Mayday, mayday: the leader of the European trade union movement warns of the threat from the populists in the coming EP elections. May Day is workers’ day—and for trade unionists that means celebrating the solidarity we manifest towards each other…
Year: 2019
যৌন নিপীড়নকারীদের কঠোর শাস্তি দিতে হবে
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ ঢাকা মহানগর উত্তর সভাপতি প্রিন্সিপাল শেখ ফজলে বারী মাসউদ ও সেক্রেটারী মাওলানা আরিফুল ইসলাম এক যুক্ত বিবৃতিতে বলেছেন, যৌন নিপীড়নকারীদের কঠোর শাস্তির আওতায় আনলে যৌন নিপীড়ন অনেকাংশে কমে যাবে। যৌন নিপীড়নকারীদের সর্বোচ্চ শাস্তি কার্যকর হলে দেশে যৌন…
Case filed over raid at Dhaka ‘militant den’
Dhaka, April 30 – A case was filed yesterday over the raid at a ‘militant den’ in Bosila area of Dhaka city. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 Senior Warrant Officer Md Abdullah filed the case with Mohammadpur Police Station on Monday…
Student suicide: Charge taken against Viqarunnisa teachers
Dhaka, April 30 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday accepted the charges brought against two teachers of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in a case filed for instigating the suicide of Aritry Adhikary, a ninth-grade…
Bangladeshi del visits Rooppur NPP reference plant in Russia
Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM arranged a familiarization tour to Unit- 6 of Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant in Russia for a group of Bangladeshi expert and media representatives on April 17, 2019. The said unit is considered to be…
Prof Anisuzzaman to get SAARC Literature Award
Culture Desk National Professor Anisuzzaman has been named as the recipient of SAARC Literature Award 2019. The award will be officially handed over on May 21 in Bhutan. The president of Bangla Academy has now become the fourth Bangladeshi to…
Shusmita Anis sings at mega event for Manna Dey
Culture Desk Today marks the one hundredth birth anniversary of legendary singer Manna Dey. Marking his mark centenary a mega event was organised in Kolkata, India yesterday. Bangladeshi singer Shusmita Anis was invited to perform in this programme. Along with…
Farmers asked to early harvest Boro paddy
Local office of Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has issued a warning for early harvesting Boro paddy aiming to protect the leading food crop of the country from natural calamities. The DAE are disseminating warning messages through using miking in…
Weather change increases health risk to children
Health Desk Sudden change in weather pattern, burning sun, excessive sweating and dehydration are increasing health risks to children. As children are very vulnerable to weather change, a little fluctuation in temperature can cause several problems in their system leading…
Brazil’s ‘godmother of samba’ Beth Carvalho dies
Brazilian singer and “godmother of samba” Beth Carvalho died from sepsis in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, her publicist and hospital said. She was 72. “Our dear Beth Carvalho departed at 5:33 pm (2233 GMT) today surrounded by the love…
Huawei signs 5G MoU with Telecom Cambodia
Dhaka, Apr 30 – Huawei has recently signed a 5G Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Telecom Cambodia. Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Li Jin’ge, Vice President of Huawei and HE Sok Puthyvuth, chairman of Telecom Cambodia…
Sri Lanka lifts social media ban imposed after Easter blasts
Colombo, Apr 30 (AP/UNB) — Sri Lanka’s president has lifted a nationwide social media ban that was imposed after Easter suicide bomb attacks that killed 253 people. A government statement Tuesday said that President Maithripala Sirisena has lifted the ban…
Japan gets a new emperor as Naruhito vows to pursue peace
Tokyo, May 1 (AP/UNB) — Emperor Naruhito inherited the sacred sword and jewel Wednesday that signaled his succession as the 126th member of his family to rule Japan, pledging in his first public address to follow his father’s example by…
BD businesses FBCCI wants tax-free income up at Tk 350000
Dhaka, Apr 30 (UNB) – The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) on Tuesday proposed raising the tax-free income tax celling for individual taxpayers to Tk 3.5 lakh from existing Tk 2.5 lakh considering the increased living…
Private floating terminal pumps 500 mmcfd LNG to BD grid
Dhaka, Apr 30 (UNB) – Summit Group’s LNG terminal started operation on Monday night, said its officials on Tuesday. The Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) which is known as LNG terminal arrived in the country on April 21 and…
Bangladesh PM Hasina flies to London on official visit
Dhaka, May 1 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for London on Wednesday on an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK). A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage departed Hazrat…
Ex-Jamaat MP Shahjahan Chowdhury held, charge unclear
Chittagong, May 1 – Detectives arrested former Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami MP Shahjahan Chowdhury and some other party leaders in the city on Tuesday night. A team of Detective Branch of picked Shahjahan, also city Jamaat Ameer, and others from Chandanpur Darul…
Massacre of the innocents: Whereto from here?
