The Awami League-led 14-party alliance on Friday urged the Election Commission not to make any reshuffle in the civil and police administrations without any specific allegation.
Month: November 2018
EU to keep eyes on Bangladesh polls, not sending observers
Though it will not send any observer team because of a lengthy preparatory process, the European Union (EU) will closely monitor the next national election in Bangladesh.
NGOs Call for disinvestments in biodiversity destruction
A discussion held earlier this week at the ongoing Convention of Biodiversity’s (CBD) Conference of Parties in Egypt highlighted that grants to curb deforestation in the Amazon are not enough if they are accompanied with investments that increase the loss…
World’s last wild commercial fishery of pearl oysters
Australia’s remote north-western Kimberley coast, where the Great Sandy Desert meets the sapphire waters of the Indian Ocean, is home to the giant Pinctada maxima or silver-lipped pearl oyster shells that produce the finest and highly-prized Australian South Sea Pearls.
Farmers to produce 34.48 lakh tonnes potato in Rangpur div
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 34.48 lakh tonnes of potato from 1.64-lakh hectares of land in Rangpur division during this Rabi season.
Probiotics no help to kids with stomach flu: studies
Probiotics are a multibillion dollar international industry, but new research Wednesday showed they don’t help children recover from stomach flu any better than a placebo.
‘Thugs of Hindostan’ falls short of Rs 150-crore mark
The Yash Raj Films production Thugs of Hindostan hasn’t managed to reach the Rs 150-crore mark at the box office 16 days after its release.
Shah Rukh , AbRam Khan leave Mumbai
Shah Rukh Khan and AbRam Khan leave Mumbai for their London vacay on Thursday.
Varun’s ABC3D to mark the debut of an int’l dancer
For the first time ever, Varun Dhawan and Katrina Kaif are all set to come together on the big screen and impress one an all with their chemistry.
No unnecessary arrest being made by Bd police: CEC
Dhaka, Nov 24 – Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Saturday said police are not arresting anyone without any reason going beyond the directives of the Election Commission as they are now under his commission’s control.
Living with Climate Change
By Patrick V. Verkooijen ROTTERDAM – For anyone still undecided about the consequences of global warming, the summer of 2018, one of the hottest on record, should have tipped the scales.Across far-flung longitudes and latitudes, regions are struggling with the…
Gender and the Arab City
By Lina Abirafeh BEIRUT – One of the top priorities for the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda is to make cities “inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.” City leaders can take a simple step that would go long a way toward…
Rethinking animal agriculture
By Paul Gilding TASMANIA – In mid-July, as a brutal drought decimated crops, some European dairy and meat farmers were forced to cull their herds early to reduce the number of animals they needed to feed. Such desperate decisions will…
The dred scott of climate change?
By Robert Dugger Washington, DC – In 2015, 21 young people between the ages of 11 and 22 filed a major lawsuit against the US government for failing to limit the effects of climate change. In Juliana v. the United…
The bleak fate of the Amazon
Paulo Artaxo SÃO PAULO – Last month, a deeply divided Brazil voted to elect its next president. Faced with a choice between Fernando Haddad of the leftist Workers’ Party and the right-wing extremist Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilians chose the extremist –…
Climate change report warns of growing impact on US life
Unchecked climate change will cost the US hundreds of billions of dollars and damage human health and quality of life, a US government report warns. “Future risks from climate change depend… on decisions made today,” the 4th National Climate Assessment…
Time for France to give back looted African art: Experts
Paris, Nov 24 (AP/UNB) — African artworks held in French museums — richly carved thrones, doors to a royal kingdom, wooden statues imbued with spiritual meaning — may be heading back home to Africa at last.
BAU condemns attack on its graduates at Dhaka Khamarbari
Mymensingh, Nov 23 – -The Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) condemned an attack on their graduates at the Krishibid Institute of Bangladesh (KIB) and the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) premises in Dhaka on Thursday night.
‘Musicality in Wood’ workshop begins at Cosmos Studio
Dhaka, Nov 23 – A five-day-long woodblock print workshop titled ‘Musicality in Wood’ began at Cosmos-Atelier71 Printmaking Studio in Dhaka’s Malibagh area on Friday.
Create conditions for safe Rohingya return: UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has appealed to Myanmar to exert all efforts to create conditions for safe return of Rohingyas and address the root causes of the their displacement.
Bd shrimp farmers of Satkhira suffer for virus attack
A viral attack has devastated the shrimp enclosures in the district, leaving the sector in limbo as the farmers are counting huge losses due to the widespread death of shrimp and its falling price.
BIWTA godown catches fire in Narayanganj
A fire broke out in a godown of Bangladesh Inland Transport Authority (BIWTA) in Khanpur area in the city on Friday.
No legal bar to EVM use in Bd election: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Friday said there is no legal bar to the use of Electronic Voting Machine(EVM) in the 11th parliamentary elections and decision on the extent of EVM use will be taken within the…
EC, police ‘grand plan’ to suppress BNP, Oikya Front: Rizvi
BNP on Friday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) and police officials have made a ‘grand plan’ against BNP and Jatiya Oikyafront to suppress them during the upcoming national election.
Tigers suffer batting collapse in 2nd innings
CHATTRAGRAM,(BSS)- Despite being a comfortable position taking first innings lead, Bangladesh collapsed in the second innings as they finished the day with 55 for 5 against visiting West Indies in the first Test of the two-match series at Zahur Ahmed…
Pilot killed as BAF training aircraft crashes in Tangail
A training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) crashed at Rasulpur in Madhupur upazila on Friday afternoon, killing its lone pilot.
Ctg Test: Bangladesh lead by 133 runs against West Indies
Dhaka – Bangladesh suffered an early jolt losing 5 wickets for 55 in the 2nd innings on day-2 after dismissing West Indies for 246 in the first innings in the first Test of a two-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury…
Don’t miss the last chance and last test: Moudud
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday urged the leaders and activists of their party and alliances to get ready for a strong struggle on the election day to cast their votes under any circumstance.
Manifestos must tell steps to make developing country: CPD
The Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today underscored the need for keeping specific initiatives by the political parties in their election manifestos to make sustainable the infrastructural transformation of the country’s economy.
4 police officials promoted to DIG
Four senior police officers have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG).The Public Security Division of the Home Ministry issued a notification on Thursday in this regard.