By Christiana Figueres Brussels – In early 2015, the European Union became the first major economy to set a post-2020 target for limiting greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. By committing to reducing emissions to at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030,…
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The world is running out of time
By Bertrand Badré Washington, DC – In 2015, the international community launched a renewed effort to tackle collective global challenges under the auspices of the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda and the Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21). But after…
America’s bipartisan climate-policy failure
By Mark Paul and Connor Rupp Sarasota – US President Donald Trump’s anti-climate agenda is in full swing. His administration has already taken action 117 times to repeal or weaken climate regulations, and much more deregulation is in the works.…
Getting to net-zero emissions
By Johan Rockström Potsdam –The leaders of the G20 countries head to Osaka this week for their annual summit. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will address them before traveling to Abu Dhabi to finalize the arrangements for September’s UN Climate…
15 inspiring women leading in the AgTech Sector
From Danielle Nierenberg Women in the food system and technology sectors face a lot of obstacles. The agriculture sector is rapidly incorporating new technologies and innovations, but the sector often falls flat in incorporating women into AgTech. Women in the…
We can’t stop climate disaster if big emitters don’t step up
By Frank Bainimarama SUVA, Fiji, Jun 27, 2019 (IPS) — Are the most climate-vulnerable nations of the world right to demand that developed and major economies commit to carbon neutrality by 2050? Should the poorest nations of the world insist…
Tens of thousands marooned as 4 Sylhet upazilas flooded
Sylhet, June 28 — Several hundred thousand people of four upazilas remained marooned after torrential rain over the last few days led to the flooding of parts of Gowainghat, Companiganj, Jaintiapur and Kanaighat sub-districts. Flooding has cut off road communications,…
শিক্ষার অভাবেই শিক্ষাঙ্গণে ধর্ষণ ছড়িয়ে পড়ছে – চরমোনাই পীর
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, দেশে দেশে তাগুতি ও আল্লাহদ্রোহী শক্তিগুলো আল-কুফরু মিল্লাতুন ওয়াহিদা হয়ে বিশ্ব থেকে মুসলমানদের নাম-নিশানা মুছে ফেলতে ঐক্যবদ্ধভাবে কাজ করছে। সেই ধারাবাহিকতায় ভারতেও মুসলমানরা হত্যা নির্যাতনের শিকার হচ্ছে।…
Rifat murder in broad daylight was plotted for seven days
Dhaka, June 28 – The gruesome killing of Barguna youth Rifat Sharif in front of his wife was pre-planned. It was at least seven days’ plot of the murderers. The final meeting was held on Tuesday (June 25th), the day…
New York declares climate emergency, first US city to do so
Dhaka, June 28 – New York City officials declared a climate emergency in an effort to mobilize local and national responses to stall global warming, reports CNN. It’s the largest city in the US, with over 8.62 million inhabitants. The…
ILO’s Non-binding treaty to end harassment at workplace?
By Thalif Deen UN, Jun 26, 2019 (IPS) – Against the bbackdropof widespread charges of sexual abuse and harassment at workplaces– including the United Nations– the International Labour Conference (ILC) last week adopted a “Convention” and a set of “Recommendations”…
Young, educated and jobless
by Karola Klatt A decade after the onset of the global crisis, youth unemployment remains high in many industrialised countries. But it’s not an act of nature. The International Labour Organization (ILO), which marks its centenary this year, shone a…
Rise of superbugs – and why industrial farming to blame
The massive use of antibiotics, fungicides and herbicides in industrial farming is contributing to the undermining of live-saving human medicines. By GRAIN Over the past few months, we’ve been inundated with alarming new evidence on how our industrial society is…
Youth arrested in connection with Barguna Rifat murder
Dhaka, June 27 – A youth was arrested from BKP area in Barguna town yesterday in connection with the Wednesday’s killing of a man in front of his wife. The arrest comes after a video went viral on social media…
Canadian envoy parries comment on Noor Chowdhury extradition
Dhaka, June 27 – Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit Prefontaine yesterday said he cannot make any comment regarding Noor Chowdhury, a self-confessed killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, when the matter is in court but historically Canada is averse…
HC asks ACC to remove corrupt officials from the Anti-graft body
