Professor Yunus receives very high fees for speaking at international conferences. At many places, audiences purchase tickets to hear him speak. Several books written by him have been translated into 25 languages around the world. His books have been included…
By Samuel Oakford One year after the Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, the European Union and NATO want to step up an information campaign to counter what they’ve called “false narratives” disseminated by the Kremlin. On Sunday, Gen. Philip…
After a divisive election campaign by incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that further soured his already troubled relationship with the US, President Barack Obama’s chief of staff said Monday that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank “must end,” and…
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, from NY One of the major techniques of our government is to vehemently condemn political foes for committing such activities what its members did in the past and even does at present. It is known to all…
Dr Atiur Rahman Both the public and the private sector have the responsibility to make their services more humane, and respond to any disaster or human losses as part of their social responsibilities. Recognising that without embracing the disadvantaged population segments into…
Airport Armed Police (AAP) members and Custom officials arrested two people along with 113 turtles at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Monday. The arrestees, identified as Mobarak Ali, 45, and Asif Alauddin, 27, were supposed to fly for Malaysia…
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the drafts of ‘the Chittagong Medical University Bill, 2015’ and ‘the Rajshahi Medical University Bill, 2015’ for setting up two more medical universities in the country alongside the existing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical…
The former president of Bangladesh Prof. Badruddoza Chowdhury has said the failure to give the wheareabouts of Salahuddin Ahmed is a failure of the government. He went to the residence of Salahuddin to sympathise with the members his family on…
The National Board of Revenue has summoned Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to collect nearly Tk 140 million in taxes due from him. The NBR in a letter sent recently asked Yunus to meet with the relevant commissioner of Taxes Zone-6…
Election Working Group (EWG), a 29-member coalition of civil society organisations, on Monday urged the Election Commission to ensure a level-playing field for the candidates contesting the upcoming elections to the three city corporations of Dhaka and Chittagong. “EWG welcomes…
A suspected robber was killed by a mass beating at Purarbagh village under Srinagar upazila of the district last night.
A mobile court on Sunday sentenced a young man to one-month imprisonment for eve-teasing a female school teacher in Kulaura upazila The convict was identified as Towfiq Miah, 22, son of Rashid Miah, resident of Monoraj village of the upazila.
Speakers at a workshop here have stressed for mainstreaming the persons with disabilities through ensuring their legal rights and proper implementation of the Disabled People’s Rights Protection Act-2013 for their uplift.
A mobile court has realized Taka 70,000 as fine from 11 business establishments for selling date expired medicines and food in unhygienic conditions in the district town here on Sunday.
Nearly 1.90 lakh people are infected with tuberculosis and around 3,700 die every year in the country, speakers at a press conference said here yesterday .
The activities of re-excavation of Kurigram Zilla Parishad pond as voluntary basis by the members of Zilla Parishad Kormokorta Kormochari Samity is going on periodically on Sunday.
Amena Begum, SP, Narsingdi has said the imams and other Islamic scholars could play pivotal role in preventing terrorism and militancy to make the nation free from stigma.
Daring dacoity was committed in 2 houses in the village Garibpur under Chitalmari Upazila in the district on Friday at night, according to a report received here.
A young man died at Jessore Medical College Hospital on Saturday night after he was wounded critically in a road mishap at Bakulia under Kaligonj upazila in Jhenidah.
Participants of a human chain rally in Barisal Sunday called for immediate adaptations and implementation of coordinated water management system.
A section of land grabbers were grabbed a part of Horihor river near at Hakawbaha village under Monirampur Upazila, it is alleged.
Miscreants mugged money from an NGO employee after shooting him at Baliadanga area on the Jessore- Narail Road under Jessore sadar upazila at around 1:30pm on Sunday, said Hasib Newaz, public relations officer, Jagorani Chhakra Foundation.
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Monday alleged that the government has been engaged in a death race of misusing the state power to cling to power and urged it to resolve the present crisis through dialogue for the sake of…
Police arrested mother and son in Natirhut under Nazirpur union of Muladi for killing one and injuring 3 others by chopping for damaging pepper (Morich/Green Chilly) cultivation.
The law enforces arrested two rape accused fugitives here in sadar upazila of Bogra district recently.
Saudi Arabia’s OPEC governor Mohammed al-Madi said on Sunday that he believed it would be difficult for oil to reach a price range of $100-120 per barrel again.
A man’s Facebook post, wherein he conveyed a fake suicide threat, has landed him in trouble with police arresting him and placing him under mental health watch.
After veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar voiced his strong opinion in favour of “India’s Daughter”, his son Farhan Akhtar has come forward to support the controversial documentary, saying filmmaker Leslee Udwin’s intent is not to defame India.
As much as 70 percent of existing forest lands are within a half-mile of the forest edge, meaning they are prone to harm from encroaching urban or agricultural influences, warns a new study .
Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi said on Sunday that a third gunman involved in an attack that killed 23 people, mostly foreign tourists, at a Tunis museum last week was on the run.