Dhaka, May 4 – At least 16 people, including two children, were killed and dozens of others injured on Friday and Saturday as cyclonic storm Fani has unleashed its force on Bangladesh after ravaging eastern India. Fani which once turned…
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Indonesia sinks 51 foreign boats to fight against poaching
Indonesia, May 5 (AP/UNB) — Indonesian authorities resumed their tough stance against illegal fishing in the country’s waters by sinking 51 foreign ships Saturday, as the government ramps up efforts to exert greater control over its vast maritime territory. The…
Holy month of fasting Ramadan begins
Dhaka, May 6 – The Holy Ramadan, the Islami month of self-restraint for self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begann in Bangladesh on Tuesday as the new crescent moon was sighted on Monday. Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessing and…
Singer Subir Nandi passes away
Dhaka, May 7 – Renowned singer Subir Nandi died at a hospital in Singapore early Tuesday. He was 66. He breathed his last around 4:30am, said Dr Samanta Lal Sen, chief coordinator of National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery,…
e-shopping booms in Bangladesh ahead of Eid
Dhaka, May 7 – Online shopping has started gaining momentum in Bangladesh ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr amid its growing popularity with the boom in internet access across the country. An increasing number of people, mostly city dwellers, choose e-shopping to save…
Myanmar frees Reuters reporters jailed for Secrecy Act crime
Yangon, May 7 (AP/UNB) — Two Reuters journalists who were imprisoned for breaking Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act over reporting on security forces’ abuses of Rohingya Muslims were pardoned and released Tuesday. The convictions of Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe…
Want social change? Give communities more agency
By Ashif Shaikh DEWAS, India, May 3 2019 (IPS) – No external force can bring about real change in society. Only the community itself can. There are 650 districts in India. However, most nonprofits work only in a few districts.…
Myanmar: Deaths in Army Custody Need Independent Inquiry
The Killing of 6 Villagers in Rakhine State Should Be Fully, Credibly Investigated New York – Myanmar authorities should independently investigate the killing of detainees held by the military in Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 2,…
The trilemma of Big Tech
by Karin Pettersson Karin Pettersson says we can have Big Tech’s market domination, business models and democracy—just not all at the same time. Last week Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage in San Jose, California, and presented his vision…
Reza Kibria GS, Montu in presidium of Dr. Kamal’s Gono Forum
Dhaka, May 5 – A 111-member new committee of Gono Forum has been formed with Dr Kamal Hossain reelected Gono Forum’s president and Reza Kibria made its general secretary. Mostafa Mohsin Montu has been dropped from the post of party…
Dhaka plans to import more LNG
Dhaka, May 06 – The Bangladesh government is planning to import more Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) from the global market. During the recent state visit of Prime Minister Sheik Hasina in Brunei, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed for…
HC notice to combat air pollution by 2 City Corpns of Dhaka
Dhaka, May 5- The High Court yesterday summoned the chief executive officers of two Dhaka City Corporations to explain their positions over their reports submitted before the court relating to prevent air pollution in the capital. The HC bench comprising…
Bangladesh Madrasa girl ‘raped’ in Sherpur
Sherpur, May 2 – Police are looking for a 40-year-old man who is suspected of raping an eighth-grader in Sreebardi Upazila on Wednesday. The victim was alone at her house in Shankar Ghosh village around noon when Ujjal Mia, the…
UK defense chief fired over Huawei leaks, denies role
London, May 2 (AP/UNB) — British Prime Minister Theresa May summarily fired Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson Wednesday after an investigation into leaks from a secret government meeting about the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. He denied any involvement in the leak.…
Protecting refugees in Bangladesh during Monsoon season
Government Should Prioritize Safety in Relocation Efforts Brad Adams, Asia Director Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Abdul Momen recently warned that the coming monsoon season will bring serious risk to Rohingya refugees living in settlements in Cox’s Bazar. But instead of calling…
Inequality: From redistribution to predistribution & beyond?
