Dhaka, Nov 2 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday night said they found Jukta Front, led by Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, positive in the talks about joining the next general election as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has…
Year: 2018
Keeping journalists safe benefits whole societies
By Sarah Lister and Emanuele Sapienza UN, Nov 1 (IPS) – Safety of journalists has featured prominently in the international news in recent weeks. And yet, while some cases grab the headlines, many more do not, and the scale of…
নিরপেক্ষ নির্বাচন নাহলে দেশে সঙ্কট দেখা দিবে: অধ্যক্ষ ইউনুছ
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের মহাসচিব অধ্যক্ষ মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ বলছেন, একাদশ জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন না হলে দেশে নতুন রাজনৈতিক সঙ্কট দেখা দিবে। ফলে দেশ অনিশ্চিত গন্তব্যের দিকে ধাবিত হবে।
Ensure voting right, taking unity to villages: Dr. Kamal
Dhaka, Nov – Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday urged the ruling Awami League to create a “true” level playing field for “all the political parties” for the upcoming election.
‘Debi’ in third week ,set to be released in more theatres
Entertainment Desk Initially many distributors had expressed their doubts about the film’s success outside the multiplexes. Many film pundits predicted that general people would not understand “Debi,” hence, it’s futile to show the film in small theatres.
World’s rarest plants, vital crops can’t be banked: study
International efforts to save some of the world’s rarest and economically important plants from climate change are doomed to fail because their seeds cannot be stored, researchers warned Friday.
Oscar winner Cate Blanchett in TV series
Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett has become the latest Hollywood celebrity to switch to TV, signing on to star in the new FX limited series “Mrs America.”
Sculpture exhibition begins at DU Fine Art Faculty
The annual art exhibition of Dhaka University’s Sculpture Department began here today with a pledge to make sculpture a medium for intellectual exercise for social advancement.
JU Butterfly Fair attracts nature enthusiasts
A daylong Butterfly Fair was held on the Jahangirnagar University campus on Friday amid festivity.JU Vice-chancellor Prof Farzana Islam inaugurated the fair by releasing butterflies and balloons in front of the Zahir Raihan Auditorium around 10am.
Jail Killing Day will be observed on Saturday
The nation will observe the mournful Jail Killing Day tomorrow by paying rich tributes to four national leaders and Liberation War heroes, who were brutally murdered inside the Dhaka Central Jail on November 3, 1975.
Sexual violence against women by officials in North Korea
North Korean officials commit sexual violence with little concern for the consequences, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government fails to investigate and prosecute complaints, or to provide protection and services to victims, and even asserts…
Stand up for journalists, truth, justice: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to stand up for journalists, truth and justice saying truth never dies.
UPDF political activist shot dead in Khagrachhari
An activist of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), the Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political group, was shot dead by some miscreants at Manermanush in Dighinala upazila on Friday.
Motolov cocktail hurled at Sirajganj UP office
Miscreants hurled a motolov cocktail at the Union Parishad office at Saidabad in Sadar upazila early Friday.
Jatiya Oikya Front to hold rally in city on Nov 6
Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, will hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on November 6 to push for its seven-point demand ahead of the 11th parliamentary elections.
Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad’s ban extended by 6 weeks
Islamabad,(AP/UNB) – The Pakistan Cricket Board extended batsman Ahmed Shehzad’s ban by six weeks on Friday for violating a ruling on his four-month ban.
3 youths found dead in Sirajganj, Cox’s Bazar
Three youths were found dead in Sirajganj and Cox’s Bazar districts on Thursday.In Sirajganj, police recovered the decomposed bodies of two young men from the Phuljor River in Ghatina Bridge area in Ullapara upazila.
Hope over talks fading due to govt’s ‘obstinacy’: BNP
BNP on Friday alleged that the hope generated among people to have a good deal to solve the political crisis through the talks between the ruling and major opposition alliance has started fading due to the government’s ‘stubborn’ attitude.
Madrid with depleted defense for match against Valladolid
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Real Madrid will be without most of its defenders when it hosts Valladolid this weekend in its first Spanish league match without coach Julen Lopetegui.
Bangladesh-Zimbabwe 1st Test begins in Sylhet Saturday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face visiting Zimbabwe in the first Test of the two-match series beginning at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Why the left must talk about migration
For a number of years now the left has been disappearing fast from the electoral scene while the far and populist right has been gaining ground. Social democratic parties have been reduced to single-digit vote shares in France, Netherlands and…
Myanmar, Bangladesh repatriation plan puts Rohingya at risk
The Myanmar and Bangladesh governments should immediately suspend the proposed repatriation of Rohingya refugees set for mid-November, Human Rights Watch said today. The expedited plan, announced on October 30, 2018, would return refugees to dire conditions in Myanmar where their…
Gay & lesbian rights prove divisive at lawmakers’ Confce
When the International Parliamentarians’ Conference (ICPI) on population and development concluded its two-day forum in the Canadian capital last week, more than 150 legislators from around the world approved a seven page Declaration reaffirming their opposition to some of the…
A “Crisis Point” for human rights defenders
Globally, the people working to defend our human rights are increasingly under attack, reaching a “crisis point.”More than 150 human rights defenders (HRDs) from around the world gathered in Paris this week to set out a vision for the enduring…
অভূতপূর্ব সাড়া পাচ্ছেন ক্রিকেটার চামেলি
বাংলাদেশের জাতীয় নারী ক্রিকেট দলের হয়ে ১৯৯৯ থেকে ২০১১ সাল পর্যন্ত মাঠ মাতিয়েছেন চামেলি খাতুন৷ কিন্তু বর্তমানে মেরুদণ্ডের সমস্যায় শয্যাশায়ী তিনি৷ তবে গণমাধ্যমে তাঁর অসুস্থতার খবর ছড়িয়ে পড়ার পর অভূতপূর্ব সাড়া মিলেছে৷
সাংবাদিকরা কেন তাদের বিরুদ্ধে হওয়া অপরাধের বিচার পান না?
বাংলাদেশে ২০০১ থেকে ২০১৬ পর্যন্ত ১৫ বছরে ২০ জনের বেশি পেশাদার সাংবাদিক নিহত হলেও সেসব ঘটনায় হওয়া মামলার মাত্র ৩টির এখন পর্যন্ত বিচার হয়েছে। ২০১২ সালে নিজেদের বাসায় সাংবাদিক দম্পতি সাগর সারোয়ার ও মেহেরুন সারোয়ার রুনির হত্যার ঘটনার পর ৪৮…
Saudi Crown Prince said Khashoggi was dangerous Islamist
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the US he considered murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be a dangerous Islamist, media reports say. Prince Mohammed’s reported phone call to the White House came before Saudi Arabia admitted he had been…
PM assures Oikya Front of neutral polls
Dhaka, Nov 1 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday assured the Oikyafront leaders that the next national election will be held in a free, fair and neutral manner saying that her door will remain open for further ‘small-group’ discussions.
No specific solution except some good words: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Nov 1 – Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday night said they placed their seven-point demand before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina but did not find any specific solution except some good words about rallies and meetings.
EU for an end to impunity for crimes against Journos
Democracy cannot live without free, diverse and independent media. Journalists and media actors across the globe hold states, government officials, corporations and society at large accountable for their actions.