DU Correspondent Tens of thousands of people on Wednesday sung Bangladesh’s national anthem ‘Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami Tomay Bhalobashi’ (My Bengal of Gold, I love you) at the Suhrawardy Udyan where the Bangalees’ charter of freedom was written 44 years…
Election Commission (EC) is closely monitoring different allegations against the candidates and ‘important’ persons who are campaigning on behalf of the contestants in the upcoming municipality polls by violating the election code of conduct.
Special Correspondent Kurigram-After implementing the Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, people of the now-defunct Indian enclaves Dashiarchhara and Basposai Vitorkuti in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts freely observed the 45th victory day of Bangladesh with much enthusiasm yesterday.
STAFF REPORTER The nation celebrated the 45th Victory Day yesterday with a vow to impose a ban on the politics of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, a platform of war criminals who committed crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
BNP leaders and supporters were out in the streets yesterday after a long absence to celebrate the 45th Victory Day.
Governments around the world have for the first time in history committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions to tackle climate change, signalling an end to the fossil fuel era. Heads of businesses and organisations give their reactions to this landmark…
The Prime Minister and her cabinet members do not speak of anything regarding deaths and killings at present. They all are reiterating the murders, rapes and killings that happened more than 44 years ago.
Actress Jennifer Lawrence says she believes in aliens and is scared that there will be an invasion.Recalling the storylines of films such as “War Of The Worlds”, Lawrence said: “Based on history, when we find each other, we kill each…
Small farmers – mainly women – produce 80% of the food in Africa on just 14.7% of the agricultural land, and control 80% of the seeds produced and exchanged on small farms. The African Biodiversity Network, Gaia Foundation and African…
Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai condemned Donald Trump’s views on Muslims on Tuesday, at a sombre ceremony to remember the 134 children killed in a Taliban attack on a Pakistani school a year ago.“Well, that’s really tragic that you hear…
While incidence and mortality rates from several common types of cancer in many high-income countries have gone down, many low-and middle-income countries have seen cancer rates rise, partially due to increases in risk factors that are typical of Western countries,…
Alok Kapali took 13 runs in the last over as Comilla Victorians defeated Barisal Bulls by three wickets in a nerve-wracking final to lift the title of the Bangladesh Premier League 2015 on Tuesday.In fact, Kapali hit four fours in…
Islami Chhatra Shibir men clashed with Bangladesh Chhatra League activists on the Chittagong College campus at the port city on Wednesday.Witnesses said the clash ensued as Shibir man drove away BCL activists during their Victory Day rally in front of…
by Eric Beinhocker,Myles Allen Oxford – The world has reached an historic agreement on climate change. The deal concluded at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris commits countries to take steps to limit warming to “well below” 2º…
The government has gazetted the new pay scale for public servants, dissolving selection grade and timescale. In September this year, the new pay scale was approved with a highest basic pay of Tk 78,000 and a minimum of Tk 8,250.…
Dhaka – Bangladesh along with other Muslim countries has decided to join the Centre against Terrorism and Extremism to be established in the Saudi capital of Riyadh to coordinate efforts against terrorism and extremism. The decision came following a request…
By Reuters and VICE News US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Moscow on Tuesday in an attempt to build bridges with Russia in how the international community should respond to the Syrian conflict. Kerry said he wanted to…
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said the government will take action through the Foreign Ministry against Pakistani female diplomat Farina Arshad if her alleged involvement in militancy is proved.
World Bank senior vice president and chief economist Dr Kaushik Basu on Tuesday said poor infrastructure and slow bureaucracy are two major challenges for Bangladesh’s economy, which is according to him, is standing at the ‘takeoff stage’.
The nation will celebrate the 45th Victory Day on Wednesday, commemorating its glorious victory in a nine-month war against Pakistan occupation forces in 1971.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on Tuesday declared Bangladesh’s floating garden agricultural technology as globally important agricultural heritage site (GIAHS).
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SUPRO, in collaboration with the Oxfam and the “Capacity for Research and Advocacy for Fair Taxation (CRAFT)” consortium recently conducted a study on ‘Fair Tax Monitor Bangladesh’ in line with two African countries: Senegal and Uganda with the objectives to…
Staff reporter The government has took decision to allow a person to resister maximum 20 mobile phone SIM cards against his/her national identity card, said state minister for posts and telecommunications Tarana Halim. The government set the limit of using…
STAFF REPORTER BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said they would stay in the field till the announcement of the result of municipal polls. “Despite the allegation against the Election Commission, our candidates will contest the polls…
Special Correspondent Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing (GCCN), Dhaka, held its fourth graduation ceremony on 15 December through an exciting and jubilant event. Nobel Peace Laureate and Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over the ceremony…
STAFF REPORTER, A Chittagong court yesterday (Tuesday) sent to jail an assistant sub-inspector, a constable of city’s Kowtali police station and one of their cohort on charge of snatching eight gold bars from a business man from Love Lane area…