DHAKA, April 3, 2019 (BSS) – Experts today stressed the need for strengthening regional cooperation to protect vultures from extinction in South Asia. It is high time to work together to save the nature cleaners from extinction as the use…
Day: April 3, 2019
IBBL provides Tk.1 crore to Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited provided Tk.1 (One) crore to the ‘Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund’ for assistance to the fire affected people of Churihatta, Chawkbazar, Dhaka. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the cheque from Professor Dr. Qazi Shahidul Alam,…
AFC Cup: Dhaka Abahani beat Nepal’s Manang Marshyangdi 1-0
Dhaka – A brilliant goal by Afghan recruit Masih Saighani guided Bangladesh champions Dhaka Abahani Limited to beat Nepalese champions Manang Marshyangdi Club in the opening group E match of AFC Cup Football at ANFA Complex in Kathmandu on Wednesday.…
Bangabandhu, Bangamata Football finals Thursday
Dhaka – The final matches of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup and Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Gold Cup Primary School Football tournaments will be held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Thursday. Kanial Khata Govt Primary School will lock horns…
School Mini Handball advances to quarterfinals
Dhaka – The Hurray Wafer School Mini Handball (Boys & Girls) Tournament advanced to the quarterfinal stage at the Shaheed Capt (retd) M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium here on Wednesday. All the quarterfinals matches will be held on Thursday.In the…
Smartphone moviemakers take the limelight at African festival
“It’s not because you don’t have the means that you don’t dream,” says Guy-Serge Namane, a director at the second Bushman Film Festival, a cornucopia of global smartphone cinema. “Action!,” his assistant director calls.Namane asks actress Berenice Irie, in full…
Protect vultures from extinction in S Asia
Experts today stressed the need for strengthening regional cooperation to protect vultures from extinction in South Asia. It is high time to work together to save the nature cleaners from extinction as the use of Diclofenac and Ketoprofen, both poisonous…
“It’s not because you don’t have the means that you don’t dream,” says Guy-Serge Namane, a director at the second Bushman Film Festival, a cornucopia of global smartphone cinema. “Action!,” his assistant director calls. Namane asks actress Berenice Irie, in…
Jabbar stresses technological innovation, adaptation
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar today said there is no alternative to technological innovation and adaptation to expedite the development of the country. “Bangladesh has entered ‘d’ era (digital era) passing through the ‘e’ era (electronic era),”…
Suspect in rapper Nipsey Hussle shooting arrested
Los Angeles police said Tuesday they had arrested the man suspected of murdering rapper Nipsey Hussle, ending a two-day manhunt following the Grammy-nominated artist’s shock death. The LAPD said the suspect, Eric Holder, was in police custody in connection with…
Lyricist behind ‘Pagol Mon Re’, Ahmed Kaiser no more
Culture Desk Lyricist behind the song ‘Pagol Mon Re’ Ahmed Kaiser has breathed his last. The songwriter died at the age of 62 on Monday at his residence in Charkhali village in Patuakhali. He was suffering from heart complications. Poet…
Attack on DU student: Ducsu VP threatens tougher demo
Dhaka, Apr 3 (UNB) – Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice-president Nurul Haque Nur on Wednesday threaten to launch a tougher movement if the university authorities do not take any action within four days against those who assaulted him…
Case filed over Chattogram case documents theft
Chattogram, Apr 3 (UNB) – A case has been filed in connection with the theft of documents and evidences of four cases from the police storeroom at the district court building. Inspector (prosecution) Bijan Barua filed the case around 1am…
Khaleda probably being ‘slowly poisoned’: BNP
Dhaka, Apr 3 (UNB) – BNP on Wednesday feared that its chairperson Khaleda Zia is probably being “slowly poisoned by the government” in the name of treatment. “We fear whether the government is slowly poisoning her in the name of…
How to govern a digitally networked world
Governments built the current systems and institutions of international cooperation to address 19th- and 20th-century problems. But in today’s complex and fast-paced digital world, these structures cannot operate at ‘internet speed’. Recognising this, the United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres, last year…
