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 [...]

John William King, who was convicted of one of the grisliest crimes in modern American history, has been executed in Texas.
King, 44, was executed by lethal injection Wednesday night at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville. The avowed racist was the second person to be executed for the dragging death of a black man, James [...]

South Korea’s economy unexpectedly shrank in the first quarter, marking its worst performance since the global financial crisis, as government spending failed to keep up the previous quarter’s strong pace and as companies slashed investment. 
The shock contraction reinforced financial market views that the central bank is likely to make a U-turn on policy, shifting to [...]

Deutsche Bank has begun to provide documents on financing for some of President Donald Trump’s projects to New York State authorities, a source familiar with the matter told AFP on Wednesday.
In mid-March, New York Attorney General Letitia James subpoenaed the German bank, demanding records related to loans and lines of credit granted to the Trump [...]

A young Syrian refugee who lives with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair told U.N. diplomats Wednesday that people like her are “invisible” in conflicts and said their needs must not be overlooked.
“While living in a country at war is daunting for anyone, it is particularly challenging for someone with a disability,” Nujeen Mustafa, 20, [...]

The United States has confirmed 695 measles cases so far this year, the highest level since the country declared it had eliminated the virus in 2000, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
The resurgence, which public health officials blamed in part on the spread of misinformation about the safety of vaccines, [...]

আইএস বা আল-কায়েদার মতো জিহাদি সংগঠনগুলোর সাথে যারা জড়িত হচ্ছে তাদের মধ্যে একটি বিশাল অংশ উচ্চবিত্ত, উচ্চ-মধ্যবিত্ত ও শিক্ষিত পরিবার থেকে আসছে। এইসব তরুণদের জঙ্গিবাদে জড়িয়ে পড়ার চিত্রটি আসলে কতটা উদ্বেগের? [Read More]

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শ্রীলংকায় ইস্টার সানডের বোমা হামলায় নিহত এক ব্যক্তির পরিবার বলছে যে ওই ব্যক্তি বহু মানুষের জীবন বাঁচিয়েছেন। কিভাবে তিনি বাঁচালেন অন্যদের জীবন? [Read More]

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শ্রীলংকা সরকার ইস্টার সানডের হামলার ‘বড় ধরণের গোয়েন্দা ব্যর্থতা’র বিষয়টি স্বীকার করেছে। কাদের এই ব্যর্থতার জন্য দায়ী করা হচ্ছে? [Read More]

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জন্মের পর থেকে প্রথম আট বছরে শিশুর শারীরিক ও মানসিক বিকাশের ভিত্তি তৈরি হয়। এই সময়ে শিশুর অভিজ্ঞতা এবং শিক্ষা তার সার্বিক বিকাশের ওপর প্রভাব ফেলে। [Read More]

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গত বছর শেখ মুজিব মেডিকেল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের আইসিইউ-তে ভর্তি মোট ৯০০ রোগীর মধ্যে যে ৪০০ জন মারা যায়, তাদের প্রায় ৮০ শতাংশের শরীরে অ্যান্টিবায়োটিক প্রতিরোধী ব্যাকটেরিয়া ছিল। [Read More]

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