Tehran, Jun 7 (AP/UNB) – Several attackers assaulted Iran’s parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Wednesday, killing a security guard and wounding 12 other people in rare twin attacks, with the shooting at the legislature still underway.
Trump siding against ally Qatar in Arab crisis
Washington, Jun 7 (AP/UNB) – President Donald Trump injected the United States into a volatile crisis among America’s Mideast allies, siding Tuesday with Saudi Arabia and other countries against Qatar in a dispute that threatens to disrupt efforts to defeat…
Historic 6-Point Day being observed
Dhaka, June 7 – The historic Six-Point Day is being observed on Wednesday in the country in a befitting manner commemorating the placing of the demand for autonomy for the erstwhile East Pakistan, , now Bangladesh.
Saving the oceans is saving future
The oceans’ health is only getting worse and the cycle of decline must be reversed, said representatives at the opening of a high-level UN conference. Approximately 5,000 representatives from governments, civil society, and the private sector from around the world…
Momentum around Paris deal, climate action unstoppable: Canada
Dhaka – Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Benoît Pierre Laramée on Tuesday said the momentum around the Paris Agreement and climate action is unstoppable. UNB news agency reported
Industrial waste destroys Narsingdi rivers
Dhaka, June 6 – Industrial chemicals and wastes have destroyed most rivers including Shitalakhkha, Brahmaputra and Harikhola Rivers in the district of Narsingdi, 20 kilometres east of capital Dhaka, inflicting damage to the entire ecosystem of the locality.
Excise duty on bank accounts to impact negatively: TIB
Dhaka, Jun 5 – The additional excise duty imposed on bank accounts in the proposed budget will increase the influence of bank money in the country’s economy and it will act as a tool to protect loan defaulters, said Executive…
World watching Suu Kyi’s treatment of religious freedom
Phil Robertson Ward-level officials’ threats to charge and prosecute Muslims who organized and participated in a public prayer session on May 31 in Thaketa township are further evidence of the Myanmar government’s failure to protect religious freedoms.
HC reduces Oishee’s death sentence to life term
Dhaka, June 05 – The High Court on Monday commuted the death sentence awarded to Oishee Rahman to life term imprisonment for killing her parents in 2013.
4 nations cut diplomatic ties to Qatar as Gulf rift deepens
Dubai, Jun 5 (AP/UNB) — Four Arab nations cut diplomatic ties to Qatar early Monday morning, further deepening a rift among Gulf Arab nations over that country’s support for Islamist groups and its relations with Iran. Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia…
Concerns about some tax proposals will be adressed: PM
Amid concerns of the business community and the common people about some provisions of tax, and VAT and excise duty on the proposed budget for fiscal year (2017-18), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government will look into…
Tiger response team wins BB award for wildlife conservation
The Village Tiger Response Team (VTRT), a community volunteer group supported by local conservation organisation WildTeam, has been awarded the ‘Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation 2017’ for its outstanding contributions to protecting critically endangered Bengal tigers in the Sundarbans. Prime…
Country exists for Sundarbans: PM
Dhaka – Highlighting the importance of the Sundarbans for the country’s existence, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said whatever project the government takes for development it does that keeping this mangrove forest in mind so that it does not…
Award encourages Dubai cos protect, promote workers’ rights
Dubai – More than 9,854 factories and 282 companies operating in the construction sector are expected to participate in the second edition of the Taqdeer Award programme, officials said on Wednesday. The award is given annually to firms who implement…
Six victims, three suspects killed in London assaults
London — Terrorism struck at the heart of London, police said Sunday, after a vehicle veered off the road and mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and witnesses told of men with large knives stabbing passersby at nearby Borough Market.…
A sustainable economy for the Arab World
Mahmoud Mohieldin Washington, DC – In recent decades, millions of people in the Arab world have been lifted out of extreme poverty. But progress is now at risk of slowing, or even reversing, owing to a vicious circle of economic…
Duty on bank deposits to encourage capital flight: Business
The budget proposal to hike excise duty on bank account balance may encourage capital flight, the country’s apex trade body has said in a statement. The FY2018 budget proposes to increase excise duty to Tk 800 from Tk 500 on…