Bangladesh’s GDP growth to hit 8pc in FY19-20: ADB
Dhaka, Apr 3 (UNB) – Bangladesh’s economy will grow at 8 percent in 2019-20 fiscal, according to the Asian Development Outlook 2019 released here on Wednesday. “Bangladesh experienced a strong GDP growth in FY2018-19. The country will continue to achieve…
No price hike during Ramadan: PM Hasina tells business
Dhaka, Apr 3 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the business community not to raise the prices of essentials, including sugar and edible oil, during the upcoming Ramadan. She made the call at a function arranged marking…
Carrying flammable substances inside Sundarbans banned
Bagerhat, Apr 3 (UNB) – Bangladesh has prohibited carrying any type of flammable substances inside the Sundarbans to prevent occurrences of fire at the world heritage site in summer. The Department of Forest (DOF) issued the notice as different areas…
Alleged terrorist killed in CHT ‘gunfight’ with joint forces
Bandarban, Apr 3 (UNB) – A suspected terrorist was killed in a reported gunfight with the joint forces at Lemubari border in Naikhongchhari Upazila on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Gyan Mongkor Chakma, 45, hailing from Rangamati. He worked…
May: UK to seek further Brexit delay, try to break logjam
London, Apr 3 (AP/UNB) — With Britain racing toward a chaotic exit from the European Union within days, Prime Minister Theresa May veered away from the cliff-edge Tuesday, saying she would seek another Brexit delay and hold talks with the…
Grandma gives birth as surrogate for her son and his husband
Dhaka, April 3 – A 61-year-old woman has given birth to her own granddaughter in the United States after serving as a surrogate for her son and his husband. The woman, Cecile Eledge, from Nebraska, had been through menopause but…
BD HC wonders over courage by cops to set up courts at night
Dhaka, Apr 2 (UNB) – The High Court on Tuesday wondered how police can set up courts at night at their desired places to settle disputes. “They take up cases if they find it suitable, or else not. No GD…
Ducsu VP Nur ‘confined, assaulted by pro-govt BCL men’
Dhaka University, Apr 2 (UNB) – Newly elected Dhaka University Central Student Union (Ducsu) Vice President (VP) Nurul Haque Nur was physically assaulted and confined allegedly by leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Salimullah Muslim Hall unit on…
UN HR experts condemn Rohingya deportation by India
Geneva, April 3 (UNB) – UN human rights experts condemned the Indian Government’s decision to deport three more Rohingyas to Myanmar and urged the authorities to stop such forced deportations which are prohibited under international law. The three Rohingyas deported,…
Acute food insecurity ‘far too high’ as 113 million go hungry
Approximately 113 million people in 53 countries experienced high levels of food insecurity last year, according to a new joint UN and European Union (EU) report released on Tuesday, which warns that these crises are primarily driven by conflict and…
Bangladesh awaits e-commerce boost thru digital base: UNCAD
Dhaka, April 3 (UNB) – Although Bangladesh has laid an essential foundation for a technology-driven and skill-based digital economy, it still needs to put in place a comprehensive national e-commerce strategy and improve delivery logistics, said a United Nations Conference…
Grassroots organising points in fight against repression
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 2 2019 (IPS) – “I never thought it would get so big and I think it is amazing.” The words of a 16-year-old Swedish teenager who skipped school to protest outside her government’s inaction on climate change. Greta Thunberg…
Journalist Mahfuz Ullah hospitalised
Dhaka, Apr 2 – Senior journalist Mahfuz Ullah was admitted to Square Hospital here on Tuesday with severe chest pain. The journalist has been kept at the coronary care unit (CCU) of the hospital under cardiologist Dr Mahbub Mansur, a…
The NPT and conditions for nuclear disarmament
By Daryl G. Kimball Washington DC, Apr 1 2019 (IPS) – Fifty years ago, shortly after the conclusion of the 1968 nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), the United States and the Soviet Union launched the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT). Negotiated…
Core Catcher of Unit 2 of Rooppur NPP ready for installation
Dhaka, April 02 – The reinforced frame, weighing 58 tons, and the embedded part of the core catcher (core meltdown retention device), weighing 7.5 tons, have been installed at Unit 2 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna. “In the…