It was the first time in 27 years that the JCD held direct voting to elect its leadership Dhaka, Sept 19 – Fazlur Rahman Khokon and Iqbal Hossain Shamol have been elected president and general secretary respectively of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra…
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Infrastructure + Technology = Resilience
John Kjorstad, September 18, 2019 No one understands the financial risks of climate change better than insurance companies. As I sit down to write this blog on what we need to accelerate and fund the convergence of infrastructure and technology,…
2 Rohingyas among 3 crime suspects killed in Taknaf ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 19 – Three suspected criminals, including two Rohingyas, were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Baharchhara in Teknaf Upazila early Thursday.
Prof Usha Goswami, Fazle Hasan Abed win Yidan Prize 2019
Hong Kong, China – Media OutReach – 19 September 2019 – The Yidan Prize, the world’s largest international prize in education, announces its 2019 laureates. Professor Usha GOSWAMI, Professor of Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge in the…
5 major world cities to rid streets of fossil fuels by 2030
Amsterdam, Austin, Berlin, Jakarta and Liverpool are the latest pioneering cities committing to ensure a major area of the city is zero emission by 2030 and to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025. 34 cities worldwide are now committed to…
Madrasah girl missing from her institution since Aug 31
Dhaka, Sept 18 – A 13-year-old madrasa girl from Mirpur area in the capital has been missing for 17 days. The girl Nazmun Nahar, student of Forkania Talimia Mohila Madrasa at Pallabi’s Bauniabad area has been missing from her madrasa…
Row with Grameenphone, Robi to end thru talks: Minister
Dhaka, Sept 18 – Instead of hard-line stance, the government is going to settle the dispute over realising ‘unpaid dues’ from leading mobile operators Grameenphone and Robi through discussion.
Climate Summit for Enhanced Action:Perspective from India
With the upcoming UN-Secretary General’s Climate Summit in New York on 23rd September, the Climate Change Finance Unit of the Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance, India has released a discussion paper titled ‘Climate Summit for Enhanced…
প্রতিশ্রুতি ভঙ্গ করা কি ভারত সরকারের নীতি হয়ে দাঁড়িয়েছে?
মোঃ আবদুল লতিফ নেজামী ৫ আগষ্ট কাশ্মীরিদের বিশেষ মর্যাদা সম্বলিত ভারতীয় সংবিধানের ৩৭০ ধারা এবং ৩৫/এ আইন বাতিল করে কাশ্মীরকে ভারতভুক্তির ঘোষণা দেয়া হয়। এতে জম্মু , কাশ্মীর ও লাদাখ কেন্দ্র শাসিত দু’টি অঞ্চলে বিভক্ত হয়। তারা পৃথক রাজ্যের মর্যাদা…
Workshop on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanisation held at BAU
Mymensingh, Sept 18 – An annual workshop on ‘Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization and post-harvest practices in Bangladesh’ was held at the Sayed Nazrul Islam conference hall of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Wednesday.
Time to act for climate justice
by Sébastien Duyck on 18th September 2019 A ‘people’s summit’ in New York ahead of the official UN climate summit brings environmental and human-rights campaigners together in pursuit of climate justice.
Facebook unveils its plan for oversight board
Facebook has unveiled its plan to create an independent “oversight” board to make decisions over how the network is moderated, reports BBC. The firm insisted the panel, which will hear its first “cases” in 2020, will have the power to…
ছাদ বাগান ধ্বংস নয় ব্যবস্থাপনার মাধ্যমে এডিস নিয়ন্ত্রন করুন
সবুজায়নের ব্যাপক বিস্তারের লক্ষ্যে অযৌক্তিক ছাদ বাগান ধ্বংস করার বিরুদ্ধে প্রয়োজনীয় পদক্ষেপ গ্রহনের পাশাপাশি ছাদবাগান সম্প্রসারণে সহযোগিতা কামনায় ১৭ই সেপ্টেম্বর ২০১৯ ইং রোজ মঙ্গলবার বিকেল ০৫:৩০ মিনিটে জনাব আতিকুল ইসলাম, মেয়র, ঢাকা উত্তর সিটি কর্পোরেশন-এর নিকট ‘*সম্মিলিত ছাদ বাগান পরিবার*’…
Economic dev, democratisation must go together to attain SDGs
It’s time for Bangladesh to bravely tackle with drastic structural reforms, says outgoing Japanese AmbassadorHiroyasu Izumi Dhaka, Sept 17 – Outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Hiroyasu Izumi on Tuesday hoped that Bangladesh will become a developed and prosperous country as…
Algeria protests: how disinformation spread on social media
Amidst months of anti-government demonstrations, an online information battle is happening in Algeria. Protesters are trying to swat away annoying trolls – dubbed “electronic flies”.
