Becoming rich as an industrial worker has become increasingly more difficult in recent times. Manufacturing employment in large parts of developing Asia has peaked at much lower levels than it did in the advanced world.
Year: 2018
Sunday deaths: Pupils block key traffic crossings in capital
Dhaka, July 31 – Students blocked Farmgate, Mirpur and ECB Chattar intersections on Tuesday again demanding punishment of the driver responsible for Sunday’s accident that killed two college students in the city and apology from the Shipping Minister for his…
IBBL inaugurates Hajj Kafela 2018
Dhaka, July 30 – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its ' Hajj Kafela 2018' for the intending Hajj Pilgrim officials of the bank on 28 July 2018 Saturday at Islami Bank Tower.
World’s first floating nuclear power plant gets fuel load
Fuel loading of Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s only floating nuclear power unit (FNPU) so far, begins in Russia. After getting necessary permission from Rostechnadzor, regulatory body of Russia the stage by stage fuel loading starts on July 25 at the Atomflot (…
তিন সিটি নির্বাচনের ফলাফল বাতিল ও পূন:নির্বাচন দিতে হবে – আইএবি
প্রকাশ্যে ভয়াবহ ভোট ডাকাতি, কেন্দ্র দখল, জাল ভোট প্রদান, হাতপাখার এজেন্টদের বের দেয়া ও ভোট দিতে না দেয়াসহ ব্যাপক অনিয়মের প্রতিবাদে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ বরিশাল, রাজশাহী ও সিলেট সিটি নির্বাচনে ভোট বর্জন ও ফলাফল বাতিল করে পূন:নির্বাচন দাবি জানিয়েছে ইসলামী…
Aug 7 set for for Holey Artisan attack charge hearing
An Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka yesterday fixed August 7 for hearing on the presence of the accused who are in jail custody and whether the charge sheet in the case in connection with the attack on the Holy Artisan Bakery…
Will today’s youth save the world?
The world has known about the dual crises of climate change and over-exploitation of natural resources since the 1970’s. Action has been slow in coming, but many say that we are entering a transition period towards sustainability in the areas…
City corporation elections ‘reasonably good’, says CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Khan Mohammad Nurul Huda today expressed his satisfaction over the overall situation of the three city corporation polls and said the elections were considerably good.
Dhaka North City announces Tk 25 billion budget
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Sunday announced a Tk 2567.45 crore proposed budget for fiscal year 2018-2019, a Tk 182.65 crore rise from last fiscal’s budgetary outlay.
BNP’s Sylhet mayor candidate demands repolling
Accusing the ruling party of capturing many polling stations and rigging votes, BNP mayoral candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury on Monday demanded reelection to Sylhet City Corporation.
Bulbul refrains from casting vote complaining of irregularities
BNP mayoral candidate Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul on Monday refrained from casting his vote protesting irregularities in the city corporation election.
BNP, two other parties boycott Barishal polls
Nearly four hours after the voting began, BNP mayoral candidate Mujibur Rahman Sarwar boycotted Barishal City Corporation polls, bringing the allegation of widespread vote rigging and other irregularities.
Shahjahan rejects call for resignation as irrelevant
Describing the demand made by the students and cetizens for his resignation as illogical, Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan on Monday said he has taken many steps to curb road accidents.
PM Hasina unveils book on Bangabandhu’s prison life
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday unveiled the cover of a book titled ‘3053 Days’ composed on the prison life of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Mamata calls NRC conspiracy to throw out Bengalis from Bihar
Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at Centre on Monday over the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) which she claimed was a plan to evict Bengalis and Biharis from Assam.
HC orders Taka 5 lakh compensation to victims families
The High Court on Monday directed the owners of ‘Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan’ to provide Tk 5 lakh within a week to each family of the two students who were killed in a road crash at Airport Road on Sunday.
Voting ends in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal: Rigging charges
Voting in the elections to Rajshahi, Barishal and Sylhet city corporations ended amid election boycott, allegations of rigging, ouster of polling agents and other irregularities on Monday.
