United Nations, Sept. 22 (Xinhua/UNB) — The UN Secretariat, which runs the day-to-day operations of the gigantic world body, on Sunday announced a plan to slash its own emissions by almost half by 2030.
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Police, DB cordon off suspected militant den in N’ganj; 3 held
Narayanganj, Sept 23 – Police and the Detective Branch cordoned off the house of a former bank officer, suspecting it to be a militant den in Tokkar Math area of Fatullah here on Monday.
বাংলাক্রাফ্ট, জাতীয় দক্ষতা উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ সভা অনুষ্ঠিত
হস্থ কারুশিল্পের উদ্যোক্তা ও কর্মীদের দক্ষতা উন্নয়নে ২২ শে সেপ্টেম্বর ২০১৯ রবিবার জাতীয় দক্ষতা উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ (এনএসডিএ) এর নির্বাহী চেয়াম্যান (সচিব) জনাব মোঃ ফারুক হোসেন,এর সঙ্গে বাংলাদেশ হস্তশিল্প প্রত্তুতকারক ও রপ্তানীকারক সমিতি (বাংলাক্রাফ্ট) এর পরিচালকমন্ডলীর এক সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়।
Ahsiania Mision observes Month of recovery of drug patients
“We have to build up our confidence to overcome the daily challenges” – says a patient on recovery at the celebration of Recovery Month. September has been known as Recovery Month, which is known as such in order to celebrate…
SC restricts judicial officers’ social media use at office
Dhaka, Sept 22 – The Supreme Court (SC) authority on Sunday issued a circular fixing the criteria of using social media by judicial officers.
BD Defence Ministry remains largely ineffective: Sakhawat
Dhaka, Sept 22 – Though the Bangladesh Army has become a bigger and modern force, the Ministry of Defence largely remains ineffective as most executive power lies with the Armed Forces Division (AFD) of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), said…
Rare protests in Egypt call for president to step down
Cairo, Sept 21 (AP/UNB) — Rare anti-government protests broke out in several Egyptian cities late Friday calling on President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to step down. The small street demonstrations were quickly dispersed by riot police using batons and tear gas.
Youth leaders at UN demand bold climate change action
United Nations, Sept 21 (AP/UNB) — Fresh off the climate strike that took hundreds of thousands of young people out of classrooms and into the streets globally, youth leaders gathered at the United Nations Saturday to demand radical moves to…
Civilians continue to bear brunt of conflict in Syria: UN
Geneva, Sept (Kanaga Raja) – Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the ongoing hostilities in the armed conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, which has now entered its ninth year, a United Nations Commission of Inquiry has said.
নারী মাদকাসক্তি চিকিৎসা ও পুনর্বাসন কেন্দ্রে পারিবারিক সভা
২১ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০১৯ ইং তারিখে ঢাকা আহ্ছানিয়া মিশন নারী মাদকাসক্তি চিকিৎসা ও পুনর্বাসন কেন্দ্রে চিকিৎসা নিতে আসা পরিবারের সদস্যদের নিয়ে পারিবারিক সভার আয়োজন করা হয়। এবারের সভার আলোচ্য বিষয় ছিলো “মাদকদ্রব্য ব্যবহারের সমস্যা ও সহ-ঘটমান মানসিক রোগ”।
Rab conducts drives at three Chittagong club offices
Chittagong, Sept 21 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) conducted raids on three sports clubs — Abahani, Mohammedan and Muktijoddha –- in the city on Saturday evening.
Saudis allow media to see oil facility damaged by attacks
Buqayq, Sep 20 (AP/UNB) — The heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry remained wrapped in scaffolding Friday as workers sought to repair the charred innards and shrapnel-blasted arteries caused by drone-and-cruise-missile attacks that raised tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
European Parliament wants global arms embargo on Myanmar
Dhaka, Sept 21 – The European Parliament (EP) has reiterated its call on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to impose a “global comprehensive arms embargo” on M Myanmar.
Club owner, son held in Ctg for suspected illegal gambling
Chittagong, Sept 21 – Police arrested the owner of a club, suspected of running illegal gambling operations, and his son from Kazir Deuri area on Friday night for interrogation.