Dhaka, June 27 – Terming the corrupt officials as ‘cancerous element’ for the society,Bangladesh, HC asks, ACC, to remove, corrupt officials, from, Anti-graft body, It also observed that no corrupt official could remain in the Anti-Corruption Commission as the commission…
Scientists discover vast freshwater reservoir beneath ocean
Dhaka, June 27 – Underneath the salty waters of the North Atlantic ocean, geologists have discovered a giant aquifer of freshwater, hidden from view just off the US coast, reports Science Alert. While the vast size of this massive cache…
MH 17: Charging Individuals based on flawed Investigation
The International Movement for a Just World (JUST) and the Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF) share Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s skepticism about Russia’s culpability in the shooting down of MH17 on the 17th of July 2014. The Dutch-led…
Sustainable Food Systems: The Biofortification Connection
Peter Goldstein The speakers at this year’s EAT Stockholm Food Forum delivered a consistent message to the roughly 1,000 attendees: Current global diets are damaging human health and planetary well-being. The foods we produce, and the ways we produce them,…
BAU approves 80 research projects for 2019-20
Mymensingh, June 26 – The Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System (BAURES) approved 80 research projects for the fiscal year of 2019-20. The University Grants Commission granted 6 crore taka on research sector of the University. The research activities will start…
Question leakage: Warrant against 78 including DU students
Dhaka, June 26 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against 78 persons including several students of Dhaka University on the charge of leaking question papers in the Dhaka University admission test. Later,…
Countries differ over review of achievements under UNFCCC
Bonn, 26 June (TWN) – Disagreements between developed and developing countries arose over the need to review the progress on achievements under the UNFCCC, at the Bonn climate talks. The talks which began on 17 June, are scheduled to end…
HC summons Special Tribunal Judge for defying its stay
Dhaka, June 26 –The High Court on Wednesday summoned the judge of Dhaka’s metropolitan special tribunal-2 for defying its stay order on proceedings of a murder case. The HC bench comprising Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim and Justice Md Riaz Uddin…
Anti-graft body finds proof its director Basir took bribes
Dhaka, June 26 – After getting preliminary evidence of bribery allegations, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday sent a letter to the department of immigration so that its suspended director Enamul Basir could not leave the country. ACC director Sheikh Md…
High Court for revival of a murder case stayed 28 years ago
Dhaka, June 26 – After lifting a 28-year old stay order on the trial proceeding of a murder case, the High Court yesterday directed the registrar general to prepare a list of the criminal cases which have been stayed following…
Poorest nations weighed down by fastest growing populations
By Thalif DeenReprint| UN, Jun 24 2019 (IPS) – With a new report projecting a rise in population, specifically in Asia and Africa, the United Nations has warned that continued rapid population growth presents enormous challenges for sustainable development in…
Low-income nations pay over 20 times more for generic drugs
By Caley PigliucciReprint UN, Jun 21 2019 (IPS) – A recently-released report by the Washington-based Center for Global Development (CGD) shows that generic drugs, like omeprazole (used to treat heartburn), can cost 20-30 times more in low and middle-income countries…
Taking cue from YouTube, BD youth farms fish in yard pools
Comilla, June 26 – Iqbal Hossain, a youth of Shubhanagar village in Sadar Upazila, has started farming fish in backyard pools. He taught himself the technique by watching a tutorial on youtube, the video blogging site. “I started farming fish…
টেকসই উন্নয়নের জন্য অববাহিকা ভিত্তিক নদীব্যবস্থাপনা জরুরীঃ আইএফসি
ঢাকা, ২৫ জুন – টেকসই উন্নয়নের লক্ষ্যগুলো (এসডিজীজ) অর্জনের স্বার্থে নদীমাতৃক বাংলাদেশের নদীগুলোর ব্যবস্থাপনা টেকসই হওয়া দরকার। এজন্য যৌথ সকল নদীর অববাহিকা ভিত্তিক ব্যবস্থাপনা নিশ্চিত করার উদ্যোগ নিতে প্রধান মন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনাকে অনুরোধ জানিয়েছেন অন্তর্জাতিক ফারাক্কা কমিটি (আইএফসি) নিউ ইয়র্ক…
23 sued for gross violation of rules in FR Tower construction
Dhaka, June 25 – Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed two cases against 23 people for the gross violation of rules and regulations for constructing the mmuch-talked-aboutbuilding FR Tower which caught fire that claimed lives of 27 people and injured scores of…