BNP on Thursday alleged that the government has failed to make any progress on the much-sought Teesta water-sharing deal over the last eight years as its relations with India are unilateral ones.
Year: 2018
Hasina-Modi meet scheduled at Santiniketan Friday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here on Friday morning on a two-day visit to West Bengal at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
North Korea demolishes nuke test site with series of blasts
North Korea carried out what it said is the demolition of its nuclear test site Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists.
No place for drug traders in Capital:Home Minister
Issuing a note of warning, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said there will be no place for drug traders in the city.
A natural climate change adaptation laboratory in Brazil
The small pulp mill that uses native fruits that were previously discarded is a synthesis of the multiple objectives of the Adapta Sertão project, a programme created to build resilience to climate change in Brazil’s most vulnerable region.
Unlocking private finance developing countries’ greem growth
Climate finance has never been more urgently needed, with massive investments in climate action required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and avoid the devastating effects of a warmer planet.
A rotten corporate culture
Reports by select committees of MPs after some scandal should be treated with care. There is nothing MPs like more than to take the moral high ground and heap blame on others in front of TV cameras, whether their victims…
The Italian election and the US underpinning of populism
The election of March 4, 2018 left Italy with a fragmented parliament, where the two biggest parties, the Five Star Movement and the Lega, are populist and Eurosceptic.
Fiji commits to Low Emission Development Strategy
Fiji is committed on Wednesday to leading the world by example through the development of an ambitious Low Emissions Development Strategy (LEDS).
Asian investors shift cautiously, autos hit by US tariff threat
Asian markets were mixed Thursday with traders concerned about the China-US trade deal and Donald Trump’s summit with Kim Jong Un, while automakers were hit by news Washington was considering huge tariffs on vehicle imports.
Jahid, Chanchal, Tisha in their first appearance target Eid, FIFA
Entertainment Desk Drama makers Palash Mahbub and Abu Hayat Mahmud have taken up a daunting task for the coming Eid. The task is none other than yet another highly promising mashup of singularly dominant actors. This time, Jahid Hasan, Chanchal…
ABC accused of exploitation over Michael Jackson show
Michael Jackson’s estate has slammed an upcoming television special about the late King of Pop, describing it Wednesday as a “crass and unauthorized” effort to exploit the singer’s name. US broadcast network ABC says “The Last Days of Michael Jackson”…
Altabanu coming on TV in Eid
Culture Desk Altabanu will be released on TV in the coming Eid. Channel i will screen the film on the third day of Eid-ul-Fitr at 10.15am. The film was released in cinema halls in the country on April 20. The…
Escalated anti-drug campaign draws rights activists’ fire
Kamran Reza Chowdhury Bangladeshi rights activists and opposition politicians are criticizing as heavy-handed this month’s intensified nationwide anti-drug crackdown in which, police agencies say, officers gunned down at least 46 suspects over the past nine days who were allegedly resisting…
Seven more killed in BD anti-narcotics drive
Dhaka, May 24 – Seven suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported gunfights in Feni, Comilla, Narayanganj, and Magura districts early Thursday in the latest anti-narcotics drive undertaken by the law enforcers.
Trial of Tripura girls’ murderers urged in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, May 24 – Demanding the trial of killing after the rape of two ethnic minorities Tripura community girls in Chittagong the Adivashi Chattra Parishad Central Committee has formed a human chain in Rajshahi.
The last battle: Mahathir’s message after his election
Tun Mahathir bin Mohamad I have reached the end of my life. I only want to end the remaining part of it by obeying and bowing down to Allah. Nonetheless, I am still able to concentrate on my loneliness when…
মন্ত্রী-সচিবদের ৭৫০০০ টাকা করে মোবাইল বাবদ বরাদ্ধ কেনঃ আইএবি
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ ঢাকা মহানগর দক্ষিণের সেক্রেটারী মাওলানা এবিএম জাকারিয়া বলেছেন, রমজান আমাদের সংযম শিক্ষা দেয়। তাকওয়া বা আল্লাহর ভয় চিত জাগরুখ রাখতে সিয়াম ফরজ বা আবশ্যকিয় করা হয়েছে।
চায়ের পেয়ালায় ঝড় চলছে
মোতাহার হোসেন চায়ের দোকানে আড্ডা। চায়ের পেয়ালায় ঝড় চলছে। আলোচ্য বিষয় হচ্ছে কষ্ট, মানুষের কষ্ট। ঘর থেকে বের হলেই কষ্ট, ঘরে থাকলেও কষ্ট, রিক্সায়-বাসে-ফুটপাথে-হাঁটবাজারে কষ্ট। প্রতিদিন পাখির ছানার মত মানুষ মরছে রাস্তা ঘাটে। বিচার নাই। নিত্য প্রয়োজনীয় দ্রব্যের মূল্য বৃদ্ধি…
National Geographic announces Wild Edens, Russia
National Geographic has Wednesday announced the acquisition of a new documentary Wild Edens: Russia the first in a new series that highlights the issue of climate change. Focused on the flora and fauna in the unique natural habitats of Russia,…
Iftar Mahfil held at BAU
Mymensingh, May 23 – An ‘Iftar Mahfil’ was held at TSC conference hall of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh organized by Bangladesh Agricultural University Debating Society (BAUDS) on Saturday.
Mayors of Dhaka, Accra, Medellin, Nanjing, Quito C40 VCs
London, (UK) 23 May — The mayors of Dhaka South, Bangladesh; Accra, Ghana; Medellín, Colombia; Nanjing, China; and Quito, Ecuador have been elected Vice-Chairs of C40 Cities. Their election gives the cities a seat on the C40 Steering Committee, which…
World Bee Day 2018: Protecting the pollinators
Danielle Nierenberg Considering the complexity of the global food system, it is easy to forget how much this system depends on the contributions of one group: bees. Close to 75 percent of the crops that humans grow for food must…
Neymar back in training with Brazil ahead of World Cup
Teresopolis,(AP/UNB) – Neymar was back in training on Tuesday to give Brazil a big boost ahead of the World Cup.
Final round of National School Football begins May 30
Dhaka- The final round of the Pran Milk National School Football Championship will begin on May 30.
1.08 lakh yaba tablets seized in Cox’sBazar, 10 held
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested 10 people and recovered 1,08,000 yaba pills from their possessions at Kolatoli area in the district headquarters in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday afternoon.
4 get life term for murder in Netrakona
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced four people to life term imprisonment for killing a man over a trifling matter at Ulohati village in Kendua upazila in 2015 in Netrakona.
3 of a family killed in Gopalganj road crash
Dhaka – Three people, all members of the same family, were killed and two others injured when a truck collided with a human hauler on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Majhigati in Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj on Wednesday.
Reckless driver smashes another drivers’ leg
Dhaka – In another incident of reckless driving, a speedy bus smashed the left leg of another bus driver in city’s busy Jatrabari intersection while the victim was crossing road on Tuesday night.The injured Ismail Hossain, 47, a driver of…
American literary giant Philip Roth dead at 85
NEW YORK,(BSS/AFP) – Prolific novelist Philip Roth, a dominant force in American literature throughout the latter half of the 20th century, has died at the age of 85.