Dhaka – Appreciating Bangladesh’s leadership role in crucial areas, the United States on Sunday said every country, including Bangladesh, can only achieve its full potential when national debates are channeled through ‘peaceful and open democratic process’. “Municipal elections are coming…
Unresponsive ship came within 600 metres of Russian destroyer before it opened fire with small arms: defence ministry. Russia’s defence ministry says one of its warships fired warning shots at a Turkish vessel in Aegean Sea on Sunday to avoid…
At least four women elected to municipal councils in Saudi Arabia’s first poll open to female voters and candidates. At least four women have won seats in Saudi Arabia’s municipal polls, the country’s first-ever elections open to female voters and…
Moscow (Sputnik) — Russia has delivered five Mi-171 multirole helicopters to Bangladesh, the aircraft’s manufacturer, Russian Helicopters, said in a statement Thursday. All the helicopters supplied to Bangladesh are equipped with modern navigation systems, which enable the aircraft to be…
Mowdud Rahman & Greig Aitken As COP21 has reached its endgame, there are plans to build 2,440 coal-fired power plants around the world, write Mowdud Rahman & Greig Aitken. Their completion would send global temperatures, and sea levels, soaring. Yet…
By Nenad Drca Due to changes in recent geopolitical events, Russia and China cooperate and coordinate politically, militarily, and economically to an extraordinary degree. This new teamwork almost always carries a tinge of anti-Western and anti-American implications. Russia and China…
Dhaka – Journalist Abdullah-Al-Faruk, who sustained injuries in a road accident in the city’s Kakrail, died at a hospital in the capital Sunday morning. He was 53. Abdullah-Al-Faruk, former chief reporter of the Bangla daily ‘Kaler Kantha’,succumbed to his injures…
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) organised a booth at the Power and Energy Fair 2015, held at BICC from December 10-12. Visitors took interest in various information materials on nuclear energy and Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant at the BAEC booth.…
The former Nasa scientist criticizes the talks, intended to reach a new global deal on cutting carbon emissions beyond 2020, as ‘no action, just promises’ Mere mention of the Paris climate talks is enough to make James Hansen grumpy. The…
The British government has released a copy of a report highly critical of Bangladesh’s capacity to hold free and fair elections, reversing its previous decision that disclosure would “cause significant offence” to the Bangladesh authorities. The British government’s change of…
Several hotels and restaurants in northeast China’s Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture employ young North Korean women as performers and waiting staff. In many cases such arrangements provide benefits to all sides, representing economic opportunity for the performers and their official…
Delegates from 195 nations agree on new accord to keep average temperature increases below 2 degrees C. US President Barack Obama has hailed the landmark climate accord reached in Paris as strong and historic, calling it the best chance to…
Votes are being counted in Saudi Arabia’s municipal elections, in which women were allowed for the first time to cast their ballots. Officials said about 130,000 women had registered to vote in Saturday’s poll, compared with 1.35 million of men.
Paris:The Bangladeshi civil society organizations have organized a press conference in Le Bourget, Paris Climate Conference Place on Friday. They have rejected the latest draft agreement and call upon MVCs to reject it, they have also called to include historical…
Washington, D.C. Dec – At the COP21 United Nations conference in Paris today, officials from nearly 200 countries reached a new agreement to address the threat of global climate change. On behalf of the United Nations Foundation, Chair Ted Turner,…
With the inauguration of the river training work of Padma multipurpose bridge by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on December 12, 2015, the dream bridge project has started moving towards materialization. People around the area and in fact all the people…
A research team from Concordia University, Canada has developed a special type of power cell that is capable of harnessing electrical energy generated by plant ( blue-green algae used in the present research). The power cell works on the principle…
I always try to express gratitude to journalists because they reveal to us many import news and issues, though right now, they are unable to report against corruption of the members of ruling party. It has been noticed that a…
by John A. Mathews Sydney – In the United States and Europe, the benefits of renewable energy are predominantly seen as environmental. Energy from the wind and sun can offset the need to burn fossil fuels, helping to mitigate climate…
Police arrested a fake member of Detective Branch (DB) of police from a restaurant at College Road in the town on Friday.The deceased was identified as Tuhin Biswash, 27, son of late Intaj Ali Biswash of Dariapur village in Sreepur…
Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route was suspended for 11 hours on Saturday morning due to dense fog.Mahiuddin Russel, manager of BIWTA Aricha, said suddenly the area was enveloped in thick fog, forcing them to suspend the ferry services at…
Four members of a family, including a policeman, suffered burn injuries as a gas pipeline exploded at Mojgani in the city on Saturday morning.One of the injured was identified as Atiur Rahman, constable of Khalishpur police station.
A man was killed as he was crushed under the wheels of a speeding truck at Darikandi in Belabo upazila of the district on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Fayez Miah, 45, son of Mridha Abdul Ali, a resident…
A teenage girl died while her mother fell sick after their alleged attempt to commit suicide by taking poison following a family feud at Kalshi Dhighir Par in Bandar thana here on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Khadiza Akter…
Police in an overnight drives arrested 25 people, including five activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, from different parts of the district on Friday night till Saturday morning.Enamul Haq, sub-inspector of Satkhira special branch of police, said police conducted separate drives in the…
A housewife was found dead in Jhenaidah bus stand area of the district town early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Sima Khatun, wife of police constable Suman.
Members of Detective Branch (DB) of police in separate drives arrested two alleged drug peddler and recovered 1,000 yaba tablets from Kotwali Thana area in the city in the early hours of today.The arrested are Munjurul Islam, 45, of Bazarkhola…
At least 10 business establishments were gutted in a devastating fire Chourasta Bazaar under Pathorghata upazila of the district last night.The fire originated from a shop at about 1 am and soon engulfed the adjacent area.
Outgoing Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran on Saturday said India will always deal with the ‘government of the day’ and mentioned that there has been no change in the position India took on January 5 election in Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged all to strengthen the hands of Awami League so that the country cannot go under the grip of hyenas like BNP-Jamaat.