Dhaka, December 18 – The High Court on Wednesday stayed the effectiveness of a gazette notification issued by Bangladesh Bar Council allowing Md Zumman Siddique, son of a sitting Justice of the High Court Division, to practice law in the…
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Brexit: The end of the beginning
by Brendan Donnelly Director, The Federal Trust For the outcome of last week’s General Election to have any chance of postponing or even preventing Brexit, four related pieces of the electoral jigsaw needed to fall into place. The Labour Party…
Eating chilli peppers may prevent fatal heart attacks, stroke
Chilli peppers aren’t for the faint of heart, but maybe they should be. Scientists in Italy say the spice slashes the mortality rate from a heart attack and cerebrovascular disease (which restricts blood flow to the brain and includes strokes…
Plot on to depoliticise Bangladesh: BNP
Dhaka, Dec 18 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that government is conspiring to depoliticise Bangladesh confining their chairperson Khaleda Zia to jail.
Five killed in Rajbari passenger bus collision
Rajbari, Dec 18 – At least five people were killed and 30 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Rajbari-Kushtia road in Gandimara area of Kalukhali Upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
Joint Rivers Commission meet deferred for good readiness: FM
Dhaka, Dec 18 – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said the scheduled Joint Rivers Commission’s (JRC’s) meeting between Bangladesh and India has been deferred to some extent through a consensus to make it fruitful with better preparations.
Razakar list will have no freedom fighter: PM
Dhaka, Dec 18 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said no freedom fighter will be there in the list of Razakars as the recently disclosed list is no way that of the collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces.
Ducsu VP comes under attack again
Dhaka, Dec 18 – Vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur came under an attack on the Dhaka University (DU) campus on Tuesday reportedly by Muktijoddha Mancha activists.
Why filing graft FIRs with ACC not unconstitutional: HC
Dhaka, Dec 17 – The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule seeking an explanation why the provision of filing FIRs over graft allegations with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) offices instead of police stations should not be declared unconstitutional.
AL using Liberation War as political tool: BNP
Dhaka, Dec 17 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government is using the Liberation War as a political tool to make political gains.
Climate conference ends amidst major North-South differences
Madrid, 17 Dec 2019 (TWN) – The UN climate talks ended almost two days later than scheduled on Sunday, Dec 15, where some key decisions were unable to be adopted, mainly because of clashes of opinion between developed and developing…
Huge protests as Razakars’ list contains freedom fighters
Dhaka, Dec 17 – The just published ‘Rajakars list’ sparked huge protests and created resentments in the country as names of a number of freedom fighters were found in it.
Climate policy, ‘just transition’ and quality of government
by Marina Povitikina and Bo Rothstein on 17th December 2019 In our series on ‘just transition’, Marina Povitkina and Bo Rothstein argue neglected issues around quality of government need addressing to secure public legitimacy. The challenges which climate change is…
Madrid talks end sans accord on finance for climate damage
By Isaiah Esipisu MADRID, Dec 17 2019 (IPS) – Millions of people, particularly in Africa, who lose their property, homes, and even die due to climate-related disasters will have to wait at least another year for the international community to…
FFs’ names to be dropped from Razakar list: Minister
Dhaka, Dec 17 – Expressing sorrow for the ‘unintentional’ errors in the list of Razakars, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has said the names of freedom fighters and pro-independence people will be dropped from the list after scrutiny.
Where were AL leaders when Bangabandhu was assassinated: PM
Dhaka, Dec 17 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she is still looking for an answer where all the leaders of Awami League had been when Bangabandhu was assassinated and why no-one of them came forward to play…
2019 – A Devastating Year in Review
By Farhana Haque Rahman ROME, Dec 16 2019 (IPS) – By any measure, this has been a devastating year: fires across the Amazon, the Arctic and beyond; floods and drought in Africa; rising temperatures, carbon emissions and sea levels; accelerating…
2019: A Year in Review
By IPS World Desk Dec 16 2019 (IPS) – 2019 will be remembered as the year the climate crisis shook us all. Hopefully, it will also be remembered for the fightback manifested in the spread of mass protests and civic…
Those who came to conquer it
Sudhirendar Sharma Imagining geographical spaces through religion limits our understanding by imposing and justifying an ideology at the cost of ignoring its inherent richness.
FIFA files $2M Swiss courts claim against Blatter, Platini
Zurich, Dec 16 (AP/UNB) – FIFA filed court claims in Switzerland on Monday against Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to recover more than $2 million from an irregular payment that led to both men being banned from international soccer.
China says Ozil ‘misled’ on Xinjiang, welcome to visit
Beijing, AP/UNB, Dec 16 – China’s government said Monday that Arsenal forward Mesut Ozil was “blinded and misled” when he criticized Beijing’s crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang.
Virus attack wreaks havoc to tomato fields in Chapainawabganj
Rajshahi, Dec 16 – Farmers in Chapainawabganj are struggling to contain an unidentified virus ravaging the tomato fields across the district.
BAU observes historic Victory Day
Mymensingh, Dec 16 – Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) celebrated the victory day in a befitting manner on 16 December.
বিজয়ের সুফল অর্জনে নীতি ও নেতৃত্বের পরিবর্তন ঘটাতে হবে – আইএবি
মুক্তিযোদ্ধাদের সংবর্ধনা প্রদান ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের প্রেসিডিয়াম সদস্য প্রিন্সিপাল মাওলানা মোসাদ্দেক বিল্লাহ আল মাদানী বলেন, স্বাধীনতা আমাদের শ্রেষ্ঠ অর্জন। ১৯৭১ সালে ৩০ লাখ শহীদের রক্ত আর দুই লাখ মা-বোনের ইজ্জতের দাম দিয়ে বহুমূল্যে আমাদেরকে এ স্বাধীনতা অর্জন করতে হয়েছে। একটি…
Victory Day celebrated at Comilla University
Comilla, Dec 16 – The authorities of Comilla University (CoU) on Monday celebrated the 49th Victory Day on the campus with due solemnity.
Sustainability is social, environmental and economic
by Liina Carr on 16th December 2019 @liina_carr The principle of ‘sustainability first’ should become the golden thread unifying all EU actions. While recent Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion actions have heightened the focus on climate change, sustainability is…
Amitabha Bagchi wins DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
Dhaka, Dec 16 – Amitabha Bagchi’s novel ‘Half The Night Is Gone’ has won the prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019.
BNP finds political motive behind the Razakar (collaborator) list
Dhaka, Dec 16 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government has made the list of Razakars with a political motive.
Barisal FFs Mihir Lal, Tapan’s names in Razakars’ list
Barisal, Dec 16 – The official list of Razakars, which was published on Sunday, has drawn huge criticism here as the name of a Language Movement veteran and war-wounded freedom fighter among others is on it.
Kodom Beel: A sanctuary for migratory birds
Benapole (Jessore), Dec 16 – The cacophony of migratory birds has reached its crescendo at Kodom Beel in Sharsha Upazila of Jashore. The wetland has become a sanctuary for thousands of avian travellers of different species.