WHO: An estimated 6.3 million children under 15 years of age died in 2017, or 1 every 5 seconds, mostly of preventable causes, according to new mortality estimates released by WHO, UNICEF, the United Nations Population Division and the World Bank Group. The vast majority of these deaths – 5.4 million – occur in the…
Desk Report: The rise of the middleclass and their growing purchasing power are driving the growth of the supermarket business in Bangladesh, said insiders, reports The daily star. According to the market players, the sector is likely to witness further growth riding on rapid urbanisation and higher per capita income. The market size of the…
Ejinsight: Back in 1985, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee passed a resolution declaring Sept. 10 of every year as Teachers’ Day across China. Coincidentally, it was on Teachers’ Day this year that Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma Yun announced that he is going to retire next year in order to return to his previous…
UNB: The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Wednesday adopted a joint communication that sets out the EU’s vision for a new and comprehensive strategy to better connect Europe and Asia. The joint communication builds on the European Union’s own experience of enhancing connections between…
M Humayun Kabir: The Australian government is considering options in response to the UN Fact-Finding Mission’s report, including targeted sanctions on Myanmar. “The full report of the Fact-Finding Mission adds to a large body of evidence indicating the commission of the most serious crimes under international law, particularly against the Rohingya,” Australian Foreign Minister Marise…
Hossen Sohel: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi yesterday. President Ghani arrived in Delhi yesterday morning, news agency ANI reported. The Afghan President and Prime Minister Modi are expected to hold talks on a number of issues of mutual interest. The two leaders are likely to hold dialogue over…
Ramzy Baroud, Journalist, author and editor of Palestine Chronicle/Gulf News It remains a problem because the thinking behind it is still firmly in place — only Israel matters and the aspirations of Palestinians are inconsequential It is quite common for political commentators these days to reference the ‘dead’ Oslo Accords, if not the ‘dead’ Peace…
Paul Wallace, London-based writer/Reuters In scarcely more than six months Britain will leave the European Union. That departure on March 29, 2019 could be toxic and disruptive through a failure to reach a deal, hurting Britain most of all, but the EU as well. Or there could be an amicable parting of the ways. For…
Devabrata Datta: Speakers at a press conference have urged authorities not to nominate anyone accused of crimes against humanity in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The press conference was held yesterday at the National Press Club VIP Lounge. Ekattorer Ghatok Dalal Nirmul Committee President Shahriar Kabir read the written statement urging all political parties and the…
Nilphamari Correspondent: The bi-annual council of the Jatiya Party was held yesterday at Nilphamari’s Shilpakala Academy’s auditorium. During the day-long event, a two team, 101-member committee was formed, for a 6-month duration. Nilphamari-4 lawmaker Shawkat Chowdhury chaired the event while Rangpur City Corporation Mayor Mostafizur Rahman was present as chief guest. Central Committee General Secretary…