Naked vote rigging in city elections surfaces: BNP
Bringing various allegations of irregularities, including driving out of its polling agents and stuffing ballot boxes, BNP on Monday said the ‘naked vote rigging by the ruling party has got exposed in Barishal, Sylhet and Rajshahi city corporations.
Bangla Academy launches online library
Bangla Academy has introduced online library with the slogan ‘Sobar Jonnyo Gyean’ (knowledge for all) aiming at facilitating the readers of reading one lakh pages of different rare books through online.
Japan human trial tests iPS cell treatment for Parkinson’s
Japanese researchers on Monday announced the first human trial using a kind of stem cell to treat Parkinson’s disease, building on earlier animal trials.
Emraan Hashmi becomes the face of Netflix’s Bard of Blood
Netflix today announced the lead actor for its upcoming original series, Bard of Blood. Emraan Hashmi is all set to star in the show that is based on the book of the same name by Bilal Siddiqi.
Elton John launches tirade against Brexit
Sir Elton John has sounded off about the ongoing painful Brexit negotiations, saying that the Leave campaign made “completely ridiculous” promises and that voters didn’t know what they were getting.
Irrfan Khan is a fighter” – Mithila Palkar
Earlier this year, Hindi cinema fans woke up to the unfortunate news of Irrfan Khan suffering from neuroendocrine tumour. The actor is currently undergoing treatment for the same in London.
BNP polling agents kicked out in Sylhet alleges Ariful
Sylhet, July 30 –BNP mayoral candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury alleged that his agents have been kicked out from two polling centres.
Man City Women will ‘find a solution’ for Nadia Nadim
Manchester City Women will “find a solution” to Nadia Nadim’s transfer request, says manager Nick Cushing. Last week striker Nadim told BBC Sport she “doesn’t feel at home” at City and has told the club she wants to leave. Speaking…
Students barricade Airport road over Sunday’s bus tragedy
Dhaka, July 30 – Traffic on Airport road came to a halt on Monday morning as students of different schools and colleges blocked the road protesting the death of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin School and College in a…
Iron-enriched millet ups cognitive senses in Indian youths
Washington, D.C.—July 19 – Poor diets lacking in iron limit brain development and learning capacity, hampering the potential of individuals and societies, generation after generation. Countries like India are at the heart of this challenge, as nearly half of all…
Four million risk losing India citizenship in Assam
India’s federal government has published a bill which effectively strips some four million people in the north-eastern state of Assam of their citizenship. The entire process had sparked fears of a witch hunt against the state’s ethnic minorities. In an…
হাজার শিশুর একই নামের রহস্য কী?
অ্যালিস খুব বিখ্যাত কোন সঙ্গীত বা সিনেমা তারকা নন। খেলাধুলাতেও তার তেমন কোন অবদান নেই। তারপরেও লাইবেরিয়ায় এক হাজারের বেশি কন্যা শিশুর নাম রাখা হয়েছে তার নামেই। পেশায় একজন মিডওয়াইফ, অর্থাৎ সন্তান জন্মদান গর্ভবতী মাকে সহায়তা করাই তার পেশা। তার…
প্লাস্টিক রিসাইকেল দূষণ কতোটা কমাতে পারছে?
খাবার থেকে শুরু করে ওষুধ, প্রসাধনী অথবা প্রযুক্তি পণ্য প্রতিটি ক্ষেত্রে বিশ্বের প্রতিটি মানুষ ব্যবহার করছে প্লাস্টিক। এ কারণে সমুদ্র ও প্রকৃতি দূষণের ক্ষেত্রেও সবচেয়ে বড় কারণ হয়ে দাঁড়িয়েছে এই প্লাস্টিক। তবে প্লাস্টিক দূষণের হার কমাতে সচেতনতার দৃষ্টান্ত স্থাপন করেছে…