BlogHide Resteemsmostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoUN warns of rising food insecurity across AfricaAbout 224 million people are suffering from malnutrition across Africa as climate change and conflicts heighten food insecurity across the continent, a top UN food agency official said Monday.…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoKhaleda should’ve been given more rigorous punishment: Law ministerLaw minister Anisul Huq said on Sunday that BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia should have been awarded with more rigorous punishment in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. The…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoUN wants fair polls in BangladeshThe United Nations has expressed the hope that a favourable climate will be created in Bangladesh to hold a free and fair election, reports UNB. "...like in any country, this is our principal…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years ago1.8m US ‘Dreamers’ in limboThe US Senate rejected a series of bills to protect “Dreamer” immigrants on Thursday, leaving in limbo the future of 1.8 million young adults brought to the United States illegally as children.…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoGupta left SA before Zuma's exitAjay Gupta, one of the three Gupta brothers under investigation over accusations of corrupt links to ousted South African president Jacob Zuma, left the country for Dubai 10 days ago, a Johannesburg…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoTrump blocks release of Democratic memo on Russia probePresident Donald Trump is refusing to declassify a high-profile memo written by Democratic lawmakers about the Russia probe. In a letter to the chair of the House Intelligence Committee Friday…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoTrump lawyer admits to paying $130000 to porn starUS president Donald Trump’s personal lawyer told the New York Times Tuesday he paid $130,000 of his own money to a porn star who once said she had an affair with Trump. The long-time Trump…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoS Africa’s ANC to remove Zuma as head of stateSouth Africa’s ruling ANC party resolved Tuesday to oust scandal-tainted President Jacob Zuma from office after he refused to resign, local media reported following marathon closed-door talks. The…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoTrump blocks release of Democratic memo on Russia probePresident Donald Trump is refusing to declassify a high-profile memo written by Democratic lawmakers about the Russia probe. In a letter to the chair of the House Intelligence Committee Friday…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoRussian plane crashes with 71 passengersA Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed in the outskirts of Moscow on Sunday after taking off from the capital's Domodedovo airport, Russian media reported. The Antonov An-148 plane…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoKhaleda Zia given division facilityBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia was given class one division facility in jail Sunday as per the court order. “We’ve given Khaleda Zia…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoBNP chief Khaleda Zia’s arrest Dhaka South City Corporation employeeA Dhaka South City Corporation employee pleads to police showing his identity card as the law enforcers arrested him on Saturday along with several others during a BNP demonstration condemning the…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoThose who burn people face such consequence: HasinaIn a reference to the jail sentence of her arch enemy Khaleda Zia, Awami League president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said those who burns people to death face such consequence.…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoKhaleda in jail after maiden convictionThough she had been confined to her residence several times and sent to jail once during the anti-Ershad movement and another time by the army-backed interim government after the 1/11 changeover for…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoLaw minister to fight if any journo implicated in digital lawLaw minister Anisul Huq has said journalistic pursuit will not be considered as spying, even under the provision of the just-proposed digital security law. In a 'Meet the press' programme on…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoOver 240 BNP-Jamaat activists arrested in 15 districtsAt least 240 leaders and activists of BNP-Jamaat were detained in special drives in 15 districts across the country from Monday night to Tuesday morning, reports UNB. Police held them from…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoKhaleda to address press conferenceBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia would address a media conference tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon, just a day before a makeshift court is set to deliver its verdict in a…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoDenmark proposes ban on Islamic full-face veilThe Danish government on Tuesday proposed a ban on Islamic full-face veils such as the niqab and burqa in public spaces, making it likely to become the next European country to restrict the wearing…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoMaldivian opposition leader seeks Indian interventionThe declaration of a state of emergency in the Maldives and arrest of two senior judges prompted an exiled former president to ask India on Tuesday to send an envoy backed by military to free…mostaq880 (16)in life • 7 years agoDMP bans processions on Khaleda verdict dayThe Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has slapped a ban on all types of processions and carrying sticks and arms in the capital from 8 February morning, the day a court is set to deliver its verdict…
