BBC: At least 15 people were killed when a landslide crashed into a hotel during a wedding celebration in south-eastern Peru, officials say. The impact of the mud and rocks forced the building’s walls and roof to cave in while guests were inside dancing. Twenty-nine people were injured and had to be pulled from the…
UNB: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has sought clarification from India over the return of Rohingya and regretted the India’s decision. “UNHCR regrets India’s decision to repatriate a group of Rohingya to Myanmar, the second such return in three months,” said the UN refugee agency on Friday. UNHCR said it continues to request access and…
Sofian Khan: Floods have been triggered due to excessive and continuous rainfall in the last few days in three districts of Sylhet division including some upazilas of Chittagong district. The raining have swelled up Khowai, Manu and Dhalai rivers which caused to flood in numbers of villages in Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts. Moreover, severe flooding…
Japan Times: As Kaori Shibo bends her head down and peers at a log through a magnifying glass, she emits a delighted gasp. The object of her adoration? Moss. With her face almost close enough to kiss the fallen tree, she shouts out, “Oh, this baby’s sporophyte is breaking out! I’ve never seen this before.”…
AP, Kabul Afghanistan’s president has called on Pakistan to battle the Taliban rather than try to bring them into peace talks. Ashraf Ghani made the remarks during an address to parliament on Monday, a week after a Taliban assault on the Afghan capital, Kabul, killed 64 people and wounded another 340. Afghan officials have long…
Desk Report: The government has appointed an internationally reputed lawyer to bring back the six fugitive convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports the financial express. The convicts are absconding in different countries. “We have recently appointed a globally famous lawyer to pave the way for bringing back six convicted…
BSS Japan-based global economic journal Nikkei Asian Review today came up with an extensive study on Bangladesh saying the South Asian nation continued to witness “rise and rise” with booming economy while ruling Awami League’s victory in the upcoming elections would keep up the development spree. The journal today carried its cover story titled “The…
M Humayun Kabir: Aircraft Accident Investigation Group of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) termed the report ran by a Nepalese newspaper over the investigation findings on the US-Bangla plane crash led by their government false’ and ‘baseless. Captain Salahuddin M Rahmatullah, head of Aircraft Accident Investigation Group of CAAB, made the comment yesterday. Rahmatullah…
Susan Konig, Publisher and the author of three books, including “Why Animals Sleep So Close to the Road (and Other Lies I Tell My Children)/New York Post I ran into a neighbor and her daughter in our lobby recently. The daughter dashed for the stairs, while her mom and I waited for the elevator. I…
Desk Report: The recent killing of several people after they went missing has worried people, reports The Daily Sun. Law enforcers said political rivalries, conflict over drug dealing, abduction for ransom and extramarital affairs are major reasons behind the killing. Bodies of several missing people were found at different places, including water bodies in Keraniganj,…