Political Forum on SDGs must address migration
By International Organization for Migration The United States, Jul 17 2018 (IOM) – The 2030…
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Decentralised collective bargaining: Oversold
by Ronald Janssen Many international economic institutions share the idea that collective bargaining should take…
Indian forces kill 8 Maoist insurgents in forest gunbattle
Security forces killed eight Maoist insurgents, including four women, in an exchange of gunfire early…
Bangladesh, Germany sign 12-year e-passport deal
Bangladesh and Germany on Thursday signed a government-to-government agreement on e-passport following the government’s decision…
EC expected to hold inclusive polls: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday hoped that the Election Commission will be able to…
Quota reform move BNP-Jamaat ploy’ to undo stability’
Dhaka – The movement for ongoing ‘quota reform’ has become a “ploy of BNP-Jamaat” who…
Germany wants BD election meet minimum democratic standards
Dhaka, July 18 – German Minister of State Annen, in his first visit to Bangladesh,…
Miller the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, NY New York: Earl Robert Miller is the next US Ambassador to…
Dhaka, Delhi ties now in golden era: Shringla
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday said that the relationship between…
Trump backs down, says he misspoke on Russia meddling
Washington, Jul 18 (AP/UNB) — Blistered by bipartisan condemnation of his embrace of a longtime…
Bangladesh, India to participate in “Nuclear Kids” Musical in Hungary
In a spectacular amalgamation of music and nuclear energy, the International Children’s Creativity Project –…
55 Erasmus+ scholarships for Bangladesh in 2018-19
Ambassador Rensje Teerink, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh, hosted the Erasmus+…
US threatened Ecuador, WHO over breastfeeding resolution
A resolution to encourage breastfeeding at the recent World Health Assembly in May this year…
Unhinge Europe from America!
by Michael Davies-Venn After several months massaging Canadians, then US President Barack Obama announced his…
UK for fair, peaceful elections in Bangladesh
The United Kingdom has said they will continue to stress long-term importance to Bangladesh’s development…
ICC: Strengthen court on its 20th anniversary
Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should increase their support for the court…
US criticised for starting “trade war”, undermining WTO’s credibility
Geneva, 13 Jul (D. Ravi Kanth) – China severely criticized the United States on Thursday…
CNN’s Cooper calls Trump’s summit performance ‘disgraceful’
New York, Jul 17 (AP/UNB) — Seconds after President Donald Trump’s news conference with Russian…
Overcome crisis of globalisation: Redo politics, int’l coop
by Ngaire Woods Recently there’s been a lot of talk about globalisation being pushed back.…
Obama to make rare high-profile speech on Mandela’s legacy
In a speech marking the 100th birthday of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, former U.S. President…
Indonesia mob kills hundreds of crocodiles after man dies
A mob slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles at a breeding ground in Indonesia’s West Papua province…
Alwaleed in first public meeting with Saudi Crown Prince
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal met up with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last…
How countries fulfill requirements of climate finance
Kathmandu, 15 July (Prerna Bomzan)- The UNFCCC’s Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) organized a two-day…
Nuclear and Science Week kicks off Sunday
The festival is organised in connection with FCD of RNPP Pabna, July 14, 2018 -…
Minimum democratic space missing: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government has destroyed…
Nuclear arms race to be in Trump-Putin talks
President Donald Trump seems of two minds on nuclear weapons. He muses about eliminating them…
Dhaka for resolving issues thru talks, Hasina tells Rajnath
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangladesh always favours resolving any issue with its…
Trump attacks CNN-NBC and British paper at news conference
President Donald Trump found time to attack CNN, NBC and the British tabloid The Sun,…
What lies behind Lord Carlile’s deportation from New Delhi?
India refused entry to Alexander Carlile, a member of the House of Lords, who is…
Food commodity prices fall amidst rising trade tensions
Geneva, 11 Jul (Kanaga Raja) – The international prices of a basket of key agricultural…