Google workers on Friday got word that the internet titan will retreat from a deal to help the US military use artificial intelligence to analyze drone video following an outcry from staff, according to reports. The collaboration with the US…
Year: 2018
Swedish team witnesses climate change adaptation initiative in Khulna
Swedish Ambassador to Bangladesh Charlotta Schlyter today visited Deluti Union Parishad of Paikgacha upazila of the district to see the initiative of Gender Responsive Climate Change Adaptation. The visiting team also included Counselor and Head of Development Cooperation in Swedish…
বৃহত্তর বগুড়া সমিতির সদস্য আর্কাইভের উদ্বোধন ও ইফতার মাহফিল
বৃহত্তর বগুড়া সমিতি ঢাকা রাজধানীর অ্যাবাকাস সেন্টারে আয়োজন করল দোয়া ও ইফতার মাহফিলের।পহেলা জুন শুক্রবার বিকেলে উক্ত মাহফিলে প্রধান আলোচকের বক্তব্য রাখেন দেশের বিশিষ্ট ইসলামী চিন্তাবিদ শাহ ওয়ালী উল্লাহ।
Neonatal nursing is a holistic approach: Needs bottom lining
AHM Nouman Neonatology is a subspecialty of Pediatrics that consists of neonatal and newborn nursing care. It is now accepted that mother and child must be considered as one unit.
World Environment Day highlights deadly cost of plastic
By Sopho Kharazi Rome, May 31, 2018 (IPS) – On June 5th, World Environment Day will be hosted under the banner of “Beat Plastic Pollution,” aiming to raise awareness and civic engagement alongside creating a global movement to reduce the…
Feb ‘96 polls were must to pass caretaker govt bill: B Chy
Dhaka, June 1 – In the wake of Prime Minister’s criticism involving him over sixth parliamentary polls in 1996, President of Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Friday said the election was necessary to avoid a political crisis at…
টেকনাফে কাউন্সিলর একরাম ‘হত্যার’ অডিও: সামাজিক মাধ্যমে ঝড়।
বাংলাদেশের টেকনাফে কথিত বন্দুকযুদ্ধে সেখানকার পৌর কাউন্সিলর ও স্থানীয় যুবলীগের সাবেক সভাপতি মো. একরামুল হকের নিহত হওয়ার ঘটনা নিয়ে রেকর্ডকরা অডিও প্রকাশ হওয়ার পর ঘটনা নিয়ে সামাজিক নেটওয়ার্কে ব্যাপক ক্ষোভের সৃষ্টি হয়েছে। খবর বিবিসি বাংলার। দেশটির কিছু সংবাদমাধ্যমেও তা প্রকাশ…
‘সাজাপ্রাপ্ত আসামীকে ক্ষমা করার কারণ না বলায় প্রশ্ন ওঠে’
বাংলাদেশে যাবজ্জীবন সাজাপ্রাপ্ত তোফায়েল আহমেদ জোসেফ রাষ্ট্রপতির ক্ষমায় মুক্তি পাওয়ার পর তা নিয়ে সামাজিক নেটওয়ার্কসহ বিভিন্ন মহলে প্রশ্ন উঠ তে শুরু করেছে। স্বরাষ্ট্রমন্ত্রী আসাদুজ্জামান খান বলেছেন, রাষ্ট্রপতি তাঁর সাংবিধানিক ক্ষমতা বা এখতিয়ারবলে ক্ষমা করেছেন।খবর দিয়েছে বিবিসি বাংলা।
স্ত্রীকে বাজি রেখে জুয়ায় হার, ভারতের ওড়িশায় ধর্ষণের শিকার হলো নারী
অমিতাভ ভট্টশালী বিবিসি বাংলা, কলকাতা ভারতের ওড়িশা রাজ্যের এক বাসিন্দা বন্ধুর সঙ্গে জুয়া খেলতে নেমেছিলেন স্ত্রীকে বাজি রেখে। সেই জুয়া খেলতে গিয়ে হেরে যান তিনি। আর খেলার শর্ত হিসাবে স্ত্রীকে তুলে দেন জয়ী ব্যক্তির হাতে। সেই ব্যক্তি পরাজিতর স্ত্রীকে ধর্ষণও…
The high cost of gender inequality in earnings
Unrealized Potential: The High Cost of Gender Inequality in Earnings is the first in a series of reports that aim to measure the global economic costs of gender inequality. This first report measures these losses in lifetime earnings.
