A three-day trade fair of Noble-stones: Wonder of the crystals-like Tourmaline, Ruby, Emeralds, moonston, amber, citrine, Aquamanne and more was held in Stutgart Messe, Germany from April 21 to 24.
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Amari Dhaka observes Earth Day
Dhaka – To fight for climate solutions on April 22, 2017 Amari Dhaka has celebrated Earth day by taking some environment friendly measures. Earth Day is a global reminder of our responsibility to preserve our home for generations to come.…
RDS training, Rajshahi programme of IBBL held
Dhaka – A Training program of Rural Development Scheme (RDS) of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited under Rajshahi Zone was held at a local hotel on April 23, 2017, Sunday.
Yaba case convict Amin Huda refused bail
Dhaka – Convicted businessman Yaba king Amin Huda, who was sentenced to 79 years imprisonment in connection with the biggest haul of Yaba tablets cases, failed to secure bail from the High Court on Monday.
Boro paddy on 43 thousand ha damaged in Habiganj floods
Dhaka – Boro-paddy on About 43 thousands hectares of land was damaged by flash flood due to incessant rain in Habiganj District. According to the District Agriculture Extension (DAE) total land of 1 lakh 16 thousand and 510 hectares were…
King Miswati of Swaziland wants to ban divorce
King Mswati III of Swaziland is Africa’s last absolute monarch. The 49-year old king who calls himself ngweyama, “the lion,” owns most of the country’s land and rules by decree, appointing all of the government’s top positions. Now he may…
হাওড়ের সাসটেইনেবিলিটি!
ফয়েজ আহমদ তৈয়্যব – জলজ বাস্তুসংস্থান ও মাছ শুধু নয় হাঁসও মারা পড়েছে ব্যাপকভাবে। এখন শুনা যাচ্ছে ছাগলও মরেছে। এমোনিয়ার গল্প ঠিক নয় বলেই মনে হচ্ছে, যেসব তথাকথিত ও মুখস্ত বিদ্যা নির্ভর এক্সপার্ট এমোনিয়ার ধোঁয়া তুলেছেন তারা কোন টেস্টের রেফারেন্স…
Reducing European inequality: Cohesion through convergence
by Michael Dauderstädt When founded in 1957, the then European Economic Community comprised six relative prosperous countries, albeit including a very poor region, the Italian Mezzogiorno. With the first enlargement in 1972, poor Ireland joined the Community, bringing a start…
EU needs fair work-life balance
by Montserrat Mir Roca When the nuts and bolts of the long-awaited European Pillar of Social Rights are unveiled at the end of April, the European Commission will at the same time set out plans to achieve a better balance…
Marriott International’s 1st pop-up hotel innovation lab
-By Raquib Siddiqi Marriott International has recently launched its first pop-up hotel innovation lab, creating an interactive model hotel experience in downtown Los Angeles to crowdsource real-time feedback from the public, furthering the company’s futuristic vision.
Body of Raudha exhumed for second autopsy
Rajshahi – Criminal Investigation Department exhumed the body of Maldivian medical student Raudha Athif, who was found dead at a dormitory of Rajshahi Islami Bank Medical College Hospital on March 29, for a fresh post-mortem. A CID team started exhuming…
Cease ‘destabilising actions, rhetoric’: US tells N Korea
Washington (CNN) With tensions rising between the US and North Korea, the Pentagon on Sunday called for the isolated communist nation to avoid destabilising the situation further.
Dam-bursts at Pagnar haor on NE Bangladesh damage crops
Dhaka, Apr 24 – The Urar Bondho dam at Pagnar haor in Jamalganj and Dirai upazilas breached at various points in Sunamganj on northeast Bangladesh early Monday, damaging crops on some 9,400 hectares of land.
DU BCL infighting leaves 7 injured
Dhaka, Apr 24 – At least seven students were injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Dhaka University’s Sir AF Rahman Hall on Sunday night.
