Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation has announced the successful completion of the fuel loading at Unit-2 of Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant-2. The Unit 2 is scheduled to become operational by the end of 2019. It is one of the…
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EU Del to Bangladesh condole Chawkbazar fire victims
“The EU Delegation expresses its heartfelt condolences for all those affected by the fire which occurred at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar on 20 February. Our thoughts are with the Government and people of Bangladesh as well as with the bereaved families…
Production Warrant issued against jailed Khaleda
Dhaka, Feb 26 – The Special Judge’s Court-2 of Dhaka on Tuesday issued a production warrant (PW) against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to appear before the court on March 13 in the Barapukuria coalmine graft case. Judge ASM Ruhul…
Dhaka Bar Association election begins Wednesday
Dhaka, Feb 26 – Voting in the two-day polls to elect the office bearers for 2019-2020 of Dhaka Bar Association, kicks off on Wednesday. Seven thousand eight hundred ninety seven voters are expected to cast their vote, starting from 9…
Investigation on in Biman hijack attempt case
Dhaka, Feb 26 – The Investigation Officer (IO) of the reported Biman aircraft hijack case on Tuesday seized the Bangladesh Biman Airlines BG-147 and wanted the black box as the evidence of the case lodged on Monday with Patenga police…
The biodiversity crucial for our food, agri is disappearing
Rome – FAO News Release – The first-ever report of its kind presents mounting and worrying evidence that the biodiversity that underpins our food systems is disappearing – putting the future of our food, livelihoods, health and environment under severe…
The unbearable unrealism of the present
by Paul Mason on 25th February 2019 @paulmasonnews What characterises the present moment in history is a pervasive sense of unrealism among elites. Official discourses are no longer used as guides to action, laws are not applied and regulations are…
Unwanted people of Burma: Tropical Srebrenica in Pagoda land
By Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali Al Qassim Geneva, Feb 22 (IPS) – The massacre of Srebrenica will enter human history as one of our darkest chapters. From 11 to 22 July 1995, Bosnian Serb military forces massacred approximately 8,000 Muslim…
বিমান ছিনতাই প্রমাণ করে আইন-শৃঙ্খলা পরিস্থিতি নাজুক -আইএবি
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর মহাসচিব অধ্যক্ষ মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ বলেছেন, বিভিন্ন ঘটনায় সরকারের ব্যর্থতা ক্রমেই ফুটে উঠছে। সরকারের ব্যর্থতায় ১০ বছর আগে পিলখানার হত্যাকান্ড সংঘটিত হয়েছিল। এভাবে বিভিন্ন ঘটনার মোড়কে জনগণকে জিম্মি করা হচ্ছে। কত মায়ের বুক খালি হচ্ছে, কত পরিবার…
Dispose of Khaleda’s Barapukuia case in 6 months: HC
Dhaka, Feb 25 – The High Court Division on Monday ordered the subordinate court to dispose of the Barapukuria coalmine graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 10 others within six months. The High Court bench of Justice…
Peelkhana carnage masterminds not yet identified: BNP
Dhaka, Feb 25 – The BNP on Monday alleged that the masterminds behind the killings in the BDR mutiny yet to be identified as the investigative report carried out by the army was not made public. “None of the investigations…
Nightmare result of Trump-Kim talks: Bad deal, little change
Hanoi, Feb 25 (AP/UNB) — The nightmare scenario heading into the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un isn’t so much “fire and fury” and millions dead. Rather, some experts fear the meeting could…
Sheriff: 2 bodies recovered from Texas plane crash site
Anahuac, Feb 25 (AP/UNB) — A southeast Texas sheriff said Sunday that two bodies have been recovered at the site where a Boeing 767 cargo plane crashed into a coastal bay. All three people aboard the Flight 3591 died, according…
Suspected drug trader killed in Joypurhat ‘gunfight’
Joypurhat, Feb 25 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Taushara in Khetlal Upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Tofazzal Hossain alias Wazed, 37, son of…
RU Muktijoddha Santan Command protests ‘attack’
Rajshahi, Feb 24 – Protesting the attack by police on Muktijoddha Sangsad Santan Command, an organization of the children of freedom fighters in Dhaka its Rajshahi University unit has observed sit-in strike programme and protesting rally on the campus on…
অগ্নিকান্ডে ক্ষতিগ্রস্তদের পাশে দাড়াবে ইসলামী আন্দোলন
