Delia Paul A national dialogue process on green finance in Italy has yielded a list of 18 possible policy actions for redesigning the country’s financial system to meet sustainability aims. The one-year dialogue engaged Italy’s banking and finance sector to…
I really appreciate Mr. Sajib wazed Joy, the adviser to our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina writing to World Bank on the facebook regarding conspiracy on the Padma Bridge Project. Mr. Joy heavily criticised former US First Lady and Secretary of State…
In December 2016 Monsanto shareholders voted in favour of the sale of the company to Bayer for US$66 billion, making it the largest-ever foreign corporate takeover by a German company.
Rome, 13 February – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Indonesia signed a financial agreement today to fund a rural development project that will greatly improve access to water for irrigation and consequently improve food…
Environment-friendly technology set to narrow the gap between water demand and availability Experiments in six-month pilot increase rainfall, and government decides to extend the project Questions remain on the consistency of results and impact on neighboring countries Amman – The…
More than 50 animal species that share the US-Mexico border ecosystem are in danger. Since 2011, researchers have warned that the number would increase if barriers grow. One study found that barriers affect the movement of animals, not undocumented people…
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday sent three officials of the National University to the jail in a graft case lodged by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday granted a two-day remand for Hasina Begum, who was arrested for alleged counterfeiting the signature of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday evening.
Rajshahi – Pahela Falgun has been celebrated amid much enthusiasm in Rajshahi University (RU). Celebrating the day a colorful rally was brought out on the campus. The procession started from Teacher and Student Cultural Center (TSCC) of the university and…
Dhaka – The BNP on Monday expressed its eagerness to discuss with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina across the table on election-time supportive government.
Government issues emergency over “imminent” collapse of Oroville Dam’s spillway as thousands flee from their homes. At least 130,000 people living below the tallest dam in the United States have been asked to evacuate as a spillway appeared in danger…
(CNN)North Korea says it has successfully completed the launch of a new ballistic missile, according to state media. The Pukguksong-2, previously unpublicized part of its arsenal which North Korean state media described as a medium long-range ballistic missile, was test…
Dhaka, Feb 13 – A suspected terrorist was killed in a gunfight between his cohorts and police at Boikhor in Munshiganj district town early Monday.
Los Angeles, Feb 13 (AP/UNB) — Paris Jackson took to the stage at the Grammys, introducing a performance at Staples Center eight years after attending her father’s memorial service at the arena.
Havana, Jan (IPS/Ivet Gonzalez) — “You have to have good and varied seeds to test which one adapts best to each kind of soil,” says 71-year-old farmer Ruben Torres, who on his farm in central Cuba harvests 1.6 tons of…
Dr. Md. Mahbubul Alam, Associate Professor has joined as the new Chairman of the Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System (AEISD) of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka. He has taken over the charge from Associate Professor Dr. Mohammed Shofi…
Doha, Qatar: Qatar has approved a draft law which would provide legal protection for tens of thousands of female domestic workers for the first time, according to state media.
Geneva, (Kanaga Raja) — The Trade and Development Board of UNCTAD on Monday held a discussion on the Least Developed Countries Report 2016 which amongst others had argued that graduation of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is “not the winning…
Dhaka, Feb 12 – Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is likely to be here on February 23 to discuss issues of mutual interest with special focus on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s next visit to New Delhi.
Dhaka, Feb 12 – Thirteen people, including five women and two children, were killed and six others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus at Darikandi on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Belabo upazila of Narsingdi on Sunday…
India 687/6-d & 159/4-d vs Bangladesh 388 & 103/3 at stumps (Day 4) Dhaka, Feb 12 – Bangladesh have seven wickets to save their inaugural Test match in India, given their target of 459 to win is the most improbable…
Dhaka, Feb 12 – Seventeen eminent personalities have been picked for this year’s Ekushey Padak in recognition of outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday sent cricketer Arafat Sunny to the jail rejecting the remand plea of police and a bail petition of the cricketer in a case filed for torturing a woman,…
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Sunday rejected the plea of the prosecution to place two Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders on remand in a case lodged for brandishing firearms during a hawker eviction drive in…
Dhaka, Feb 12 – As incidents of juvenile crime have marked a sharp rise, the Police Headquarters has asked all the police units across the country to prepare the lists of area-based teenage groups indulging in various criminal activities to…
Dhaka, Feb 12 – At least 11 people, including two women and one child, were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus at Darikandi on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Belabo upazila on Sunday…
More than 200 whales stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand on Saturday have refloated themselves and returned to sea. But conservation officials have warned that they could still turn back to the beach at Farewell Spit, South Island.…
An experimental new type of male contraceptive that blocks sperm flow with a gel has been successful in monkey trials. Vasalgel acts as a physical barrier once injected into the tubes that sperm would swim down to the penis.
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, South Korea’s military says, in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president.
Dhaka – A Business Development Conference of Dhaka North Zone, Dhaka East Zone and Corporate Branches in Dhaka city of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on February 11, 2017, Saturday at Mohammad Younus Auditorium of Islami Bank Tower.