By Baher Kamal Rome, Sep 12 (IPS) – Pressures on global land resources are now greater than ever, as a rapidly increasing population coupled with rising levels of consumption is placing ever-larger demands on the world’s land-based natural capital, warns…
Atmospheric CO2 levels of 550 parts per million (ppm), expected to become the global norm by 2050, will shrink the protein, iron and zinc content in wheat and rice, putting 50 million more Indians at risk of deficiency.
Florence, Italy, 12 Sept —Governments have agreed to work together to identify and implement measures that will significantly increase the speed of geothermal energy development around the world, following a milestone meeting between public and private leaders Florence this week.…
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened Comilla Cantonment Branch as its 327th Branch at Amtali Namar Bazar of Comilla Adarsa Sadar Upazila.
Mymensingh – Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) admission test for 2017-18 students in the first year courses under academic session 2017-18 will be held on 4 Nov.
As Bangladesh is going to step into the “middle income” country group, it is going to have another milestone under its belt – installation of its maiden nuclear power plant at Rooppur, Pabna. The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) will…
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed government decision to deduct marks from second-time admission seekers, who are eager to get themselves admitted in Dental and Medical Colleges. The High Court bench comprising Justice…
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday deferred the date about whether to pass warrant order against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to September 14.
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday granted six-weeks’ bail to 94 BNP leaders and activists in two violence cases filed with some courts of Narayanganj and Madaripur districts.
Dhaka – A parliamentary standing committee on Tuesday recommended to the government to project the real picture of Rohingyas before the United Nations.
The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea, slapping a ban on textile exports and restricting shipments of oil products to punish Pyongyang for its sixth and largest nuclear test. With backing from China and…
UN Sept 12 (BSS/AFP) – The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea, slapping a ban on textile exports and restricting shipments of oil products to punish Pyongyang for its sixth and largest nuclear test.
Dhaka, Sept 12 – The foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka have assured of working with Bangladesh to face the challenges emerging from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) that encompasses the idea of ICT-led advancements leading to the revolutionary changes in…
Dhaka – A Chittagong court has indicted seven people including four officers of the Rapid Action Battalion or RAB in a case over the robbery of around Tk 20 million from a shrine in the port city.
Dhaka, Sept 12 -The government has undertaken a master plan to bring 15 districts, having no railway lines, under the railway network to establish rail links.
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) reached the semifinal of the Subroto Mukerjee Cup International Under-17 Women’s Football Tournament for the first time beating Hariana team by 2-1 goals at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi…
Dhaka -Two men were killed by different lightning strike incidents at Tuardanga and Kadakati villages in Ashasuni upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Bhajhari Mandol, 50, son of late Mangal Mandol of Tuardanga village and Jahangir Hossain, 34,…
Dhaka – A schoolgirl was killed in a road accident at Shewrapara Bus Stand area in the city on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Bisha, a class five student of Mirpur Ideal School.
Dhaka – Police arrested three members of Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from a hostel in Baneshwar Bazar area of Puthia upazila in Rajshahi early Tuesday.
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 16 others injured as a bus carrying a bridal party plunged into a roadside ditch in Bhadrikandi area of Damudya upazila in Shariatpur on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased are Rubel Bepari, 19, son of…
Dhaka – A mobile top-up trader was hacked to death by muggers at Kewatkhali in Sadar upazila in Mymensingh early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Haripad, 45, a resident of the area.
Dhaka – The Minister Fridge-DRU six-a-side Media Cup Football Tournament, organised by Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), kicked off on Tuesday at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium with UNB getting off to a good start beating Jaijai…
Strongly condemning the attacks on civilians and security forces in Burma’s Rakhine state, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called Aung San Suu Kyi to denounce the atrocities against Rohingya. “We call upon Burma’s de facto leader Aung…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged neighbouring Myanmar to stop inhuman persecution on ethnic minorities in its Rakhaine and return the refugees saying Bangladesh wants friendly relations with Naypyidaw but not tolerate injustice. “We want peace and a friendly relation…
Two chartered aircraft of the UNHCR with emergency relief supplies for 25,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) today. “The two aircrafts, one is landed at 4.30 am and other at 2.15 pm, carried aid…
Showtime Desk For the first time, Indian actress Rituparna Sengupta and Bangladeshi actor Arifin Shuvoo have paired up for a big screen venture. Renowned actor and filmmaker, Alamgir will direct the film titled Ekti Cinema’r Golpo, and its shooting commenced…
The government has urged foreign diplomats to help ensure participation of ministers concerned and renowned IT firms of their respective countries in the upcoming “Digital World-2017”. The request was made on Monday night at a function, titled “Ambassadors Night”, at…
Climate change is threatening the Latin American zones most favorable for growing coffee, according to a study out Monday that warns seed production could drop by nearly 90 percent by 2050. The study suggests high quality coffees are most at…
Stephen King wrote “It.” Warner Bros. and New Line made “It.” And audiences seem to love “It.” The new freaky-scary film by that title broke records over the weekend as the largest September opening and largest opening for an R-rated…
Showtime Desk “Our music industry is going through a bad time. Please don’t publish this news.” Acclaimed folk singer Farida Parveen lodged two different cases in Dhaka’s Gulshan and Dhanmondi Thana, alleging the defendants of infringing the copyright law by…