Robert J. Burrowes Nonviolent action is extremely powerful. Unfortunately, however, activists do not always understand why nonviolence is so powerful and they design ‘direct actions’ that are virtually powerless. I would like to start by posing two questions. Why is…
The High Court division of Bangladesh Supreme Court has summoned a stay order over the teacher’s appointment in Management Studies department of Rajshahi University (RU) on Tuesday.
Dhaka – The Second unit of India’s Kudankulam Nuke Plant, built with Russian assistance for the first time reached 100% power level recently. Earlier it was operating at 90% power level. Currently, after the power unit has reached the nominal…
Dhaka – Amari Dhaka has recently announced the launch of its Thai food festival at its signature Asian restaurant, Amaya Food Gallery. The festival starts from 26th January, 2017, and will continue till the 5 th February, 2017. Standard Chartered…
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Wednesday issued warrants for the arrest of 17 BNP leaders and activists, including Selima Rahman, Barkat Ullah Bulu, Shimul Biswas, Shirin Sultana and Maruf Kamal Khan in a case filed with Khilgaon Police Station…
Dhaka – The ruling Awami League leaves the jurisdiction to constitute the search committee to form the new Election Commission to the President saying that it did not propose any name for it.
US President Donald Trump has invited India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the United States after a phone call between the two leaders.
Dhaka – A Barguna court has send a man prison upon his 25th wife’s complaint. He is accused of having married 28 times. Police arrested Yasin Byapari, 45, from Taltali of Barguna district. A court sent him to jail in…
Dhaka, Jan 24 – A delegation of Wales Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce (WBCC) is now in the city on their third trade visit to Bangladesh to continue their efforts to ‘strengthen’ trade ties with Bangladesh, and highlight commercial opportunities presented…
Dhaka, Jan 24 – State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said Bangladesh has been working hard to facilitate safe, orderly and regular migration worldwide under an effective and coherent governance structure.
Dhaka, Jan 25 – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man along with two one-shooter guns and two rounds of bullets from Panditpara village in Chouka border area of Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Tuesday night.
(CNN) President Donald Trump’s refusal to let sleeping dogs lie now threatens to harm his presidency.
La La Land will be the one to beat at this year’s Oscars, having scored a record-equalling 14 nominations. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are up for best actor and actress for their roles in the modern musical romance.
Parliament must vote on whether the government can start the Brexit process, the Supreme Court has ruled. The judgement means Theresa May cannot begin talks with the EU until MPs and peers give their backing – although this is expected…
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) Tuesday summarily rejected a writ petition filed challenging the legality of holding the office of the Attorney General of Bangladesh by Advocate Mahbubey Alam.
Dhaka – A mobile court Tuesday fined Tk 1.5 lakh to Holcim cement factory in Mongla Port for illegally disposing waste from their factory into the Poshur river and for not printing the maximum retail price in the cement bags.
Disruptive technologies and digital infrastructure have the potential to solve some of the world’s most pressing risks and to transform industries. These include safeguarding the planet’s soil and water, and improving inequality and education. This is the main conclusions of…
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Tuesday sent cricketer Arafat Sunny to the jail rejecting his bail petition in a case lodged under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.
Lao Cai, Vietnam (CNN)”When I woke up I didn’t know that I was in China.” Lan remembers the night that changed her whole life. While preparing for university along the border in northern Vietnam, a friend she met online asked…
The appearance of fake news on websites and social media has inspired scientists to develop a “vaccine” to immunise people against the problem. A University of Cambridge study devised psychological tools to target fact distortion.
Bangladesh has discovered two outbreaks of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry, according to reports from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and a senior Bangladeshi health ministry official. The first case was found at a…
Dhaka, Jan 24 – A woman and her minor son were killed and her husband injured after a truck hit their motorcycle on Panchagarh-Tetulia highway in Doshmile area of Sadar upazila of Panchagarh on Monday night.
Dhaka, Jan 24 – The Special Branch of Malaysia police arrested two Bangladeshi young men from Kuala Lampur on Thursday for their alleged connection with Islamic State (IS).
Sydney, Jan 24 (AP/UNB) — Several countries expressed hope Tuesday that the Trans-Pacific Partnership could be salvaged, after President Donald Trump’s decision on a U.S. withdrawal from the trade pact left its future in serious jeopardy.
The Public Services Labor Independent Confederation (PSLINK) is calling on President Rodrigo R. Duterte to abolish all types of recruitment fees being asked from workers who want to work abroad. PSLINK, which now has 387 members, is a national confederation…
Geneva, 20 Jan (Kanaga Raja) — The global unemployment rate is expected to rise modestly to 5.8 per cent in 2017, representing an increase in the number of unemployed globally of 3.4 million compared with 2016, the International Labour Organisation…
An orientation program organized by Rajshahi University Press Club (RUPC), an association of campus reporters, for the newly enrolled students of the Mass Communication and Journalism Dept under 2016-17 academic sessions, was held at its office on Monday morning.
Dhaka, Jan 23 (UNB) – Jahangir Alam alias Rajib Gandhi, a top Neo-JMB leader and the mastermind of the Gulshan terror attack, reportedly made confession before a court here on Monday.
Dhaka – Awami League advisory council member and commerce minister Tofail Ahmed Monday claimed that it is BNP leaders who informed AL that they proposed the former chief Justice KM Hasan’s name as the Search Committee head to the President…
Dhaka, 23 – A UP member and local leader of was hacked to death by some criminals at Tulatoli village under Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district on January 22 at night about 11.00 pm.