Bogura, Jan 5 – Green activists rescued a large Himalayan vulture after it got injured from Anantapur village of Shibganj Upazila in Bogura on Monday.
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Dhaka to recover imports as economy may speed up in 3 years
Dhaka, Jan 5 – Although imports fell drastically in 2019-20 fiscal, the government aims to turn things around aiming for average import growth of 8% per year over the next three fiscals, including the current 2020-21.
Couple awarded death for woman’s murder in Meherpur
Meherpur, Jan 5– A Meherpur court on Tuesday sentenced a couple to hang for throttling the man’s second wife to death in 2010.
Crucial Georgia Senate runoff: Trump, Biden hold rallies
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden have both held rallies on the eve of a vote that determines which party will have a tiebreaking majority in the US Senate.
Georgia Polls Chief Says Trump Plain Wrong About Vote Fraud
U.S. President Donald Trump is “just plain wrong” about election irregularities in Georgia, the state’s top elections official said Monday after he rebuffed Trump’s plea over the weekend to find enough ballots to upend his pivotal 11,000-vote loss in the…
Hindu idol vandalised in Thakurgaon temple
Thakurgaon, Jan 5 — The idol of Hindu Goddess Kali was vandalised by unidentified miscreants at a temple in Thakurgaon’s Pirgonj Upazila on Sunday night.
Global COVID-19 caseload crosses 85.6 million
Dhaka, Jan 5 – The global COVID caseload has crossed 85.6 million, while the deaths have surged to over 1.85 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Food Culture in Spotlight on UNESCO Heritage List
By SWAN PARIS, Dec (IPS) – Cuisine formed a notable portion of the latest inscriptions on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, with hawker food in Singapore and couscous traditions in North Africa being celebrated.
‘We Might Have a Covid-21 or Covid-22 Coming Our Way’
By Cristián Samper NEW YORK, (IPS) – Cristián Samper is working for the Wildlife Conservation Society, an organization that concerns itself with the health of wildlife all over the globe. And he warned –even before the Covid-19 pandemic – about…
Snowden welcomes rejection of Assange extradition
Moscow, Jan 4 – Fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden said Monday he hoped the British refusal to extradite Julian Assange would mark “the end” of attempts to see the WikiLeaks founder face espionage charges in the United States. A British…
Curtain rises on Shilpakala Academy’s Upazila Cultural Fest
Dhaka, Jan 04 – Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) virtually inaugurated a month-long cultural festival on Sunday, initiating live cultural shows in 10 Upazilas across the country that will run till January 31.
BNP to observe 10th national election anniversary Tuesday
Dhaka, Jan 4 – BNP has decided to mark the seventh anniversary of the 10th parliament election day– January 5, 2014–by hoisting flags at its offices across the country on Tuesday.
Novelist Rabeya Khatun passes away
Dhaka, Jan 03 –Eminent novelist Rabeya Khatun passed away in the city on Sunday at the age of 85. According to her family sources, Rabeya Khatun breathed her last at her Banani residence due to old-age complications.
IBTRA inaugurates internship programme
Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) inaugurated its Internship Programme for the students of Public and Private Universities on 4 January 2021, Monday at the virtual platform.
মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়ে ভর্তির লটারি ১১ জানুয়ারি
ঢাকা, ৪ জানুয়ারি – মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়ে ১ম শ্রেণি হতে ৯ম শ্রেণি পর্যন্ত শিক্ষার্থী ভর্তির ডিজিটাল লটারি ১১ জানুয়ারি বিকাল ৩ টায় অনুষ্ঠিত হবে। শিক্ষামন্ত্রী ডা.দীপু মনি এই লটারি উদ্বোধন করবেন।
RU BCL observes 73rd founding anniversary
Rajshahi, Jan 4 – Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chatra League, Rajshahi University unit observed the 73rd founding anniversary of the organization by arranging different programmes on the university campus.
New Vice Chancellor joins BUP
Dhaka, January 04 – The newly appointed Vice Chancellor Major General Md Moshfequr Rahman, SGP, SUP, NDC, psc joined Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) on 31 December (Thursday) 2020. Prior to joining, he served as the Area Commander of Logistic…
Democratizing an Increasingly Concentrated Food System
Vertical, horizontal, and backward integration of the food system is happening across all sectors in the food system from local to global levels. Just a few companies dominate almost all aspects of food production.
