Speakers at a profit distribution ceremony here have said tree plantation always brings economic self-reliance besides improving environment to protect the ecology retarding the desertification process.
Month: August 2015
Francis of the Forest
Bruce Babbitt Washington, DC – When Pope Francis visited Latin America in July, he made an impassioned plea for the protection of the Amazon rainforest and the people who live there. “Our common home is being pillaged, laid waste and…
‘AQIS claims responsibility’ for Bangladesh blogger Niloy’s murder
The ‘Bangladesh branch’ of al-Qaeda in Indian Sub-continent (AQIS) has claimed responsibility for the murder of blogger Niladri Chatterjee Niloy in Dhaka. An e-mail, sent to the media from ansar.al.islam.bd@gmail.com, claimed credit some four hours after the killing on Friday.…
Bangladesh blogger Niloy Neel hacked to death in Dhaka
A Bangladeshi blogger known for his secular views has been hacked to death by a gang armed with machetes in the capital Dhaka, police say. Niloy Neel was attacked at his home in the city’s Goran area. He is the…
PM’s special envoy Ershad wants govt to apologise
Voicing his utter frustration over the recent spate of child repression, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said the government should apologise to the nation over a baby being shot in her mother’s womb during a clash between two…
1 killed 16 missng in Munshiganj bus plunge
A man was killed and at least 19 others went missing as a bus plunged into a pond at Shologhar on Dhaka-Maowa Highway in Sreenagar upazila on Friday noon. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
RIP Cecil the lion. what will be his legacy? And who decides?
By Dr. Rosie Cooney Gland, Switzerland (IPS) – Cecil the lion, a magnificent senior male, much loved and part of a long-term research project, was lured out of a safe haven in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park last week and apparently…
SC stays in hours HC stay on Press Club new body
Hours after the High Court slapped a six-month injunction on the activities of the new committee of the Jatiya Press Club, the Supreme Court on Thursday night stayed the order for eight weeks. Chamber judge of the Appellate Division Hasan…
Deadly air: Face it
By Sunita Narain I do not know how best to respond to this question. These days, concerned about the toxic air of Delhi, many parents, particularly those with children who have asthma, ask me if they should leave the city.…
India just walked back its ban on hundreds of porn websites
By Olivia Becker Facing mounting public anger and ridicule, India announced Tuesday that it will lift its controversial and short-lived ban on pornographic websites, and clarified that it will only ban child porn. “The intermediaries [internet service providers] are hereby…
Bangladesh terrorists surrendered in Tripura
Two Bangladesh terrorists are surrendered in Tripura to the police with Chinese made arms and ammunition. They are identified as Sunil Mohan Tripura and Jatanjoy Tripura. They deposited AK-series rifle, 1 magazine, 2 grenades, 16 live cartridges. These 2 came…
How some US doctors are hindering HIV prevention
By Sydney Lupkin This story is part of a partnership between MedPage Today and VICE News. Jake Mason will never forget the response he received when he asked for a Truvada prescription to prevent HIV at a clinic in Los…
Memebership meet of ASAAL in NY Thursday
The Alliance of South Asian American Labor (ASAAL) will be holding a General Membership Meeting at 6:00 pm, tomorrow, Thursday, August 6, 2015 at DC 37 Headquarters 5th floor Conference Room 125 Barclay Street, New York, NY 10007 Mr. Hank…
Alleged robber leader lynched
A suspected ringleader of an inter-district robber gang was killed in a mob attack at Namila village in Kapasia upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Shamim, 42, son of Gias Uddin, a resident of Panchahar village in Gaforgoan…
BSF beats to death Bangladesh National at Naogaon border
A Bangladeshi national was beaten to death allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Nitpur border in Porsha upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Jaria Murmu, 40, a resident of Nitpur village of the upazila.
Noman for talks on fresh polls, EC reconstitution
Renewing his party’s demand for a fresh election, BNP vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman on Wednesday urged the government to engage in talks for holding a fresh election and reconstitution of the Election Commission. “No undemocratic government could hang onto…
Hiroshima marks 70 years since atomic bomb
Residents in the Japanese city of Hiroshima are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb being dropped by a US aircraft. A ceremony, attended by PM Shinzo Abe, was held at Hiroshima’s memorial park before thousands of lanterns…
The Asia Foundation donates 4040 books in Panchagarh
Dhaka – The Asia Foundation Bangladesh organized a book donation event on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Panchagarh Government Auditorium, Panchagarh, to donate approximately 4040 books worth 22 lakh taka to 20 local schools, including 8 girls’ schools to promote…
Greece is not the major problem – Europe is
By Siv O’Neall Yanis Varoufakis says about Europe: “A clueless political personnel, in denial of the systemic nature of the crisis, is pursuing policies akin to carpet-bombing the economy of proud European nations in order to save them.” (‘Yanis Varoufakis…
Bnp alleges law not equal for all in Bangladesh
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the law is not equal for all in Bangladesh at the moment, as the trials of the courts can’t be held independently due to the government’s influence. “The law is not equal for all now.…
Amateur farmer grows Dragon fruits in Jhenidah
Amateur farmer Borhan Uddin (45) has courageously gone for cultivation dragon fruit in Kaligonj upazila of Jhenidah and made it monstrously popular among farmers and consumers level for its high commercial and nutritional values. Borhan Uddin services as a marketing…
Five young men on remand on gang rape charges
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday placed five youths on remand for gang-raping a college in the city’s Jatrabari area on Tuesday noon. Magistrate Molla Saiful Islam of the CMM Court put accused Saiful Islam Babu,…
Charge framing against 28 for secretariat explosion deferred
A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on framing charge against BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 28 other leaders of BNP-led 20-party alliance to November 22 in the case filed over explosion in the secretariat.…
National unity by undermining Zia’s contributions not possible
The BNP on Wednesday claimed that the national unity cannot be established by undermining the contribution of late President Ziaur Rahman. “We welcome the recent statements of Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam to unite the nation. Our party…
24 killed Indian trains derail on partly flooded track
Two passenger trains in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have derailed minutes apart on a partially flooded bridge, killing at least 24 people, officials say. The trains were passing each other near the town of Harda, and some coaches…
JS body suggests recruitment of judges to vacant posts soon
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry has suggested the government recruit judges to vacant posts soon in order to reduce the backlog of cases piled up in courts across the country. The committee came…
10 Bnp leaders placed on demand for ‘subversive activities’
A court in Dhaka on Tuesday placed 10 leaders of different local units of BNP on one day remand in a case for subversive activities during the hartal-blockade programmes enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance after January 5.
Yet another college girl gang-raped in capital
Yet another college girl was gang-raped by miscreants in the city’s Jatrabari area on Tuesday noon. Sub-inspector of Jatrabari Police Station Abdullah Biswas said the 20-year-old girl along with her boyfriend came to the house of one of the acquaintances…
The end of rat race
Sudhurendar Sharma Whether or not you smell them, their presence remains ubiquitous.Think and you will find them, not one but many – here, there and everywhere. Having followed humans to just about every corner of the globe, these creatures have…
Bnp asks for UN to stop killings, abductions, disappearances
The BNP yesterday sought intervention of United Nations to stop killing, enforced disappearance and kidnapping in Bangladesh. “BNP is concerned with the dignity of the country as the scenario of deterioration of different international indicators are being unveiled one after…