by Marta Cillero Manzano on 4th June 2020 @martacille With agreement lacking on the future of Europe—even at the conference on that theme—it’s time to look to a European Citizens’ Assembly.
Day: June 4, 2020
BCB mulling to conduct players’ Covid-19 test
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has planned to conduct the Covid-19 test of the players as they began the process to bring cricket back on the ground. The cricket apex body made it clear that they don’t want…
National cricketers comes with aid for Amphan hit victims
DHAKA – The Bangladesh national cricketers has come forward to provide aid for the Southern Bangladesh people, who were badly affected by the recent cyclone Amphan. The likes of Tamim Iqbla, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mahmudullah Riyad has supported…
IBBL Jashore Zone holds Business Development Conference
Jashore Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized Special Business Development Conference virtually on 3 June 2020, Wednesday. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank addressed the conference as chief guest. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Muhammad Qaisar…
Conceptual Understanding of Leadership
Conceptual Understanding of Leadership Genesis of leadership When the number is one, question of leadership does not arise, when the numbers are two, the germ of leadership is sowed, when the numbers are more than two, question of leadership appears…
Alibaba, Jack Ma foundations donate ventilators, medical gear
Alibaba Foundation and Jack Ma Foundation jointly donated 50 ventilators and 650,000 emergency medical gears to help Bangladesh in combating deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Heavy rain swells rivers floods 30 BD villages in Jhalakathi
Incessant downpour triggered by Cyclone Nisarga swelled the water level of Sugandha and Bishkhali Rivers flooding 30 villages of Sadar, Nalchity, Razapur and Kathalia upazilas in the district.
BAF aircraft ferries medical aid from China
A C-130J transport aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) ferried medical aid supplies provided by the People’s Liberation Army of China, to Bangladesh from China on Wednesday.
BNP blames govt for ‘terrible’ coronavirus situation
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the government must shoulder the responsibility for the ‘terrible’ coronavirus situation in the country.
Infectious diseases know no borders; PM at Vaccine Summit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the COVID-19 pandemic showed that infectious diseases know no borders and do not differentiate between the weak and the powerful.
World Environment Day on Friday
The World Environment Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere around the world on Friday with a call to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the protection of the environment.
Political divisions giving life to coronavirus: Quader
Pointing his finger at political parties including the BNP, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader urged them not to make criticism of the government part of their routine work.
Maradona extends contract with Gimnasiay Esgrima
Argentina great Diego Maradona has signed a contract extension as coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata until the end of the 2021 season, the team announced on Wednesday.
Govt sincere to protect people from coronavirus: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the government has relentlessly been working hard to protect the people of the country amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Brazil’s industrial production sees record decline
Brazil’s industrial output fell 18.8 percent in April from March, the biggest decline since 2002, as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Brazilian statistics agency reported on Wednesday.
No new dengue cases reported in 24 hrs: BD Heath Dept
No new dengue case was reported in the last 24 hours until 8am on Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Special train for transporting mangoes from Rajshahi
A special parcel train for transporting mangoes from Rajshahi and Chapainawabgonj to Dhaka will start functioning from Friday.
Dhaka records 2,423 new virus cases, 35 deaths in a day
Bangladesh saw another spike in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths as the health authorities announced the detection of 2,423 new cases and 35 deaths in the last 24 hours on Thursday.
Fight for HR & racial justice overriding coronavirus risk?
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jun 2 2020 (IPS) – The deadly coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the lives of over 372,000 people worldwide, has reinforced the concept of “social distancing” which bars any gathering of over 10 or 20…
Covid-19 – Conspiracy or apocalypse?
By Daud Khan and Leila Yasmine Khan AMSTERDAM/ROME, Jun 1 2020 (IPS) – As the Covid-19 virus spread rapidly around the globe, so did various theories about what caused the pandemic. According to the standard scientific theory, the virus probably…
This year of living dangerously
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Anis Chowdhury KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Jun 2 2020 (IPS) – Indonesia’s founding President Sukarno delivered his annual Independence or National Day address on 17 August 1964 anticipating the forthcoming year as Tahun vivere pericoloso,…
Creating a more just nation
Barack Obama In the last several weeks—and the last several months before that—we have seen the kinds of epic changes that are as profound as anything that I’ve seen in my lifetime.
You only live once
Sudhirendar Sharma Is there anything other than people, places and proceedings, in isolation or in combination, that plays on our memory? Perhaps, not.