Dhaka, Mar 20 – The government has decided not to take any examination of the students of classes I, II and III. Primary and Mass Education Ministry has taken the decision following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directives, Primary and Mass…
Month: March 2019
BD High Court bans movie on wrongly imprisoned Jaha Alam
Dhaka, March 20 – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday banned the making of any movie or drama on Jaha Alam, who was wrongly imprisoned for three years in place of the real accused, in connection with more than two…
Frenzied students drive buses out of Capital Dhaka streets
Dhaka, March 20 – The student-led protest for safer roads, which rocked the country last year, was rekindled again after the death of Abrar Hossain Chowdhury, a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), in a road accident on Tuesday.…
Govt apathy behind rise in road fatalities: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Mar 20 – Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday blamed the government’s apathy for the growing road fatalities in Bangladesh. In a statement, he also said people are being subjected to unnatural deaths on roads every day…
BNP blasts govt for ‘indiscipline’ in transport sector
Dhaka, Mar 20 – BNP senior leaders on Wednesday alleged that discipline in the country’s transport sector was not restored as the government did not materialise the demands placed by the students during their ‘safe road’ movement last year. Speaking…
কুরআনি শিক্ষা না থাকায় মানুষ উগ্রবাদে ধাবিত হচ্ছে – চরমোনাই পীর
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, ইসলামের মৌলিক শিক্ষা তথা কুরআনি শিক্ষা না থাকায় মানুষ উগ্রবাদে ধাবিত হচ্ছে। যুব সমাজ নেশাগ্রস্ত হয়ে নজ এবং সমাজকে ধ্বংস করছে। কুরআনের আলো ছড়িয়ে দিয়ে নৈতিকতা বিবর্জিত…
Israeli forces’ 2018 Gaza actions may constitute war crimes
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – During the large-scale demonstrations that began in Gaza on 30 March 2018, individual members of the Israeli Security Forces, in the course of their response to the demonstrations, killed and injured civilians who were neither directly…
Xulhaz, Tonoy murder case report deferred to April 16
Dhaka, March 19 – The submission of the investigation report in connection with the murder of Bangladesh’s lone LGBT magazine founder Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy was Tuesday deferred to April 16 by a Dhaka court. Magistrate…
Dhaka ranks world’s worst in Air Quality Index Wednesday
Dhaka, Mar 20 – Bangladesh capital Dhaka was ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday. Dhaka had a score of 179 at 10:50 am, indicating that the air quality was unhealthy. A numerical value between 151 and…
Court takes cognizance in Dipon murder case
Dhaka, March 20 – The Special Anti-Terrorism Tribunal of Dhaka on Tuesday took cognizance of the charges against eight members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam in connection with the Faisal Arefin Dipon murder case. Scrutinising the case documents,…
World Social Work Day 2019 observed at RU
Rajshahi, March 19 – With the theme of ‘Promoting the importance of human relationships’ the Social Work department of Rajshahi University observed the World Social Work Day 2019 on Tuesday amid festivity and enthusiasm. On the day teachers, students and…
বিশেষ মহলের স্বার্থে গ্যাসের মূল্যবৃদ্ধির প্রস্তাব – মুসলিমলীগ
তরলীকৃত গ্যাস আমদানী কারক কতিপয় ব্যবসায়ীকে বিপুলভাবে লাভবান করতে গ্যাসের মূল্য বৃদ্ধির অযৌক্তিক প্রস্তাব করা হয়েছে উল্লেখ করে বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগের সভায় বলা হয় সিস্টেম লসের নামে ও অবৈধ গ্যাস লাইন প্রদানের মাধ্যমে কতিপয় দূর্নীতিবাজ কর্মকর্তা ও কর্মচারী যে বিপুল…
Dhaka struggling to restore traffic discipline
Dhaka, Mar 20 (UNB) – Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, one of the world’s most densely populated cities, is struggling to bring back discipline on its streets. Violation of traffic rules, reckless driving and evil race on roads by drivers have become…
Protests over university student’s death continue
Dhaka, Mar 20 (UNB)— Protests triggered by the death of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury continued on Wednesday. Students of private universities demonstrated in front of Bashundhara Residential Area’s main gate to force the authorities accept…
World’s Largest Criminal Industry: Modern Slavery
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 19 2019 (IPS) – Modern slavery and human trafficking is one of the fastest growing criminal industries and one of the biggest human rights crises today, United Nations and government officials said. During an event as part of…
