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Month: January 2020
Daylong bird fair held on JU campus
A daylong ‘Bird Fair’ was held at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Friday to protect birds and other wild animals to safeguard ecological balance.
Sixteen Jamaat-Shibir men held in Chapainawabganj
Police here on Friday arrested 16 leaders and activists of Jamaat –e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from Charmohanpur area in Sadar upazila with cocktails and gunpowder.
Khaleda’s family planning special appeal for her release
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s sister Selima Islam on Friday said they are planning to make a special appeal seeking her release from jail as they are worried about her life.
AL nominee attacks independent candidate’s office
The office of ward number 56 independent councillor aspirant was vandalised and torched, allegedly by Awami League-backed candidate in Borogram area in Kamrangirchar on Friday afternoon.
New AL committee pays tributes to Bangabandhu at Tungipara
The newly-elected Bangladesh Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) and Advisory Council, led by AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his…
AL conspiring to hinder BNP victory in city polls: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Jan 24 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the ruling party is conspiring to hamper their party’s victory in the elections to two Dhaka city corporations. “As Awami League has become politically bankrupt,…
US-China ‘Phase One’ trade agreement triggers concerns
By D Ravi Kanth (Geneva) The “historic” and “transformative” trade agreement signed by the United States and China on 15 January 2020 could set a new normal in global trade relations by paving the way for a bilateral dispute resolution…
UN faces cash crisis in 2020—if member states don’t pay up
By Thalif Deen UN, Jan 22 2020 (IPS) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared last week that the United Nations just “managed to survive its deepest financial crisis in a decade.”
Court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
‘The ICJ finds that there is a real and imminent risk’ The International Court of Justice has ordered measures to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. The decision comes despite de facto leader Aun San Suu Kyi personally…
Class struggle à la droite
by Claus Leggewie on 23rd January 2020 Populism is boosted by economic crises, but its roots are cultural. Populism is a method. It works by mobilising an imaginary homogenous entity called ‘the people’ against an equally ill-defined and generally despised…
World Anti-Doping Agency shuts down Moscow lab again
Montreal(AP/UNB) — The World Anti-Doping Agency ordered Moscow’s drug-testing laboratory to be shut down again Wednesday. That followed WADA’s finding last month that data stored at the lab was tampered with in an apparent bid to cover up past drug…
Beyond ‘green growth’
by Frank Hoffer on 22nd January 2020 A serious discussion of ‘just transition’ must break with a social model based on individual utility maximisation—before it breaks the biosphere.
‘Int’l ad-hoc tribunal should help Rohingya get justice
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee on Thursday suggested forming an international ad-hoc tribunal, which she thinks, will work as complementary to ongoing efforts on accountability and justice front. “I’ve been stressing setting up…
U-19 World Cup: Bangladesh take on Pakistan on Friday
Dhaka — While Bangladesh national team will take on Pakistan in Lahore in the first match of three-match T20 series, the Under-19 teams of the respective countries will face off at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, in the last Group C match…
49,558 river grabbers in country: Khalid Mahmud
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday informed parliament that there are 49,558 river grabbers across the country with highest 5,906 occupiers in Cumilla district. He placed the statistics in Parliament replying to a question from Awami League…
HC to hear Sunday a writ for staying Dhaka city polls
Dhaka, Jan 23 – The High Court will hear on Sunday a writ petition filed seeking a stay on the upcoming Dhaka City corporations polls slated to be held on February 1.
Tigers to face off Pakistan Friday
Dhaka — Many things were happening about Bangladesh-Pakistan series in the soil of Pakistan. But now, keeping everything aside, the cricket is finally set to take the field when the Tigers will face off the hosts on Friday in the…
BB Gold Cup: Burundi reach final routing Bangladesh 3-0
Dhaka – A brilliant hat-trick from forward Nshimirimana Jospin sent Burundi in the final of the ongoing six-team Bangabandhu International Gold Cup Football Tournament as they routed hosts Bangladesh by 3-0 goals in the second semifinal at the Bangabandhu National…
Prince wrongful death legal claims dismissed
Wrongful death cases that were filed by Prince’s family have been dismissed, almost four years after the star died.
Coronavirus: All you need to know
A virus – previously unknown to science – is causing severe lung disease in China and has also been detected in other countries, reports BBC.
PM asks BD mission to help Andrew Kishore
Culture Desk Prime minister Sheikh Hasina asked the Bangladesh High Commission in Singapore to extend full support for the treatment of ailing playback singer Andrew Kishore recently .
Solskjaer begs for time after Man Utd hit new low
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pleaded for time to get Manchester United back on track after the beleaguered boss and his under-performing stars were booed off and labelled an “embarrassment” following Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat against Burnley.
Bangladesh ranks 146th in corruption index: TIB
Bangladesh jumped three notches in the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) said Thursday.
Cold-related diseases affect 5,825 people in 24 hrs
Various cold-related diseases affected 5,825 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Thursday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room showed that 888 of the patients received treatment for acute…
Climate change and financial risk
By Pierpaolo Grippa, Jochen Schmittmann, and Felix Suntheim WASHINGTON DC, Jan 16 2020 (IPS) – Climate change is already a reality. Ever-more-ferocious cyclones and extended droughts lead to the destruction of infrastructure and the disruption of livelihoods and contribute to…
AL nominees on door to door visit BNP men sensing conspiracy
Dhaka, Jan 23 – The Awami League mayoral candidates for Dhaka North and South city corporation elections are wooing votes from door to door making attractive pledges for the people in their respective city while the opposition BNP candidates sensing…
Poem of Moaen Shalabia for Greenwatch Dhaka
An Arab-Palestinian poet from Israel Moen Shalabia graduated from Haifa University and is now staying in Galilei. His writing career started in 1976 with the publication of his first anthology at the age of 18.
Genocide in Myanmar: ICJ to deliver order Thursday
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will deliver its order on the request for the indication of provisional measures made by The Gambia in the case concerning the Genocide Convention against Myanmar.
Battle for India’s new citizenship law moves to top court
India’s top court on Wednesday began hearing dozens of petitions seeking the revocation of amendments to the citizenship law following nationwide protests and a security crackdown that led to more than 20 deaths.