Last year was an ‘annus horribilis’ for the European left. In Austria, France, and the Czech Republic, the left lost its governing position, and the same might occur in Italy in a few weeks. Today, only Portugal, Greece, Sweden, Slovakia,…
Category: Politics
Students across US walk out of class to protest gun violence
Dhaka, Feb 22 (AP/UNB)-In a wave of demonstrations reaching from Arizona to Maine, students at dozens of U.S. high schools walked out of class Wednesday to protest gun violence and honour the victims of last week’s deadly shooting in Florida.
President off to Singapore for check-up
Dhaka, Feb 22 – President Abdul Hamid left here for Singapore on Wednesday night for a medical check-up there. A regular flight of Singapore Airlines carrying the President took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:50 pm, said President’s…
Some missing Nigeria girls ‘rescued’ after school attack
Some of the schoolgirls missing after a militant attack on a boarding school in northern Nigeria have been rescued by the military, officials say.
BNP calls black flag procession in capital for Thursday
BNP will bring out a black-flag procession in the city on Saturday protesting the denial of permission for its planned rally on Thursday demanding the release of party chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
Friends of Pakistan alternatives to AL: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday reminded the friends of India that ruling party Awami League’s alternatives in Bangladesh are friends of Pakistan and sought continuous support to strengthen Dhaka-Delhi ties to see more prosperity and development…
PM Hasina for greater practice of Bangla
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday put utmost importance to greater practice and use of mother tongue Bangla as it is one of the world’s richest languages earned through the sacrifice of blood.
Do Trump’s deficit matter
Should Democrats complain about the large deficits that Trump and the Republicans are creating? Or is this playing into the Republican narrative that made the stimulus in 2009 inadequate and gave us austerity from then onwards?
Father of Palestine’s Icon: Everyone is blaming my daughter
By Erik Larsson As a video clip spread all over the world, so too did the name Ahed Tamimi. For Palestinians, she has become an icon of freedom. Arbetet Global met the father of the teenage girl that kicked and…
Vision 2030 & the political costs of Saudi reforms – Part 2
By Adel Abdel Ghafar Doha, Qatar, Feb 20 (IPS) – A pillar of the Saudi social contract has been the allocation of oil rents to the population in exchange for loyalty and fidelity to the Saud clan. A key weakness…
Paradise on tenterhooks
By Amantha Perera Colombi, Sri Lanka, Feb 20 (IPS) – It was a shutdown that was emblematic of the instability plaguing the Maldives in recent months. On Feb. 8, Raajje TV, an opposition aligned TV channel in the atolls, suspended…
President, PM pay tributes to language martyrs
Dhaka, Feb 21 – The nation is paying rich tributes to the martyrs of the 1952 historic Language Movement with the clock striking 00.01am on Wednesday marking ‘Amar Ekushey’, the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. President Abdul…
Case filled over RU teacher assault
Rajshahi, 20 Feb – A case has been filled over the assault on a teacher of Rajshahi University (RU) accusing eight intern Doctors of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) on Tuesday.
Socialist Students’ Front JU new unit committee
Savar, (Dhaka) Feb 20 – The Socialist Students’ Front (SSF), Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit, got a fresh executive body for a one year term of 2018-19 on Monday.
Joyous procession hails JU VC
Savar (Dhaka), Feb 20 – A joyous procession was brought out, yesterday, on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus hailing its VC over her reappointment for the second consecutive tenure.
Some top BNP leaders may join Jatiya Party: Ershad
Rangpur, Feb 20 – Dropping a hint that a good number of top BNP leaders are going to join his party, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday said he is ready to welcome them.
Khaleda to be freed through mass upsurge: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said party chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia would be freed through a mass-upsurge.
16 named for Independence Award
The government has selected 16 distinguished personalities to honour them with highest state award ‘Swadhinata Padak- 2018’ (Independence Award) in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
50 BNP-men hurt in clash with Faridpur police: 20 held
At least 50 BNP leaders and activists were injured in a clash with police in Supermarket Chattar of the district town on Tuesday morning.
Appeal against Khaleda verdict: Hearing Thursday
A day after receiving the certified copy of the lower court verdict, lawyers of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia filed an appeal with the High Court challenging her sentence in the Zia Orphanage Trust case on Tuesday afternoon. The HC is…
Hasina invites Dutch PM to launch BD Delta Plan 2100
Dhaka, Feb 19 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited her Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte to visit Bangladesh for launching the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 here this year.
Will Vision 2030 usher the new Kingdom of Saud? – Part 1
By Adel Abdel Ghafar Doha, Qatar, Feb 19 (IPS) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is undergoing a process of change in its social, economic, and political structures unseen since its founding in 1932. Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and…
Export-oriented agriculture can impact on right to food
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – The Government of Zambia’s policy of turning export-oriented large-scale commercial agriculture into the driving engine of the national economy, in a situation where land protection is weak, runs the risk of pushing peasants off their land,…
Over 10,000 civilian casualties in Afghan conflict last year
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – Civilians continued to suffer the effects of armed conflict in Afghanistan throughout 2017, with 10,453 civilian casualties (3,438 deaths and 7,015 injured) being documented between 1 January and 31 December of that year, according to a…
Latin America focuses on attacking pockets of rural poverty
By Orlando Milesi Santiago, Feb 19 (IPS) – Identifying territories where rural poverty is most entrenched in Latin America and the Caribbean to apply new tools and innovative policies to combat hunger is the new strategy that will be discussed…
North Korea catalogue of US HR violations
By Jake Johnson US “can never camouflage its true identity as the gross violator of human rights,” Pyongyang says Just as U.S. President Donald Trump was preparing to lambast North Korea as “a menace that threatens our world” in his…
Pro-AL teachers block JU VC’s office
Savar (Dhaka), Feb 19 – A faction of pro-Awami League (AL) teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Monday blockaded the administrative building for two hours protesting threat on their fellows.
Khaleda’s lawyers receive 1174 page copy of verdict
Dhaka. Feb 19 – Dhaka. Feb 19 – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s lawyer yesterday received the certified copy of the judgment of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against six persons including the BNP Chief. This paved the way…
BNP yet to get police permission for Feb 22 rally
Dhaka, Feb 19 – BNP is yet to get police permission to hold its planned rally on February 22 either at Suhrawardy Udyan or in front of party central office at Naya Paltan protesting jailing Khaleda Zia in a graft…
BNP accuses govt of efforts to score electoral goal in empty field
Dhaka, Feb 19 – BNP on Monday alleged that the government wants to make a goal in empty filed but the people would not allow them to do it.