by Liam Kennedy Soaring income inequality inevitably raises discussion of more progressive taxation. But a more fundamental focus on the ownership of capital is needed. ‘Taxes, taxes, taxes … All the rest is bullsh*t in my opinion.’ The now much-travelled…
Austerity is hurting women’s health
by Fran Darlington-Pollock A close look at how the austerity practiced in the UK since 2010 has affected women’s health shows a gender lens must always be applied to see the full picture. Where you live can kill you—and, in…
The beautiful Blue Raintree
Stuttgart, Germany – It looks just beautiful. A beauty does not need to be explained in so many words. The Blue Raintree makes one happy at the first look. At the Stuttgart Garden exhibition held from 25-28, April 2019, I…
BD Water Development Board’s dysfunctional sluice gates
More often than not, structures built by Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) harm the people than benefit them. Another example of this general phenomenon is provided by seven sluice gates that BWDB built to regulate the flow between the Madhumati…
Like Libya and Syria, Venezuela is not ‘just about oil’
By Andre Vltchek Yes, the latest research confirms that Venezuela is so rich in natural resources, that it could single-handedly satisfy all global demand for oil, for over 30 years. And it has much more than oil to offer, in…
3 killed as bus overturns in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, May 2 – Three people were killed and 12 others were injured when a bus turned turtle at Mirganj Bazar in Bagha Upazila on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Abu Hanif, 28, the bus driver’s assistant, Manwara Begum,…
Cyclone Fani: Danger signal 7 issued at Mongla, Payra ports
Dhaka, May 2 – Khulna and adjoining southwestern coastal areas will feel the peripheral effect of ‘Fani’ by Friday morning, the Met Office says, advising Mongla and Payra ports to display danger signal number seven. The very severe cyclonic storm…
শরীয়তের আইন পরিবর্তনের দু:সাহস দেখালে জবাব দেবে
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের সিনিয়র নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ ফয়জুল করীম বলেছেন, সম্পত্তিতে নারী-পুরুষের সমান ভাগ নিশ্চিতকরণের নামে কুরআনের আইনের পরিবর্তনের পায়ঁতারা করলে তাদেরকে ছেড়ে দেয়া হবে না। শরীয়তের আইন পরিবর্তনের সাহস দেখালে তার দাঁতভাঙ্গা জবাব দেয়া হবে। তিনি বলেন,…
India’s hydro generation again below 10% in 2018-19
May 1, 2019 SANDRP In 2018-19, for the third year in succession, power generation from India’s large hydropower projects was below 10% of total electricity generation. In 2016-17, for the first time in independent India’s history, power generation from large…
Fani now monster: Alert for BD ports, Evacuation in Odisha
Dhaka, May 1 – The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local warning signal No 4 as the very severe cyclonic storm “Fani” over the West Central Bay and adjoining area moved…
যৌন নিপীড়নকারীদের কঠোর শাস্তি দিতে হবে
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ ঢাকা মহানগর উত্তর সভাপতি প্রিন্সিপাল শেখ ফজলে বারী মাসউদ ও সেক্রেটারী মাওলানা আরিফুল ইসলাম এক যুক্ত বিবৃতিতে বলেছেন, যৌন নিপীড়নকারীদের কঠোর শাস্তির আওতায় আনলে যৌন নিপীড়ন অনেকাংশে কমে যাবে। যৌন নিপীড়নকারীদের সর্বোচ্চ শাস্তি কার্যকর হলে দেশে যৌন…
Case filed over raid at Dhaka ‘militant den’
Dhaka, April 30 – A case was filed yesterday over the raid at a ‘militant den’ in Bosila area of Dhaka city. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 Senior Warrant Officer Md Abdullah filed the case with Mohammadpur Police Station on Monday…
Student suicide: Charge taken against Viqarunnisa teachers
Dhaka, April 30 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday accepted the charges brought against two teachers of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in a case filed for instigating the suicide of Aritry Adhikary, a ninth-grade…
Bangladeshi del visits Rooppur NPP reference plant in Russia
Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM arranged a familiarization tour to Unit- 6 of Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant in Russia for a group of Bangladeshi expert and media representatives on April 17, 2019. The said unit is considered to be…
Huawei signs 5G MoU with Telecom Cambodia
Dhaka, Apr 30 – Huawei has recently signed a 5G Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Telecom Cambodia. Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Li Jin’ge, Vice President of Huawei and HE Sok Puthyvuth, chairman of Telecom Cambodia…