by Michael Meyer Nairobi – The idea that oil wealth can be a curse is an old one – and it should need no explaining. Every few decades, energy prices rise to the heavens, kicking off a scramble for new…
Year: 2016
Right wing renaissance
By Hassanal Noor Rashid With 2016 still at its infancy, the beginning of the year has been marked with extraordinarily explosive events that may very well set the trend for the year and will continue to persist for a longer…
Homegrown energy security for Europe
by Anders Fogh Rasmussen Copenhagen – The European Union is highly dependent on foreign oil. For every 100 liters consumed within the EU, 90 are imported. Meanwhile, domestic oil production is plummeting, down more than 50% over the last decade.…
Tunisia: Widespread abuses under drug law
,(Tunis) – A draft law to reduce penalties for drug use would stop short of fixing major human rights concerns in the current law. Tunisian authorities should revise the law to eliminate all prison sentences for recreational drug use or…
BNP national council 19 March, police permission not yet
Dhaka – Though the party is yet to get permission from the police to hold its sixth national council on March 19, BNP on Friday formally announced to arrange it at any venue in the city. BNP joint secretary general…
BD born European Sultana in search of her family
After 37 years of her departure, Sultana Van Der List, a Bangladeshi origin Dutch national, has returned home to reconnect with lost relatives.
EC to announce 9 municipal election schedule
The Election Commission (EC) is likely to announce the schedule this week for arranging election in nine municipalities in mid-March.
3 KM tailback at Dhaka-Ctg highway
A three-km long tailback was created on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway on Friday morning after a truck went out of order on the Meghna Bridge in Gazaria upazila, causing immense sufferings to the commuters. In-charge of Bhaberchar Police Camp sub-inspector M Kamruzzaman…
Controversy over no. of martyrs is ‘unhealthy politics’: Dr. Kamal
Voicing resentment at the recent controversy over the number of 1971 Liberation War martyrs, Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday said it only exposed ‘unhealthy politics’.
‘Cosmic Beauty’ painting exhibition begins
A solo painting exhibition titled Cosmic Beauty by artist Bimanesh Biswas has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka.
WaterAid Chair Tim & CEO Barbara reach today
Tim Clark, the chair of Board of Trustees of WaterAid, an international non-profit organization, and Barbara Frost, chief executive officer, arrive here tomorrow on a six-day visit.
Art summit begins at Shilpakala Academy
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith today said Bangladesh is blessed with rich art and culture for a long period of time, which should be nurtured for achieving socio-economic development of the country.
Case against Khaleda in final stages
The trial process of a graft case against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, Khaleda Zia, is almost at its final stages.Khaleda’s counsels have completed quizzing the investigation officer of the Zia Charitable Trust graft case on Thursday.Now the counsels…
Brain imaging to identify depression
According to the World Health Organization an estimated 350 million people of all ages suffer from depression. It’s a serious mental disorder that affects every aspect of a person’s life and in severe cases could lead to suicide. The study…
Young Tigers reach U-19 Cricket WC semifinals beating Nepal
Captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz and wicketkeeper Zakir Hasan made 117 in the fifth-wicket as Bangladesh defeated a spirited Nepal side by six wickets in the quarterfinal of ICC U19 World Cup on Friday.It was a bumpy road for the hosts…
Bangladesh Bank lifts SME lending target by 8.52pc
– Bangladesh Bank (BB) has set the SME (small and medium enterprises) loan disbursement target at Taka 1 lakh 13 thousand 503 crore and 43 lakh for 2016, which is higher by 8.52 percent from the target of 2015.Last year…
US drone strike kills top Qaeda chief in south Yemen: family
An air strike believed to have been carried out by a US drone in south yemen on Thursday killed a prominent chief of Al-Qaeda’s branch in the war-torn country, a family member said.Jalal Belaidi, alias Abu Hamza, a top commander…
Tiny Luxembourg looks to make a big splash in Asteroid mining
Luxembourg, the teeny little European nation, intends to become a hub for a new budding industry: asteroid mining.”Our aim is to open access to a wealth of previously unexplored mineral resources on lifeless rocks hurling through space, without damaging natural…
A UN Panel Has Just ‘Ruled in Favor’ of Julian Assange
A United Nations panel which was considering a case by Julian Assange that he had been unlawfully detained by the UK and Sweden has ruled in his favour, the BBC has reported.The founder of Wikileaks — who has been living…
Access to Clean Water and Job
Watersprint, the Sweden-based environmental technology company, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to provide 50,000 people in Bangladesh with access to safe and clean drinking water by 2020. To support this effort, the company will…
Police injured tea stall owner dies, 5 cops closed
A case was filed on Thursday noon against five persons including a police source. The details about the case are yet to be known. Babul Matobbar, 45, a tea stall owner who sustained burn injuries allegedly by policemen on Wednesday…
Court takes case against cricketer Shahadat, wife
The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka on Thursday took into cognizance the charge sheet of the case against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Nitto in a case filed for allegedly torturing their domestic help.Judge of the…
Govt accused of conspiracy to foil BNP’s March council
BNP vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman yesterday accused the ruling party lawmakers of resorting to plunder and corruption in the name of development. “The ruling party’s MPs are involved in corruption and plundering wealth in the name of implementation of…
Nobody will be spared involved in Wednesday night’s incident: HM
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said no one will be spared involved in Wednesday night’s incident in Godaraghat of Mirpur area where a tea seller caught fire from his kerosene stove.
Turkish Airlines Offer Fans a Flight into the World of
Batman v Superman Turkish Airlines today announced its partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures on the highly anticipated action adventure film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Tk 10b defamation against AL MP: Tempering Bangabandhu picture
Chittagong – A Tk 1,000 crore defamation case was filed on Thursday against ruling party MP MA Latif here on charge of tampering with Bangabandhu’s picture on billboards and festoons set up in Patenga and Bandar areas of the port…
RU first year class begins on Saturday
RU Correspondent The Classes for the first year students of Rajshahi University (RU) under the 2015-16 academic sessions will begin on Saturday, administrator for Public Relation office Professor Elias Hossain confirmed the matter.
United Airways flights suspeded
Dhaka – The flight operation of United Airways remained suspended from Thursday, inflicting sufferings on its passengers.