Beijing, AP/UNB/Feb 11 – China’s daily death toll from new virus has topped 100 for first time, with more than 1,000 total deaths recorded, the health ministry announced Tuesday, as the spread of the contagion shows little sign of abating…
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15 Rohingyas die as trawler sinks in Bay: Coast Guard
Dhaka, Feb 11 – The bodies of at least 15 Rohingyas were retrieved while 63 others rescued alive after a-Malaysia-bound trawler carrying them capsized near the Saint Martin’s island in the Bay of Bengal early Tuesday.
Top 10 rich people worth more than 85 poorest countries GDP
Data gathered and calculated by Learnbonds.com indicates that the world’s top ten richest people have a combined wealth more than the bottom 85 poorest countries based on GDP. According to the data, the top ten richest people have cumulative wealth…
Transmission key to large scale solar projects: say experts
Some of the world’s most ambitious large-scale solar projects have been plagued by delay, ultimately making them a financial burden rather than a beacon on the renewable power horizon. Does this mean such projects are outdated? GlobalData’s power writer Andrew…
AI and predictive justice in our courts
By Dr Jaspal Kaur Sadhu Singh Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Talking to Strangers, wrote of the difficulty faced by a judge whether to allow bail to an accused. Gladwell, in essence, highlights that being human, there is a propensity…
No report on Sagor-Runi murder case in 8 years
Dhaka, Feb 10 – The authorities failed to submit a report on journalist couple Sagor and Runi even taking times for 71 times from the court in last eight years of their gruesome killing in the capital.
করোনা ভাইরাস আল্লাহর গজব সকলকে বেশি বেশি তওবা ইস্তেগফার করতে হবে
করোনা ভাইরাসকে আল্লাহ তা’য়ালার পক্ষ থেকে একটি গজব স্বরূপ হিসেবে অবতীর্ণ হয়েছে বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই। এক বিবৃতিতে তিনি বলেন, জাতি যখন সীমাহীন পাপাচারে লিপ্ত এবং আল্লাহর নাফরমানিতে নিমজ্জিত…
IBBL Rangpur Zone holds Agent Banking Conference
Rangpur Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a Business Development Conference of Agent Banking and workshop on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism” on 8 February 2020 Saturday at a local auditorium in Rangpur.
Suspected robber killed in Comilla ‘gunfight’
Comilla, Feb 10 – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police in an area near the Cumilla-Sylhet Highway in Burichang upazila early Monday.
BD Journos submit memo for stopping motivated case filing
Dhaka, Feb 10 – Leaders of a faction of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Sunday submitted a memorandum to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal demanding a stop to filing of motivated cases against journalists as well as attacks during…
Coronavirus death toll crosses 900
Mainland China virus cases rise again after earlier decline Beijing, AP/UNB, Feb 10 – Mainland China has reported another rise in cases of the new virus after a sharp decline the previous day, while the number of deaths grow by…
Sexual assault on BD children increase dangerously in January
Dhaka, Feb 09 – A recent report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMB) published on Sunday said that the number of rape incidents and child rape and sexual assault on children increased significantly in January.
SC cancels HC verdict for regularizing jobs of 400 employees
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday cancelled a High Court verdict that asked the government to regularize the job of at about 400 employees in revenue sectors, who were working in various projects under Bangladesh Rural Development Board…
Charges against suspended DIG Mizan, ACC Director Basir noted
Dhaka, Feb 09 – A Dhaka court yesterday took into cognizance of charges brought against suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman and suspended director of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Khandaker Enamul Basir in a bribery case.
Tabith, Ishraque brief foreign diplomats on Dhaka City polls
Dhaka, Feb 09 – The two BNP mayoral candidates for the just concluded Dhaka North and South city corporations—Tabith Awal and Engr Ishraque Hossain on Sunday briefed foreign diplomats about alleged vote-rigging through using Electronic Voting Machines.
