Dhaka, Nov 21 – Bangladesh always believes in peaceful coexistence with all neighbours, but it is also ever ready to protect its sovereignty from any aggressive attack, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Year: 2020
আইএবি’র পৌরসভা ও ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ নির্বাচনে অংশগ্রহণের সিদ্ধান্ত
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের মজলিসে আমেলার সভায় আগামী পৌরসভা ও ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ নির্বাচনে অংশ গ্রহণের নীতিগত সিদ্ধান্ত গ্রহণ করা হয়। সভায় বলা হয়, পৌরসভা ও ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ নির্বাচনে জনগণ ভোট দিতে না পারলে এবার তৃণমূল থেকে ভোটাধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠার দাবিতে আন্দোলনের ডাক…
উখিয়া উপজেলা ছাত্রদলের উদ্যোগে তারেক রহমানের জন্মদিন পালন
বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল-বিএনপির ভারপ্রাপ্ত চেয়ারম্যান, ছাত্রদলের সাংগঠনিক অভিভাবক তারেক রহমানের ৫৬ তম জন্মদিন উপলক্ষে কেন্দ্রীয় কর্মসূচির অংশ হিসেবে উখিয়া উপজেলা ছাত্রদলের উদ্যোগে দোয়া ও মিলাদ মাহফিল অনুষ্ঠিত হয়েছে।
Armed Forces Day: Chiefs of three services meet PM
The chiefs of the three services on Saturday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day 2020.
99 dengue patients under treatment at Bangladesh hospitals
Amid the rise in Covid-19 deaths and infections, Bangladesh is also seeing a rise in mosquito-borne dengue cases in November.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 1848 new cases, 28 deaths
Bangladesh saw a rise in deaths from coronavirus infections as health authorities reported 28 more deaths in 24 hours until Saturday, pursing the death toll to 6,350.
This govt’s rule ‘outshines dictatorship’: Gayeshwar
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Saturday alleged that Bangladesh is gradually becoming a ‘heap of destruction’ due to the government’s dictatorship.
Three held in Dhaka: Charge – setting fire to buses
Detectives in a drive on Saturday arrested three people from Paltan area in the city in connection with the recent arson attacks on buses in different parts of the capital.
BNP leader Rizvi undergoes angioplasty
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday underwent a successful coronary angioplasty at a city hospital.
Singer Baby Nazneen tests positive for COVID-19
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‘Golden Monir’ held with ‘arms, drugs, foreign currencies’
Dhaka, Nov 21 – In an overnight drive, members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man, locally known as ‘Golden Monir’, along with ‘arms, drugs and huge foreign currencies’ from his residence in the capital’s Badda area.
Rangunia woman burnt in fire set on by husband for dowry
Chittagong, Nov 21 – A housewife of Rangunia upazila in Chittagong faced barbaric torture allegedly by her husband for dowry.
How Climate Targets Can Help Economic Recovery
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The Neglected Water and Sanitation Crisis
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The Environmental Consequences of Political Repression
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How Public Development Banks Can Help Nature
by Elizabeth Mrema, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez MONTREAL/WASHINGTON, DC – This week’s Finance in Common Summit will mark the first time that leaders of the world’s 450 public development banks (PDBs) come together to discuss how to reorient investments toward sustainable…
Europe and China Take the Climate Reins
by Laurence Tubiana PARIS – In the space of just a week during this year’s United Nations General Assembly, representatives of the world’s largest single market and the world’s second-largest economy each laid their climate cards on the table. One…
Unprecedented US Presidential Election; It’s Consequences
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Over 1.5 mn killed worldwide without single shot being fired
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‘Act urgently’ to stave off catastrophic famine in Yemen
20 November 2020 – Yemen is in “imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades”, the UN chief warned in a statement released on Friday, calling for urgent action on the part of the international community…
Global Outrage as FAO Plans to Partner with Pesticide Co
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Bangabandhu T20 Cup: Najmjul to lead Rajshahi
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Mominul back in action after testing negative for Covid-19
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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
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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.