Amend NWDP :  Charmonai peer
Use of Quran, children during hartal  slated
Staff Reporter
 
The Islamic Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) Ameer and Charmonai Peer Mufti Syed Muhammad Rejaul Karim on Wednesday urged the government to amend 29 sections of the National Women Development Policy (NWDP) -2011 as those contradicted with the Quran and the Sunnah.
Briefing the newsmen at IAB [...]

India clinch World Cup

Heartbreak for India and jubilation for Sri Lanka as Lasith Malinga sees off Sachin Tendulkar during World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in  Mumbai on Saturday.  Internet
Sports Reporter
India clinched the ICC Cricket World Cup title when they defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final in Mumbai on Saturday.
Electing [...]

800 killed in violence so far
Rival forces battle for control of Abidjan

Smoke rises from the centre of Abidjan.AP photo
BBC Online
Heavy fighting is taking place in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, for a third day as rival forces battle for power.
Fighters loyal to internationally-recognised president Alassane Ouattara battled for control of the presidential palace and barracks [...]

Bangladesh relief goods handed over to Japan
Staff Reporter
 
Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan AKM Majibur Rahman Bhuiyan accompanied by Embassy officials, Saturday handed over relief materials from Bangladesh Government to the Japanese authorities, at Narita Airport.
While receiving the relief materials, Japanese officials thanked the Government of Bangladesh for its friendly gesture. The Bangladesh Ambassador also reiterated Bangladesh [...]

India in WC final
Sports Reporter
India reached the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 when they overcame Pakistan by 29  runs in the second semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday.
Electing to bat first, India posted a fighting total of 260 for the loss of nine wickets in the stipulated 50 overs and then they bowled [...]

In Malaysia, there’s eagerness and a bit of skepticism about what appears to be the beginning of a new dawn for press freedom.
“It’s a long time coming,” Kevin Khor, a 50-year-old IT manager, said while skimming through the day’s top stories on his phone.  
The change is a direct result of the country’s May elections [...]

Sameera Al Salam folds a discarded piece of newspaper into a long strip then loops it round her finger to form a tight circle, the first stage of making the upcycled handbags, trays and bowls the Syrian refugee hopes will help her earn a living.
Al Salam, 55, was a hairdresser with a passion for “art [...]

Two men on motorbikes approached a broken-down vehicle in Caracas one day earlier this month in what could have been a nightmare scenario in one of the world’s most dangerous cities where roadside robberies and murders are an everyday occurrence.
The men took up positions either side of the green four-wheel-drive vehicle, with a 33-year-old female [...]

Nicaraguan police and masked gunmen clashed with anti-government protesters on Tuesday, leaving at least six dead following the suspension of peace talks to quell two months of deadly demonstrations, a human rights group said.
Youths armed with homemade mortars and slings fired off projectiles from behind brick barricades in the southern city of Masaya, video footage [...]

Over 2,300 children were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border between May 5 and June 9 under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Tuesday, and immigration advocates and legal experts say there is no clear system in place to reunite them. 
The policy directs border officials to [...]

গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ক্রীড়া প্রতিযোগিতার কারণে শিশু জন্মহার বৃদ্ধি পায়, যা গবেষণায় এরই মধ্যে প্রমাণিত হয়েছে। রাশিয়াও চায় এই ধারাকে কাজে লাগাতে। [Read More]

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বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধের বিরুদ্ধে যারা সক্রিয়ভাবে তৎপরতা চালিয়েছে তাদের স্মৃতি ধরে রাখার জন্য সরকার ‘ঘৃণা-স্তম্ভ’ নির্মাণের পরিকল্পনা করছে। অগাস্ট মাস থেকে ঢাকায় এর নির্মাণ কাজ শুরু হবে। [Read More]

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স্থানীয় পুলিশ বলছে, ক্যাম্পে আধিপত্য বিস্তারকে কেন্দ্র করে রোহিঙ্গাদের মধ্যেই এই সহিংসতা। এসব শরণার্থী শিবিরে অস্থিরতা তৈরি হওয়ার আশংকা করা হচ্ছিলো অনেক দিন ধরেই। [Read More]

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শিশুর নাম রাখা নিয়ে অভিনব এক নির্বাচন হয়ে গেল ভারতে। পরিবারের উদ্যোগে নানা নামের ব্যানার লাগানো হলো, হলো প্রচারণা, তারপর ভোট। কেমন হয়েছিল ওই নির্বাচন? [Read More]

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ভারতে এমন কিছু কারণে গত এক মাসে দলিতদের হুমকি দেওয়া হয়েছে, মারধর করা হয়েছে, এমনকি হত্যা করা হয়েছে, তা থেকে স্পষ্ট যে দেশটিতে এই সম্প্রদায়ের সদস্যরা এখনও কতোটা অসহায়। [Read More]

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