মাওলানা মোজাম্মেল হক-এর ইন্তেকালে পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই’র শোক ও দোয়া
তাবলীগ জামাতের শীর্ষ মুরব্বী বরেণ্য আলেমেদ্বীন মাওলানা মোজাম্মেল হক-এর ইন্তেকালে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই গভীর শোক প্রকাশ করেছেন। পৃথক পৃথক বিবৃতিতে শোক প্রকাশ করেছেন দলের মহাসচিব হাফেজ মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ, নগর দক্ষিণ…
হালিম উল্যা খদ্দরের স্মরণে স্মরণ সভা -ঐক্য ন্যাপ
আজ ০৯/০২/২০২০ বিকেল ৩ টায় গণগ্রন্থাগারে পাবলিক লাইব্রেরী সেমিনার হল নীচতলায় ঐক্য ন্যাপের উদ্যোগে প্রয়াত হালিম উল্যা খদ্দরের স্মরণে পঙ্কজ ভট্টাচার্যের সভাপতিত্বে এক স্মরণ সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়।
Bicycle Lanes Move Everyone Forward
by Roberto Cláudio Rodrigues Bezerra FORTALEZA – The intersection of Avenida Leste Oeste and Avenida Pasteur in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza was always tricky to navigate by bicycle, especially heading east as three lanes of car traffic became two.…
The EU’s Risky Green Taxonomy
by Stan Dupré PARIS – European Union member states and the European Parliament are soon expected to adopt a so-called “taxonomy” for classifying green investments, after reaching an agreement last month on a list of “sustainable” economic activities. Once the…
Why We Need Wetlands
by Martha Rojas Urrego GLAND, SWITZERLAND – It’s called the Extinction Wing. Located in a dark corner of the Paris Museum of Natural History, it houses a haunting collection of species that have long vanished from the natural world. With…
Antarctic posts record temperature reading of 18.3°C
8 February 2020 Fresh fears of accelerating damage to the planet’s ice sheets and sea-level rise have been fuelled by confirmation from the UN’s weather agency that the Antarctic likely saw a new temperature record of more than 18°C on…
As China sneezes, global economy gets the chills
Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong hit hardest, bottlenecks in low-value parts threaten downstream units By Umesh Desai The coronavirus outbreak in China, which started in the city of Wuhan, has had analysts scrambling to lower growth forecasts across the board,…
Dhaka ranks worst in Air Quality Index
Dhaka, Feb 09 – Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday morning. It had an AQI score of 258 at 08:44am. The air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’.
Coronavirus death toll 811, surpasses SARS
Beijing, Feb 09 – Mainland China’s death toll from the new virus outbreak has risen to 811, surpassing the number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 SARS pandemic, as authorities enforce ever-stricter measures to curb the further spread.
Farmers benefiting from “BAU Soil Testing Kit”
Mymensingh, Feb 08 – Farmers are benefiting from the use of “BAU Soil Testing Kit”, a special soil testing device developed by the Soil Science department of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). It measures the soil quality of the cultivated land…
Anarchy in movement’s name to be dealt with strictly: Quader
Dhaka, Feb 08 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said anarchy in the name of movement will be dealt with an iron hand.
54 kidney patients die each day for lack of donors: Experts
Dhaka, Feb 08 – Experts at a conference here on Saturday stressed the need for creating public awareness over the donation of kidney and other organs as 54 kidney patients die on average every day just due to scarcity of…
BNP to mobilise people for mass upsurge to free Khaleda Zia
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said they will mobilise people to stage a ‘mass upsurge’ to free their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
Border killing on the rise, says Home Minister
Dhaka, Feb 08 – Admitting that the killing of Bangladeshi nationals along the border has seen a rise in the last few days, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said they are working to bring down the border deaths.
School sports days can be fun for all
By Our Correspondent: There was loads of fun, ear-deafening screams of delight and sky-reaching cheers regularly, at the Matrichaya Ideal School Sports Day in Laionhati (Khilgaon) on the weekend.