“The Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh expresses its deep condolences for the loss of lives from the fire at FR Tower on Kamal Ataturk Avenue at Banani, Dhaka. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families which lost…
Day: March 29, 2019
New UN Climate report another strong wake-up call: Guterres
The increasing number of natural disasters and dangers linked to climate change, highlighted in a major UN report released on Thursday, represents “another strong wake-up call” to the world, which must be countered by finding sustainable solutions quickly, UN Secretary-General…
Dhaka highrise fire survivors narrate tales of horror
Dhaka, Mar 29 – It was impossible to see anything as there was a dark wall of smoke everywhere. Within 10 minutes the smoke spread throughout the building making it difficult for people to escape. Exhausted and terrified, Hasina Parvin,…
Premier cricket: Legends of Rupganj maintain top slot with Abahani
Dhaka – Legends of Rupganj beat Prime Doleshwar SC by 72 runs on Friday, maintaining their top slot in Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League with holders Abahani Limited. Rupganj and defending champions Abahani both have 12 points from seven matches.…
Inter-district Women’s Kabaddi begins in Faridpur
Dhaka – The final round of the Inter-district Women’s Kabaddi Tournament began in Faridpur on Friday with hosts making a good start beating Rangpur by 31-14 points in one of the four opening day’s matches. In the day’s other matches,…
2nd Div Football: Mugda SKS beat BG Press 4-1
Dhaka – Mugda Samaj Kallayan Sangsad earned a facile 4-1 goals victory over BG Press in the Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Football League at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Friday. Asaduzzaman struck twice in the 51st and 81st minutes while…
Safe menstrual practices important for progress
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 2019 (IPS) – As menstruation continues to be shamed in many communities, one organisation is rising up to the challenge to ensure “safe menstruation for all women of Bangladesh.” Half of the approximately four billion women around…
‘Don’t tell my husband I have leprosy’
MAJURO, Mar 28 2019 (IPS) – Meretha Pierson has been a nurse for the past seven years, working in the government-run leprosy clinic in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands. Her patients come in all ages, from different economic backgrounds…
US performs first kidney transplant from living donor with HIV
The kidney of a 35-year-old HIV- positive woman has been transplanted into another patient with the virus that causes AIDS, US surgeons announced Thursday, in a major medical breakthrough. The surgeons at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore performed the operation…
Ocean heat hits record high
Ocean heat hit a record high in 2018, the United Nations said Thursday, raising urgent new concerns about the threat global warming is posing to marine life. In its latest State of the Climate overview, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)…
Ethnic minority cultural festival begins
A two-day ethnic minority people handicrafts and cultural festival began here yesterday amidst various colourful programmes. Rajshahi Divisional Ethnic Minority Cultural Academy organised the festival at Green Plaza of Rajshahi City Corporation here aimed at promotion of ethnic culture and…
‘Lal Jomin’ brings tears to audience’s eyes
Lal Jomin, a solo drama, based on the War of Liberation, was staged at the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) on the occasion of the Independence and National Day on Tuesyesterday. The 203rd show of the hour-long drama kept the audience…
Hit US political satire ‘Veep’ back for final curtain call
When “Veep” premiered in the middle of Barack Obama’s presidency, its brand of dark satire — and its take on narcissism in American political life — seemed at odds with reality. Seven years on, the award-winning HBO comedy — which…
Dhaka high rise inferno: Four probe bodies formed
Dhaka, Mar 28 – Four committees have been formed to investigate the deadly fire incident at a high-rise building in the capital’s Banani commercial area on Thursday afternoon that killed at least 19 people. A six-member probe body was formed…
Dhaka inferno victims either suffocated or fell to their deaths
Dhaka, Mar 28 – None of the victims of the horrific fire at FR Tower were burnt to death – they either suffocated inside the building, or died in the act of trying to escape the fire, falling from the…
Dr Kamal slams govt for ‘making economy bankrupt’ with loans
Dhaka, Mar 28 – Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday alleged that the government is making the Bangladesh economy bankrupt by imposing a huge burden of loans on people in the name of develop projects. “The government is…
Green, gray infrastructure mix for water, climate resilience
“Integrating Green and Gray – Creating Next Generation Infrastructure” is a joint report from the World Bank and the World Resources Institute (WRI) that aims to advance the integration of green and gray infrastructure solutions on the ground. It places…
Driver confesses to offence in mishap killing BUP pupil
Dhaka, March 28 – Suprobhat Paribahan bus driver on Thursday made a confessional statement admitting his offence in the case filed in connection with the death of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury. Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan…