IPS caught up with Dr. Frank Rijsberman, director-general of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), at the end of the flagship side event of the GGGI during the 51st Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila on…
Month: May 2018
DU students protest BCL threat on quota reform leaders
Students of Dhaka University (DU) on Wednesday brought out a protest rally on campus following an overnight threat allegedly made by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders to kill two leaders of the ongoing quota reform movement.
Bangladesh’s annual food shortage surpasses GDP growth
The country witnesses an economic loss of Taka 1,56,000 crore annually which is more than of per annum GDP growth due to food wastage, lack of proper storage and marketing facilities.
The double standard of America’s China trade policy
A high-profile United States trade delegation appears to have returned empty-handed from its mission in China. The result is hardly a surprise, given the scale and one-sided nature of the US demands. The Americans pushed for a wholesale remaking of…
75 percent of BD pasturised milk unsafe for direct intake
The icddr,b scientists have revealed that more than 75 percent of all pasteurized milk available on the local market is unsafe for direct consumption.
থিয়োসফি কী, কেন পঠনীয় এবং সংরক্ষণীয়
সোহেল মাহমুদ সাগর ফেসবুকের অলীক নাম মহাসাদাখাতায় বছরব্যাপি (নভেম্বর ২০১৬-১৭খ্রি.) লেখক নিজের ওয়ালে সেঁটে দেয়া ১০৩টি প্রবন্ধের সংকলনে তৈরি থিয়োসফি গ্রন্থখানি। গ্রন্থটির নামকরণে গবেষণালব্ধ জ্ঞান লেখককে যারপরনাই প্রভাবিত করেছে। এই মহাবিশ্ব মূলত উদ্ভিদ ও প্রাণীজগৎ নিয়েই সৃষ্ট। আর উদ্ভিদ ও…
Google worker rebellion against military project grows
An internal petition calling for Google to stay out of “the business of war” was gaining support Tuesday, with some workers reportedly quitting to protest a collaboration with the US military. About 4,000 Google employees were said to have signed…
Kristen Stewart walks barefoot at Cannes
The issue of high heels at Cannes has been a spiky one in recent years. Now it seems Kristen Stewart, a member of this year’s jury at the film festival, has flouted the ban on flat shoes – by instead…
Happiness makes hit songs: study
Hit songs today are “happier”, more danceable and more likely to be sung by women than songs that fail to make it to the charts, a study into 30 years of musical evolution revealed Wednesday. But also it noted a…
Asian markets fall, dollar rises as US rate fears return
Asian markets tumbled with Wall Street and the dollar extended gains Wednesday as US interest rate worries resurfaced, while geopolitical issues are also keeping investors cautious. After enjoying a relatively purple patch over the past week, investors were put back…
Concert held paying tribute to the Legends of Rock n’ Roll
Culture Desk Last Friday the ICCB (International Convention Center Bashundhara), Dhaka became the gathering hub of the Rock n Roll and Heavy metal music lovers of the country. The “Legacy of Rock n Roll” concert was aimed at paying tribute…
AL’s Khalek declared elected in Khulna City by a big margin
Khulna, May 15 – Awami League mayoral candidate Talukder Abdul Khalek was unofficially declared elected in the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election on Tuesday. Khalek won the election with a big margin bagging 176,902 votes while his nearest rival Nazrul…
BD Supreme Court upholds Khaleda Zia’s bail: Cases galore
Dhaka, May 16 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
The exit wounds are fist-size, bone is pulverized into dust
Jason Cone New York/Gaza, May 14 (IPS) – The exit wounds are fist-size. Bone is pulverized into dust. This is the reality for half of the injured patients received in my organization’s clinics since the launch of the Great Return…
‘Rigged’- BNP, ‘falsehood’ – AL, ‘excellent polls’ – EC
News Desk and media reports The election commission secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed has called an excellent one the Khulna mayoral polls which have been marked by complaints of rigging and intimidation. From the ruling party it was alleged that BNP…
‘70 years ago today Palestine was stolen’
By Askiah Adam May 15 – Nakaba or Catastrophe Day is being remembered today in Palestine. The March of Return, which has been going on for over a month, culminates in its commemoration. The Nakba began when Palestinians were robbed…
Palestine: HR experts ask Israel to end use of excessive force
Geneva, 14 May (Chakravarthi Raghavan) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has asked Israel to put an immediate end to the disproportionate use of force against Palestinian demonstrators in the Gaza strip and refrain from…
সীমা লঙ্ঘনের ফল ভাল হয় না
মোতাহার হোসেন, কে সাধু (Saint) , কে শয়তান এ নিয়ে আজকের নিবন্ধ। আপনি সাধু হবেন; হতেই হবে এমন কোন কথা নেই। আবার আপনি শয়তান হবেন এটা কারো কাম্য নয়। আপনি শুধু মানুষ হবেন। এটাই প্রত্যাশিত; এটাই যথেষ্ট। মাঝে মাঝে মানুষ…
Islami Bank signs Agreement with Hotel Grace 21
Dhaka, May 15 – The Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has signed an agreement regarding better customer service with Hotel Grace 21 on Tuesday, 15 May 2018 at Islami Bank Tower.
