Kushtia, Mar 21 – A three-day Lalon festival, which began on Wednesday at Lalon Shah Shrine at Chheuria village in Kushtia will end Friday. Every year, the Lalon Academy and Kushtia district administration jointly organise the festival in memory of…
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No exam for students of classes I, II, III
Dhaka, Mar 20 – The government has decided not to take any examination of the students of classes I, II and III. Primary and Mass Education Ministry has taken the decision following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directives, Primary and Mass…
BD High Court bans movie on wrongly imprisoned Jaha Alam
Dhaka, March 20 – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday banned the making of any movie or drama on Jaha Alam, who was wrongly imprisoned for three years in place of the real accused, in connection with more than two…
Frenzied students drive buses out of Capital Dhaka streets
Dhaka, March 20 – The student-led protest for safer roads, which rocked the country last year, was rekindled again after the death of Abrar Hossain Chowdhury, a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), in a road accident on Tuesday.…
Govt apathy behind rise in road fatalities: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Mar 20 – Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday blamed the government’s apathy for the growing road fatalities in Bangladesh. In a statement, he also said people are being subjected to unnatural deaths on roads every day…
BNP blasts govt for ‘indiscipline’ in transport sector
Dhaka, Mar 20 – BNP senior leaders on Wednesday alleged that discipline in the country’s transport sector was not restored as the government did not materialise the demands placed by the students during their ‘safe road’ movement last year. Speaking…
কুরআনি শিক্ষা না থাকায় মানুষ উগ্রবাদে ধাবিত হচ্ছে – চরমোনাই পীর
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, ইসলামের মৌলিক শিক্ষা তথা কুরআনি শিক্ষা না থাকায় মানুষ উগ্রবাদে ধাবিত হচ্ছে। যুব সমাজ নেশাগ্রস্ত হয়ে নজ এবং সমাজকে ধ্বংস করছে। কুরআনের আলো ছড়িয়ে দিয়ে নৈতিকতা বিবর্জিত…
Israeli forces’ 2018 Gaza actions may constitute war crimes
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – During the large-scale demonstrations that began in Gaza on 30 March 2018, individual members of the Israeli Security Forces, in the course of their response to the demonstrations, killed and injured civilians who were neither directly…
Xulhaz, Tonoy murder case report deferred to April 16
Dhaka, March 19 – The submission of the investigation report in connection with the murder of Bangladesh’s lone LGBT magazine founder Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy was Tuesday deferred to April 16 by a Dhaka court. Magistrate…
Dhaka ranks world’s worst in Air Quality Index Wednesday
Dhaka, Mar 20 – Bangladesh capital Dhaka was ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday. Dhaka had a score of 179 at 10:50 am, indicating that the air quality was unhealthy. A numerical value between 151 and…
Court takes cognizance in Dipon murder case
Dhaka, March 20 – The Special Anti-Terrorism Tribunal of Dhaka on Tuesday took cognizance of the charges against eight members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam in connection with the Faisal Arefin Dipon murder case. Scrutinising the case documents,…
World Social Work Day 2019 observed at RU
Rajshahi, March 19 – With the theme of ‘Promoting the importance of human relationships’ the Social Work department of Rajshahi University observed the World Social Work Day 2019 on Tuesday amid festivity and enthusiasm. On the day teachers, students and…
বিশেষ মহলের স্বার্থে গ্যাসের মূল্যবৃদ্ধির প্রস্তাব – মুসলিমলীগ
তরলীকৃত গ্যাস আমদানী কারক কতিপয় ব্যবসায়ীকে বিপুলভাবে লাভবান করতে গ্যাসের মূল্য বৃদ্ধির অযৌক্তিক প্রস্তাব করা হয়েছে উল্লেখ করে বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগের সভায় বলা হয় সিস্টেম লসের নামে ও অবৈধ গ্যাস লাইন প্রদানের মাধ্যমে কতিপয় দূর্নীতিবাজ কর্মকর্তা ও কর্মচারী যে বিপুল…
Rangamati gun attack: End never justifies means
The death of an assistant presiding officer and six others in a gun attack in the Rangamati Hill District as they were returning after the end of polling at a local centre in the second phase of Upazila local government…
Attack on Dutch city of Utrecht; Bangladeshis safe
Dhaka, Mar 18 – No Bangladeshi national has been affected due to latest terror attack in the Dutch city of Utrecht that left three dead and nine others injured, says the Bangladesh Embassy in The Hague on Monday. Bangladesh nationals…
ACC to seek stay on production of Jaha Alam movie