ভয়াবহ অগ্নিকান্ডে চকবাজার চুড়িহাট্টা ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত এলাকা পরিদর্শন করেছে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই’র পক্ষে থেকে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের মহাসচিব এর নেতৃত্বে একটি প্রতিনিধি দল। এ সময় তারা ঘটনাস্থল পরিদর্শন করেন, নিহত ও আহত ব্যক্তিদের আত্মীয়-স্বজনের সাথে কথা বলেন।…
Condolence motion in Parliament for Chawkbazar fire victims
Dhaka, Feb 24 – The Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday adopted a condolence motion unanimously over Wednesday’s tragic fire incident at Churihatta in Chawkbazar in the city that left at least 67 people killed seeking peace of the departed souls of…
DU student seeks stay on Ducsu election process
Dhaka, Feb 24 – A Dhaka University (DU) student on Sunday filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking a stay on the process for holding of election to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) scheduled for March 11.…
Full list of Bd freedom fighters by 26 March next, Minister
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Minister for Liberation War Affairs AKM Mozemmel Haque on Sunday told parliament that the government would publish a full list of the freedom fighters of the country’s War of Liberation in 1971 by March 26 this on…
Food, nutrition research and policy workshop opens in Dhaka
Dhaka, Feb 24 – A 7-day training workshop for mid-level officials of Ministry of Food and Directorate General of Food and the Directorate General of Food Planning and Monitoring unit organized by the Integrated Food Policy Research Program with technical…
BAU Teacher Forum allege cheating with Bangabandhu ideal
Mymensingh, Feb 23 – Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) Awami backed teachers’ organization ‘Democratic Teachers Forum’ has made allegation of cheating with the ideology of Bangabandhu. By capitalizing on the ideology of Bangabandhu, they are sharing benefits with leftist teachers of…
International literature conference begins at RU
Rajshahi, Feb 23 – A two-day-long International Literature Conference “Nirikh” began on Rajshahi University Campus on Saturday. Former Vice-chancellor of Assam University of India Tapodhir Bhattacharjee inaugurated the occasion in front of the Shukhranjan Samaddar Student-Teacher Cultural Center of the…
Veterinary Society annual scientific conference opens at BAU
Mymensingh, Feb 23 – The silver jubilee programme of Bangladesh Society for Veterinary Education and Research (BSVER) was inaugurated at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Saturday. To celebrate silver jubilee program the authority of BSVER and Krishi Gobeshona Foundation (KGF)…
Monthly base ‘talk show’ Cosmos Art Echo on Sunday
Monthly base ‘talk show’ programme, Cosmos Art Echo will be held on Sunday, 24 February 2019, 5:30 pm. This is the 2nd edition Cosmos Art Echo. Legendary portrait photographer Nasir Ali Mamun. He will give his speech in the title…
Fuel loading at 2nd VVER 1200 unit of Rooppur NPP begins
Dhaka, Feb 23 – Fuel loading began right on schedule on February 19 at the unit- 2 of Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant II in Russia. Equipped with the VVER-1200 reactor this is another referential unit of under implementation Rooppur Nuclear…
হাতেখড়ি’র ৫ম শিশু-কিশোর ও তরুণ সাংবাদিক প্রশিক্ষণ
সুপ্ত মনের মুক্ত প্রকাশ শ্লোগানে ৫ম শিশু-কিশোর ও তরুণ সাংবাদিক প্রশিক্ষণ ২০১৯ অনুষ্ঠিত। প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী উপলক্ষ্যে রাজধানীর ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের সিরাজুল ইসলাম লেকচার হলে ২২ ফেব্রুয়ারি, শুক্রবার এআয়োজন করে জাতীয় শিশু-কিশোর পত্রিকা হাতেখড়ি। সকাল ৯টায় শুরু হওয়া প্রশিক্ষণে ক্লাশ গ্রহণ করেন প্রতিক্ষণ…
Why is protecting biodiversity in Africa important?
Because climate change alone can cause the loss of over half of African bird and mammal species, trigger a 20-30% decline in lake productivity, and a significant loss of plant species. Africa is home to a rich and diverse animal,…
PM for support of all to remove Old Dhaka chemical godowns
Dhaka, Feb 23 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged all concerned to extend their all-out cooperation removing chemical godowns from Old Dhaka. “It’s regretful that still there are chemical godowns in Old Dhaka despite repeated drives against it,”…
6 ‘drug traders’ held in Ashulia
Savar, Feb 23 – Detectives in a drive arrested six suspected drug traders from Aukpara Bastuhara Pallu in Ashulia on Friday night after a clash with them. Five members of detective branch of police, including two DB sub-inspectors, were injured…