A bus fell off a road into a deep gorge in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir on Friday, killing 16 people and injuring 16 others.
Year: 2018
RMG workers reject Tk 8,000 as minimum wage; stage protests
Turning down the Tk 8,000 as minimum wage fixed by the government, readymade garment (RMG) workers on Friday staged demonstrations in the city and demanded Tk 16,000 as minimum wage.
Fakhrul in NY at UN invitation, not to lodge complaints: BNP
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday said their party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam went to the UN Headquarters in New York at the invitation of its Secretary General to present the country’s “current real scenario”, not to make…
Bangladesh seeks larger duty-free market access to US
Bangladesh has requested the United States to expand market access for Bangladeshi goods to the American market and increase duty-free market facilities in the light of WTO’s Bali Ministerial decisions.
Global warming threatens Europe’s public health
Climate change and health experts are warning of the growing threat to public health in Europe from global warming as rising temperatures help potentially lethal diseases spread easily across the continent.
4 bullet-hit bodies found – 1 killed in gunfight on Friday
Dhaka, Sept 14 – Police recovered the bullet-hit body of an unidentified man from Shotokhali village in Shalikha Upazila on Friday. Local people spotted the body and informed police about it who recovered the body in the morning, said Rabiul…
Fashion needs to be sustainable – taking an X-Ray view at the challenge
By Connect4Climate Fashion comes at a huge cost to people and planet. From water pollution to toxic chemical use, the clothes and accessories we wear harm our world. The Connect4Climate program of the World Bank Group is supporting the newly-forged…
Electricity back to the largest hospital in Yemen
The current crisis in Yemen has placed enormous pressure on the country’s population. Four out of five people in the country need humanitarian assistance. Over 1 million people have been infected by cholera. More than 350,000 children suffer from severe…
Have your food and eat the wrapper too
From Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from New York City! I’m at the Food, Farming, and Sustainability Conference, where I’ll be speaking on the panel “Women in Agriculture” with Karen Karp, President of Karen Karp & Partners, and Karen Washington, co-owner of…
Riverbank erosion makes 5081 families homeless in Shariatpur
Shariatpur, Sep 13 – A total of 5081 families have been rendered homeless in Naria Upazila due to the violent erosion of Padma River in the district in recent weeks.
PM opens hotel InterContinental Dhaka
Dhaka, Sept 13 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday evening formally inaugurated hotel Ruposhi Bangla with a new name, ‘InterContinental Dhaka’, on completion of its four years of basic renovation work.
BNP-Jamaat operates 300 Facebook pages from abroad: Tarana
Dhaka, Sept 13 – State Minister for Information Tarana Halim on Thursday told Parliament that the BNP-Jamaat clique is operating around 300 Facebook pages from abroad to spread rumours and false information to tarnish the image of the government, ministers…
Charge accepted on college students’ deaths in rash driving
Dhaka, Sept 13 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday accepted the charge sheet against six persons in a case filed over the deaths of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College in an accident on…
Court to decide on jail trial in Khaleda’s absence Sept 20
Dhaka, Sept 13 – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka Thursday decided to take a decision on September 20 regarding continuation of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case at the prison in her absence.
ICC decision on crimes against Rohingya offers real hope: UN
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said the decision by the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) offers real hope for accountability for the crimes committed against Rohingyas in Myanmar.
Badruddoza Chy urges youths to ‘save country’
President of Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Wednesday urged the young generation to come forward to save the country from the ‘clutch of an extreme autocratic and wayward regime’.
Launch catches fire at Chandpur ghat, 12 hurt
At least twelve passengers of a Dhaka-bound launch with 250 passengers aboard sustained injuries when trying to get down from it after a fire broke out inside its engine room at the launch ghat here on Thursday morning.
Khaleda denied bail in Comilla arson case
A court here on Thursday denied bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed over the torching of a covered van in Chouddagram upazila in 2015.
Fakhrul off to New York ‘to meet UN Secretary General’
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam left here for New York, USA, early Wednesday to ‘meet UN Secretary General António Guterres’.
Experts for ecosystem-based climate adaptation
Climate experts on Thursday urged the government and policymakers to integrate ecosystem based approach to adaptation (EbA) in national climate related policies to address adverse impact of climate change.
Daily transactions thru’ mobile banking now Tk 994 cr
Mobile-phone banking generates some Tk 994 crore transactions on average a day as such banking method is getting popular day by day in the country.
Court in jail illogical, says Dr Kamal
Gano Forum President and eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said setting up any court inside a prison is illogical.
‘Minimum wage for RMG workers fixed at Tk 8,000’
The government has fixed the minimum wage for readymade garment workers at Tk 8000, said State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu.
Sustainable goals about people and will happen if they want
Today just over two billion people live without readily available, safe water supplies at home. And more than half the world’s population, roughly 4.3 billion people, live in areas where demand for water resources outstrips sustainable supplies for at least…
Siddikur plays 2-under opening in Shinhan Donghae Open
Dhaka- Bangladesh’s trailblazing golfers Siddikur Rahman carded a two-under-par 69 opening in the 34th Shinhan Donghae Open at Bear’s Best Cheongna Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea on Thursday.
Zimbabwe Test, ODI, squads announced for Bangladesh tour
Dhaka – Ending their self-imposed hiatus, Brendan Taylor, Craig Ervine and Sean Williams are back in the fold as Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Thursday announced squads for the Test and ODI series in Bangladesh.
Mother, son die from electrocution in Gazipur
Dhaka- A woman and her son died from electrocution at Keua Bakultala in Sreepur upazila in Gazipur on Thursday.
2,266 Wataniya passengers flown home
Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that 2,266 passengers affected by Wataniya Airways flight cancellations had returned to the country. Wataniya’s licence was suspended for three months last week after leaving passengers stranded at destinations including Istanbul, Trabzon,…
Cancer to kill 10 mn in 2018 despite better prevention
Cancer will kill nearly 10 million people this year, experts said Wednesday, warning the disease’s global burden continues to rise in spite of better prevention and earlier diagnosis.
Marc Jacobs brings back ‘polished’ to NY Fashion Week
Marc Jacobs, the darling of American high fashion, kept fashionistas kicking their heels Wednesday, before bringing the house down 90 minutes late with a dexterous display of 1950s glamor, pastels and ruffles.