Man kills three in Austria
At least three people have been killed, with a child reportedly among the dead, and 50 injured after a man drove deliberately straight through a crowd of shoppers in Graz, Austria, before getting out and stabbing bystanders with a knife.
The man is believed to have crashed his SUV at speed into the crowd of people on purpose, sending several shoppers flying into the windshield, before getting out and stabbing bystanders with a knife.
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Bangladesh 32nd in world’s fragile state
Bangladesh is ranked 32nd in the list of fragile states, according to the newly released Fragile States Index (FSI) by the Fund for Peace.
The annual FSI was published on Fund for Peace’s website highlighting global political, economic and social pressures experienced by the states.
According to the report, among the 178 countries in the list, seven out of ten top fragile states are from Africa: South Sudan (1st), Somalia (2nd), Central African Republic (3rd), Sudan (4...
According to the report, among the 178 countries in the list, seven out of ten top fragile states are from Africa: South Sudan (1st), Somalia (2nd), Central African Republic (3rd), Sudan (4...
All BBIN-MVA documents should be available on websites: CPD
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Saturday said all relevant documents, including the BBIN-Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA), protocols, permit forms, information about fees, surcharges and user-fees should be freely available, on dedicated websites to ensure transparency in all steps.
“It’s not enough to design the implementation modalities to ensure win-win outcomes. It’s also equally important that this is perceived to be so by the citizens,” said CPD Executive Director 
Prof Mustafizur Rahman highlighting the importance of access to informati...
Prof Mustafizur Rahman highlighting the importance of access to informati...
IBBL to host ifter for 60,000 fasting pedestrians
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has taken a month long program to distribute Ifter among sixty thousand fasting pedestrians in Dhaka city during the Holy Month Ramadan.
Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of the Bank inaugurated the program as chief guest on Saturday, 2 Ramadan through distributing Ifter in front of Islami Bank Tower. Muhammad Abdul Bashar and Abdus Sadeque Bhuiyan, Deputy Managing Directors and Dr. Md. Kamaluddin Jasim, Head of Marketing Division were present on the occasion.
Mentioned, some two thousand packets of I...
Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of the Bank inaugurated the program as chief guest on Saturday, 2 Ramadan through distributing Ifter in front of Islami Bank Tower. Muhammad Abdul Bashar and Abdus Sadeque Bhuiyan, Deputy Managing Directors and Dr. Md. Kamaluddin Jasim, Head of Marketing Division were present on the occasion.
Mentioned, some two thousand packets of I...
Germany outlines Asia aid policy
Germany has unveiled revised development aid goals for Asia. Partner nations will be offered help to safeguard biodiversity, improve work, expand regenerative energy and minimize the numbers of people living as refugees.
Development aid minister Gerd Müller declared German know-how and innovative investment models as the key elements in a revised German strategy for Asia on Wednesday entitled “Using Asia’s Dynamism.”
Müller, whose official title Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development is supposed to str...
Müller, whose official title Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development is supposed to str...
Dr Zafrullah’s contempt case taken up at UNHRC
The restrictions against freedom of speech in Bangladesh, particularly in relation to the contempt conviction of Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury, have captured the attention of international authorities during the ongoing 29th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, says a press release press release from the Right Livelihood Award Foundation.
On 10 June 2015, Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi Freedom Fighter, renowned activist, and recipient of the 1992 Right Livelihood Award, was convicted of contempt by the 
