Children in more than 100 countries are at risk of violence, exploitation and abuse due to the disruption of important violence prevention and response services during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Year: 2020
Dhaka to see all Covid vaccine options to find effective one
Dhaka, Aug 18 – Bangladesh will explore all the avenues to get quick access to COVID-19 vaccine and choose one which will be safer and useful, said Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen.
Indian FS Shringla meets PM, discusses ways of boosting ties
Dhaka, Aug 18 – Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday night and discussed ways of strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
Death Valley temperature, likely highest since 1931: WMO
18 August 2020 – “All indications” suggest that the extreme temperature reading of 54.4 degrees Celsius recorded in California’s Death Valley on Sunday, is legitimate, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Indian gaming firm Dream11 named IPL main sponsor
NEW DELHI – The Indian Premier League on Tuesday named Indian fantasy gaming company Dream11 as its lead sponsor, replacing China’s Vivo which was dumped following a deadly border clash between the countries in June. IPL chairman Brijesh Patel told…
Bangabandhu introduces revolutionary changes in sports: Russell
DHAKA – State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russell MP today said the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman introduced the revolutionary changes in country’s sports field through the timely steps to take the country’s sports…
Bangladesh Boys Club observe Bangabandhu’s 45th death anniversary
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Boys Club observed the 45th death anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members at the club premises today, a press release said. In the day-long program, the Bangladesh Boys…
Sri Lanka tour: Cricketers to undergo Covid-19 test
Dhaka — Members of the Bangladesh national cricket team will be tested for Covid-19 soon, Akram Khan, the chairman of the cricket operations department of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), confirmed to the media on Tuesday. Bangladesh are all set for…
3 teens beaten to dead at Jessore juvenile correction centre
Three teenagers who died at Jashore juvenile correction centre, were beaten to death, according to autopsy reports.
BD Mobile Phone Consumers Assoc for better internet service
Urging the government to improve telecommunication infrastructures, Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers’ Association (BMPCA) on Tuesday placed a five-point recommendation to ensure uninterrupted high speed internet service at low cost.
Major Sinha murder: 3 APBn members put on 7-day remand
A Cox’s Bazar court on Tuesday placed three members of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) on a seven-day remand each in a case filed over the killing of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan.
Contempt of court rule issued against Health Secy, DG Health
The High Court on Tuesday issued a contempt of court rule against health secretary and director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: 3,200 new cases detected; 46 more die
The death toll from Covid-19 disease reached 3,740 in Bangladesh on Tuesday as health authorities reported 46 fatalities in 24 hours across the country.
8 of a family killed in Mymensingh road crash
Eight members of a family including five women and a child were killed as a microbus carrying them plunged into a roadside pond at Phulpur in Mymensingh on Tuesday morning.
Indian Foreign Secretary Shringla in city with Modi’s letter
Bangladesh will explore all the avenues to get a quick access to COVID-19 vaccine and choose one which will be safer and useful for Bangladesh, said Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen.
SI Tutul dedicates new song to Bangabandhu
Cultute Desk Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 16 other members of his family were assassinated in a military coup on the night of August 15, 1975.
ADB nods $50m loan for Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50 million loan to fund public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in Bangladesh.
Invent Clothing chairman, wife sued for embezzling Tk 12 cr
The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against chairman of Invent Clothing Limited and his wife for embezzling around 12 crore from AB Bank.
3 teens beaten to death at Jashore juvie: Autopsy reports
Three teenagers who died at Jashore juvenile correction centre, were beaten to death, according to autopsy reports. Jashore General Hospital’s Director Dr Dilip Kumar Roy on Tuesday said the boys had injury marks on their legs, back and heads. He…
Contempt of court rule issued against health secy, DGHS DG
The High Court on Tuesday issued a contempt of court rule against health secretary and director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Covid-19: 3,200 new cases detected; 46 more die
The death toll from Covid-19 disease reached 3,740 in Bangladesh on Tuesday as health authorities reported 46 fatalities in 24 hours across the country.
Beating Anger into Empathy: The Need of the Hour in Ethiopia
By Dr Joshua Castellino LONDON, Aug 17 2020 (IPS) – The murder of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, an icon of the Oromo people in Ethiopia was a tragic loss for all who struggle for rights in systems that fail to accommodate them.
Glorious days: Walkout, division at first sitting of 1991 JS
Mostafa Kamal Majumder After the election of the 1991 Parliament on 27 February that year following nine long years of movement that toppled the rule of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad, private members belonging to the BNP, the Awami League, especially…
‘ওল্ড ঢাকা ইয়ুথ ফোরাম’ এর কার্যনির্বাহী কমিটি ২০২০-২১ ইং গঠিত
লায়ন মোঃ আশরাফ আলী কে সভাপতি ও মোঃ ইমাম হোসাইন কে সাধারণ সম্পাদক মনোনীত করে “ওল্ড ঢাকা ইয়ুথ ফোরাম” এর ৩১ সদস্য বিশিষ্ট কার্যনির্বাহী কমিটি ২০২০-২১ ইং গঠন করা হয়েছে। সংগঠনের সম্মানিত উপদেষ্টা মীর রফিকুল ইসলাম বিল্লু আজ বাদ মাগরিব…
Mobiles to help 1.7mn small farmers raise output in pandemic
Rome, 17 August 2020 – Some 1.7 million small-scale farmers in Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan will soon receive personalized agricultural advice through their mobile phones as a means to improve their incomes, food security and resilience to economic shocks caused…
Indian FS likely to visit Dhaka Tuesday to boost ties
Dhaka, Aug 17 – Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is likely to arrive in Dhaka on a brief visit on Tuesday aiming to boost ties between the two neighbouring countries, an informed source said.
Leading in Time of COVID: A True Test of Leadership
By Folake Olayinka Aug 17 2020 (IPS) – In 1918, the Spanish Flu, a deadly influenza caused by the H1N1 virus, decimated the world. Over the course of four successive waves, it infected 500 million people, about a third of…
COVID-19 Restrictions hit Family Farming in Latin America
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 2020 (IPS) – With limited transport options to carry their goods to the market, lack of protective gear, and limited financial resources, family farmers across Latin America are facing grave consequences as a…
The Battle over Barriers for People with Disabilities
By Shubha Nagesh DEHRADUN, India, Aug 17 2020 (IPS) – According to the World Health Organization (WHO) at least 15% of the population globally has some form or other of a disability- considered the world’s largest minority population and one…
Barca officials to hold Monday board meeting
MADRID – Top Barcelona officials will hold an emergency board meeting on Monday following the team’s humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarter-final defeat by Bayern Munich, a club source told AFP on Sunday. “The president (Josep Maria Bartomeu) has called an…