Rajshahi, Feb 26 – 10 students of Rajshahi University Fine Arts faculty complained to the university administration against a teacher of the same faculty for sexually harassing them. They gave a charge sheet to the Sexual Harassment Prevention Cell of…
Dhaka, Feb 26 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday upheld a High Court (HC) order directing the government to seize bank accounts and passports of 20 people of the shareholder directors and top executives of…
by Rabah Arezki WASHINGTON, DC – In a 2015 speech, Mark Carney, the outgoing governor of the Bank of England, sparked a debate about whether monetary policymakers should look beyond the horizon of the business and credit cycles to ensure…
by Ibrahim Thiaw BONN – In the face of climate change, providing reliable supplies of renewable energy to all who need it has become one of the biggest development challenges of our time. Meeting the international community’s commitment to keep…
by Sarah Chander on 25th February 2020 The sociologist David Williams has said racism makes us sick and this is also true at work. How can we create workplaces which promote wellbeing for all? How work affects our mental health…
by Nupur Roopa on 25 February 2020• The house sparrow was declared Delhi’s state bird in 2012. • Though facing multiple threats, the sparrow is categorized as “Least Concern” on the IUCN Red List — a species evaluated as not…
By Isaiah Esipisu KAMPALA, Feb 25 2020 (IPS) – After six months in prison, Tanzanian investigative journalist Erick Kabendera has finally been released at a cost of $118,000.
Thirteen people have been killed in Delhi in the deadliest violence the Indian capital has seen in decades. The clashes first broke out on Sunday, between protesters in favour of a controversial new Indian citizenship law and those against it.
Dhaka, Feb 25 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive recovered huge cash and gold ornaments from the house of Enamul and his brother Rupon , two Awami League leaders, in the city’s Wari area early Tuesday.
Delhi, AP/UNB, Feb 25 – At least seven people, including a police officer, were killed and dozens were injured in clashes between hundreds of supporters and opponents of a new citizenship law in India that provides fast-track naturalization for some…
Geneva, 21 Feb (Kanaga Raja) — High individual and household debt, which accounts for a significant portion of private debt in most countries, has been associated with inequality, macroeconomic instability, unsustainable sovereign debt and financial crises.
24 February 2020 – Because the production of everything we eat transforms the environment, the United Nations agriculture chief told a high-level UN meeting on biodiversity that careful discussions are needed to decide on the scale of acceptable transformations.
Accusers of Harvey Weinstein have welcomed the guilty verdicts in the rape and sexual assault case against the former Hollywood mogul.
Dhaka, Feb 24 – The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the government to explain why sections 25 and 31 of the Digital Security Act 2018 which involved publishing the false or intimidating information, and crimes and penalty…
Dhaka, Feb 24 – A website titled khaledakebachao.com has recently been opened by some expatriate Bangladeshis in the USA in a bit to press home the demand to release BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.
৪৯ বছর ধরে ৮ ফুট ও ১০ ফুটের রুমে অমানবিক জীবনযাপনকারী উর্দুভাষীদের ঝুলন্ত সমস্যা সমাধান হয়নি। এ সমস্যা সমাধানে দেশের গণমাধ্যম ও আন্তর্জাতিক সংস্থাগুলোকে এগিয়ে আসার আহ্বান জানিয়েছেন বিহারি নেতৃবৃন্দ।
১৯৭০ সনের ২২ ফেবধুয়ারী ইতিহাসের বাতিঘর নিউইয়র্ক (ইউএনএ): ১৯৭০ সনের ২২ ফেবধুয়ারী স্বাধীন জনগণ পূর্ববাংলা ঘোষনা দিবস’ পালন উপলক্ষে নিউইয়র্কের জ্যাকসন হাইটসে প্রবাসী বাংলাদেশী সমাজের উদ্যোগে এক আলোচনা সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়েছে। সভায় সভাপতিত্ব করেন সংগঠনের সদস ̈ সচিব মোহাম্মদ হোসেন…
Comilla, Feb 24 – The authorities of Comilla University (CoU) in Cumilla on Sunday appointed professor Dr. M M Shariful Karim of English Department as the new dean of Arts and Humanities Faculty of the university. CoU vice-chancellor professor Dr…
Sir Frank Peters If Almighty Allah is the greatest mentor/teacher ever known to mankind with superior wisdom way beyond the abilities of mastermind earthlings like Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking, why are people (school-teachers, imams and parents) ignoring his wisdom…
by Marzia Maccaferri and Andrea Mammone on 24th February 2020 @MarziaMacCaferr Last month the Italian far-right failed to seize the left-wing bastion of Emilia-Romagna. But the election results raise wider challenges for the resistance to rising populism.
by Paul Mason on 24th February 2020 @paulmasonnews Paul Mason explains how even after the UK has technically left the EU, ‘Brexit’ has escalated into a culture war over immigration. Two million people saw it live and at least six…
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members on Sunday raided two city houses of Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papiya and her rented presidential suite at a five-star hotel, and seized Tk 58.41 lakh in cash among…
Dhaka, Feb 24 – The residents of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka are at health risk as the megacity ranked top among cities with worst air quality on Monday morning.
Dhaka, Feb 24 – The Appellate Division on Monday ordered private mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP) to pay another Tk 1,000 crore of the dues claimed by BTRC within the next three months.
আগামী ১২ ফাল্গুন ১৪২৬ – ২৫ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২০, মঙ্গলবার বিকাল ৫.৩০ টায় নারীপক্ষ’র নাসরীন হক সভাকক্ষে মুক্ত ফোরাম অনুষ্ঠিত হবে।
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Jashore Zone organized Business Development Conference at a local hotel of the city on 22 February 2020, Saturday.
By Akash Chhetri KATHMANDU, Feb 21 2020 (IPS) – A major discrepancy between Nepal government and foreign records of the number of Nepali children adopted in North America and Europe has exposed a trafficking ring that involves various child welfare…
Dhaka, Feb 23 – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained four members of a gang of currency counterfeiters and seized fake currencies of various countries from their possession at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Dhaka, Feb 23 – About 30 per cent of the total detained in different prisons in the country is accused in drug-related cases. The total number of drug-addicted detained accused is 4,016.
Dhaka, Feb 23 – Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Saturday alleged that the country’s banking sector is now hostage to a handful of individuals and organisations. He made the allegation while addressing…