by Per Hilmersson on 24th October 2019 The new European Commission’s ‘One In, One Out’ approach to ‘burdensome’ legislation would stymie progress towards safer, healthier workplaces.
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4 Shariatpur speedboat crash fishermen victim’s bodies found
Shariatpur, Oct 25 -The more bodies of three fishermen, who went missing following a collision between two speedboats in the Padma River in Jajira Upazila on Wednesday, were recovered on Thursday, raising the death toll from the incident to four.
‘Marriage Story,’ ‘Farewell,’ ‘Uncut Gems’ top Gotham noms
New York, Oct 25 (AP/UNB) — Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story,” Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” and the Safdie brothers’ “Uncut Gems” led the 29th annual Gotham Awards with three nominations apiece, including best feature.
2 held allegedly with firearms and drugs in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, Oct 25 – Police arrested two people allegedly along with two foreign-made firearms, 200 bottles of phensidyl and 200 grams of heroin in Naderhajir more area in the city on Thursday night.
Garment-worker couple found dead hanging at Ashulia house
Savar, Oct 25 – Police recovered the hanging bodies of a couple from a house at Buribazar in Ashulia here on Friday morning.
The Saudi Oil Attack: Geo-Political Theatrics
By Hassanal Noor Rahshid The 14th September 2019 attack which had caused significant damage to Saudi based Aramco Oil plants in Abqaiq and Khurais, was the trigger for much of the recent rise in regional tension at least when it…
এটিএম হেমায়েত উদ্দিনের নাম স্বর্ণাক্ষরে লেখা থাকবে -মোসাদ্দেক বিল্লাহ
২৪ অক্টোবর‘১৯ ইং রোজ বৃহস্পতিবার আইএবি মিলনায়তনে বিকাল ৩টায় ইসলামী শাসনতন্ত্র ছাত্র আন্দোলন কর্তৃক আয়োজিত “আলিয়া মাদরাসা সনদের মানোন্নয়নে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর যুগ্ম মহাসচিব অধ্যাপক হাফেজ মাওলানা এটিএম হেমায়েত উদ্দিন (রহ.) এর অবদান ও জীবন-কর্ম” শীর্ষক আলোচনা সভায় ইসলামী আন্দোলন…
Push-button signal opened for road safety in Dhaka City
Dhaka, Oct 24 – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam on Thursday said escalators would be set up in the 15 foot-over bridges under the DNCC to encourage people to use these for road safety.
BNP says ‘cops go unpunished’ in Nusrat muder case
Dhaka, Oct 24 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday voiced anger over the verdict in Feni madrasah student Nusrat Jahan Rafi murder case as he said the accused cops have gone unpunished.
Facilitate access to new biologic drugs, update guidelines
A total of 35 civil society organizations and eight concerned individuals of the world have urged the World Health Organisation (WHO) to update the guidelines for facilitating access to new biologic medicines. They have made the call in a joint…
Madrasah student Nusrat murder: All 16 accused awarded death
Feni, Oct 24 – A tribunal on Thursday sentenced 16 people to death for their roles in killing madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
Bangladesh improves in ease of doing business ranking
It needs to accelerate regulatory reform efforts to further improve the business climate, says WB Dhaka, Oct 24 – Bangladesh rose to 168th in the global ease of doing business rankings this year from 176th in the previous year.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg grilled over Libra currency plan
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has tried to reassure sceptical US lawmakers over the safety of the social network’s proposed digital currency Libra.
Education Ministry asked to take action against overnight torture
Mymensingh, Oct 23 – A first year student of Animal Husbandry faculty named Maqsudul Haque Emu was tortured overnight at room number east-5 of the hall on last 5 August for not giving salaam to the BCL president of Shaheed…
The Manchester revolution
by Paul Mason on 23rd October 2019 @paulmasonnews Paul Mason reimagines the Manchester of his birth in a postcapitalist age—and raises the challenge of getting there. Imagine this: a child is born in a city where 40 per cent of…
Travel ban on 22 persons for casino, amassing illegal wealth
Dhaka, Oct 23 – In a major development, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday imposed overseas travel ban on 22 persons including incumbent parliament members mostly from ruling party as part of its investigation into their alleged involvement in running casino…
Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo named top plastic polluters again
October 23, 2019, Manila, Philippines – Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo are the top 3 most identified companies in global brand audits for the second year in a row, according to a new report “BRANDED Volume II: Identifying the World’s Top…
সাভারে ছাদ বাগানের গাছকাটা নারী আটক
সাভার, ২৩ অক্টোবর – সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যম ফেসবুকে সাভারের এক নারীর গাছকাটার ভিডিও ব্যাপকভাবে সমালোচিত হওয়ার ২৪ ঘণ্টা না পেরুতেই অভিযুক্ত খালেদা আক্তার লাকী নামী ওই নারীকে আটক করেছে পুলিশ।
South rejects US memo on Special & Differential Treatment
Geneva, Oct (D. Ravi Kanth) – More than 50 developing and least-developed countries on Wednesday (16 October) rejected the US Presidential Memorandum for bringing about differentiation/graduation among developing countries for availing of special and differential treatment (S&DT) in current and…
Fourth industrial rev and (unwarranted) pessimism over jobs
– Jayant Menon 23 September 2019 If the industrial revolution leads to greater efforts to reskill and reshape the workforce to better adapt to change, then this is exactly what is required, and there is no overdoing it.
Local gypsy couple arrested with contraband Yaba in Khulna
Khulna, Oct 23 – Police arrested a Bede (gypsy) couple with 500 Yaba pills from Joragate area of the city on Tuesday night.
Ex-UP chairman of BNP abducted, shot dead in Rangamati
Rangamati, Oct 23 – A former Union Parishad chairman was abducted and killed at Haludia Para in Rajasthali Upazila on Wednesday.
Migrant Dr Shah Alam murder: Prime suspect ‘gunfight’-dead
Chattogram, Oct 23 – The prime suspect in doctor Shah Alam murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Bashbaria in Sitakunda Upazila early Wednesday.
Tree frog rapidly changes colour in Arunachal Pradesh, India
by Neha Jain on 21 October 2019 • Researchers witnessed a swift change in colour of a giant tree frog, from green to brown and then back to green, in a tiger reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.
It happens only in India
Sudhirendar Sharma Mention of a railway journey invites memories of the good, and not-so-good travel experiences over time. More than the destination, it is the sheer experience of being on the train journey that replays through awful encounters, amusing anecdotes,…
PM to announce MPO for non-govt schools, colleges Wednesday
Dhaka, Oct 22 – Nearly nine years later, the non-government educational institutions are going to enjoy the Monthly Payment Order (MPO) perquisites as the government would announce it Wednesday.
Financing the green transition
By Bertrand Badré and Antoine Sire Paris – Four years after world leaders signed the Paris climate agreement and adopted the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global environmental crisis shows every sign of…
Climate leadership from developing countries
by Lee White, Tanguy Gahouma Libreville – When Gabon ratified the 2015 Paris climate agreement, its real work was just beginning. The main challenge was to find ways to conserve the country’s natu ral environment and address the growing climate…
Facebook ramps up election security efforts ahead of 2020
With just over a year left until the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Facebook is stepping up its efforts to ensure it is not used as a tool to interfere in politics and democracies around the world.
European economic democracy: A path out of the crisis
by Lorena Lombardozzi and Neil Warner on 21st October 2019 @floretta_voice A genuinely social Europe must have economic democracy rather than rely only on market mechanisms.