BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Friday said different political parties’ current efforts to forge a national unity for holding a fair election will soon turn into a political unity.
Day: September 7, 2018
Four lawyers meet Khaleda in jail
Four lawyers of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia met her at the Old Dhaka Central Jail at Nazimuddin Road on Friday.
JP to file candidates in 300 constituencies: Ershad
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said their party will fill candidates in all the 300 constituencies in the upcoming national election, aiming to return to power for ensuring good governance and restore peace in the country.
ICC power over crimes against Rohingya
Regional lawmakers on Friday welcomed the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) which ruled that it could exercise jurisdiction over the alleged crime of deportation of the Rohingya population, despite Myanmar not being a party to the Rome Statute.
Licence, renewal fees of private health facilities to go up
The government has taken a move to increase the license and renewal fees of private medical colleges, hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres of the country aiming to increase revenue collection from this sector.
BNP terms PM’s remark over Khaleda’s trial ‘incorrect’
BNP on Friday trashed the Prime Minister’s remark that Khaleda Zia’s trial is being held in an open court inside Old Dhaka Central Jail, claiming that her assertion is not correct.
Govt out to kill Khaleda in jail, alleges BNP
Voicing serious concern over its chairperson’s health condition, BNP on Friday alleged that the government is out with an ‘evil plan’ to kill Khaleda Zia in jail.
Home Minister rejects BNP’s arrest allegation
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Friday turned down BNP’s allegation of arresting its leaders and activists arbitrarily, saying members of law enforcement agencies do not arrest any innocent person.
ICC to exercise jurisdiction over repression on the Rohingya
Today, 6 September 2018, Pre-Trial Chamber I (the “Chamber”) of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”), composed of Judge Péter Kovács, Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut and Judge Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou, decided by majority that the Court…
Setting the record straight on secular stagnation
Joseph Stiglitz recently dismissed the relevance of secular stagnation to the American economy, and in the process attacked (without naming me) my work in the administrations of Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. I am not a disinterested observer, but…
Japan resilient, but climate change making disasters worse
Record typhoons, biblical floods, heatwaves, landslides and earthquakes: this summer, Japan really has seen it all and images of the destruction caused have been beamed around the world.
GP, Banglalink get 3cr numbers in new series
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has allocated three crore numbers to two mobile network operators (MNOs) – Grameenphone and Banglalink – in two new number series, 013 and 014, following their repeated appeals.
‘Haldaa’ screens in Russia
Entertainment Desk Bangladeshi actor turned filmmaker Tauquir Ahmed’s acclaimed film, ‘Haldaa,’ will be screened at the Kazan International Muslim Film Festival 2018’s competitive section in Russia.
Busan Film Festival to screen ‘Sincerely Yours, Dhaka’
Entertainment Desk Busan Film Festival to screen ‘Sincerely Yours, Dhaka’ Intekhab Dinar in a scene of film anthology ‘Sincerely Yours, Dhaka’.
Iran, Russia and Turkey meet to discuss Idlib’s fate
The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey are holding a key summit in Tehran that could decide the fate of Syria’s last major rebel stronghold. There are fears of a humanitarian disaster if, as expected, a large-scale battle breaks out…
উত্তর কোরিয়ান হ্যাকারই কি বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকে সাইবার ডাকাতির নেপথ্যে
বিশ্ব জুড়ে অনেক কটি সাইবার হামলার পেছনে ছিল উত্তর কোরিয়ার যে হ্যাকার, সেই একই ব্যক্তিই কি বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের আট কোটি ডলারের বেশি অর্থ লুটের নেপথ্যে? যুক্তরাষ্ট্র বৃহস্পতিবার আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে এই উত্তর কোরিয় হ্যাকারের বিরুদ্ধে অভিযোগ গঠন করেছে। একই সঙ্গে তার বিরুদ্ধে…
Canal water irrigation contributes transplanted Aman paddy in Barind
Canal water irrigation has been contributing transplanted Aman paddy in the high Barind tract Gausul Islam, 50, a farmer of Paharpur village under Godgari Upazila of the district, said during the rainless condition, the farmers transplanted paddy and subsequently protected it…
Government awards Ananta Jalil ‘CIP’ status once again
Entertainment Desk Minister of Commerce Tofail Ahmed presented the CIP 2015 awards in 19 categories at a crest-giving ceremony at the Radisson hotel in Dhaka on Monday.
‘Mission: Impossible’ composer to get honorary Oscar
Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin, best known for his “Mission: Impossible” theme song, is to receive an honorary Oscar along with actress Cicely Tyson and publicist Marvin Levy, the Academy said Wednesday.
Netflix opens Toronto film festival
The Toronto International Film Festival launched on Thursday with a Netflix production — the first time any major movie showcase has opened on a release not intended for theaters.
“In two years, Duterte has crushed all progress we’ve made”
“Isn’t it cool? I get some hostile looks when I walk around in it, but other people come up asking where they can buy one,” Josua Matas says of his T-shirt, which reads “Resist dictatorship”. He is the Secretary General…
Hasina blasts Khaleda for court boycott remark
She welcomes move by Dr Kamal, B Chy to form an alliance Dhaka, Sept 6– Pointing at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina questioned on Thursday how a citizen of the country can make an audacious remark that…
Free, sustainable school lunch for all, Alice Waters pledge
From Danielle NierenbergGreetings from Iowa! This weekend, I’m at Niman Ranch’s 20th Annual Hog Farmer Appreciation Dinner. I’ll have the honour of celebrating the work of amazing farmers like Paul Willis, Rancher and Farmer at Niman Ranch Pork Company. I’ll…
Vanuatu bans single-use plastics, why not other countries!
By Ralph Regenvanu Port Vila (IPS) – Cradled in the South Pacific, my home country Vanuatu is made mostly of the ocean. The Pacific covers 98 percent of the national jurisdiction. Here, some 280,000 Ni-Vanuatu like myself live simply off…
IBBL-State Bank of India view exchange meeting held
Dhaka, Sept 6 – A view exchange meeting was held between Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and State Bank of India on 5 September 2018 at Islami Bank Tower.
Passengers’ Welfare Society leader held on extortion charge
Dhaka, Sept 6 – The secretary general of Jatri Kalyan Samity, a welfare body for public transport passengers was arrested on charges of extortion, yesterday.
Dhaka police charge sheet sux people for 2 college-student deaths
Dhaka, Sept 6 – The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) submitted a charge sheet before a Dhaka court yesterday, accusing six people over the death of two college students in a deadly road crash in the capital’s…
Finance Minister should not have spoken on polls date: CEC
Dhaka, Sept 6 – Brushing aside the remarks of finance minister AMA Muhith on the probable date of holding the parliamentary polls, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Thursday said the minister should not have told it.
Int’l Confce on Bio-chemistry Research held at RU
Rajshahi, Sept 6 – An International Conference on “Research of Biochemistry in Sustainable development and Prosperous life” held at Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday. Organized by the Biochemistry and Molecular department of the university the conference was held at the Senate building…
No hurry for new collective goal on finance, say Industrial nations
Bangkok, 6 September (TWN) – Developed countries are refusing to determine a process for setting a new collective quantified goal on finance under the Paris Agreement (PA), claiming that it was too early in the process to deal with this.…