MEMO Up to 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their devastated homeland in 2019, while many others face problems with documentation and property that the Damascus government must help resolve, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday. Some 5.6 million Syrian refugees remain in neighboring countries – Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq –…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Terrorism had a lower impact in Bangladesh than in the USA in 2017, according to a recently published report by Australian think tank Institute of Economics and Peace, reports Dhaka Tribune. The report, titled “Global Terrorism Index 2018,” ranked Bangladesh as 25th in terms of the impact of terrorism in 2017….
Hossen Sohel of DOT The European Union has contributed over US$ 690,000 to support UNICEF’s work to protect the rights of children affected by migration in Bangladesh, reports UNB. The contribution will directly reach an estimated 12,000 children over the next three years who are migrating or have been forcibly displaced within their own countries…
Desk Report Average world temperatures are on course to far exceed the main goal set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on limiting global warming, a study showed on Tuesday, reports reuters. But the overshoot by the end of this century could be less severe than expected thanks to significant efforts by some countries to combat…
Stephanie Fairyington, Thrive Global Staff Writer/Thrive Global Two experts weigh in on how to bridge the divide. This weekend, rumors of a growing rift between Prince William and Prince Harry, who were long thought to have a close bond, hit a fever pitch. U.K. newspaper The Sun reports that royal attitudes toward Harry’s wife, Meghan…
Tim Weiner has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for reporting and writing on American intelligence/Reuters President Donald J. Trump, protected from criminal charges while in office, is now facing the prospect of indictment when he becomes a private citizen. On Friday, federal prosecutors in New York accused Trump of a felony:…
Abrar Hussain of DOT The responsibilities of four technocrat ministers, who had previously submitted their resignations, have been reportedly redistributed among the existing cabinet members, including the prime minister. According to a report by The Daily Star, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken up additional duties of science and technology ministry and the ministry of…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Motorcades of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Isalm Alamgir and two other leaders came under attack in Thakurgaon, Bogura and Chuadanga districts when they were electioneering in for the upcoming general elections, reports The Daily Star. Mirza Fakhrul went to his hometown yesterday when some 40-50 men attacked the motorcade at…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The results of Junior School Certificate (JSC), Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC), Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Ebtedayee examinations will be published on Dec 24, reports banglanews24.com. As many as 26,70,333 students sat for JSC and JDC and around 57 lakh for PEC and Ebtedayee exams this year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The Election Commission yesterday filed an appeal with the Appellate Division of Supreme Court against an High Court order that cleared the way for BNP leaders Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu to contest the 11th parliamentary election, reports UNB. The High Court on Monday stayed the Election…