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…
Month: December 2015
UK launches airstrikes against IS in Syria
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…
Future business leaders for bold action on climate change: MIT
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…
Fight neoliberal trade, junk WTO – advance people’s trade agenda!
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…
Sugar-free drinks also bad for teeth
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…
Chris Brown cancels tour down under
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…
Indian delegation meets DU VC
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,…
Delegates under pressure as negotiations reach frenzy mode
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,…
The Copenhagen-Paris Express
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…
Pragmatism in Climate Policy
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.…
The arc of climate justice
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…
The long march to Paris
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…
COP21 climate negotiations update
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…
Credibility crisis for northeastern news channels
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…
Paris still the best city in World for students
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,…
From Worldwatch Institute at UN Climate Change Negotiations
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,…
JU Geography students hold strike, protest rally
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.
‘No death penalty’- Nizami’s counsel: This is confession of guilt- AG
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…
Khaleda sick, won’t be in court Thursday
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 nominates candidates for all municipalities, JP in 97
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…
An evening with ghazal at Alliance Franchaise Friday
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.
600 bottles of phensidyl seized in C’nawabganj
Police in a drive seized 600 bottles of phensidyl from a private car at Paharpur in Nachole upazila of the district on Tuesday.Officer-in-charge (OC) of Nachole thana Fasir Uddin said based on secret information, a team of police conducted a…
Rapist gets life behind bars in Gaibandha
A tribunal on Tuesday convicted a man and put him behind bars for life for raping a housewife in Sundarganj upazila in 2005.The convict identified as Khairul Islam, a resident of Bazarpara village of the upazila, was also fined Tk…
6 BNP, Jamaat-Shibir men among 25 held in Satkhira
Joint forces in separate drives from Tuesday night to early Wednesday arrested 25 people, including six BNP and Jamaat-Shibir activists, in different places of the district on sabotage charges.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Satkhira district police, said the joint team conducted…
Man found slaughtered in Dinajpur
Police recovered slaughtered body of a man from a students mess in the district town on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim, son of Gias Uddin, a resident of Ghughudanga village in Dinajpur Sadar upazila.
World AIDS Day observed in port city
The World AIDS Day was observed on Tuesday in the port city as elsewhere in the division.The theme of this year’s World Aids Day was “Getting to Zero.”To mark the day, rallies and discussion meetings were organized by District Civil…
2 held with yaba in Barisal
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-12 in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers and recovered 300 pieces of yaba tablets from Dhamura Bus-stand area under Ujirpur upazila of the district on Tuesday night.The arrested were Sahin Hossain Talukder, 32,…
Minor boy killed in Khagrachhari
A minor boy was killed as a temporary flag stand fell on him at Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital this morning.The deceased was Arafat Rahul, 4, son of Kabir Hossain, a resident of Ganjpara area of Sadar upazila.
Proper enforcement of CRP Law stressed
Speakers at a seminar here yesterday emphasized the need for proper enforcement of the Consumers’ Rights Protection (CRP) Law for protecting the consumers’ rights together with freeing the human body from any food poisoning and other contamination.They observed that the…
Cage farming yields 80-tonne fishes in C’nawabganj
More than 80 tonnes of fishes were harvested from 196 floating cages in Mohananda river in Chapainawabganj district this year making the fishermen and others concerned happy.Monosex tilapia fish farming in floating cage method is increasing day by day. By…