The United Nations has adopted a resolution on “The Situation of Human Rights of the Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar” while Bangladesh seeks a peaceful solution to the Rohingya crisis.
Day: November 19, 2020
Ekushey Padak winner thespian Aly Zaker hospitalized
Aly Zaker, country’s eminent thespian, director and chairman of Asiatic 3sixty, has been hospitalized with physical complications.
Fakhrul in quarantine as his relative found Covid positive
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has gone into quarantine as one of his relatives who stays in his Uttara residence tested positive for coronavirus.
Tourist dies falling off Cox’s Bazar multi-storied resort
A tourist died falling from the eighth floor of a resort in Kolatoli area in Cox’s Bazar town.
Covid-19: Bangladesh records 2,364 cases, 30 deaths
Amid a rising trend in both the number of Covid-19 infections and deaths, Bangladesh recorded 30 more deaths in 24 hours until Thursday morning, raising the death toll to 6,305.
Dhaka inks $100 mn grant deal with WB to support Rohingys
The government of Bangladesh has signed a $100 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank to scale up access to energy, water, sanitation services and disaster-resilient infrastructures for the Rohingya and the surrounding host communities.
Use masks as Covid-19 second wave looms large: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday renewed her warning that the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in the country is imminent and asked all to mask up.
Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory
Washington, AP/UNB, Nov 19 – President-elect Joe Biden’s winning tally is approaching a record 80 million votes as Democratic bastions continue to count ballots and the 2020 election cracks turnout records.
Wired second Covid-19 wave raises concerns in Bangladesh
Dhaka, November 19 – Bangladesh is now apparently back to the alarming situation it largely saw a few months back when Covid-19 was at its peak in the country. After showing an erratic decline for nearly 70 days, the coronavirus…
Fighting COVID-19 in Solidarity, Advancing BRICS Cooperation
Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China I wish to begin by thanking President Putin and the Russian government for their thoughtful organization of this BRICS Summit. Right now, the world is caught between a pandemic of the…
Man-Centric Sustainability focus of Energy for Impact Confce
November 17, 2020, Moscow – On December 1-2, 2020 the first Global Impact Conference “Energy for Impact” will discuss human-centric solutions facilitating steady growth of the global economy. Over two days, 60 world-renowned experts from state institutions, businesses, NGOs and…
25 Organizations Building a More Sustainable Fishing Industry
In Celebration of World Fisheries Day Danielle Nierenberg Global consumption of fish and fish products has skyrocketed as eaters seek more environmentally-friendly alternatives to red meat and poultry. This is good news for greenhouse gas emissions, according to the World…
Scotland declares corporal punishment child abuse
Sometimes being an honourable and decent person is not enough. It’s time for good teachers to speak out, act, and help correct the faults of their law-breaking wayward colleagues. The ignorance of many ‘teachers’ on the national payroll is the…
IBBL Chairman presents ‘Impact of Covid19 on Business’ paper
Dr. Md. Salim Uddin FCA, FCMA, Chairman, Executive Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, Professor, Department of Accounting, University of Chittagong and Chairman, Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation presented a keynote paper on ‘Impact of COVID 19 on Business –…