এসডিজি বাস্তবায়নে নাগরিক প্ল্যাটফর্ম বছর শেষে, ২০২১-এ
একটি অভূতপূর্ব বছর অতিক্রম করে নব সূচনার দ্বারপ্রান্তে আমরা। অতিক্রান্ত বছরের বিচ্ছেদ, বেদনা এবং সর্বোপরি অনেক মৃত্যুতে আমরা সবাই ভারাক্রান্ত। অতিমারির স্মৃতি ও অভিজ্ঞতা নিয়ে আমাদের ২০২১ সালে পথ চলতে হবে।
JMI brings final version of first Bangladeshi KN95 mask
Dhaka, Jan 4 – JMI has launched the final version of its first made in Bangladesh KN95 respiratory mask. Earlier, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against JMI for supplying low-quality masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the government…
‘Bangladesh to get Oxford Covid vaccine on time as per deal’
Dhaka, Jan 4 – Beximco Pharmaceuticals, the local partner of Serum Institute of India (SII), on Monday assured that Bangladesh will get the agreed amount of vaccine doses on time as per agreement.
Pelosi narrowly reelected speaker, faces difficult two years
WASHINGTON (AP/UNB) — Nancy Pelosi was narrowly reelected Sunday as speaker, giving her the reins of Democrats’ slender House majority as she and President-elect Joe Biden set a challenging course of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic, revive the economy…
Covid takes heavy toll on Khulna’s seafood exports in 2020
Khulna (Bangladesh), Jan 4 — Export of frozen shrimps from Khulna to Europe declined drastically in 2020 due to a fall in demand in the continent’s key seafood consuming countries in the wake of Covid-19 and the consequent lockdown.
Chittagong slum fire burns shanties
Chittagong, Jan 4 -A fire at Jele Para slum adjacent to Beribadh under Chittagong EPZ police station has gutted some shanties.
‘Not enough food to buy if Bangladesh’s not self-sufficient’
Dhaka, Jan 4 – Bangladesh needs to be self-reliant in food production as there will not be enough food that money can buy if a crisis or famine breaks out as fallout of Covid-19.
Is Iran closer to avenging murder of its two leaders?
By Askiah Adam Brigadier General Mohsen Fakhrizadeh of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Command (IRGC) and Iran’s most important nuclear scientist was assassinated not too far from Tehran recently. Iran immediately accused Israel, an allegation confirmed by a senior Washington official…
Make corona-vaccine roadmap public, BNP asks govt
Dhaka, Jan 3 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday demanded the government make its roadmap on the coronavirus vaccine collection and distribution public immediately.
অনুষ্ঠানে গান বাজালে জানাজা বা বিয়ে না পড়ানোর ঘোষণা
নারায়ণগঞ্জের বন্দর উপজেলার একটি এলাকায় ইউপি ওয়ার্ড সদস্য, পঞ্চায়েত ও মসজিদ কমিটির যৌথ নির্দেশে বিয়ে, সুন্নতে খৎনা ও গায়ে হলুদের মতো সামাজিক অনুষ্ঠানগুলোতে গান-বাজনার আয়োজন নিষিদ্ধ ঘোষণা করে মাইকিং করা হয়েছে। ইসলাম ধর্মাবলম্বী কোনো পরিবার এই নির্দেশনা অমান্য করলে তাদের…
অসহায় শীতার্ত মানুষের পাশে দাড়ানো মানবিক ও নৈতিক দায়িত্ব
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, অসহায় শীতার্ত মানুষের পাশে দাড়ানো সকলের মানবিক ও নৈতিক দায়িত্ব। সুবিধা বঞ্চিত মানুষ শীতে অনেক কষ্টে দিনাতিপাত করছে। অসহায় শীতার্ত মানুষের সাহায্যে সমাজের বিত্তশালীদের এগিয়ে আসতে হবে।…
‘Bangladesh to be turned into green Bengal’
Dhaka, Jan 3 – Illegal occupants will be evicted from the forest lands and the forests will be brought back. The country will be turned into green Bengal by planting more and more trees.