Kabir Humayun Hundreds of passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka suffered much as a section of workers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has refrained from work since yesterday morning demanding regularisation of their jobs. Group Captain Abdullah Farooq, director of the airport said the inbound and outbound passengers suffered due to the interruption of…
Reuters: Cambodia’s parliament on Wednesday held its first session since a July general election in which Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party claimed victory but which critics called a sham because of the lack of a viable opposition. The United Nations and Western countries have described the election as flawed after the Supreme Court last…
Sofian Khan The United Nations General Assembly has taken a number of key actions, including the approval of nearly $5.4 billion budget for it for the period of 2018-2019.The budget covers UN activities across a range of areas, including political affairs, international justice and law, regional cooperation for development, human rights and humanitarian affairs, and…
Mahbubul Islam : No one should mix fruits with harmful chemicals and if anyone does so, they should be tried to the full extent of the law. These comments regarding poisonous chemicals in food were made by Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) President Golam Rahman as he was talking to the daily Amader Shomoy. He said…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Living deep in the mountains of Chin State in western Myanmar are groups of tribal women for whom facial tattoos are a sign of beauty. When a Chin girl reaches puberty, aged between 12 and 14, she is considered old enough to be tattooed – symbolism of entering adult life. The tattoos are…
BSS A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to suffer life imprisonment for killing his wife at Atpara village under Nagarpur upazila of the district in 2013. The court also fined him Taka 10,000 each, in default to suffer more three months of rigorous imprisonment. Judge of Children and Women Repression and Prevention Tribunal…
AP, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Monday of possible election-related violence in Congo, where recent months have also seen a sharp increase in tribal and inter-ethnic conflicts. The U.N. chief urged the Security Council and leaders in the region to help U.N. peacekeepers preserve political stability in Congo “by quickly finding a solution to…
Desk Report: The Rajshahi city, once known as Clean City has turned into a dirty city, reports Observer BD. Most of the roads are in pitiable condition. Water accumulates if there is a little rain due to poor condition of the drainage system. Dirt stacks on the main roads spreading bad smell all over the…
Afrida Ahmed Morgues are beginning to shut down in Mexico’s southern state Guerrero, since they can’t handle hundreds of dead bodies. Guerrero is a city which is filled with crimes. There have been 1919 homicidies this year and it has been increasing everyday. Earlier this month, there were threats against teachers which forced at least…
Desk Report: Manush chhere khapa ray tui muul harabi..,’ and alike philosophical lines’ writer Baul saint Lalon Shah is the creator of many mystic, philosophical songs. In his memory, a sculpture ‘Ektara’, country’s largest of this kind has been opened in Harinakundu upazila of Jhenaidah, birth place of the Baul saint, reports The Observer. Shaon…