Housewife killed in Satkhira road clash
Dhaka – A housewife was killed as a bus ran over her at Ghorapata in KaliganjSadarupazila jn Satkhira on Friday afternoon.
Two held with fake notes in Naogaon
Dhaka- Detectivesarrested two alleged fake currency traders along with counterfeit notes worth around Tk 83,000 from Badalgachhiupazila on Thursday night.
The cost of child marriage
Henrietta H. Fore, Natalia Kanem, and Mabel van Oranje New York – The human costs of child marriage are well known; around the world, child brides are, on average, less educated, poorer, and more prone to sexual violence than women…
Five ‘robbers’ held in Savar
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested five alleged robbers from Joynabari area early Fridayon charges of robberyin running buses on Dhaka-Aricha highway.
The coming wave of climate displacement
Kumi Naidoo Johannesburg – Governments around the world are engaged in a series of talks that could fundamentally alter how the movement of people across borders is managed. One dialogue is focused on the protection of refugees; the other on…
Benapole port users threaten strike
Dhaka, June 1 – Seven port users’ organizations – Benapole customs clearing and forwarding agents association, import and exporters association, truck owners association, transport owners association, truck workers union, C&F agent staff association and Benapole port workers union- at a…
Biman title sponsor of Bangladesh-Afghanistan T20 series
Dhaka- Biman Bangladesh Airlines has become the title sponsor of the upcoming Bangladesh-Afghanistan T20 cricket series scheduled to take place in Dehradun, India from June to 3-7.
Justice Hasan Foez Siddique Chamber Judge for vacation
Dhaka, June 1 – Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has assigned the Appellate Division Justice Hasan Foez Siddique as the chamber judge of the Appellate Division for hearing and disposing of urgent cases during the ongoing annual vacation. Besides that,…
Bangladesh’s Zia finishes18th in KIIT Int’l Chess
Dhaka- Bangladesh Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman finished 18th in the 11th KIIT International Chess Festivalat Bhubaneswar in India’s Odisha on Friday.
ICC adds four teams to ODI rankings
Dhaka – The International Cricket Council’s ODI team rankings has expanded to 16 teams after the governing body confirmed Friday the additions of four teams–Scotland, Netherlands, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates.
Hot spell sweeping over parts of Bangladesh
DHAKA – A mild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Khulna, Satkhira, Jashore, Dhaka and Kishoreganj, and it may abate in 24 hours as of 9 am tomorrow.
Trump to receive Kim’s letter as meeting takes shape
WASHINGTON,(BSS/AFP) – US President Donald Trump was to receive a letter from his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un on Friday, a much-anticipated moment as preparations for a historic nuclear summit gain pace.
BD Coast Guards rescue 18 abducted fishermen
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Friday rescued 18 abducted fishermen, including a woman, from Nalian area of the Sundarbans under Koyra upazila of Khulna.
Huge rush for advance Eid train tickets in Dhaka
Bangladesh Railway authorities started selling advance train tickets on Friday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Six meat traders fined Taka 140000 in Dhaka
A mobile court on Friday fined six meat traders Tk 1.40 lakh for selling stale meat at Shantinagar kitchen market in the city.
Swedish envoys visit women-led climate change adaptation
Sweden Ambassador in Dhaka Charlotta Schlyter and Counsellor, Head of Development Cooperation, Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Anne-Charlotte Malm visited Deluti Union Parishad of Paikgacha Upazila in Khulna District on Friday to see the initiative of Gender Responsive Climate Change Adaptation.
Lawsuit against Greenpeace raises freedom of speech concerns
Today, a US federal court heard arguments in a lawsuit against Greenpeace that raises serious concerns about freedom of expression.
Moudud finds PM’s India remark insulting
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s remark that India will ever remember Bangladesh for what it gave to neighbouring country and termed it insulting for the nation.
Emirates reintroduces discount pass
Dubai carrier Emirates has announced plans to reintroduce its summer discount scheme for boarding pass holders from the end of this week. The carrier said the ‘my Emirates pass’ promotion would allow travellers to take advantage of discounts across Dubai…
Umrah visa violators face $13,000 fine, jail
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports has warned Umrah pilgrims to abide by their visa terms or face a fine of SAR50,000 ($13,332) and six months in prison before deportation. Visa regulation means those travelling for Umrah cannot leave the…