Dhaka, July 24 – The people of some north-north eastern districts and Sylhet region will again experience a medium type flood as the river waters of Teesta, Surma and Kushyara are riasing. Though the Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB) officials…
Singapore – Media OutReach – 24 July 2019 – Huawei Consumer Business Group, Singapore, has announced that it will be offering its popular casual smartphone series, the HUAWEI Y6 Pro 2019, at a mere $54 (original RRP of $198) for…
Humanitarian Aid Following “with sadness” the Israeli authorities’ destruction of homes in the Palestinian community of Sur Bahir, three top United Nations officials issued a statement on Monday underscoring that the move was “not compatible” with Israel’s “obligations under international…
Dhaka South Mayor in street show for Dengue awareness
Dhaka, July 24 – The future of Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikya Front looks bleak as its partners have started following a ‘go-alone policy’ amid deepening misunderstanding among themselves over various issues.
Dhaka, July 23 – The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to inform it within 10 days why the Bangladesh Bank circular providing special privileges to loan defaulters should not be declared illegal.
by Neal Lawson on 23rd July 2019 The Labour Party has squandered three years in addressing the challenge posed by the Brexit referendum. The left is in a mess on Brexit—both in the UK and, despite lots of solidarity, in…
Dhaka, July 23 – The High Court on Tuesday directed the Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute (BSTI) to submit reports of three laboratory tests of pasturised milk before it through an affidavit The HC bench of Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed and…
Dhaka, July 23 – The High Court on Tuesday directed the owners of 4,79,320 vehicles to collect their fitness certificate from Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) office within two months starting from August 1.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Media OutReach – 23 July 2019 – V-MORE, the Singapore-based e-commerce supply chain management platform, continues its relentless expansion in Southeast Asia. Noble Vici Group (NVG) has collaborated with KOOTORO VIETNAM, a leading provider…
by Kishore Mahbubani Singapore – Media OutReach – 23 July 2019 – The most dangerous issue in US-China relations is Taiwan. This is why it was unwise for the Trump Administration to allow a high-profile transit by President Tsai Ing-wen…
By Ifeanyi Nsofor ABUJA, Jul 19 2019 (IPS) – The 2019 G20 Summit was held recently in Osaka, Japan. The Summit ended with the “G20 Osaka Leaders’ Declaration”, which identifies health as a prerequisite for sustainable and inclusive economic growth,…
By Tamara Tutnjevic Gorman New York, Jul 16 2019 (IPS) – Despite what you might have heard, things are getting better, every year. We are making amazing progress on fighting diseases, reducing the preventable deaths of children, and investing huge…
The global response to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has not been ambitious enough, and a renewed commitment and accelerated action is needed to deliver the SDGs in time. This was the key message from the 2019 High-level Political…
Dhaka, July 22 – The owners of salt industry on Monday demanded to stop importing toxic sodium sulphate in the name of salt considering the health risks as well as to save the local industry.
By Caley Pigliucci UN, Jul 19 2019 (IPS) – Since 2010, donor funding to fight HIV/AIDS in low-and middle-income countries has dropped significantly, according to a new report released recently.
By Thalif Deen UN, Jul 19 2019 (IPS) – The United Nations, which has been tracking both the successes and failures of its highly-ambitious Agenda for Sustainable Development, has warned that “progress has been slow” in many of the 17…
by Adam Tooze on 22nd July 2019 Adam Tooze argues that Europe must get beyond seeing the head of the IMF as part of the spoils from Bretton Woods.
Dhaka, July 22 – After expressing dissatisfaction over the two Dhaka city corporations report regarding the Dengue prevention, the High Court (HC) on Monday summoned the chief health officials of the two Dhaka city corporations to appear before it to…
Dhaka, July 22- A case was filed on Monday with the Dhaka Cyber Tribunal against Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Sayedul Haque Suman on charge of making derogatory remarks about the Hindu community in a Facebook post.
Dhaka, July 22 – The National Board of Revenue (NBR) earned Tk 2,412.63 crore in the last two fiscal years by disposing of some 345 revenue-related cases through the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system.
Dhaka, July 22 – Although floodwater started to recede from many areas in the flood-affected northern and northeastern districts of Bangladesh, the victims were going through immense sufferings for want to food and safe drinking water.
Savar, July 21 – A taxicab fell into a river in Aminbazar area on the outskirts of the capital on Sunday night.
Dhaka, July 21 – The High Court has wanted to see the action of Housing and Public Works ministry against 50 people, who were involved in misappropriating TK 36.40 crore in Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). After expressing satisfaction over…
Dhaka, July 21 – The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) launched a house to house campaign to destroy the breeding grounds of Aedes mosquito responsible for dengue.
Sudhirendar Sharma It seems a back-of-envelope estimation that a good samaritan has tossed up on social media to shock us out of slumber. Unbelievable though it may read, Ludhiana city dwellers have been credited for wasting some 15 million litres…
Kurigram, July 21 — About a million people are stranded as the overall flood has situation remained unchanged for the last 12 days.
Dhaka, July 21 — Priyabala Saha, who raised allegations of minority repression in Bangladesh while meeting US President Donald Trump, has been sued for sedition.
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