Dhaka, May 6 – State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Sunday said a proposal to include India in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) with an observer status has been made as part of reform of the…
Month: May 2018
Time for a global financial makeover
Liu Zhenmin NEW YORK – In 2015, United Nations member states came together and committed to achieving a comprehensive and universal set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) spanning all dimensions of economic and social development.
Chocolate’s sustainability challenge
Jeff King HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA – In the 1970s and 1980s, when multinational firms first linked sustainability to business success, the chief catalyst was vulnerability, not altruism. Consumer pressure, political boycotts, and costly lawsuits were damaging companies’ bottom lines, and environmental…
Canada takes the lead on methane emissions
Scott Vaughan and Durwood Zaelke OTTAWA/WASHINGTON, DC – In the fight against climate change, carbon dioxide attracts the bulk of regulators’ attention. But while long-lived CO2 is a key contributor to rising temperatures, it is not the only culprit. Other…
Saudi crown prince sees new axis of ‘evil’ in Middle East
By Ishaan Tharoor Mohammed bin Salman, the youthful and ambitious Saudi crown prince, arrived in London on Wednesday for a three-day visit shrouded in controversy. Critics protested the British government’s close ties to Riyadh, lambasting the kingdom’s human rights record…
AL’s fear of defeat led to Gazipur election stay: BNP
Dhaka, May 6 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the government has got the Gazipur City Corporation election stayed by the court resorting to tricks sensing the sure defeat of the ruling party mayoral…
Female college teacher, bank auditor found dead in Faridpur flat
Police launch an investigation to unveil the mystery Faridpur, May 7 – Police recovered the bodies of a female college teacher and a bank officer from a flat of a house at Dakhshin Jhiltuli of the Faridpur district town on…
Gunman injures Pakistan minister Ahsan Iqbal in Punjab
A gunman has shot and injured Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal while he was visiting his constituency in the north-eastern city of Narowal.
‘গাজীপুরের নির্বাচন স্থগিতে আবারো প্রমাণিত হলো ইসি ব্যর্থ’
নির্বাচনের মাত্র ৮দিন আগে গাজীপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন নির্বাচন ৩ মাসের জন্যে হাইকোর্টের মাধ্যমে স্থগিত হওয়ায় নির্বাচন কমিশনের অদূরদর্শিতা, অযোগ্যতা, অদক্ষতা ফুটে উঠেছে বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই।
মসজিদ-মাদরাসা ভাঙ্গার ষড়যন্ত্র বন্ধ না হলে তীব্র আন্দোলন
– জাতীয় ওলামা মাশায়েখ আইম্মা পরিষদ জাতীয় ওলামা মাশায়েখ আইম্মা পরিষদ-এর কেন্দ্রীয় সভাপতি আল্লামা নুরুল হুদা ফয়েজী ও সাধারণ সম্পাদক মাওলানা গাজী আতাউর রহমান রাজধানীর সদরঘাটে দীর্ঘদিনের পুরোনো মসজিদ ও ছিন্নমূল মাদরাসা সিটি কর্পোরেশন কর্তৃক ভেঙ্গে ফেলার তীব্র নিন্দা ও…
IBBL Jessore Zone business development conference held
Dhaka, May 6- The Jessore Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a business development conference at its office on 5 May 2018, Saturday. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director (Current Charge) of the Bank was present in the program as…
Workshop on livestock production held at BAU
Mymensingh, May 6 – A workshop held on ‘KGF BKGET-funded project’ at Syed Nazrul Islam Bhavan of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Sunday.
Verdict in Prof. Rezaul killing case May 8: Justice urged
Rajshahi, May 6 – The teachers and students of English department of Rajshahi University (RU) brought out rally and formed human chain at the university on Sunday demanding fair justice in their fellow teacher Professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee murder…
ACC concerned over wife’s liability to husband’s graft
Dhaka, May 6 – The Anti-Corruption Commission, (ACC) is concerned about 118 cases of corruption against men and the provision of punishment of women along with husbands, said Iqbal Mahmud, Chairman, ACC.
Gun attack on BNP-backed KCC councilor candidate
Khulna, May 6 – Some unidentified miscreants opened fire on a BNP backed councilor aspirant for Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election at Jamuna Road in Khlishpur on Saturday night.
BD end AFC Women’s Futsal losing all 3 matches
Dhaka- Bangladesh Women’s team completed their first-ever five-a-side AFC Women’s Futsal Championship campaign in a frustrating note after suffering a 1-6 goal defeat against Chinese Taipei in their 3rd and last Group B match at Bangkok Avenue in Thailand on…
I-Cup Kabaddi: Kurigram clinch title beating Madaripur by 58-36 points
Dhaka – Kurigram District clinched the Basundhara Group Independent Cup Kabaddi Tournament title beating Madaripur District by 58-36 points in the final at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium here on Sunday.
Premier Hockey: Wari Club beat Bangladesh SC 5-1
Dhaka – Wari Club earned a facile 5-1 goal victory over Bangladesh Sporting Club in the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Sunday.
66.94 lakh cigarettes seized in Chattogram
Dhaka- The Chattogram Customs House has seized huge cigarettes worth Tk 10 crore imported under a false declaration against the names of two non-existent entities.
7kg gold seized from Biman microbus at Dhaka airport
Dhaka – Customs members seized 60 gold bars weighing around 7 kgs from a microbus of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday afternoon.
BNP may change nature of movement: Nazrul
Dhaka, May 6 – BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Sunday hinted that their party may change the nature of their current movement in the days to come.
1mn Rohingyas being vaccinated against cholera
A massive cholera vaccination campaign began here on Sunday to protect nearly one million Rohingyas and their host communities living in and around the camps to prevent any potential outbreak during the ongoing monsoon season.
23 killed in twin coal mine collapse in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan, May 6 – Twenty-three people were killed and 11 wounded after gas explosions tore through two neighbouring coal mines in southwestern Pakistan, officials said Sunday.
IG of Police calls for better inter-force relations
DHAKA, May 6 – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary asked the police personnel to maintain friendly relations with members of other forces while discharging their professional duties.
Dialogue on to bring Tarique back from UK: Minister
DHAKA, May 6 – Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today said government is carrying out dialogue with its British counterpart to bring back convicted criminal and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
HC stays, EC stops election activities in Gazipur
Dhaka, May 6 – The Election Commission on Sunday ordered the returning officer to stop all election activities in Gazipur City Corporation following a stay order of the High Court.
Police officer-wife killing case: Domestic help acquitted
A court here on Sunday acquitted Khadiza Akter Shumi, a domestic help, in a case filed over killing of police officer Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman in 2013.
Maintain peace in hill districts: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid emphasis on maintaining a peaceful atmosphere in the hill tracts of the country.
OIC foreign Ministers form ministerial body on Rohingya
The two-day 45th session of foreign ministers meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) concluded here today with a call for accountability for the atrocities and human rights violations in Rakhine state and to hold the perpetrators to account.
Noman, some other leaders picked up from Gazipur, claims BNP
BNP claimed that police picked its vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman and some other leaders up from near the party’s Gazipur City polls mayoral candidate Hasnuddin Sarkar’s residence on Sunday afternoon.