Thailand: Structural Flaws Subvert Election – HRW
(New York) – Thailand’s military government has failed to create conditions for a free and fair national election on March 24, 2019, Human Rights Watch said. The process for forming a new government, in which the junta-appointed Senate will have half the…
UN concerned at fresh fighting in Rakhine
Dhaka, Mar 19 (UNB) – UN acting Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar Knut Ostby has expressed deep concern over new reports of fighting between the “Arakan Army” and Myanmar security forces causing civilian casualties and displacement of communities in…
Francotte’s show “Being The Other” begins in Dhaka City
Dhaka, Mar 19 (UNB) – How do we speak about something we cannot see? Fabienne Francotte show “Being the Other” is concerned with giving this question form. This series maps junctures of shared trauma communicated through wordless intimacies that the…
BD Anti-graft body for staying film move on Jaha Alam
Dhaka, Mar 19 (UNB)— The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday moved the High Court seeking a stay order on a proposed film on Jaha Alam, who spent three years in jail in place of the real accused in two dozen…
Khaleda unable to eat properly: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Mar 19 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that their chairperson Khaleda Zia neither can eat anything properly nor keep her head straight as her health condition has seriously deteriorated. “She vomited today…
Dhaka issues travel advice for BD nationals in Australia
Dhaka, Mar 19 (UNB) – Bangladesh has issued travel advice for its nationals living in Australia and travelling to the country. They are advised to be vigilant at all times, particularly in public places, stay informed of potential risks to…
Students call countrywide class boycott Wednesday
Dhaka, Mar 19 (UNB) – The private university students who were demonstrating on Tuesday called for boycotting classes in all the educational institutions across the country on Wednesday to press for their eight-point demand, including maximum punishment of the bus…
Premier Cricket: Mohammedan’s defeat overshadows Mazid’s ton
Dhaka – Abdul Mazid’s brilliant knock for Mohammedan Sporting Club was eclipsed by Legends of Rupganj’s four-wicket victory on Tuesday in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL). It was Mohammedan’s first loss in their fourth league match.Although they scored…
Bangladesh Football Clubs’ Association gets full-fledged committee
Dhaka – The full-pledged committee of Bangladesh Football Clubs’ Association (BFCA) was announced on Tuesday with Tarafder Md Ruhul Amin and AKM Mominul Haque being president and general secretary respectively. BFCA President Tarafder Md Ruhul Amin announced the 82-member committee…
Special Olympics: Bangladesh earn 16 gold, 7 silver, 2 bronze
Dhaka – Bangladesh Special Olympics teams have won 16 gold medals in the ongoing Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. They also raked in seven silver and two bronze medals until 6pm Tuesday. A 139-member contingent is…
Green money without inflation
To what extent can the money created by the central bank be used to finance investments in the environment? This is a question often asked today. The green activists respond with enthusiasm that the central bank—and, in particular, the European…
A 3-trillion-dollar business UNEP wants people to develop
NAIROBI, Mar 12 2019 (IPS) – In the East African region, communities around the continent’s largest water body, Lake Victoria, regard the water hyacinth as a great menace that clogs the lake and hampers their fishing activities. But in Lagos, Nigeria,…
Germany launches 5G auction amid row with US over Huawei
Germany launches its auction today for the construction of an ultra-fast 5G mobile network .As a transatlantic dispute rages over security concerns surrounding giant Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei. The United States has threatened to end intelligence sharing with Berlin…
Dead whale in Philippines had 40 kg of plastic in stomach
A starving whale with 40 kilos (88 pounds) of plastic trash in its stomach has died after being washed ashore in the Philippines. Activists said Monday, calling it one of the worst cases of poisoning they have seen. Environmental groups…
Three-day Lalon Fair kicks off
A three-day Lalon Fair will kick-off on Wednesday, March 20, at Lalon’s Shrine in Cheuriya, Kumarkhali, of Kushtia district. The fair is being organized as a memorial festival to commemorate the life of Lalon Fakir, with an accompanying village fair.…