Section: Bangladesh
Ukraine doctor pioneering ‘three-parent’ babies
KIEV, – A 34-year-old woman tried to have a baby for 15 years before she turned to a pioneering doctor in Ukraine and a groundbreaking but ethically disputed “three-parent” procedure, reports BSS. She became the mother of a healthy baby boy in January at a private clinic in Kiev using a process called pronuclear transfer that inserts the...
Putin visits France, hopes to mend strained ties with West
Versailles, May 29 – On a trip likely to shape Russia-France ties for years, Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting France on Monday for talks with newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron after backing his rivals in the presidential vote, reports AP/UNB. The trip offers the Russian leader a chance to turn the page and try to...
Trump to meet with anxious NATO and EU leaders
Visiting a city he once called a “hellhole” to meet with the leaders of an alliance he threatened to abandon, President Donald Trump will be in the heart of Europe on Thursday to address a continent still reeling from his election and anxious about his support, reports UNB. Trump is slated to attend his first meeting of NATO, the decades-long...
What Nato needs from Trump
As Donald Trump’s first foreign trip as president proceeds, the turmoil generated by his firing of FBI Director James Comey and the ongoing inquiry into his election campaign’s ties with Russia are following him. In none of the places he will visit will the events in Washington weigh more heavily than in Brussels, where he will meet...
Let the press do its job
As a commu-nication for development professional, I have always had an interest in press freedom and freedom of expression. While surfing the internet recently, I made an amazing discovery: the Department of Films and Publications (DFP) in its website boasted to have documented the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman....
Joshua wins world titles with 11th-round stoppage of Klitschko
Anthony Joshua delivered one of the great nights in British boxing annals by stopping Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round to be crowned IBF, WBA and IBO world heavyweight champion in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. …read more Source:...
Three envoys present credentials to President
DHAKA, -Ambassadors designate of Georgia, Romania and Ukraine to Bangladesh separately presented their credentials to President Md. Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban here this afternoon, reports BSS. The all non-resident envoys are: Archil Dzuliashvili of Georgia, Radu Octavian DOBRE of Romania, Dr Igor Polikha of Ukraine. Welcoming the ambassadors, the...
Bidding adieu to a friend of Bangladesh
As all good things must come to an end, so must the tenure of those who played a pivotal role in shaping Bangladesh’s relationship with the outside world. The mood was somber yet exuberant on the evening of March 21, at the residence of Enayetullah Khan, Chairman, Cosmos Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of United News of Bangladesh (UNB) and...
Russia : sound, fury, but not much clout
Strategy is the central political art, writes Lawrence Freedman in Strategy: A History. “It is about getting more out of a situation than the starting balance of power would suggest. It is the art of creating power.” If this is so, consider the case of a country that is economically smaller than Italy, Australia, or South Korea. Its economy has...
It’s a lonelier world now for Putin
Russian rulers have long been content to accept fear and awe in lieu of respect and admiration, and by that standard, Vladimir Putin shone in 2016. This year that is proving a tougher gig to keep up as he prepares for what might be his last presidential election in 2018. Last year Putin’s boldness, combined with a bit of luck, paid off: The...