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 30 2019 (IPS) – We have been here before. This blooded precipice is familiar, this looming abyss. What is unfamiliar, what renders the Easter Sunday massacre most vile and truly nightmarish is the total absence of any…
Renewables to become the norm for the Caribbean
KINGSTON, Apr 29 2019 (IPS) – Jamaica and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are embracing renewable energy as part of their plans to become decarbonised in the coming decades. The Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, has committed the island…
HC wants docs of Zia Trust graft case on appeal by Khaleda
Dhaka, April 30 – The High Court Tuesday asked lower court concerned to submit documents of Zia Charitable Trust graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia within two months as it accepted her appeal challenging the verdict in the…
A historic journey in a wheelchair from Syria to the UN
Shantha Rau Barriga, Director, Disability Rights Division ShanthaHRW Nujeen Mustafa: First Woman with a Disability to Brief the UN Security Council Nujeen Mustafa is the first woman with a disability to brief the UN Security Council. “It was surreal.” That’s…
Actress Shomi faces Tk 1 billion defamation case
Dhaka, Apr 30 – A case has been filed against actress Shomi Kaiser for reportedly tarnishing the image of journalists branding them ‘thieves’ during a programme at the Jatiya Press Club on April 24. Editor of online news portal studentjournalbd.com…
Criticism forces BCB to change design of Tigers’ jersey
Dhaka – Following huge criticism in social media, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has changed the design of Bangladesh National Cricket Team’s green jersey for the upcoming ICC World Cup in England and Wales. The BCB uncovered the national team jersey…
PM Hasina pledges action if anyone plays with share market
She welcomes BNP MPs for joining parliament Dhaka, Apr 30 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday warned that action will be taken if anyone wants to play with the share market. “… if anyone wants to play (with the…
AFC Cup: Dhaka Abahani beaten by suicidal own goal against Chennaiyin FC
Dhaka- A late own goal by Brazilian defender Wellington Priori forced Bangladesh Professional Football League champions Dhaka Abahani Limited to concede a 0-1 defeat against former Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC in their third Group E match of the…
Tigers fly for Ireland Wednesday morning
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Cricket team will fly for Ireland on Wednesday morning to play a tri-nation series involving the hosts and West Indies as well as to play the ICC World Cup beginning in England on May 30. After…
Historic May Day Wednesday
Dhaka, Apr 30 (UNB) – The historic May Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the globe on Wednesday with a pledge to establish the rights of workers. May Day, also known as the International Workers’ Solidarity…
UNDP launches waste clean-up campaign in Teknaf
Dhaka, Apr 30 (UNB) – In response to Rohingya influx, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday launched a month-long waste clean-up campaign in nine wards of the Teknaf Municipality to clean up and recover wastes. During the inaugural session…
‘Bomb hurled on cops different from normal cocktail’
Dhaka, Apr 30 (UNB) – The improvised bomb that exploded in Gulistan on Monday was different from normal crude bombs, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) chief Asaduzzaman Mia said Tuesday. “The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) and DMP’s bomb disposal…
Actor ATM Shamsuzzaman on life support
Dhaka, Apr 28 (UNB) – Veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman, who underwent a gallbladder surgery at Asgar Ali Hospital in the city on April 27, has been put on life support at the hospital. The Ekushey Padak-winning actor was put on…