Amsterdam, Austin, Berlin, Jakarta and Liverpool are the latest pioneering cities committing to ensure a major area of the city is zero emission by 2030 and to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025. 34 cities worldwide are now committed to…
Year: 2019
Madrasah girl missing from her institution since Aug 31
Dhaka, Sept 18 – A 13-year-old madrasa girl from Mirpur area in the capital has been missing for 17 days. The girl Nazmun Nahar, student of Forkania Talimia Mohila Madrasa at Pallabi’s Bauniabad area has been missing from her madrasa…
Row with Grameenphone, Robi to end thru talks: Minister
Dhaka, Sept 18 – Instead of hard-line stance, the government is going to settle the dispute over realising ‘unpaid dues’ from leading mobile operators Grameenphone and Robi through discussion.
Bangabandhu, Bangamata Gold Cup Football begins in Narail
Narail – The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa National Gold Cup Under-17 Football Tournaments started here on Wednesday.
Climate Summit for Enhanced Action:Perspective from India
With the upcoming UN-Secretary General’s Climate Summit in New York on 23rd September, the Climate Change Finance Unit of the Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance, India has released a discussion paper titled ‘Climate Summit for Enhanced…
Tri-nation T20I: Bangladesh reach final beating Zimbabwe
Dhaka – With one match to play in the league phase, Bangladesh reached the final of the ongoing Tri-nation T20I series beating Zimbabwe by 39 runs at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday.
AL activists to face action if found in corruption: Quader
Dhaka – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday warned his party colleagues that action will be taken if anyone gets involved in any wrongdoing and corruption.
প্রতিশ্রুতি ভঙ্গ করা কি ভারত সরকারের নীতি হয়ে দাঁড়িয়েছে?
মোঃ আবদুল লতিফ নেজামী ৫ আগষ্ট কাশ্মীরিদের বিশেষ মর্যাদা সম্বলিত ভারতীয় সংবিধানের ৩৭০ ধারা এবং ৩৫/এ আইন বাতিল করে কাশ্মীরকে ভারতভুক্তির ঘোষণা দেয়া হয়। এতে জম্মু , কাশ্মীর ও লাদাখ কেন্দ্র শাসিত দু’টি অঞ্চলে বিভক্ত হয়। তারা পৃথক রাজ্যের মর্যাদা…
Country’s situation getting worse: BNP
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday voiced concern that the country’s situation is ‘deteriorating fast’ as the government has ‘lost control’ over state apparatuses. “The country’s situation is getting worse gradually as the government has no…
Workshop on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation held at BAU
Mymensingh, Sept 18 – An annual workshop on ‘Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization and post-harvest practices in Bangladesh’ was held at the Sayed Nazrul Islam conference hall of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Wednesday.
Protesting DU students attacked on campus
Dhaka – A group of Dhaka University students, protesting against corruption and illegal enrolment of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders, were attacked on the campus on Wednesday. The incident took place around 1:10pm when protesters laid siege to the Business…
Jubo League leader Khalid held for ‘running’ casino
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members on Wednesday arrested a city Jubo League leader from Gulshan area for reportedly running an illegal casino.
Time to act for climate justice
by Sébastien Duyck on 18th September 2019 A ‘people’s summit’ in New York ahead of the official UN climate summit brings environmental and human-rights campaigners together in pursuit of climate justice.
Dhaka ranks 7th worst in Wenesday Air Quality Index
Bangladesh’s capital was ranked seventh worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday morning.
Another 160 BD workers sent back home from Saudi Arabia
About 160 Bangladeshi workers, sent back home from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night amid a crackdown on undocumented workers, said they had been forced to return despite having valid documents.
Booming Bollywood comes home for ‘Oscars’ 20th edition
Mumbai hosts the “Bollywood Oscars” for the first time in India in 20 years this week with the megastars, movers and shakers of a booming Hindi film industry celebrating another bumper year, including in huge markets like China.
