Hundreds of civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations call on the UN agency to renounce planned alliance with CropLife International
Day: November 20, 2020
Bangabandhu T20 Cup: Najmjul to lead Rajshahi
Dhaka — Left-handed top-order batsman Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead Minister Group Rajshahi in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup 2020 starting from November 24. In a ceremony on Thursday, the team sponsor of Rajshahi, Minister Group, unveiled the jersey of the…
Mominul back in action after testing negative for Covid-19
Dhaka — Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque tested negative for Covid-19 and backed to the field to prepare himself for the upcoming Bangabandhu T20 Cup 2020 starting from November 24. Mominul and his wife Fariha Bashar tested positive on November…
Women’s Football League: Bashundhara Kings maintains all-win record
Dhaka- National star-studded Bashundhara Kings maintained their all-win record in the seven-team Tricotex Women’s Football League outplaying Begum Anwara Sporting Club by 5-0 goals in the opening 2nd phase match at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Friday. Nargis and Ankhi…
Football: Two staff members test positive for Covid-19 in Doha
Dhaka-Two non-playing members of the touring Bangladesh contingent now in Doha, Qatar– Mohd Amer Khan (Team Manager) and Fuad Hasan (Team Physiotherapist), have tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in the Gulf state Bangladesh Football team, which reached Doha Thursday…
নদী সচেতনতা ও দক্ষতা বৃদ্ধি বিষয়ক প্রশিক্ষণ ২১ ও ২৫ নভেম্বর
জাতীয় নদী রক্ষা কমিশন ও জাতীয় নদী জোট -এর যৌথ উদ্যোগে ‘নদী সচেতনতা ও দক্ষতা বৃদ্ধি প্রশিক্ষণ’-এর আওতায় ২ দিন ব্যাপী (২১ নভেম্বর ও ২৫ নভেম্বর, ২০২০) ৩য় ব্যাচের প্রশিক্ষণের আয়োজন করেছে। ২১ নভেম্বর ২০২০ শনিবারের ১ম দিনের প্রশিক্ষণটি সকাল…
GWP Appoints New Executive Secretary
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) Steering Committee announced the appointment of Mr Dario Soto-Abril (pictured) as GWP Executive Secretary, effective March 1, 2021. Soto-Abril joins GWP after serving as Global CEO at Fairtrade International since February 2017.
Shadunnabi Jewel lynching: One more suspect held
Police arrested a man from Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila for beating Shadunnabi Jewel to death and torching his body after accusing him of disrespecting the holy Quran.
Ex-Jubo League leader in jail for threatening govt official
A Dinajpur court on Friday sent an ex- Jubo League leader to jail as he allegedly threatened a government servant and obstructed his work over the lease of a local sand quarry (Balu Mahal) in Khansama upazila.
BNP waiting for right time to wage movement: Gayeswar
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday said their party is waiting for an atmosphere conducive to creating a mass uprising to turn Bangladesh into a democratic country by ousting the current government.
Dengue cases reach 100 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is seeing a steady rise in dengue cases amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
Global coronavirus cases surpass 55 million, deaths 1.36mn
The worldwide Covid-19 caseload crossed 55 million on Friday, taking the tally to 56,898,415, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Sirajganj ‘militant hideout’ busted, 2 JMB leaders held: Rab
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) says it has arrested four militants, including two top regional leaders of banned group Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from a house in Sirajganj’s Shahjadpur upazila.
Bangladesh sees 2,275 new coronavirus cases, 17 deaths
Bangladesh’s coronavirus situation shows no sign of improvement with the health authorities announcing 2,275 new cases and 17 deaths as the government warns of a possible second wave of Covid-19 in the winter.
Teenager ‘gang-raped’ in Dhaka, 6 including cousin involved
Dhaka, Nov 20 – A teenage girl was “gang-raped” by her cousin and another with on Wednesday night in the capital’s Kalyanpur. Four more youths were involved. As the victim informed the law enforcers after the incident, they launched a…
France’s Proxy War and the Budding Turkish-Russian Alliance
By Dr Ramzy Baroud Overwhelmed by uncontrollable circumstances, the Greek government is bracing for another financial crisis that promises to be as terrible as the last one in 2015. Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, announced, on September 12, that Athens has…
SAU starts afresh with new Vice Chancellor and Treasurer
M Zahidul Haque The Government has recently appointed Prof. Dr. Md. Shahidur Rashid Bhuiyan as the Vice Chancellor (VC) and Prof. Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam as the Treasurer of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka.
IBBL Rajshahi Zone organises webinar on Shari`ah compliance
The Rajshahi Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a webinar titled ‘Compliance of Shari`ah in Banking Sector’ recently.
Participants from across world joined Rosatom’s Atomic Quiz
Dhaka, 19th November 2020 – In honour of World Science Day, on November 10, Rosatom held a one-day educational campaign – the Global Atomic Quiz, in 11 languages. The initiative became a truly global event, and brought together over 12,000…
AMERICA CHOOSES!
“I am a Trump supporter. I supported him in ’16, voted for him in ’20, but I had a raging case of Trump fatigue myself…. I was not that sorry to see the outcome, and I think the country needed…