By Desmond Brown Bridgetown, Barbados, Apr 14 (IPS) – Barbados and its Caribbean neighbours are continuing to press ahead with their climate change agenda and push the concept of renewable energy despite the new position taken by the United States.…
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RU celebrates Pahela Baishakh with festivity
Rajshahi – Pahela Baishakh of Bangla new year-1424, the socio-cultural heritage of Bangalee culture was celebrated amid festivity on the Rajshahi University (RU) university campus.
Amphitheatre at Dhaka Hatirjheel lake atract large visitors
Dhaka, Apr 13 – An eye-catching Amphitheatre and a grand musical dancing fountain, set up at the city’s Hatirjheel lake to attract more visitors and tourists, have been opened as Pahela Baishakh gifts for the city dwellers. Prime Minister Sheikh…
Fully AC Maitree Express launched
Dhaka – Bangladesh and India on Friday formally inaugurated fully air conditioned Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express in an effort to further ease communication between the two countries with smooth journey. Railways Minister Mujibul Haque and Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh…
Forbes names Nazbin as Asia change maker
Dhaka – Prominent global magazine Forbes has featured Bangladeshi young woman Shougat Nazbin Khan as one of the 30 young pioneer women below age of 30 who are leading change in Asia. Nazbin, a 27-year-old woman, is also one of…
Pahela Baishakh celebrated amid traditional festivities
Dhaka, Apr 14 – Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar year, has started being celebrated on Friday amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm across the country . Different socio-cultural organisations and institutions have chalked out various programmes to mark…
Two suspected criminals killed in Meherpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Apr 14 – Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight between their cohorts and police on Malsadah-Hariadah road in Gangni upazila of Meherpur, on western Bangladesh, early Friday.
China: Military force won’t halt North Korea threat
US put North Korea on notice it won’t tolerate any provocation, while Pyongyang threatened a nuclear strike in response.
Incendiary weapons burn again in Syria
Recent attacks on Saraqeb caught on video Mary Wareham Videos and photographs taken last weekend in the city of Saraqeb, in northwestern Syria, show the unmistakably bright trails produced by incendiary weapons. The ZAB incendiary submunitions used in the attacks…
US hit IS with largest ever used bomb killing 36 fighters
Washington, Apr 13 (AP/UNB) — U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with “the mother of all bombs,” the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials…
Did you know that the oceans have it all?
By Baher Kamal Rome, Apr 13 (IPS) – Perhaps you are not aware enough of the fact the oceans have it all! What is “all”? Well, oceans have from microscopic life to the largest animal that has ever lived on…
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Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh Friday
Dhaka, Apr 13 – Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar year, will be celebrated in Basnghladesh on Friday amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm under tight security cover. Different socio-cultural organisations and institutions have taken up various programmes to…
HC stays trial proceedings of 4 cases against Khaleda
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Thursday) stayed the trial proceedings of four sabotage cases filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. The court also issued four separate rulings asking the government to explain as…
HC stays mayor Mannan’s suspension for 2nd time
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a government order suspending Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan for the second time.
EU calls for moratorium on executions
Dhaka – The European Union in a statement on Thursday reitrerated its opposition to capital punishment which, it said, is not a deterrent against crime and renders miscarriages of justice irreversible.
AL’s meet with Quami Madrasa people polls campaign: BNP
Dhaka – A senior BNP leader on Thursday alleged that the government is building relations with qaumi madrasha people to sail through the next elections.
First Abu Dhabi Bank cuts jobs
Abu Dhabi: First Abu Dhabi Bank has made up to 20 job cuts in its global markets division following the merger of National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank, sources told an international news agency. The merger of…
Trump says Nato ‘no longer obsolete’
US President Donald Trump has said Nato is “no longer obsolete”, reversing a stance that had alarmed allies. Hosting Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House, Mr Trump said the threat of terrorism had underlined the alliance’s importance.
Combined admission test for Universities!
There is no admission test for classes from I to class XI across the country. General people and their wards thus get a great relief from the rubbish burden. They had to attend coaching centres and memorise many things from…
Suspected ‘female drug peddler’ killed at Naf River
Dhaka, Apr 13 – A woman, said to be a Myanmar national, was killed and four people others injured in a reported gunfight between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and a group of ‘drug peddlers’ at Badarmokam in Teknaf…
Son kills elderly mother in Sylhet
Dhaka, Apr 13 – A septuagenarian woman was hacked to death allegedly by her ‘mentally retarded’ son at Dakkhin Barkot village in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday.
Russia vetoes UN resolution on Syria chemical attack
United Nations, Apr 13 (AP/UNB) – Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in a town in northern Syria and demanded a speedy investigation, triggering clashes between Moscow and the measure’s…
Raid on suspected ‘militant den’ in Rajshahi; 1 held
Dhaka, Apr 13 – Police arrested a suspected militant during a raid on a ‘militant den’ at Darikharbona in Rajshahi divisional city on Northwest Bangladesh early Thursday.
1st black woman on NY Appeal court found dead by river
New York, Apr 13 (AP/UNB) — The first black woman appointed to the state’s highest court has been found dead on the bank of the Hudson River.
Executed Mufti Hannan, 2 others buried
Dhaka, Apr 13 – Three convicts in the Sylhet grenade attack case who were hanged on Wednesday night were buried at their village homes early Thursday. They were Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and two otyhers Delwar Alias Ripon…
Attack on SUST journalists: BAUJA wear black badges
Mymensingh – Journalists of different dailies working on Bangladesh Agricultural University wear black badges in front of TSC to protest the attack on SUST journalists.
RU iournalists seek trial of attackers on SUST journos
Rajshahi – Demanding punishment of BCL activists over attack on two Journalists of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), the reporters of Rajshahi University (RU) formed a human chain in front of central library of the university at 12:00…
SC refuses to drop ACC case against Zubaida
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Wednesday) rejected the petition of Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman, to drop a case filed against her by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).…
PM accuses Khaleda for giving ‘false info’ about her India tour
Dhaka, Apr 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said no one will be able to show Khaleda Zia anything if she keeps her eyes closed. The premier strongly criticised the BNP chief for giving ‘false’ and ‘confusing’ information…