WASHINGTON (AP/UNB) — Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected Sunday as speaker, giving her the reins of Democrats’ slender House majority as she and President-elect Joe Biden set a challenging course of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic, revive the economy…
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 2020 (IPS) – The ouster of Donald Trump from the US presidency last week may well be the dawn of a new era for multilateralism – and perhaps for a besieged United Nations—…
Manikganj, Aug 13:Farmers of all the seven upazilas in Manikganj district are very happy as they get bumper yield of jute this year due to favourable weather and availability of agri-inputs.
By Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury NEW YORK, Apr 17 2020 (IPS) – The current financial crisis, triggered as a result of withholding or delaying payment of assessed contributions by Member States, is nothing new to the United Nations. We have…
Dhaka, April 05 – Amid a nosedive in revenue collection, export earnings and remittance inflow, economists fear a burgeoning budget deficit in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic and the massive steps taken to tackle it. Due to halt in…
Dhaka, Feb 04 – Chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Md Jahurul Haque on Monday said they will appoint an administrator to mobile phone company Grameenphone if it fails to pay the dues by the stipulated time fixed…
By Thalif Deen UN, Jan 22 2020 (IPS) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared last week that the United Nations just “managed to survive its deepest financial crisis in a decade.”
31 December 2019 -At the dawn of the next decade, a new World Food Programme (WFP) forecast of global hunger hotspots has revealed that escalating hunger will challenge sub-Saharan Africa in the first half of 2020.
Lionel Messi will have Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk as rivals for the 2019 Ballon d’Or award. But not Neymar.
An urban climber known as the “French Spiderman” has climbed a high-rise building in the German city of Frankfurt and now faces a fine for his effort.
London, Sep 25 (AP/UNB) — An unrepentant Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed off cries of “Resign!” and dared the political opposition to try to topple him Wednesday at a raucous session of Parliament, a day after Britain’s highest court ruled…
British Airways faced its first global strike by pilots on Monday and the possibility of almost all its flights being grounded for two days
Dhaka, July 24 – The future of Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikya Front looks bleak as its partners have started following a ‘go-alone policy’ amid deepening misunderstanding among themselves over various issues.
If Facebook’s new cryptocurrency shouldresonate anywhere it should be India, where the social media giant has more than 300 million followers. Many Indians are shut out of banking and face punitive fees for simpletransactions, like transferring money to their loved…
Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor are once again coming together after ABCD 2 with Street Dancer 3D. Varun has been occupied with the film for a while now and going by his social media posts, we’re sure he’s worked hard…
Dhaka, May 25 – A massive crowd was seen at Kamalapur Railway Station and Airport Railway station as Hundreds of ticket-seekers thronged the ticket counters. Everyone needed a ticket of June 3. Ticket seekers gathered at the stations in huge…
By Emily Dixon and Samuel Quashie-Idun, CNN . (CNN)A Belgian court has ruled that Albert II, the former king of Belgium, will be fined €5,000 ($5,600) every day until he takes a DNA test to determine whether he fathered a…
Dhaka, Apr 30 – A case has been filed against actress Shomi Kaiser for reportedly tarnishing the image of journalists branding them ‘thieves’ during a programme at the Jatiya Press Club on April 24. Editor of online news portal studentjournalbd.com…
Washington, Jan 25 (AP/UNB) — Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested in the special counsel’s Russia investigation in a pre-dawn raid at his Florida home on Friday and was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing…
British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and triggering a no-confidence vote that could topple her government.
MPs are preparing to vote on whether to back Theresa May’s deal for leaving the European Union.The so-called “meaningful vote” will take place later as five days of debate on Brexit comes to an end.
Lalsa Yadav gushes with a big smile on his face every time he spots a gharial in the river Gandak, that flows through West Champaran district of Bihar, bordering Nepal.
A 47-member cabinet, led by Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, will be constituted on Monday, said Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam on Sunday.