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Looted Iraqi museum in Baghdad reopens 12 years on

Iraq’s national museum has officially reopened in Baghdad, 12 years after it was closed in the aftermath of the US-led invasion. Many of the antiquities looted during the war have now been recovered and restored. The museum’s opening was brought forward in response to an Islamic State (IS) Iraq museumvideo showing statues being destroyed in Mosul. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has vowed to punish those responsible. “Those barbaric, criminal terrorists are trying to destroy the heritage of mankind and Iraq’s civilization,...

EU for protecting democratic rights

The European Union has conveyed its concerns to Dhaka, in a number of areas, especially the country’s current political situation. The EU officials also stressed the need for protecting “the fundamental democratic rights of the people of Bangladesh” in view of recent violent incidents. euSuch issues came up for discussion at the meeting on sub-group on governance, human rights and migration held in Dhaka on 26-27 February. “Victims of violence deserve proper justice,” a press from the EU issued on Saturday said about the discussion. It insisted that “perpe...

Dhaka Tribune goes compact

Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh's one of the fastest growing English daily, is turning compact from March 1. The smaller newspaper is less cumbersome and has a modern reader-friendly design, which makes browsing through the dtnewspaper a pleasant experience to look forward to every day. The 32-page compact newspaper measures 14.25'' tall and 11'' wide, the same size as a broadsheet paper folded in half. As a Bangladeshi newspaper of international standard, the Dhaka Tribune's shif...

Singapore’s founder sedated, on life support

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s 91-year-old founding father, remains on life support in intensive care while being treated for severe pneumonia, the government said on Thursday. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said Lee is sedated and on mechanical ventilation. His doctors have restarted him on antibiotics, and are continuing to monitor him closely, it said. [caption id="attachment_13390" align="alignleft" width="300"]Singapore-Founder Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, left, during Singapore’s National Day celeb...

‘Indo-Bangla rail project to suffer due to lack of funds’

Criticising the railway budget, Tripura Transport Minister Manik Dey said Friday that the India-Bangladesh railway project will suffer due to lack of funds. “Due to lack of funds, the land acquisition for the India-Bangladesh bd-indiarailway project connecting Tripura would be delayed. The new railway project will also suffer,” Dey told reporters here. He said: “In the railway budget (for 2015-16), there was no fund allocated for land acquisition. We want the early completion of the vital railway project.” The minister said the total cost of the pr...

Western cos agree to resume business with BD RMG

After weeks of negotiations, Western companies have agreed to resume business with a Bangladeshi apparel maker on the condition that it would bargain with, and cease beating, union leaders. rmgLate last year, as reported by Steven Greenhouse and Hiroko Tabuchi in the New York Times, closed-circuit camera footage emerged of a female union leader being swarmed and assaulted, only three months after a female union president was severely beaten over the head with an iron rod. Both incidents occurred at factories owned by the Azim Group, which reports employi...
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