Dhaka, March 31 – At least over 1.3 mln examinees are going to sit for Higher Secondary School (HSC) examinations beginning Monday. Education ministry sources said they have taken all necessary preparations to hold HSC examinations without any irregularities and…
Dhaka, March 31 –The FR Tower, where a deadly blaze on last Thursday killed 26 people, is declared as “unusable until further notice” by a government probe committee as not only the building is badly fire-gutted but also has evinced…
Dhaka, March 31 – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon yesterday challenged Rajdhani Unnyan Katripakkha (RAJUK) to demolish a building owned by an influential person. “No one in the city believes that any building owned by an…
Cox’s Bazar, Mar 31 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Moulvibazar in Teknaf upazila’s Hneela union early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Mahamudur Rahman, 28, son of Miah Hossain, resident of…
Dhaka, Mar 30 – Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sayeed Khokon on Saturday directed the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence to ascertain whether the recent incidents of fire were acts of sabotage. He came up with the directive at…
Dhaka, Mar 30 – BNP on Saturday alleged that the government has failed to modernise the Fire Service and Civil Defence with modern life-saving equipment as it has only enhanced the capacity of law enforcers to “suppress the opposition”. Speaking…
Dhaka, Mar 30 – President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday called for forming a judicial probe commission to ensure proper investigations into the recent deadly fire incidents. In a statement, he also voiced deep…
Chattogram, Mar 30 – The leaders and activists of BNP port city unit on Saturday observed a token hunger strike demanding immediate release of their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail. The hunger strike was staged in front of the party’s…
Hong Kong, Mar 30 (AP/UNB) — Cities around the world were marking Earth Hour on Saturday night by turning off the lights in a call for global action on climate change. In Hong Kong, major buildings along Victoria Harbour turned…
Dhaka, Mar 30 – Just two days after a major fire in the Dhaka’s Banani area left 25 people dead, another fire broke out at Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) kitchen market in Gulshan area early Saturday and gutted all…
Barishal, Mar 29 – Amid growing student protests, Barisal University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Imamul Haque on Friday expressed sorrows for his recent ‘offensive comment’. In a press statement signed by university public relations officer Faisal Ahmed, the VC requested the…
“The Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh expresses its deep condolences for the loss of lives from the fire at FR Tower on Kamal Ataturk Avenue at Banani, Dhaka. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families which lost…
The increasing number of natural disasters and dangers linked to climate change, highlighted in a major UN report released on Thursday, represents “another strong wake-up call” to the world, which must be countered by finding sustainable solutions quickly, UN Secretary-General…
Dhaka, Mar 29 – It was impossible to see anything as there was a dark wall of smoke everywhere. Within 10 minutes the smoke spread throughout the building making it difficult for people to escape. Exhausted and terrified, Hasina Parvin,…
Dhaka, Mar 28 – Four committees have been formed to investigate the deadly fire incident at a high-rise building in the capital’s Banani commercial area on Thursday afternoon that killed at least 19 people. A six-member probe body was formed…
Dhaka, Mar 28 – None of the victims of the horrific fire at FR Tower were burnt to death – they either suffocated inside the building, or died in the act of trying to escape the fire, falling from the…
Dhaka, Mar 28 – Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday alleged that the government is making the Bangladesh economy bankrupt by imposing a huge burden of loans on people in the name of develop projects. “The government is…
“Integrating Green and Gray – Creating Next Generation Infrastructure” is a joint report from the World Bank and the World Resources Institute (WRI) that aims to advance the integration of green and gray infrastructure solutions on the ground. It places…
Dhaka, March 28 – Suprobhat Paribahan bus driver on Thursday made a confessional statement admitting his offence in the case filed in connection with the death of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury. Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan…
Dhaka, March 28 – The BNP has termed the government move to transfer party’s ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia to Central Jail in Keraniganj inhuman. “The construction work of Keraniganj prison is yet to be completed. There is no good arrangement…
Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from Baltimore! Today, we’re highlighting ways to prevent food waste. Last week, Winnow Solutions announced a new artificial intelligence technology that will help reduce food waste significantly in commercial kitchens. It is estimated that between 5 and…
Chattogram, Mar 28 –At least nine people, including two women and a child, were killed and three others injured when a bus rammed a microbus on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway at Chunati Jaillartek in Lohagara Upazila early Thursday. The identities of…
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম শায়খে চরমোনাই বলেছেন, স্বাধীনতা অর্জনে সকল ধর্মবর্ণের মানুষের অংশগ্রহণ ছিলো। এটা কারো একক কৃতিত্ব নয়। তিনি বলেন, স্বাধীনতার ৪৮ বছর পর এসে যারা ধর্মনিরপেক্ষতার ঘোষণা দেয় তারা আসল ইতিহাসকে গোপন…
ক্লিন রিভার বাংলাদেশ বিগত ১ বছরে তার দুই শতাধিক সেচ্ছাসেবীদের নিয়ে ইতিমধ্যেই বাংলাদেশের ২০টি দূষিত ও দখলকৃত নদী সহ নদী দূষনরোধে জনসচেতনতা বৃদ্ধি,নদী পর্যবেক্ষন ও প্রতিকী পরিচ্ছন্নতা কার্যক্রম পরিচালনা করে আসছে। তারই ধারাবাহিকতায় ক্লিন রিভার বাংলাদেশ আগামী ২৯ মার্চ ২০১৯…
Dhaka, March 27 -The five gunmen, who attacked Gulshan’s Holey Artisan Bakery, shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ as they launched their attack at the capital’s upscale neighbor-hood, a witness told the court on Wednesday. Dhaka’s Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal heard the testimony of…
Dhaka, March 27 – The bus of Suprobhat Paribahan that ran over a student and sparked heavy protest among the students and locals, was being driven by its conductor. Sirajul Islam, who was designated driver of the bus, detained by…
• Police and Community Partnership in Nepal Tackling Violence Against Women • According to a survey by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 61% of women who face domestic abuse in Nepal never report it. • Reporting cases of gender-based…
by Ayat Soliman Globally, 2.4 billion people still live without access to basic sanitation – and over 760 million of these people live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Today only 27% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s population has access to basic sanitation and 220…
Dhaka, Mar 27 — A man was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at West Matikata in the city on Tuesday night. The deceased, identified as 30-year-old Shafiqul, was wanted in a number of cases including…
Islamabad, Mar 26 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s supreme court has granted six weeks’ bail to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for medical treatment at a domestic hospital. In Tuesday’s ruling, the court said Sharif — who has heart-related issues — will…