নিরাপদ পৃথিবীর দাবিতে জলবায়ু ধর্মঘট: জরুরি পদক্ষেপ আহ্বান
ঢাকা, ২০ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০১৯ – জলবায়ু ন্যায্যতা এবং শূন্য কার্বন নিঃসরণের জন্য জরুরি পদক্ষেপ গ্রহণের দাবি নিয়ে জলবায়ু ধর্মঘটে শুক্রবার ঢাকার রাস্তায় নামে শত শত তরুণ। তাদের দাবি, পৃথিবী একটাই আর এই পৃথিবীকে রক্ষা করতে হলে জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন প্রতিরোধে পদক্ষেপ…
BD rights groups blame rich countries for global warming
Dhaka, Sept 20 – Leaders of rights-based civil societies in Bangladesh on Friday made sharp criticism of the selfish thinking and initiatives of the rich countries, historically responsible for global climate change.
Rural BD families spend 2bn Dollars on climate change
By Andrew Norton London, Sep 20 2019 (IPS) – In an alarming imbalance struggling families in rural Bangladesh spend almost US$2 billion a year on preventing climate-related disasters or repairing damage caused by climate change ― far more than either…
World leaders must not let down climate protesters
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Three thousand school and college students in Dhaka joined the Global Climate Strike carrying placards seeking climate justice, an end to the use of fossil fuels and chanted slogans urging action from global leaders to protect Planet…
Global Climate Strike begins in Asia, Greta to lead from NY
Courtesy, BBC: Demonstrations are already taking place in Bangkok and later in the day protests are planned in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Myanmar. Many of these events will be on a much smaller scale than what we’re seeing in…
Climate: Firms make green energy vows at call for action
Some of the world’s largest firms including Amazon and Google have committed to big-spending green energy plans as calls for climate action increase.
BD Int’l Marine Offshore Expo-2019 2nd edition, Dhaka, opens
Dhaka, Sept 19 – The Second edition of Bangladesh International Marine and Offshore Expo (BIMOX), 2019 kicked off at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) of the capital on Thursday.
Rainwater may help meet most domestic needs in BD: Experts
Dhaka, Sept 19 – Bangladesh receives on an average 1500 mm rainfall every year and this is adequate to meet most domestic needs, experts said on Thursday. They were speaking at the 4th Rainwater Harvesting Convention held at a city…
Why we support Global Climate Strike: 4 Mayors C40 cities
20 September 2019 — Mayor of Paris & Chair of C40 Cities, Anne Hidalgo; Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio; Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, and Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen today released the following statement…
Traveling fans head to Japan for Rugby World Cup 2019
Langley, United Kingdom, Thursday 19 September 2019: Advanced flight bookings to Japan suggest rugby fans from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Ireland will be on the ground in force to support their teams during this year’s Rugby World Cup…
Norway’s child services violated fundamental parental right
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights found that Norway’s child welfare services violated the fundamental right to family life.
Move to limit radiation from BD mobile Transceiver stations
Dhaka, Sept 19 – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has finalised the guidelines on limiting radiation from base transceiver stations of mobile phone operators.
World is in crisis– & multilateral approach is the key
By Abby Maxman Boston, USA, Sep 19 2019 (IPS) – As the UN General Assembly begins, we are once again ringing the alarm on the urgent issues of climate and development that demand our global attention and action. And I…
ক্যাসিনোর রাঘববোয়ালদের গ্রেফতার করতে হবে -ইসলামী যুব আন্দোলন
ইসলামী যুব আন্দোলন-এর কেন্দ্রীয় সভাপতি কে এম আতিকুর রহমান ও সেক্রেটারী জেনারেল মাওলানা নেসার উদ্দিন এক বিবৃতিতে বলেন, যুবসমাজের চরিত্র নষ্ট করে স্বার্থ হাসিলের জন্য তথাকথিত যুবসংগঠনের নেতাদের পরিচালিত ক্যাসিনোর রাঘববোয়ালদের গ্রেফতার করতে হবে।
Greta Thunberg to lead Global Climate Strike on Friday
The international protest from 150 countries will come ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit. Young people from around the world are leading a massive coordinated strike from school on Friday, September 20, to protest government and business inaction on…
Let rival student bodies coexist, love and check each other
The government has taken timely steps against two erring top leaders of BCL as complaints of seeking a share of development project money of Jahangirnagar University has come out in the open. The allegation has been made by none else…