DHAKA: New research suggests the global decline in wildlife is connected to an increase in human trafficking and child slavery. Ecologists say the shortage of wild animals means that in many countries more labour is now needed to find food. Children are often used to fill this need for

DHAKA: Israeli police have shot dead at least two Palestinians just north of Jerusalem during massive protests in support of those under siege in Gaza in several areas of the occupied West Bank. Palestinian security and medical officials named one of the men as Mohammed Al-Aaraj, 25, who

DHAKA: The wreck of a plane that disappeared with 116 people on board on a flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers has been found in Mali, officials say. The Burkinabe army said the plane, operated by Algeria's national airline Air Algerie, had crashed about 50km (30 miles) from the Burkina

SAUDI ARABIA: Three Bangladeshi citizens were killed and four others injured in a road accident some 70 kilometers away from Riyadh, the capital Saudi Arabia, on Thursday noon.The deceased were identified as Jalal, 28, from Noakhali, Masud, 27, from Comilla and Rony, 25, from

DHAKA: Ukraine’s prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Thursday resigned in protest at the disbanding of the ruling parliamentary coalition.‘I announce my resignation in connection with the dissolution of the parliamentary coalition and the blocking of government initiatives,’ a

DHAKA: At least 15 people have been killed and more than 200 injured when a UN-run school used as a shelter in Gaza was shelled.The Gaza health ministry says, reports the BBC.Hundreds of Palestinians were in the school in Beit Hanoun, fleeing heavy fighting in the area.It is the fourth

DHAKA: Algeria’s national airline, Air Algerie, says it has lost contact with one of its planes flying from Burkina Faso to Algiers across the Sahara.Algerian aviation officials said the plane had crashed, but gave no further details, reports the BBC.Contact was lost about 50 minutes

DHAKA: The UN says militant Islamist group Isis has ordered all women and girls in Mosul, northern Iraq, to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM). UN official Jacqueline Badcock said the fatwa, or religious edict, applied to females between the ages of 11 and 46. She said the

DHAKA: UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has expressed extreme concern at the situation in Gaza, describing a ceasefire as ‘vital’. She said the conflict meant 44% of Gaza was a no-go area for Palestinians, and residents were running out of food. More than 710 Palestinians and 30

DHAKA: Russia will cooperate with the investigation into the downing of a Malaysian airliner a week ago and is satisfied that the Netherlands, rather than Ukraine, is leading the effort.The country’s ambassador to Malaysia said on Thursday, reports The Straits Times.Liudmila

DHAKA: Iraqi MPs have elected Kurdish politician Fouad Massoum as president, succeeding Jalal Talabani.Massoum, 76, is a founding member of Talabani’s Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party.Since 2003 Iraq’s president has always been a Kurd, while the prime minister is a Shia and the

DHAKA: An Air Algerie plane with 110 passengers and six crew members on board that went missing after taking off from Burkina Faso has crashed into the Niger.Reports in the Algerian media said, according to NDTV. The aircraft was bound for Algiers.Air Algerie earlier said it lost

DHAKA: British investigators have started examining the second black box from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over Ukraine.The transport ministry said Thursday, reports The Straits Times.The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) in Farnborough, southwest of

DHAKA: Turkey is working with international partners to negotiate both a cease-fire in the Gaza conflict and access for humanitarian aid. The Turkish foreign minister said on Thursday, reports The Jerusalem Post. ‘The US, Turkey, Qatar and Egypt have been working for the last five

DHAKA: Norway has taken exceptional security measures after being informed of a possible imminent ‘terrorist attack’ by militants who have fought in Syria. The country’s intelligence chief said Thursday, reports The Straits Times. The move comes as concerns are mounting in Europe

DHAKA: A powerful Ukrainian rebel leader has confirmed that pro-Russian separatists had an anti-aircraft missile of the type Washington says was used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and it could have originated in Russia. In an interview with media, Alexander Khodakovsky,

DHAKA: Air Algerie said it lost contact with one of its aircraft nearly an hour after takeoff from Burkina Faso on Thursday bound for Algiers.‘Air navigation services have lost contact with an Air Algerie plane Thursday flying from Ouagadougou to Algiers, 50 minutes after

DHAKA: Suicide attackers have mounted a bomb and gun attack on a prison convoy in Iraq, killing 51 prisoners and nine police officers.Security sources say, reports the BBC.Roadside bombs exploded as the convoy was taking the prisoners from the town of Taji to the capital, Baghdad,

DHAKA: Dr. Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian surgeon volunteering at a Gaza hospital, has invited US president Barack Obama to spend a night in Al Shifa’a Hospital to see the consequences of Israel’s deadly assault on the Palestinian enclave.Speaking to Al Arabiya News Channel, he

The world is watching as Israel is carrying out genocide at occupied Gaza strip. Everyday children, women and innocent citizen are being mercilessly murdered in the holy month of Ramadan; still the Islamic Ummah is doing little. Israel has definite plan to destroy Palestine race .