Murder case filed against 9 stampede deaths in Ctg
Dhaka, May 15 – A murder was lodged on Tuesday in connection with the incident of nine women’s death in stampede while collecting zakat and Iftar items in Sathkania upazila of Chattogram district on Monday.
ইমাম লাঞ্চনাঃ জাতীয় ওলামা মাশায়েখ আইম্মা পরিষদের প্রতিবাদ
বরিশাল বাকেরগঞ্জ রঙ্গশ্রী ইউনিয়নের কাঁঠালিয়া ইসলামিয়া দারুস সুন্নাহ দাখিল মাদরাসার সুপার ও নেছারবাগ বায়তুল আমান জামে মসজিদের ইমাম মাওলানা আবু হানিফার মাথায় মল-মূত্র ঢেলে বর্বরভাবে লাঞ্চনার প্রতিবাদে এবং মূলহোতাদের গ্রেফতার করে দৃষ্টান্তমূলক শাস্তির দাবিতে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের সহযোগি সংগঠন জাতীয়…
Cities sue European Commission on vehicle emissions rules
May 15 2018 — The European Court of Justice will hear arguments this week to determine whether three European cities can challenge vehicle emissions regulations set by the European Commission and agreed by national governments. The cities of Paris, Brussels…
24 million jobs to open up in the green economy: ILO
World Employment and Social Outlook 2018. ILO flagship report estimates job losses and job creation as the world moves to a greener economy. Geneva (ILO News) – Twenty-four million new jobs will be created globally by 2030 if the right…
Youth’s bullet hit body found in Chuadanga
Dhaka- Police recovered the bullet hit body of a young man from Belgaichi area in Chuadanga on Tuesday morning.
Three killed in Mymensingh road crash
Dhaka- Three people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Mymensingh- Tangail road at Gabtoli in Muktagachha upazila on Tuesday noon.
9 Jamaat-Shibir men held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Detectives arrested nine leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from different parts in Satkhira on Tuesday.
7 abducted fishermen rescued in Satkhira
Dhaka- Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members rescued seven fishermen, who were abducted by forest robbers, from Pirkhali area of Malancha River of the Sundarbans under the Satkhira range early Tuesday in Satkhira .
Injured Aguero and Biglia in Argentina World Cup squad
Buenos Aires,(AP/UNB) – Injured striker Sergio Aguero and midfielder Lucas Biglia were included in the preliminary, 35-player Argentina squad for the World Cup in Russia on Monday.
BNP spreads falsehood over KCC election: Nanak
Awami League Joint General Secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanak today said the BNP leaders are spreading falsehood over the Khulna City Corporation Polls in fear of defeat of their mayoral candidate.
Serena Williams’ coach says she will return for French Open
Rome(AP/UNB)- Serena Williams’ coach says she will play the French Open beginning in two weeks.