Oslo, Heidelberg Commit New Buildings “Net Zero Carbon” by 2030
Regulations and planning policy will also target existing buildings to make them net zero carbon by 2050 to ensure cities deliver on the highest goals of the Paris Agreement. Oslo and Heidelberg join 23 other cities committed to C40’s Net…
‘Delhi Declaration’ at desertification summit: So near yet so far
by Mayank Aggarwal on 17 September 2019 • Restoration of land impacted by desertification and degradation can have long-term benefits for the development of society and thus a proactive approach is required to restore degraded land, held the recently concluded…
Default loan won’t increase anymore: BD Minister
Dhaka, Sept 17 – Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said punitive actions will be taken against anyone involved in defaulting loans.
Ducsu VP Nur demands GS Rabbani’s resignation
Dhaka, Sep 17 – Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Vice-President Nurul Haque Nur on Tuesday demanded the resignation of the student body’s General Secretary Golam Rabbani over allegations of corruption and extortion.
JCD makes Tarique organisational guardian
AL violated RPO by removing BCL president, secretary, says Rizvi Dhaka, Sept 17 – The councillors of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on Tuesday made BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman the organisational guardian of the student body in absence of Khaleda Zia.
It’s time to clear the air
Sudhirendar Sharma Over years, an ecosystem of ignorance and denial has transformed air pollution from a meek cat into an assertive tiger.
Obaidul Quader not to contest for the post of GS, Awami League
Dhaka, Sept 17 – Awami League (AL) general secretary (GS) Obaidul Quader won’t contest for the post of GS in the next national council of the party, but if party chief wants him again for the post than he will…
Dhaka starts open market sale of onion to arrest price hike
Dhaka, Sept 17 – The government has started selling onion through the state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) on yesterday at Tk 45 per kg to cool down the hike rates of this widely consumed item in the local markets.
Thinking climate and social policies as one
by Susanne Wixforth and Reiner Hoffmann on 17th September 2019 A European approach to the politics of climate change must integrate social justice, as climate neutrality will be costly but growth without end is unsustainable. On June 20th 2019, the…
68 crowded BD jails have 9 of 141 doctors for 88000 inmates
Narayanganj, Sept 16 – Mentioning that there are only nine doctors against 141 approved posts in jails across the country, Inspector General (Prisons) Brig Gen AKM Mustafa Kamal Pasha on Monday said the doctor crisis will be resolved soon.
UK PM to ‘see what judges say’ on recalling Parliament
Boris Johnson has said he will “wait and see what the judges say” before deciding whether to recall Parliament. The Supreme Court will hear two appeals that will determine whether the prime minister acted lawfully in suspending Parliament for five…
BNP calls BD Govt ‘puppet’ regime of global players
Dhaka, Sept 16 – Stating that Bangladesh has ‘lost democracy’ due to changes in global politics, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the AL government has turned into a ‘puppet’ of the international community.
3 including election official arrested over Rohingya NIDs
Chittagong, Sept 16 – Police arrested three people including a staff of the local election office for allegedly helping Rohingyas to get BD National Identity Card (NID) in the city on Monday night.
4 siblings among 10 get life term for murder in land dispute
Kishoreganj – Ten individuals including four siblings have been awarded life imprisonment in the case relating to the killing of Manik Mia,33, who died in an attack by the rivals centring grabbing of land at Karimganj.
‘Join me on this journey’ to eliminate leprosy – WHO Envoy
By Stella Paul Manila, Sep 2019 (IPS) – Octogenarian Yohei Sasakawa has travelled to more than 90 countries across the globe; from areas of conflict to the jungles of Brazil, shaking hands, hugging and washing the feet of Hansen’s disease-affected…