By Samira Sadeque UN, Jan 23 2020 (IPS) – More than 70 percent of the global population is currently living in parts of the world where income inequality has grown, according to a World Social Report 2020 launched by United…
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China ranked world’s second largest arms producer trailing behind US
By Thalif Deen UN, Jan 27 2020 (IPS) – Donald Trump, the vociferously unpredictable US president, has long chastised China for seeking “unfair” advantage over trade and tariffs, violating intellectual property rights and “manipulating” the country’s currency to its advantage.…
Project for ‘urban redevelopment’ of Old Dhaka: Minister
Dhaka, Jan 27 – Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Monday said Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has taken up a project for ‘urban redevelopment’, aiming to resolve the existing civic problems of Old Dhaka.
RU students demand Subject Code
Rajshahi, Jan 27 – The students of the Population Science and Human Resource department of Rajshahi University formed a human chain demanding the Subject Code at the university campus on Monday.
A few incidents cannot make city elections questionable: CEC
Dhaka, Jan 27 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda yesterday said the Dhaka City Corporation polls cannot be made questionable by a few isolated incidents.
Sudden death of two of a family of fever creates panic
Dhaka, Jan 27 – Two members of a family died of sudden fever in a village of Lauhajong Upazila in Munshiganj district. The death incidents of a woman and her nephew create panic among the local people.
Manifesto: Tabith Awal to make Dhaka an intelligent city
Dhaka Jan 27 – BNP mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation election Tabith Awal on Monday announced his poll manifesto giving emphasis to turn the capital city of Dhaka into an intelligent city by controlling the mosquito menace, curbing…
Librarians honor books by Luiselli and Higginbotham
New York, AP/UNB, Jan 27 – Valeria Luiselli’s novel “Lost Children Archive” and Adam Higginbotham’s nonfiction “Midnight in Chernobyl” have been awarded the Andrew Carnegie Medal, a $5,000 prize presented by the American Library Association.
Corona-virus toll 80: China extends Lunar New Year holiday
Beijing, AP/UNB, Jan 27 – China extended its Lunar New Year holiday three more days to discourage people from traveling as it tries to contain the spread of a viral illness that has caused 80 deaths, the government said Monday.
Skills Development Authority registers 12 training providers
Dhaka, Jan 27 – The National Skills Development Authority (NSDA), under the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office has given registrations to 12 more prominent training providers on Sunday.
BNP briefs foreign diplomats on the issues of election code of conduct
Dhaka, Jan 27 – The opposition BNP on Sunday briefed foreign diplomats based in Dhaka on various issues including violation of election code of conducts by the ruling Awami League.
BAU Journalists Association gets new committee
Mymensingh, Jan 26 – A 16-member executive committee of Bangladesh Agricultural University Journalists’ Association (BAUJA) has been formed for the year 2020. Md Nabil Tahmid of daily Ittefaq and Md Shahriar Amin of daily Amader Shomoy were elected as president…
IBBL shifts its Comilla Chawkbazar Branch to new location
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has shifted its Comilla Chawkbazar Branch to Khandakar Plaza, Chawkbazar, Cumilla on Saturday, 25 January 2020. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank inaugurated the Branch at the new location as chief…
Big Boss is not so big!
