Dhaka, Feb 08 – At least 200 shanties were destroyed when a fire tore through two slums in the capital’s Banani T&T area early Saturday.
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Bus plunges into ditch on Cox’s Bazar road killing 4
Cox’s Bazar, Feb 08 – A bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Cox’s Bazar-Chattogram Highway in Baniarchhora in Chokoria upazila on Friday night killing four people and injuring at least 22 others.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police marking its 45th founding anniversary
Dhaka, afeb 08 – The 45th founding anniversary of the Dhaka Metropolitan police (DMP) is being celebrated on Saturday amid festivity.
Coronavirus death toll rises to 722
Beijing, AP/UNB, Feb 08 – The number of confirmed cases of the new virus has risen again in China while fatalities increased to 722 on Saturday, as the ruling Communist Party faced anger and recriminations from the public over the…
মিজানুর রহমান আজহারি কি সত্যি মালয়েশিয়া গেছেন?
কাদির কল্লোলবিবিসি বাংলা বাংলাদেশের একজন ধর্মীয় বক্তা মিজানুর রহমান আজহারি মালয়েশিয়া চলে যাওয়ার ঘোষণা দেয়ার পর তাকে নিয়ে সামাজিক মাধ্যমে ব্যাপক আলোচনা শুরু হয়েছে।
Judicial Academy to train judges on cards, says Law Minister
Dhaka, Feb 07 – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Friday said that the government is planning to set up a National Judicial Academy at Shibchar Upazila in Madaripur considering the importance of providing training to the judges.
Two years of Khaleda Zia in jail with no sign of release in sight
Dhaka, Feb 07 – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday completed two years in prison with no sign of release soon despite obtaining bail in almost all the cases, except in three of them. This is likely to be her…
Dhaka Art Summit 2020 opens at Shilpakala Academy
Dhaka, Feb 7 – The 5th edition of Dhaka Art Summit (DAS), known as South Asia’s biggest art and painting biennale exhibition, was inaugurated at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Friday.
Negative politics causes BNP defeat in city polls: Quader
Dhaka, Feb 07 – Awami League general secretary and Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said negative politics has caused BNP to suffer defeat in the recently-held Dhaka city corporation polls.
Rare Steppe Eagle rescued in Panchagarh
Panchagarh, Feb 07 – A rare eagle has been rescued from Dhangram in Boda Upazila after it reportedly took toxic food. Photographer Firoz Al Saba of Atwari Upazila, who works for wildlife, is now taking care of the eagle at…
WHO draft strategy on digital health against data ownership
Geneva 6 February (TWN) – WHO’s Draft Global Strategy on Digital Health (Draft Strategy) threatens the data sovereignty, including the right to regulate, of Member States.
Law allowing govt to use autonomous bodies’ money black law: BNP
Dhaka, Feb 07 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday described as a ‘black law’ the bill passed in Parliament on Wednesday to bring the surplus money of 61 state-owned and autonomous agencies to the national exchequer.
Coronavirus kills Chinese whistleblower doctor – Li Wenliang
A Chinese doctor who tried to issue the first warning about the deadly coronavirus outbreak has died, the hospital treating him has said. Li Wenliang contracted the virus while working at Wuhan Central Hospital.
9th BCS Forum – Tofazzel President Shoaeb – Secretary-General
Dhaka, 6th February 2020 – The 9th BCS Forum got its new Executive body with Md. Tofazzel Hossain Miah, Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office as President and Shoaeb Ahmed, Commissioner of Taxes as Secretary-General for the year 2020-2021.
ACC appoints investigation officers in 22 districts to nab wrong-doers
Dhaka, Feb 06 – Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Thursday said that the commission has appointed investigation officers in 22 districts across the country to nab the terrorists, drug peddlers and godfathers, who were amassing wealth illegally beyond…
Chittagong City Corporation Election likely by March-end
Dhaka, Feb 06 – The Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) election is likely to be held in the last week of March, Election Commission sources said.
UK tuition cost highest among most influential countries
Data calculated by Learnbonds.com shows that the United Kingdom has the highest tuition fees among the top ten world’s most influential countries at $13,900 per year.
UAE’s food waste pledge and winnow tackle US$4 b problem
Danielle Nierenberg Efforts to raise awareness about—and create solutions to—food loss and food waste continue to expand throughout the globe. And some of the most creative and impactful solutions are happening in the Middle East.
IBBL holds workshop on Rural Development Scheme
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a workshop titled as ‘Performance Evaluation and Strategies for Achieving Target’ at Islami Bank Tower on 5 February 2020, Wednesday.
Dhaka ranks 4th worst in Air Quality Index
Dhaka, Feb 06 – Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked fourth-worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning.
Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured
Istanbul, AP/UNB. Feb 06 – A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in bad weather in Istanbul Wednesday, killing three people and injuring dozens more. Passengers had to scramble through the…
Trump attempting to consolidate the Balfour Declaration
By Askiah Adam There are two schools of thought as to whither the fate of the newly revealed proposed settlement to the protracted Palestine problem. One espoused by Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Inspector, that it…
Trump acquitted by Senate 52-48 in impeachment trial
President Donald Trump has been cleared in his impeachment trial, ending a congressional bid to oust him from office that bitterly divided the US. The Senate, run by the president’s fellow Republicans, voted to acquit him 52-48 on charges of…
Politics of a just transition: avoiding fallacious arguments
by John Weeks on 4th February 2020 @johnweeks41 John Weeks argues in our ‘just transition’ series that its success is linked to a political message of hope. In December Social Europe launched its just-transition series, which has transformed the discussion…
Arrest warrant for S African ex-president Zuma in graft trial
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African court issued an arrest warrant for former president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday after he skipped court on grounds of needing medical treatment, but the judge stayed the warrant until his corruption trial resumes on…
নির্বাচনের নামে তামাশা বন্ধ করুন – ইসলামী ঐক্যজোট
আজ সংগঠনের কেন্দ্রীয় কার্যালয়ে ইসলামী ঐক্যজোটের জাতীয় কাউন্সিল প্রস্তুতি কমিটির সভা কাউন্সিল প্রস্তুতি কমিটির আহ্বায়ক মাওলানা অধ্যাপক আব্দুর করিম খানের সভাপতিত্বে সদস্য সচিব মাওলানা মোঃ ইলিয়াছ আতহারীর পরিচালনায় অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। সভায় বক্তব্য রাখেন পীরজাদা সৈয়দ মোঃ আহসান, মাওলানা আনোয়ার হোসেন…
Experience The Perfect Valentine’s Celebration at Amari Dhaka
Dhaka, January 2020 – Revel in the celebrated season of love with a romantic evening of curated buffet dinner arrangement, High tea menu from the restaurants, cupid room package, special Spa pampering package and much more to impress your beloved…
Bangladesh has ‘15 lakh’ cancer patients, ‘1.5 lakh’ die each year
Dhaka Feb 05 – There are around 15 lakh cancer patients in Bangladesh with 1.5 lakh of them dying each year, said an expert here on Tuesday.
Zia, Ershad, Khaleda weren’t serious about BD’s uplift: PM
Dhaka, Feb 05 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Ziaur Rahman, HM Ershad and Khaleda Zia were not serious about the development of country as they were not born on Bangladesh soil.
How the new coronavirus will finally get a proper name
By Jasmine Taylor-ColemanBBC News It has infected thousands of people, closed borders and put parts of China into lockdown. But the virus causing the outbreak of illness does not yet have a proper name.