Reacting to reports today (31 May) that Donald Trump will pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Craig Bennett, Friends of the Earth CEO said: “Friends of the Earth will campaign vigorously against any trade deal with the…
Year: 2017
Germany is the silicon valley of political innovation
One of the more significant quotations of last week came from President Donald Trump, when he reportedly described the Germans as “bad, very bad,” referring to their automobile exports. He returned to the theme Tuesday: Another take on Germany, articulated…
Muhith to unveil Budget Thursday, focus on job creation
Dhaka – Amid the business community’s concern about possible imposition of 15 percent flat VAT rate from July 1 next, Finance Minister AMA Muhith is going to place in Parliament on Thursday a possible Tk 400,266 crore national budget for…
Actor Jeet due in city on June 5
Dhaka – Kolkata’s popular film actor Jeet will arrive in Dhaka on June 5 with a view to promoting his Indo-Bangla film “Boss 2”. The Indian star played the lead role in the film as Surya which is scheduled to…
Khaleda distributes food among poor for second day
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia distributed food and clothes among the destitute at the city’s 14 spots for the second day on Wednesday, marking the 36th death anniversary of party founder and her husband Ziaur Rahman. She started the…
Imran, Sanatan summoned for defaming PM
Dhaka – A court here summoned on Wednesday Ganajagaran Manch spokesperson Imran H Sarkar and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed for their derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Metropolitan Magistrate SM Masud Zaman asked them…
Six trawlers with 71 fishermen go missing in Bay
Dhaka, May 31 – Some 71 fishermen along with six fishing trawlers of Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong district and Kutubdia upazila of Cox’s Bazar district went missing in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday during the severe cyclonic storm ‘Mora’.
Bangladesh PM seeks support for Rohiynga repatriation
Dhaka, May 31 – Irked by the very slow pace of repatriation of Myanmar nationals Rohiynga from Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought help from friendly countries to gear up the process. “The visible progress on taking back the…
Confronting Europe’s Illiberals
by Guy Verhofstadt European politicians have mastered the art of wagging their finger, most recently at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and US President Donald Trump. Sadly, the same cannot be said for our ability to…
COP23 discusses facilitation of Paris Agreement execution
Kuala Lumpur, 30 May (Jade Chiang) – Following a rich discussion, Parties to the UNFCCC’s Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) agreed to the call for focused submissions and a round table to promote further understanding of…
UN chief Guterres says climate deal is essential
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it is “absolutely essential” that the world unite to combat the threat from climate change.
Sunamganj flood-hit people passing Ramadan days in acute food crisis
Sunamganj – While Muslims around the world are celebrating the holy Ramadan with great significance, most low income people of the flood-hit Haor areas of the district are passing the days in acute food crisis. UNB news reported
Indian ship with relief materials heading towards Ctg
Dhaka – Indian Navy ship, INS Sumitra, an offshore patrol vessel, is carrying disaster relief materials and now 90nm south off Chittagong. UNB news reported
Indian Navy rescues 32 Bangladeshis from Bay
Dhaka – Indian Navy officials rescued 32 Bangladeshi nationals and recovered a body from the Bay of Bengal at Moheshkhali on Wednesday morning. UNB news reported
PM seeks support from friendly countries for Rohiynga repatriation
Dhaka – Irked by the very slow pace of repatriation of Myanmar nationals Rohiynga from Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought help from friendly countries to gear up the process. UNB news reported
The ‘water-employment-migration’ explosive nexus
By Baher Kamal Rome, May 30 (IPS) – Water–everybody talks about it, warns against its growing scarcity, excessive waste, the impact of climate change, the frequent severe droughts and so on. Now, a global action network with over 3,000 partner…
Proposed UN pay cuts threaten work stoppage in Geneva
By Thalif Deen UN, May 30 (IPS) – Facing significant reductions in US financial contributions from a politically-unpredictable Donald Trump administration, the UN Secretariat is gearing itself for a rash of austerity measures and budgetary cuts, including downsizing peacekeeping operations…
Sustainability of leather industry seminar held
Waalwijk, Netherlands May 30 – Stahl resumed its commitment to putting transparency into action with Sustainability Seminar in Bangladesh. On May 25 Michael Costello, Director Sustainability at Stahl, led a leather seminar in Dhaka. With this seminar, the market leader…
HC summons Ashulia OC to explain conduct
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Monday summoned the Officer-in- Charge (OC) of Ashulia Police Station to explain as to why a Jahangirnagar University student and also an accused in a vandalism case, was kept…
Premier Cricket: Ziaur’s ton in vain as Mohammedan beat Sk Jamal
Dhaka – Despite a century by Ziaur Rahman, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club suffered a five-wicket defeat against Dhaka Mohammedan SC in the 3rd round super league match of the Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket at BKSP ground-4 in Savar on…
South Africa cruise to 7-wicket consolation win vs England
London,(AP/UNB) — South Africa cruised to a consolation seven-wicket victory against England in the third and final one-day international to trim the series loss to 2-1 on Monday.Kagiso Rabada (4-39) and Wayne Parnell (3-43) plundered England, which rallied from 20-6…
Tiger Woods blames medications for his arrest on DUI charge
Dhaka (AP/UNB)Tiger Woods attributed an “unexpected reaction” to prescription medicine for his arrest on a DUI charge that landed him in a Florida jail Monday for nearly four hours.Woods, the 14-time major champion who had back surgery five weeks ago,…
Court stay on gas price hike 2nd phase goes
The chamber court yesterday stayed a High Court order that had stayed for six months the second phase of the gas price hike scheduled to become effective from June 1. There is no legal bar for the government to execute…
Two drug peddlers held in Magura
Dhaka- Police detained two alleged drug peddlers along with 50 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets and 20 puria of hemp from Mohammadpur bazaar area of Mohammadpur upazila in Magura on Monday night.
Khaleda distributes food to destitutes on Zia’s death anniversary
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday distributed cloths, iftar items and cooked food among destitute at 28 spots in the city to mark the 36th death anniversary of party founder President Ziaur Rahman. The spots where the former premier distributed food…
2 to die for killing ASI Humayun
Dhaka – A speedy trial tribunal here on Tuesday sentenced two people, including a woman, to death for killing an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Shah Ali Police Station in 2013.Judge Abdur Rahman of speedy trial tribunal-4 handed down the verdict…
Trump administration plans to minimise civil rights efforts
The Trump administration is planning to disband the Labor Department division that has policed discrimination among federal contractors for four decades, according to the White House’s newly proposed budget, part of wider efforts to rein in government programs that promote…
Youth to die for violating, killing minor girl in Jessore
Dhaka– A court here on Tuesday awarded death sentence to a young man for killing a minor girl after violating her in Sadar upazila in 2014.The convict is Lavlu, son of Entaj Ali, resident of Arenda village in Sadar upazila.
One held with 10 gold bars in Benapole
Dhaka- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man along with 10 gold bars from Benapole rail station here in Benapole on Tuesday.
13 lakh Yaba tablets seized in Ctg
Dhaka- Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard recovered 13 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets worth Tk 65 lakh from Nayaghat area in Teknaf on Monday night.