Monowara Begum Moni The Stuttgart Rail Stations remain always full of passengers on and off. Now they are empty due to lockdown imposed by the government. However, the COVID ‘mutation’ from the UK made everyday life in Germany even more…
Tag: Int’l relations
Dhaka, Delhi agree to joint patrolling to end border deaths
Dhaka, Dec 25 – India and Bangladesh have decided to conduct joint night patrols in vulnerable areas along the border in order to bring down frontier killings to zero. The two countries share a 4,096km-long international border.
140 BD policemen leave for UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
A Bangladesh Police team left for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali on a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Friday night.
The G20 Debt Plan Does Not Go Far Enough
By Shamshad Akhtar, Kevin P. Gallagher, and Ulrich Volz ISLAMABAD/BOSTON/LONDON – The COVID-19 crisis has come at the worst possible time for humanity. The poorest countries were already struggling to meet their development goals in the face of cyclones, wildfires,…
5 BD seamen held by Houthis in Yemen to return home soon
Five Bangladeshi seamen, who are being held by Houthi rebels in Yemen capital Sana’a since February this year, will soon return home through India.
Iran’s president vows revenge over slain military scientist
Iran’s president vowed Saturday to exact revenge over the killing of a scientist linked to Tehran’s disbanded military nuclear program as he joined other officials in blaming Israel for the slaying.
Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed
An Iranian scientist that Israel alleged led the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program until its disbanding in the early 2000s was “assassinated” Friday, state television said. Israel declined to immediately comment on the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who Israeli Prime…
New Zealand leader Ardern offers virus know-how to Joe Biden
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday became the latest world leader to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory, saying she offered to share her nation’s expertise on dealing with the coronavirus.
Barrelling towards the ‘Brexit’ cliff edge
by Paul Mason on 23rd November 2020 The most frightening thing is not the UK government’s end-game strategy, Paul Mason writes. It’s that there isn’t one.
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership RCEP augurs hope
By Chandra Muzaffar Amidst of the gloom generated by the twin health and economic crises, the birth of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a ray of light auguring hope.
It’s vital to amend Myanmar’s citizenship laws: UK
The United Kingdom has sought an amendment to Myanmar’s citizenship laws to allow everyone to fully participate in Myanmar’s political process.
Pent-up global wish list of hopes, demands awaits Biden
AP?UNB, Nov 09 – Spare a thought for the people who’ll be managing Joe Biden’s presidential appointment diary. Four years of inward-looking “America First” leadership by outgoing President Donald Trump have generated pent-up global demand for a more engaged and…
Massive Syria Propaganda by Western Gov’t Contractors, Media
By Ben Norton 23 Sep 2020 – Western government-funded intelligence cutouts trained Syrian opposition leaders, planted stories in media outlets from BBC to Al Jazeera, and ran a cadre of journalists. A trove of leaked documents exposes the propaganda network.
The Palestinian struggle betrayed
By Askiah Adam The Abraham Accord signed recently between Israel on the one hand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain on the other, is touted as a peace deal. They were not at war. There was peace between…
Edward Snowden gets permanent residency in Russia
Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has been given permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told state-run news agency RIA Novosti.
UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite US objections
A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States, which insists the ban…
Taiwan: New Delhi celebrates, Beijing urges caution
Mohammad Zainal Abedin India seems to have dug a new ditch in its relations with China which is clearly exposed by celebrating the national day of Taiwan in Indian capital on October 10.
UN Survives a World Turned Upside Down
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 2020 (IPS) – As the United Nations plans to commemorate its annual UN Day, come October 24, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is presiding over a world body which has remained locked down since last…
Shock, sympathy, criticism: World reacts to Trump infection
Washington, AP/UNB, Oct 02 – News that US President Donald Trump, world’s most powerful man was infected with the world’s most notorious is drawing instant reactions of shock, sympathy, undisguised glee and of course, the ever-present outrage and curiosity.
Don’t allow geopolitical rivalries to weaken UN: PM Hasina
Dhaka, Sept 21 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for not allowing geopolitical rivalries to weaken the United Nations as the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that both developed and developing nations need the UN more than ever.
Vaccine, Rohingya issues in PM Hasina’s 75th UNGA speech
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will virtually deliver her key speech at the 75th UN General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26 highlighting global issues including Rohingya crisis and vaccine with a call to ensure vaccine for all at an affordable cost.
Philanthropy’s Role in the Missing Global Architecture
By Marcel Arsenault NEW YORK, Sep 17 2020 (IPS) – The promise of the United Nations, as articulated 75 years ago, is a global system capable of managing global issues. As UN leadership knows, that promise is needed now more…
Border killing, drug smuggling feature BGB-BSF talks
Dhaka, Sept 17 – A four-day border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) formally began in Dhaka on Thursday with a greater focus on border killing and cross-border crimes, including drug smuggling.
No ME peace without solving Palestinian problem: Russia
MOSCOW, Sept 17, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Russia said on Thursday it would be a “mistake” to think lasting peace in the Middle East could be secured without resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Iran says UAE, Bahrain to bear consequences of Israel deals
Tehran, Sept 16 – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will be responsible for any ‘consequences’ resulting from their normalisation of relations with Tehran’s arch-foe Israel.
Will Trump Threaten to Pullout or Defund the United Nations?
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Sep 14 2020 (IPS) – Back in 1998, Senator Jesse Helms, a rightwing Republican from the US state of North Carolina, carried out a virulent one-man hate-campaign against the UN– and its very presence in…
UN General Assembly adopts resolution on COVID-19
United Nations, Xinhua/UNB, Sept 12 – The General Assembly has adopted an “omnibus” resolution to encourage international cooperation in response to COVID-19. The resolution, which was adopted 169-2 with two abstentions, identifies international cooperation, multilateralism and solidarity as the only…
COVID-19 may have been in Los Angeles before China reported
LOS ANGELES, Sept 11, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – A new study by American researchers, released on Thursday, suggests the deadly coronavirus may have already reached Los Angeles by late December, actively circulating in the area months before the first definitive cases…
UK delivers £500m in projects for Commonwealth citizens
From providing antibiotics to more than nine million people to prevent blinding trachoma to building a Clean Ocean Alliance of 34 countries, more than 40 projects have been delivered during the United Kingdom’s leadership of the Commonwealth, a new report…
300 Rohingyas found on beach in Indonesia
Almost 300 Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province Monday, reports AP.They were evacuated by military, police and Red Cross volunteers, the authorities said.