A freedom fighter was killed as a bus ran over him at Ahsannagar on the Jhenidah-Kushtia road in Shailkupa upazila on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Toazuddin, 65, son of late Gopal Mandol of Tripurakandi village of the upazila.Officer-in-Charge…
The admission tests of ‘Ka’ and ‘Kha’ units for the first year Honours courses of Comilla University (COU) for the academic session 2015-16 will be held on Friday.The ‘Ka’ unit test will begin at 10:00 am and ‘Kha’ unit test…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a young man along with a touchstone Bishnu statue from Maizgaon area of Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Badrul Islam, 24, son of Monajjir…
Two workers were killed and five others injured as some sacks of cement fell on them while they were working at a warehouse in Old Meghna Ferry Ghat area in Bhairab upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Milon Miah,…
The 19 kilometre road from Narail to Kalna via Lohagara has become woefully unfit for use barely two years after its reconstruction. Potholes have developed in numerous places of the road making it difficult for the vehicles to ply and…
Joint forces in separate drives from Wednesday night to early Thursday arrested 35 people, including three Jamaat activists, in different places of the district on sabotage charges.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Satkhira district police, said the joint team conducted separate drives…
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 in a drive arrested a drug trader with 1,000 yaba tablets from Kaunia Housing area in the city on Wednesday night.The arrested person was identified as Sazzad Ahmed Sajib, 28, son of Harun-Ar-Rashid of the area.
The regional office of Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institutions (BSTI) has expedited drives against selling of substandard and adulterated foods and other consumer items and fined owners of five confectioneries Taka 67,000 in the metropolis yesterday. According to the officials…
Police arrested three Jamaat leaders for plotting subversive activities in Bakshiganj upazila in the district on Thursday morning.The arrested were Maulana Sajjat Hossain, ameer of Bakshiganj upazila Jamaat, Maulana Abdul Aziz, president of Sadhurpara uinion Jamaat and Maulana Mizanur Rahman…
A school student was killed in a road accident at Nazmul Saroni road in the district town on Thursday morning.The deceased was Sakibur Rahman, 14, a student of class eight of Satkhira Government Boys High School and son of Shamsur…
RAF Tornado jets have carried out their first air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. Four Tornados took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus shortly after MPs voted to approve bombing. The strikes…
Rising leaders on environmental sustainability and climate change: A global survey of students from top-ranking business schools finds widespread consensus that business must lead on solutions to climate change and sustainability to attract and retain talent. A new global study…
IBON International Statement on the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC10) Twenty years since its establishment, the World Trade Organization (WTO) remains one of the most important mechanisms used by the global monopoly capital to advance neoliberal trade and concentrate wealth…
If you have switched to sugar-free drinks to avoid tooth decay, don’t be rest assured that you have got rid of the problem. Even sugar-free drinks and foods may kick-off tooth decay, dentists have warned.The researchers from University of Melbourne…
American R&B singer Chris Brown has cancelled a planned tour to Australia and New Zealand, his promoter said Wednesday, after officials indicated he would be denied a visa over his conviction for assaulting pop star Rihanna. Australia suggested in September…
A four-member delegation led by BL Bhattacharyya, National Director of Theosophycal Society of India, called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique today at his office.Other team members include Dr Jagannath Datgiri of Gauhati University and JN Patowary,…
Paris, 2 December (Meena Raman and T. Ajit) — Negotiations to reach a deal on the Paris agreement is in a frenzy mode, as delegates are under intense pressure to conclude their work by the evening of Thursday, 3 December,…
by Lars Christian Lilleholt COPENHAGEN – In 2009, when Copenhagen hosted the United Nations Climate Change Conference, I was there as a member of parliament, and I had the feeling that I was witnessing a world-changing event. For years, negotiators…
by Oliver Geden BERLIN – The diplomatic effort to forge an international agreement to mitigate climate change is undergoing a fundamental shift. The top-down approach that has guided the effort since 1992 is slowly being replaced by a bottom-up model.…
by Sherry Rehman Islamabad – It is a painful irony of climate change that those least responsible for the problem are often the most exposed to its ravages. And if any country can claim to be the victim of this…
by Rana Kapoor,Johan Rockström,Khalifa Ababacar Sall,Feike Sijbesma PARIS – Over the next few weeks, Paris will once again dominate global headlines. This time, however, the news is likely to be positive, as world leaders come together to forge a meaningful…
Paris, 30 November (TWN) ‘” Incoming French President of the 21st meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Laurent Fabius, assured Parties that theprocess of reaching an agreement in…
By Nava Thakuria In the time of internet where consumers become habituate with various free internet proving services, the news itself becomes the victim of circumstance as few people prefer to pay for a news channel? The increasing number of…
By Pierre Longeray Paris has been rated the world’s most student-friendly city for the fourth year running. Melbourne comes in second, followed by Tokyo. The ranking of “the world’s leading urban destinations for international students” was published Tuesday by QS,…
Washington, D.C – Worldwatch will contribute to the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) starting in Paris, France today by advising governmental delegations, participating in high-level consultations,…
Jahangirnagar University (JU) student of Geography and Environment department arranged strike in front of VC office demanding start of their class and exam which remain closed more than two weeks because of internal politics of the teachers.
War crimes convict and Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami’s lawyer Khandker Mahbub Hossain on Wednesday told the Appellate Division that even if his client is proven guilty of any charge, he is eligible for any punishment other than the capital…
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will not appear to court for hearing in the Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases Thursday. The hearing will be held at the Special Judge’s Court-3 of Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar setup on…
BNP has nominated party’s mayoral candidates in all the 235 municipalities of the country where voting will take place on December 30. However, the list does not include any candidate form the BNP’s key alliance partners including Jamaat-e-Islami Party sources…
Alliance Française de Dhaka is organising a musical program titled ‘An Evening with Ghazal’ to be performed by Ghazal singer Manzurul Islam Khan on Friday, December 4 at 6:00 pm at Alliance Françoise de Dhaka, 26 Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi.