BBC Online :An Australian senator who made history by breastfeeding in parliament has resigned after learning she holds dual citizenship. Larissa Waters, from the minor Greens party, was born in Canada.Under Australia’s constitution, a person cannot run for federal office if they hold dual or plural citizenship.On Friday, another Greens senator, Scott Ludlam, also resigned for having dual citizenship. Both politicians were deputy leaders of the party. In May, Ms Waters gained international attention by becoming the first politician to...
UNB, Dhaka :Scientists have calculated that at least 30 percent and perhaps one half of the decline in Arctic summer sea ice could be attributed to natural causes – changes of ocean and atmospheric circulation that happen according to some long-term cycle.And that means humans can be held responsible for at least 50 percent and up to 70 percent of a pattern of decline that could devastate Arctic ecology and accelerate climate change in the temperate and tropical zones.The new...
BBC Online :About 240 migrants are believed drowned in two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya, migration officials say.The UN refugee agency was told the news by survivors brought ashore on the Italian island of Lampedusa, spokeswoman Carlotta Sami said.No bodies have so far been recovered. More than 4,200 migrants have died making the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea this year, International Organization of Migrationspokesman Leonard Doyle says. The UN has warned 2016 could be the deadliest for migrants...
CNBC News :In an exclusive interview for “Meet the Press,” Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said he believes Donald Trump’s election is illegitimate because of Russian interference in last year’s election.Asked whether he would try to forge a relationship with the president-elect, Lewis said that he believes in forgiveness, but added, “it’s going to be very difficult. I don’t see this president-elect as a legitimate president.”When pressed to explain why, he cited allegations of Russian hacks during the campaign that lead...
Staff Reporter :Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a suspected militant of banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district.The arrested man has been identified as Abu Raihan Bin Sadek alias Raihan, 32, hailing from Saud Kanda village in the upazila, said Noor-E-Alam, Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) of Mymensingh. Police have been following him for a long time, the police official said.Raihan was being interrogated at Trishal Police Station for his insolvent with the...
UNB, Kushtia :A suspected member of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Kabirhat area of Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Kulu Mollah, 30, a resident of Khajanagar area of the upazila and a regional commander of JMB. Sabbirul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of the Detective Branch (DB) of Kushtia police said on secret information, a team of the DB conducted a drive in the area around 3am.Sensing the presence of the detectives,...
bdnews24.com :Udichi and Charukola in Barisal have said they received a letter from so-called Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) which told them to back off from Pahela Baishakh preparations.“The letter says the JMB activists are ready in Barisal and other parts of the county to carry out bomb attacks,” said Barisal Charukola member Shushant Ghosh who filed a general diary at Kotwali Model Police Station in the afternoon.The banned extremist outfit has threatened to blow up the headquarters of Udichi and...
UNB, Bogra :Two courts here on Monday placed Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi, a suspected mastermind of Gulshan terror attack who was arrested from Tangail district, on a 15-day remand in two separate cases.Bogra Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-2 Judge Kamruzzaman placed Rajib Gandhi, also a member of banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), on a seven-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Shibganj Police Station.Besides, Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-4...
Reuters :President Obama says both he and first lady Michelle Obama will be “very active” in working with people at the grass-roots level to support progressive causes once he leaves office. But despite her popularity and natural public speaking ability, Michelle isn’t interested in a career in politics.“Michelle will never run for office,” the president told Rolling Stone in an interview conducted the day after the election. “She is as talented a person as I know. You can see the...
UNB, Chittagong :A court here on Wednesday placed an alleged militant couple-Jahirul Haque alias Jasim and his wife Arjina Begum alias Aklima-arrested from a ‘militant hideout’ in Sitakunda upazila on a 10-day remand in three cases.Senior Judicial Magistrate Shiblu Kumar Dey passed the order when police produced them before the court with a 20-day remand prayer.They were put on a three-day remand each in a case filed for murder while on a two-day one in another case filed under the...
risingbd.com : The Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam said the Law Ministry will take steps against prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Tureen Afroz, if the allegations raised against her are found true.In reply to a query, the AG told this to the reporters at his office at the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday.There is an allegation that prosecutor Tureen Afroz held a secret meeting with one of the accused of crimes against humanity case. As a result, she has already...
UNB, Kushtia :A suspected Neo-JMB man was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Boalia in Daulatpur upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Arman Ali, son of Achan Ali of Thakur Doulatpur village of Bheramara upazila.Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive at Bottola in Boalia area when Arman along with his associates was holding a clandestine meeting there around 3:00 am, said Shah Dara Khan, Officer in-Charge of Daulatpur Police Station.Sensing the law enforcers’ presence, the...