Myanmar must show seriousness about Rohingya return from Bd
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the government of…
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Austerity inside a wagon in the forest of compiègne
What is the link between the current civil war in Syria, the austerity policy imposed…
Bd job site, IOM partner to fight unethical recruitment norm
Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov 13 2018 (IOM) – The UN Migration Agency (IOM) is partnering with…
Amnesty withdraws award from Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
Amnesty International has withdrawn its highest honor from Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi in…
Pakistan: Girls deprived of education
The Pakistan government is failing to educate a huge proportion of the country’s girls, Human…
Alibaba Singles’ Day sales hit 31 bln USD
China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Monday said the Singles’ Day sales on its online shopping platforms…
470 kms of rivers to be dredged with BD-India joint finance
The Cabinet on Monday approved ‘Addendum to the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade’…
Bangladesh eunuch celebrate their recognition day
The transgender community observed the 5th anniversary of their recognition by the government as the…
California fire death toll rises to 23
The death toll from destructive fires hitting California rose to 23 Saturday as rescue workers…
Bolsonaro: a monster engineered by our media
By Jonathan Cook With Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in Brazil’s presidential election at the weekend, the…
Marco Napoli, 86, ensured the survival of IPS at UN
Marco Napoli, who passed away on November 6, began his early professional career as a…
Trump insults reporters, claims Acosta video wasn’t altered
New York, Nov 10 (AP/UNB) — Before hopping on a plane to Paris on Friday,…
Two major problems of the world
Shah Abdul Hannan The two greatest problems of the present world are the spread of…
Tunisia: Privacy threatened by ‘homosexuality’ arrests
Tunisian authorities are confiscating and searching the phones of men they suspect of being gay…
Lessons for the ‘Rest’ from ersatz miracles
Of the ten fastest growing economies since 1960, eight are in East Asia. Two main…
United Nations: Food commodity prices fall for fifth consecutive month
Geneva, 5 Nov (Kanaga Raja) – The international prices of a basket of key agricultural…
13 dead after California bar shooting
A sheriff says 13 people are dead, including a sheriff’s sergeant and the gunman, after…
BD-India transboundary river dying for structure in Jessore
Many structures have been built illegally by encroaching both banks of Haor river, once linking…
29 Malaysia-bound Rohingyas rescued from sea
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 33 people including 29 Rohingyas from a trawler in…
Will Saudi Arabia remain unchanged after Khashoggi?
By Askiah Adam While the body of the murdered Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for the…
Govt-Oikya Front 3-hour 2nd meeting inconclusive
Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday said the ball is now in the…
Halt rushed plan of Rohingya repatriation: UN expert
A UN human rights expert has urged Bangladesh to shelve the plan to start repatriating…
US Democrats on track to win House control
US media predicts House flips to Democrats, reports BBC President Donald Trump’s favourite news outlet,…
Spain finds 17 dead migrants, 100 survivors in Mediterranean
Spain’s maritime rescue service says at least 17 people have died trying to reach Spain…
Philippines: Independently probe police ‘hitmen’
The Philippine government should create an independent commission to investigate the role of police officers…
SPD may deal final blow to Angela Merkel’s Chancellorship
Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered another poor state election result on Sunday October…
Tens of thousands march to support new Sri Lanka government
Tens of thousands of Sri Lankans marched Monday in support of a new government led…
Should do more to help prevent violence in Myanmar: Facebook
Facebook said Monday that an independent report it commissioned found the company hasn’t always done…
Mosques want Wilders banned from Twitter for hate speech
A federation representing more than 100 mosques in the Netherlands has called on Twitter to…
Cholera threatens a comeback worldwide
Cholera outbreaks across history regularly killed a hundred thousand or more. It isn’t well known…