Dhaka, March 18 – The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC is going to file a petition with the High Court today (Tuesday) seeking a stay order on making of a film based on the story of the wrongly imprisoned Jaha Alam.…
BCL submits memorandum to VC of BAU
Mymensingh, March 18 – A memorandum has been given to the University Vice Chancellor demanding broadband connection with high speed and prevention of mosquito bombs at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) signed by BAU BCL president Sabuj Kazi and general secretary…
Violation of Mujib’s democracy norms disprove loyalty to him
Dhaka, March 18 – Jatiya Oikyafront chief and Ganaforum president Dr Kamal Hossain today observed that those who violate Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s directives on flawless democracy and election should be ‘ostracized.’ “Holding election in a free and fair manner…
Dhaka issues travel alert for Bangladesh nationals in NZ
Dhaka, March 18 – Bangladesh government has issued travel alerts for its citizens who are living in New Zealand or preparing to visit the country after the gruesome attacks on two mosques in Christchurch. Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday…
Unusual situation prevailing in country: Kh Mosharraf
Dhaka, Mar 18 – BNP’s senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday said the government cannot stay in power for long as an ‘unusual’ situation has been prevailing in the country. “It’s an unusual incident that vote robbery took place…
Sri Lanka seeks to send more migrant workers to the EU
The 5th meeting of the Joint Readmission Committee between Sri Lanka and the European Community was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombo on 11th March 2019, the Foreign Ministry said recently. The Meeting was co-chaired by Additional Secretary…
NZ mosque shootings mentally break some BD cricketers
Dhaka, Mar 17 — Bangladesh team has returned to Bangladesh after an unexpected end of New Zealand tour. Mahmudullah Riyad, the Bangladesh Test captain during the absence of Shakib Al Hasan, said upon the return to the country that they…
Dhaka ranked 2nd worst city in Sunday Air Quality Index
Dhaka, Mar – Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka was ranked second worst city in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday. Dhaka had a score of 208 at 8:47pm, indicating that the air quality was very unhealthy. A numerical value between 151…
Dilapidated gas pipelines in capital Dhaka to be replaced
Introduction of smart prepaid metres also on cards Dhaka, Mar 18 – The Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd has planned to replace its dilapidated gas pipelines in Dhaka city with new ones as well as to introduce smart…
Global Compact for safe orderly migration -Objectives
Global Compact for safe, orderly migration – Objectives Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies Minimize the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel people to leave their country of origin Provide accurate and…
Democracy buried on Dec 30: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Mar 9 – Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday alleged that democracy was buried in the country by holding a ‘tainted and so-called’ national election on December 30. Speaking at a meeting of Gono Forum’s presidium members,…
ইভিএম হবে ভোট ডাকাতির ডিজিটাল পদ্ধতি -মুসলিম লীগ
একাদশ সংসদ নির্বাচনটি স্বাধীন বাংলাদেশের প্রথম সংসদ নির্বাচনের কার্বন কপি উল্লেখ করে বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগের কেন্দ্রীয় ওয়ার্কিং কমিটির বর্ধিত সভায় বলা হয়: ক্ষমতায় থাকা দলগুলো বার বার প্রমাণ করেছে যে, কোনো দলীয় সরকারের অধীনে এদেশে সুষ্ঠু, অবাধ ও ভোট ডাকাতি…
Dhaka-Moscow joint body reviews Rooppur NPP work
Dhaka, March 09 – The 4th meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JСС) of Russia and Bangladesh on the construction of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant was held at a city hotel in Dhaka recently. The main topic of discussion was…
ঢাবি ক্যাম্পাসে ঔদ্ধত্বপূর্ণ আচরণ: ইশা ছাত্রআ-এর নিন্দা
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় কেন্দ্রীয় ছাত্র সংসদ (ডাকসু) নির্বাচনে বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় প্রশাসনের সকল নিয়ম-নীতি মেনে ইসলামী শাসনতন্ত্র ছাত্র আন্দোলন অংশ নিয়েছে। ছাত্রলীগ, ছাত্রদল ও বামদের অযৌক্তিক তীব্র বাধার মুখেও যৌক্তিকভাবে নির্বাচনে অংশ নেয় ইশা ছাত্র আন্দোলন। প্রচারণা শুরুরদিক থেকেই আচরণবিধি মান্য করে প্রচারণা…
Gender gap in disaster risk management: Why it matters
Submitted by Caren Grown, co-authors: Cristina Otano Over the past decade, the practice of disaster risk management (DRM) has evolved and matured. From mainly focusing on disaster response, local and international actors alike now emphasize the importance of preparedness and…