M Humayun Kabir Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received two international awards for her humanitarian roles in the Rohingya response from two separate organisations (From Page 1) during the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The premier received ‘International Achievement Award’ from the Inter Press Service and ‘Special Recognition for Outstanding Leadership ‘ award from…
The Guardian, UK Two Japanese robots have sent back their first video images from the surface of a moving asteroid as part of an unprecedented mission aimed at shedding light on the origins of the solar system. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) released the 15-frame clip along with new photographs days after the unmanned…
Reuters Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman will visit Kuwait on Saturday, the state-run Kuwait News Agency said on Friday, amid expectations that he will discuss a Kuwaiti mediation to resolve the kingdom’s conflict with Qatar. A Gulf Arab official told Reuters the conflict with Qatar would be on the agenda in the talks.
India’s top court yesterday lifted a ban that prevented women and girls between the age of 10 and 50 from entering a prominent Hindu temple in the southern state of Kerala, reports Reuters. The authorities at the Sabarimala temple, which attracts tens of millions of pilgrims every year, haveIndia’s top (From Page 1) said the…
Prof. Dr. Gobinda Chandra Das : World Heart Day will be observed today across the world, including in Bangladesh. The day, an annual event, is the World Heart Federation‘s and the world’s biggest platform for raising awareness about cardiovascular disease. This year, global campaign focuses on looking after our own hearts, and the hearts of…
Abrar Hussain Canada’s parliament has unanimously voted to strip Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary citizenship over her handling of the Rohingya crisis. The vote came on Thursday, a week after Canadian lawmakers approved a motion recognizing the crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims as genocide. (From Page 1) Aung San Suu Kyi…
Arab News The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemeni rebels alongside government forces on Friday strongly criticized a UN human rights mission as its mandate comes up for renewal. The coalition said any extension should be decided by the Yemeni government, which already announced on Thursday that it was ending cooperation with the UN investigation into suspected…
Al Jazeera Thunderstorms have lit up the skies of Mecca for four consecutive days. The storms brought torrential rain and triggered power cuts in the holy city which receives just 110 millimetres of rain annually on average. Residents posted photos and videos on social media, as they celebrated the wet weather. The heaviest of the…
Dr Kazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad : There is nothing to make a fuss over the soaring GDP. We want earnestly that the government will increase the GDP rapidly. People will increase it themselves even if the government does not wish to do so. Not all the people of the country have become self-reliant. The country’s poverty…
Nahian Arefin A little boy struggles to breathe, who is too tired, too hungry, to cry in the emergency room of Nasr Hospital in Yemen. This is a very common scene of recent war crash Yemen. The boy is a representative of five million Yemeni children who probably couldn’t celebrate their next birthday due to war….