Bangladesh Awami League inducted Shajahan Khan, Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Abdur Rahman in its presidium, the highest decision-making body of the ruling party.
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AL posts await more changes, says Quader
Dhaka, Dec 21 – Newly elected general secretary of Awami League Obaidul Quader on Saturday said there will be more changes in the party posts of those being held ministers.
Musical concert held at Alliance Francaise Dhaka
Alliance Française Dhaka organised a musical concert titled “Cello-Piano-Audio 3” by Philip Hazra and Yulia Evdokimova on Saturday, 21 December 2019 at La Galerie.
The age of insubstantiality
Sudhirendar Sharma Ironically, we are living in the undefinable present that urges us to give up courage, make cowardice a virtue, and see that both real and virtual war doesn’t end.
Cultural cartoon exhibition ‘People of many colours’ at AFD
A cultural cartoon exhibition entitled ‘নানান রঙের মানুষ/People of many colours’ by Ar. Dr. Sajid Bin Doza Bonny has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française, Dhaka.
Tens of thousands face famine as drought impacts harvests
20 December 2019 – Devastating drought in the southern African nation of Lesotho has left more than half a million people facing severe food shortages and tens of thousands “one step away from famine”, UN humanitarians said on Friday, in…
Loss of biodiversity causes yield reduction
Over the past half-century, the need to feed a growing world population has led to markedly expanded and intensified agricultural production. This transformation has led to the degradation of the global environment. The loss of biodiversity can disrupt key ecosystem…
Brac founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed no more
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of Brac, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Friday night. He was 83.
BNP, if in power, will publish Liberation War martyrs list
Dhaka, Dec 20 – BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday said that if voted to power the party in future would prepare and publish the list of martyrs of the War of Liberation of the country in…
EC may schedule Dhaka City Corporations polls on Sunday
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Election Commission (EC) is going to sit on Sunday with a number of agenda including DNCC and DSCC polls schedule and delimitation of parliamentary seats.
Hollow blocks rather than bricks reduce building costs 25pc
Dhaka, Dec 20 – The cost of building construction could be brought down by 25 per cent through using eco-friendly materials like hollow block instead of traditional bricks, said a study of House Building Research Institute (HBRI).
BAU 1994-95 batch celebrates reunion
Mymensingh, Dec 20 – The former students of the 1994-95 session of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Friday celebrated their second reunion amid great enthusiasm and festivity on the campus.
2-day Int’l Confce on ‘Literature, History, Culture’ begins at RU
Sakib Al Hasan Rajshahi, Dec 20 – A Two-Day long International Conference on ‘Literature, History, Culture’ organized by Arts Faculty of University of Rajshahi begins on Friday.
Amnesty Int’l concerned over Khaleda’s access to health care
Amnesty International on Thursday expressed deep concern over the health condition of former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Miles to celebrate journey of 40 years at anniversary concert
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Commemorating the eventful journey of 40 years, Miles, one of the legendary and most popular bands in the country, is organising a special concert on December 24.
Man killed, daughter hurt as bus runs over them in Jessore
Jessore, Dec 20 – A man was killed and his daughter critically injured after being run over by a bus in Satmile Gohata area on Jashore-Jhenaidah road in Sadar upazila on Thursday.
Jessore college student allegedly raped promising marriage
Benapole (Jessore), Dec 20 – A Jessore college student has been allegedly raped at Bagachra of Sharsha Upazila of Jessore after being led on with the lure of marriage.
BNP protests Khalid Mahmud’s comments on Fakhrul’s father
Dhaka, Dec 20 – BNP on Thursday protested State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury’s comments against the father of its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Woman offers $7K reward, hires plane in search of stolen dog
Sanfrancisco, AP/UNB, Dec 20 – A San Francisco woman is offering a $7,000 reward and has hired a plane to fly over the city to search for her blue-eyed miniature Australian Shepherd stolen from outside a grocery store last weekend.
Two-day AL national council begins Friday
Dhaka, Dec 19 – A two-day 21st national council of ruling Awami League, which led the struggle of independence, is set to begin on Friday.
GP serves legal notice to President seeking arbitration
Dhaka, Dec 19 – Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Thursday said Grameenphone has sent a legal notice to the Bangladesh President through a legal agency in Singapore seeking arbitration with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) over its unpaid.
The ranks of the working poor
by Justine Doody on 19th December 2019 Despite rising employment in many western economies, poverty is not declining. What’s wrong with labour-market policies?
Notice on Liberation War Affairs Minister to offer apology
Dhaka, Dec 19 – A legal notice was served yesterday on the Liberation War affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque and its secretary requesting them to offer an unconditional apology to the nation within 24 hours for including the names of…
Rohingyas will return as soon as assured safety, security
Dhaka, Dec 19 – Rohingyas have said they would return to Rakhine as soon as the Myanmar government would ensure safety and security for them as they don’t want to stay in the camps. The Rohingyas placed these demands before…
International Migrants Day observed in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Dec 19 – The district administration, various government agencies and representatives from development partner organisations came together to observe the International Migrants Day (IMD) on Wednesday with the motto ‘We Together’.
3 suspected men of ‘Allahr Dal’ held in Keraniganj, Dhaka
Dhaka, Dec 19 – The Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit arrested three suspected members of banned militant group ‘Allahr Dal’ from Begunbari in South Keraniganj on Wednesday night. The arrestees were identified as Aminul Islam alias Setu, Abdullah Al…
Defiant Trump rallies supporters as House impeaches him
Battle Creek, Mich. (AP/UNB) Dec 19, 2019 – Defiant in the face of a historic rebuke, President Donald Trump labelled his impeachment by the House of Representatives on Wednesday “a suicide march” for the Democratic Party.
Trump impeached: US president to face trial in Senate
Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether he remains in office. The House voted on two charges –…
Address malnutrition, not just food security
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Wan Manan Muda and Tan Zhai Gen KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 17 2019 (IPS) – Malnutrition remains a formidable challenge in most societies, with less than a tenth of countries in the world not experiencing at…
Billionaires’ existential threats to humanity?
By Anis Chowdhury SYDNEY, Dec 17 2019 (IPS) – The social utility of billionaires’ existence has come under increased scrutiny, especially during the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 US Presidential election. Leading newspapers, such as The New York Times,…