By Stella Paul Bonn, Nov 19 (IPS) – As the summit of governments known as COP23 reached its conclusion in Bonn, Germany this week, two clear alliances have emerged in the global energy landscape.
Day: November 21, 2017
For a healthy, safe, and sustainable thanksgiving holiday!
Dear Mostafa, Greetings from St. Louis, Missouri! As many of us travel this week to spend American Thanksgiving with our families and friends, let’s really be mindful of the amount of food we are wasting. Between Thanksgiving and the New…
Cash transfers in Benin: A response to child trafficking
Za-Kpota, November ‒ The commune of Za-Kpota, in central Benin, has long had the unfortunate reputation of serving as the support base for child trafficking to Nigeria, where the children are exploited for cheap labour in the Abeokuta stone quarries…
IBBL highest taxpayer in BD banking sector
Dhaka – Fazle Kabir, Governor of Bangladesh Bank handed over a crest to Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Managing Director and CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited for the Banks being the highest taxpayer in the banking sector in 2016-2017 tax…
BD law ministry forwards draft judges conduct rules to SC
Dhaka – Law mMinisterAnisul Huq on Monday informed that his ministry has forwarded a draft on the conduct an disciplinary rules for lower court judges to the Supreme Court seeking its consideration on the matter.
Bus torched over road accident in Ctg
Dhaka – The agitated locals torched a bus in Solosahar area of Panchlaish in the port city on Tuesday as it hit a motorcycle rider, leaving him seriously injured.
37 Bangladeshis rescued at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued a total of 37 Bangladeshis, including women and children, from Sadipur border area under Benapole Port Police Station while entering into Bangladesh illegally on Tuesday morning.On secret information, a team of…
60 held in Jessore on various charges
Dhaka – Police arrested 60 people in separate drives in the district from Monday night to Tuesday morning.According to the Police Control Room here, the arrestees are accused of various criminal cases, including violence.
77 drug users, peddlers held in city
Dhaka – Police and members of Detective Branch (DB) under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) carried out anti-narcotics drives in the city and arrested 77 alleged drug users and peddlers from different areas in last 24 hours till 6 am on…
2 Jessore youths jailed for taking drugs
Dhaka – A mobile court here on Tuesday sentenced two youths to six-month imprisonment for taking drugs at Ghop Dhanpatti area of the district town.
BPL Cricket: Khulna Titans earn 4th win beating Rajshahi Kings by 2 wkts
Dhaka – Khulna Titans registered the 4th win in their 7th match of the seven-team franchised-based Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket beating lowly Rajshahi Kings by two wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.
Asian Tennis: 8 boys’ singles, 4 girls singles matches decided
Dhaka – Eight boys’ singles and four girls’ singles matches were decided on the 2nd day of the Bengal Plastic Asian 14/U Series Tennis Tournament at the Raman National Tennis Complex here on Tuesday.
Premier Volleyball: PDB beat BGB by 3-0 sets
Dhaka – Power Development Board (PDB) earned an straight 25-10, 31-29, 25-17 points victory over Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in the Crony Group Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Tuesday.
Bangladesh Badminton team to participate in two Indian tournaments
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Badminton team will participate in two Indian tournaments — India International Series and Tata Open India International Challenge — schedule for November-December next.
Dynamites skipper Shakib, Victorian bowler Hasan Ali penalised
Dhaka – Dhaka Dynamites captain Shakib Al Hasan and Pakistan bowler of Comilla Victorians Hasan Ali were penalised for breaching BCB Code of Conduct in the AKS Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket match.Both the cricketers have been penalised for…
Premier Kabaddi: Army, Navy, BGB win
Dhaka – Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) won their respective matches in the Adtouch Metropolis Premier Division Kabaddi League at Kabaddi Stadium on Tuesday.
BD experts for safe food production
Agriculture experts at a seminar in the city today underscored the need for ensuring safe food production by using the organic cultivation system. They said currently 87 countries across the globe are farming following the organic policy and standard.
Amnesty accused Myanmar of imposing Aparthied on Rohingya
Myanmar’s suffocating control of its Rohingya population amounts to “apartheid”, Amnesty International said Tuesday in a probe into the root causes of a crisis that has sent 620,000 refugees fleeing to Bangladesh. Distressing scenes of dispossessed Rohingya in Bangladeshi camps…
PM urges Armed Forces to stand by people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged members of the armed forces to work with the people for crafting a happy and prosperous Bangladesh with the spirit of the Liberation War. “Bangladesh should be built with the spirit of the Liberation…
Queen Trust programmes against diabetic ratinopathy
The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, a UK based charitable foundation, has planned more initiatives in Bangladesh to raise awareness to prevent blindness caused by retinopathy. “We have planned various programmes at community level for creating awareness to prevent blindness…
‘Advanced’ cyber attack targets Saudi Arabia
Saudi authorities said Monday they had detected an “advanced” cyber attack targeting the kingdom, in a fresh attempt by hackers to disrupt government computers. The government’s National Cyber Security Centre said the attack involved the use of “Powershell” malware, but…
Air quality again deteriorates in Indian capital city
Air quality in Indian capital city of Delhi has once again deteriorated and slipped from poor to very poor category, state-run broadcaster – All India Radio (AIR) said Tuesday. The broadcaster quoting Central Pollution Control Board saying the Air Quality…
BASIC Bank plans to cut NPL by 30pc in 3 years
BASIC Bank Limited is planning to cut its Non-Performing Loan (NPL) by 30 percent in the next three years as the rate of NPL is now 50 percent of the bank’s total outstanding loans. “We are working to set a…
Promising poets felicitated by Kobiter Khoje
Culture Desk Ra’dia Inc. and Kotha Kobita Abritti jointly organised a unique poetry competition programme titled “Kobitar Khojey”. Promising poets receited their self-composed poems. This initiative is designed to make youths of the country vibrant, literate and creative. In this…
Jahid Hasan to debut in Indian films
Culture Desk Jahid Hasan has been roped in for acting in an Indian film project. The story is based on a novel by Abul Bashar, popular writer of West Bengal, India. The film has been titled “Sitar” and the novel…
Runa Khan to debut in big screen
Culture Desk Runa Khan is an established actress of TV dramas. It is said that no director wants to find a replacement for her once they have crafted a character she can play. Now the actress is set to leave…
Calgary Winter Olympics bid needs more work: committee
MONTREAL, (BSS/AFP) – Calgary’s bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games needs further evaluation by the local authority to the tune of CAN$2 million ($1.6 million), according to recommendations presented to the city council Monday.
2 ‘pirates’ killed in Noakhali gunfight
Dhaka – Two suspected pirates were killed in a gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Sutlar Ghat area in Hatia upazila in Noakhali early Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Saiful, ringleader of the notorious pirate gang ‘Saiful…
Hotel boy punched to death by ‘co-worker’
Dhaka – A hotel boy was punched to death by his co-worker at a hotel in Alexandar Bazaar of Ramgati upazila in Laxmipur on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Riaz, 16, son of Safu Majhi, a hotel boy of…
Climate goal in peril as science points to 3 degree warming
Saleem Shaikh Bonn – As developing countries push the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement, scientists and leaders at the UN-led climate talks underway in Germany say the world will fail to meet the key goal of limiting global average…