‘Lord of the Rings’ show to start filming in New Zealand
US-based streaming giant Amazon announced Wednesday its big-budget “Lord of the Rings” series will within months start filming in New Zealand, home to Peter Jackson’s movies of the fantasy epic.
Steps taken for safe habitat for native birds
Earthen pitchers on trees are being used as to make safe habitat for native species of birds at different places including ‘Jatisangha Shishu Park’ and ‘Zero Point’ area in the city.
Facebook unveils its plan for oversight board
Facebook has unveiled its plan to create an independent “oversight” board to make decisions over how the network is moderated, reports BBC. The firm insisted the panel, which will hear its first “cases” in 2020, will have the power to…
ছাদ বাগান ধ্বংস নয় ব্যবস্থাপনার মাধ্যমে এডিস নিয়ন্ত্রন করুন
সবুজায়নের ব্যাপক বিস্তারের লক্ষ্যে অযৌক্তিক ছাদ বাগান ধ্বংস করার বিরুদ্ধে প্রয়োজনীয় পদক্ষেপ গ্রহনের পাশাপাশি ছাদবাগান সম্প্রসারণে সহযোগিতা কামনায় ১৭ই সেপ্টেম্বর ২০১৯ ইং রোজ মঙ্গলবার বিকেল ০৫:৩০ মিনিটে জনাব আতিকুল ইসলাম, মেয়র, ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি কর্পোরেশন-এর নিকট ‘*সম্মিলিত ছাদ বাগান পরিবার*’…
Economic dev, democratisation must go together to attain SDGs
It’s time for Bangladesh to bravely tackle with drastic structural reforms, says outgoing Japanese AmbassadorHiroyasu Izumi Dhaka, Sept 17 – Outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Hiroyasu Izumi on Tuesday hoped that Bangladesh will become a developed and prosperous country as…
Algeria protests: how disinformation spread on social media
Amidst months of anti-government demonstrations, an online information battle is happening in Algeria. Protesters are trying to swat away annoying trolls – dubbed “electronic flies”.
Oslo, Heidelberg Commit New Buildings “Net Zero Carbon” by 2030
Regulations and planning policy will also target existing buildings to make them net zero carbon by 2050 to ensure cities deliver on the highest goals of the Paris Agreement. Oslo and Heidelberg join 23 other cities committed to C40’s Net…
‘Delhi Declaration’ at desertification summit: So near yet so far
by Mayank Aggarwal on 17 September 2019 • Restoration of land impacted by desertification and degradation can have long-term benefits for the development of society and thus a proactive approach is required to restore degraded land, held the recently concluded…
Default loan won’t increase anymore: BD Minister
Dhaka, Sept 17 – Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said punitive actions will be taken against anyone involved in defaulting loans.
Ducsu VP Nur demands GS Rabbani’s resignation
Dhaka, Sep 17 – Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice-President Nurul Haque Nur on Tuesday demanded the resignation of the student body’s General Secretary Golam Rabbani over allegations of corruption and extortion.
JCD makes Tarique organisational guardian
AL violated RPO by removing BCL president, secretary, says Rizvi Dhaka, Sept 17 – The councillors of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on Tuesday made BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman the organisational guardian of the student body in absence of Khaleda Zia.
It’s time to clear the air
Sudhirendar Sharma Over years, an ecosystem of ignorance and denial has transformed air pollution from a meek cat into an assertive tiger.
Obaidul Quader not to contest for the post of GS, Awami League
Dhaka, Sept 17 – Awami League (AL) general secretary (GS) Obaidul Quader won’t contest for the post of GS in the next national council of the party, but if party chief wants him again for the post than he will…
Dhaka starts open market sale of onion to arrest price hike
Dhaka, Sept 17 – The government has started selling onion through the state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) on yesterday at Tk 45 per kg to cool down the hike rates of this widely consumed item in the local markets.