560 model BD mosques to spread ‘true’ Islamic values
Golam Moin Uddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Apr 24 – The government has initiated a move to set up some 560 model mosques across the country, aiming to develop and spread the true Islamic values and culture.
French polls: Macron, Le Pen set to face off in final round
Exit polls from nail-biting first stage of French presidential vote shows centrist and far-right leader with most votes. Polls have closed in the first round of the presidential vote, and for the first time in modern French history, no major-party…
Floods sumerged crop protection embankments: Minister
Dhaka – Flash floods in the haor areas after incessant rainfall has spilled over the crop protection embankments as the height of water was above the barriers causing the damage to the crops, water resources minister Anisul Islam Mahmud said…
Clients’ get-together of IBBL Rajshahi Zone held
Dhaka – Clients Get-together of Rajshahi Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held at a local hotel on April 22, 2017, Saturday. Arastoo Khan, Chairman of the bank was present as chief guest at the program. Professor Syed Ahsanul…
285 private colleges to be nationalised
Dhaka – The government has finalised a list of 285 private colleges to nationalise as a part of its decision to set up a government college in each upazila of the country.
BNP stepping towards collapse, not power: Hanif
Dhaka – Ruling Awami League party’s joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Sunday said BNP is step by step moving towards the verge of collapse not towards the state power. In response to a statement of BNP leader Shamsuzzaman…
‘RMG buyers give moral advice, not buy products at higher price’
Dhaka – Eminent economist Prof Rehman Sobhan Sunday said that the foreign ready-made garments (RMG) buyers are conducting unethical business with the RMG products made by the Bangladeshi workers. After the Rana Plaza tragedy four years ago, the foreign buyers…
Tarique’s Mother-in-law Iqbal Mand Banu granted bail
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to Iqbal Mand Banu, mother-in- law of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman, in a graft case filed against her for not submitting her wealth…
Floods never kill fishes or birds: No more hasty remarks
by Mostafa Kamal Majumder Dhaka – The deaths of fishes that breed and grow, and water birds that feed and roost in the haors (depressions) of greater Sylhet region on the northeastern part of Bangladesh, following a flash flood just…
IAEA, Rosatom to join efforts to improve nuke infrastructure
Dhaka – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Russia’s state corporation-Rosatom has agreed to join hands in improving nuclear infrastructure in the countries, those are just opting for nuclear power development. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the IAEA, and…
‘The ocean is not a dumping ground’
By Nasseem Ackbarally Port-Louis, Mauritius, Apr (IPS) – An internationally renowned scientist, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim became Mauritius’s sixth president on June 5, 2015 – and one of the few Muslim women heads of state in the world. Her nomination constituted a major…
Journalism as propaganda
by Simon Wren-Lewis A few days ago I took part in a Royal Economic Conference session on the implications of the Brexit vote. There is no need for me to describe how it went, as there is a good write…
Larry Fink: ‘Warning signs are getting darker’ for the U.S. sconomy
by Charles Stein Laurence D. Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., said the lackluster growth of the U.S. economy and uncertainty around the Trump administration’s ability to quickly pass key reforms pose a risk to markets.
Three killed in Chittagong lightning
Dhaka, Apr 22 – Three people, including a woman, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Sandwip upazila and Fatikchhari upazila in Bangladesh’s coastal district of Chittagong on Saturday morning.
Shakib named Tigers’ T20I captain
Dhaka, Apr 22 – Shakib Al Hasan, the current world number one all-rounder in all formats of cricket, has been chosen as the Tigers’ new T20I captain to replace Mashrafe Bin Mortaza.
Operation at Jhenidah reported ‘militant den’ ends
Dhaka, Apr 22 – The operation ‘Southpaw’ conducted by law enforcers, including the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), at ‘Neo JMB militant hideout’ at Porahati village in Sadar upazila of Jhenidah concluded on…