Bonn (Indrajit Bose and Chee Yoke Ling) — During the last climate talks in Bonn, developing countries cautioned against the introduction of new terms and concepts in the draft agreement to enhance climate actions expected to be adopted in Paris…
Month: October 2015
Hizb ut-Tahrir sends leaflets to SC judges
Banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh has sent leaflets to 41 Supreme Court judges.One Asaduzzaman Asad, who claimed himself to be an employee of ‘Sundarban Courier Service’ was held while distributing the leaflets at the Supreme Court on Wednesday noon.The…
Global “Millennium Goals” for the Islamic finance human capital space
Manama, Bahrain – The World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) 2015 will serve as a launching pad for a critical report by Simply Sharia Human Capital – the UK’s first recruitment and knowledge portal solely dedicated to Islamic finance. The report…
Bangladesh to host Asia Cup 2016
Bangladesh has been selected to host next year’s Asia Cup in an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Singapore.Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan confirmed on his return from the meeting on Wednesday night that the country will organise the…
BNP not responsible for the murders
Senior BNP leader Nazrul Islam Khan has said his party “will not take responsibility” if any of its members is found to be involved with murder.His comments came hours after Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said BNP’s central…
Is war beautiful?
By David Swanson “War Is Beautiful” is the ironic title of a beautiful new book of photographs. The subtitle is “The New York Times Pictorial Guide to the Glamour of Armed Conflict.” There’s an asterisk after those words, and it…
Winemakers will survive
Good news for wine drinkers – a leading international body says grape vines are a hardy little number and can survive climate change, at least over the medium term.Earlier harvesting, changes in grape varieties and new wine-making processes have already…
Home Minister Kamal changes tone about BNP leader Kayum
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has changed tone on BNP leader MA Kayum’s suspected link with the murder of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella.He struck a softer note on Wednesday, a day after saying Kayum had ordered the murder. After the…
BNP leader involved in Kunio Hoshi Killing
Investigating officers have said they are certain about the involvement of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader in the killing of Japanese national Kunio Hoshi in Rangpur.The investigating officers claimed that Kunio’s business partner Humayun Kabir Hira made a confessional…
Nuke decommissioning, radioactive waste management
In the framework of the seminar hosted by Nukem Technologies, 100percent subsidiary of the JSC Atomstroyexport (ASE), the participants reaffirmed their growing interest in the issues of nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management, particularly in the need for comprehensive optimised…
Attack on car carrying Khaleda and Tarique in London
An attack has been attempted on the car carrying BNP chief Khaleda Zia and son Tarique Rahman in London, a source says.A source, who declined to be named, told bdnews24.com by telephone it all happened at Harley Street near Marylebone…
First-ever sustainable energy roadmap for the Caribbean launched
Worldwatch Institute study suggests CARICOM-wide energy and climate targets and outlines strategies and initiatives for achieving them Washington, D.C.-The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has received recommendations for reaching an ambitious regional target of 48percent renewable energy generation by 2027. The Caribbean…
Blair can’t even apologise correctly for destabilising Middle East
By Juan Cole Former British PM Tony Blair reiterated on Sunday some of his previous half-hearted ‘apologies’ for illegally launching a war of aggression on Iraq in 2003. Blair’s ‘apologies’ always take the form of the little boy who, when…
IS monitoring group claims responsibility of attack in Bangladesh
Monitoring group SITE has stood by its report saying the Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the murder of two foreigners and a bombing of a Shia procession in Bangladesh.
Fakhrul filed petition on court seeking extension of his surrender
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking further extension of deadline for his surrender.
BD Army became enriched with first female pilots
Bangladesh Army has set an institutional milestone by enrolling two female officers for its aviation basic course for the first time after they successfully conducted solo and dual flying modules as trainee pilots at Tejgaon Old airport runway on Wednesday.
ECNEC to approve mega project on river management
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) is likely to approve a mega project on Thursday, aiming to protect around 2.5 million people in the country’s north-western region from erosion by the Jamuna River and thus help them…
Changes in Schengen visa application process
As part of the worldwide introduction of the Visa Information System (VIS), the Schengen States launches the VIS in Bangladesh (and in the neighbouring countries) on 2 November 2015.
JU ‘B’ & ‘H’ unit admission test held today
JU Correspondent Jahangirnagar University honours 1st year admission test of 2015-16 academic session held today.
Money laundering case filed against Mosharraf
Court Correspondent The Special Judge Court-1 of Dhaka yesterday morning (Wednesday) framed charge against BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a case filed for allegedly siphoning off Tk 9.55 crore to England.
Report submission of Khaleda zia’s case deferred
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred the submission of the probe report in a case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for hurting the religious sentiments of the people to November 25.
Blogger Rajeeb Murder: Depositions of 2 more witnesses recorded
Court Correspondent The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 of Dhaka yesterday (Wednesday) recorded the depositions of two more witnesses in the case filed in connection with murder of blogger Ahmed Rajeeb Haider in 2013.
Iran to be invited to key talks, US says
Iran is likely to be invited for the first time to international talks with the US and Russia over the Syrian conflict, the US says.US state department spokesman John Kirby said it was unclear if Iran’s leaders would attend the…
World Bank wants to fund big projects
The World Bank now wants to fund a project ‘even bigger’ than the $2.9 billion Padma railroad bridge project.This comes barely two years after the global lender raised a stink over alleged corruption forcing Bangladesh to withdraw its funding request…
Bangladesh women unwilling to take up jobs in Saudi Arabia
A parliamentary standing committee has been told that women in Bangladesh are mostly unwilling to go to Saudi Arabia to work as house help.Officials at the Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment told the parliament committee that ‘false propaganda’…
Absence of big mammals foils ecosystem fertilisation
You can call it the fertilisation cessation, and scientists say it has had a disruptive effect on ecosystems around the world.A study unveiled on Monday showed that the extinction or precipitous population declines of large land and sea mammals starting…
No prosciutto panic, please
The home of Parma ham, trumpeting the benefits of a traditional Mediterranean diet, is urging consumers not to get into a prosciutto panic after a warning that processed meat can cause cancer.Italian food and farming groups responded indignantly to the…
New Bond film ‘Spectre’ is money-spinner for sponsors too
James Bond is back, and companies such as Omega watches, Gillette shavers and Belvedere vodka have paid undisclosed sums for product tie-ins with “Spectre” in sponsorships that one marketing specialist says are cinema’s version of the Olympics.Being a sponsor allows…
Kayum ordered murder of Tavella:Kamal
Former BNP ward commissioner MA Kayum ordered the murder of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella, the home minister says.He revealed the name on Tuesday after initially saying that politicians were behind the murder of the foreigners.Kayum is the joint convener of…
Unrealistic optimism for Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
By Nava Thakuria As Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) approaches for its next national elections, which emerges as the most important polls since the southeast Asian country was put under military dictatorship in 1962, speculations now rises high over the…