M Zahidul Haque Big Boss is a very popular reality show on Colour TV. Now its 13th season is going on with celebrated film star Salman Khan as the host. To me, the Big Boss is not looking so big…
The fierce urgency of COP26
by Adam Tooze Adam Tooze stresses that the critical COP26 conference later this year hinges on European unity and radical leadership. There are turning points in history. Moments that matter, those mark beginnings and ends. As Martin Luther King reminded…
‘Badhon’ new executive committee formed at BAU
Mymensingh, Jan 25 – A general meeting and charge handing over the programme of ‘Badhon’ 2019 was held at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). The program took place at Syed Nazrul Islam conference hall of the university on Friday at 7…
দুর্নীতি ও দূষণে মৃতপ্রায় ঢাকাকে বাঁচাতে হাতপাখা -পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ঢাকা উত্তরে হাতপাখার প্রার্থী মাওলানা মাসউদের পক্ষে প্রচারণায় পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ রেজাউল করীম, পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেন, আমরা নীতি-আদর্শের রাজনীতি করি। সে আদর্শ হলো ইসলাম। ইসলাম প্রতিষ্ঠিত হলে মানুষ তো বটে, একটি পিপীলিকাও…
CoU set to hold its Maiden convocation Monday
The Comilla University (CoU) has taken a colourful look as it has completed all necessary preparations to hold its maiden convocation on Monday. The maiden convocation of the university is going to be held after 14 years of its establishment.…
দেশের অগ্রযাত্রা ও স্থিতিশীল গণতান্ত্রিক ব্যবস্থার স্বার্থে গ্রহণযোগ্য নির্বাচন করুন।
সম্মিলিত সামাজিক আন্দোলনের সভাপতি জিয়াউদ্দিন তারেক আলী ও সাধারণ সম্পাদক সালেহ আহমেদ এক বিবৃতিতে আসন্ন ঢাকা সিটি কর্পোরেশন নির্বাচনে দেশের অগ্রযাত্রার বিষয়টি বিবেচনায় নিয়ে গণতান্ত্রিক ব্যবস্থার স্থিতিশীলতার স্বার্থে সকল ধরনের শঙ্কামুক্ত গ্রহণযোগ্য নির্বাচন উপহার দেয়ার জন্য নির্বাচন কমিশনের প্রতি আহ্বান…
Experts laud ICJ order on Myanmar to halt all genocidal conduct
By Samira Sadeque UN, Jan 24 2020 (IPS) – In a groundbreaking and much anticipated ruling delivered on Thursday, the International Court of Justice demanded that Myanmar halt all measures that contribute to the genocide of the Rohingya community.
Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 4th worst
Dhaka, Jan 25 – Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked fourth worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday morning.
Tragic end of a victim of predawn Mirpur slum fire at DMCH
Dhaka, Jan 25 – A woman who suffered severe burns in a fire that broke out at a slum in Mirpur’s Chalantika on early Friday died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday morning.
Alarming crisis: 258 million kids not in schools: UN
UN, AP/UNB, Jan 25 -The U.N. deputy chief said Friday there is an “alarming” crisis in education, pointing to the 258 million children under the age of 17 who are not going to school — and only 49 percent completing…
UN Report: Rising inequality affects more than 70% of Globe
NEW YORK, Jan 21 2020 (IPS) – Inequality is growing for more than 70 per cent of the global population, exacerbating the risks of divisions and hampering economic and social development. But the rise is far from inevitable and can…
IBBL Officers Welfare Association holds get-together, picnic
Islami Bank Officers’ Welfare Association organized a ‘Get-together and Picnic’ for the Executives, Officials and Employees of Head Office, IBTRA and Corporate Branches in Dhaka city and their family members at Magic Paradise park in Cumilla on Friday, 24 January…
Mayor candidates of AL, BNP to declare election manifestoes
Dhaka, Jan 24 – Mayoral candidates both the Awami League and the BNP for Dhaka North and South city corporations polls are going to place their electoral manifestoes separately through press conferences this week to disclose their plan of action…
AL conspiring to hinder BNP victory in city polls: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Jan 24 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the ruling party is conspiring to hamper their party’s victory in the elections to two Dhaka city corporations. “As Awami League has become politically bankrupt,…
US-China ‘Phase One’ trade agreement triggers concerns
By D Ravi Kanth (Geneva) The “historic” and “transformative” trade agreement signed by the United States and China on 15 January 2020 could set a new normal in global trade relations by paving the way for a bilateral dispute resolution…
UN faces cash crisis in 2020—if member states don’t pay up
By Thalif Deen UN, Jan 22 2020 (IPS) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared last week that the United Nations just “managed to survive its deepest financial crisis in a decade.”
Court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
‘The ICJ finds that there is a real and imminent risk’ The International Court of Justice has ordered measures to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. The decision comes despite de facto leader Aun San Suu Kyi personally…