Dhaka – Exporters have urged India to withdraw the anti-dumping duty on jute for exporting to the country, as the move would affect the Bangladeshi jute industry severely.
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Writ challenges legality of police firing on Santals
Dhaka – A writ was filed with the High Court on Wednesday challenging the legality of police firing on Santal people during a clash with law enforcers and workers of Rangpur Sugar Mill in Gobindaganj upazila.
Le Méridien Dhaka celebrates first anniversary
Dhaka – Le Méridien Dhaka, the city’s newest luxury business hotel, has celebrated its first anniversary. Rashed Khan Menon, MP, Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation was present in anniversary ceremony as Chief Guest and Sayeed Khokon, Mayor of Dhaka…
Mayor in West Virginia resigns after racist Obama post
Clay – A West Virginia mayor resigned Tuesday following a backlash after she posted a response to a racist comment about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook. The Clay Town Council accepted Mayor Beverly Whaling’s resignation in a meeting late…
Board sets questions directly from guide books?
Masum Billah The worst thing has happened in the JSC examination this year (2016). Bengali first paper question has been copied directly from a guide book. Out of nine essay type questions eight have been directly taken along with their…
Manipur villagers stand against Pabram Dam on Barak River
The Morung Express Imphal – The JAC against 190 MW Pabram Dam (JAC on Pabram Dam) and the Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur (CRAM) organized community meetings and awareness on protection of land, natural resources in Langpram, Khunphung and…
A nonviolent strategy to liberate Syria
Robert J. Burrowes In early 2011, as the Arab Spring was moving across North Africa and the Middle East, small groups of nonviolent activists in Syria, which has been under martial law since 1963, started protesting against the brutal dictatorship…
Democrat senator pushes to abolish US electoral college
Washington – A California senator introduced legislation Tuesday to rid the United States of its electoral college, the system that allowed Donald Trump to win the presidency despite Hillary Clinton’s lead of nearly one million votes, says a report released…
Beauty & the Beast is a tale as old as time – with surprises
Los Angeles (AP/UNB) — Director Bill Condon was only interested in turning Disney’s animated classic “Beauty and the Beast ” into a live-action film if he could use Alan Menken’s Oscar-winning score. He remembers fondly when it came out in…
Russia announces major operation in Syria, US condemns
Beirut — (AP-UNB) Russian missiles pounded opposition targets in Syria on Tuesday, the start of a much-anticipated offensive, while activists reported the resumption of bombing in rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo for the first time in nearly a month, apparently by…
Fight climate change together, make world safer: PM Hasina
Marrakech – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged global leaders to fight together the perilous threats of climate change and share the burdens equally for fulfilling the promises to make the world a safer place for the future generation. “Let’s…
Govt bans preacher Zakir Naik’s NGO for 5 years
Dhaka – The government on Tuesday banned Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), the NGO of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, as an ‘unlawful organisation’ for five years with immediate effect. The ban has been enforced under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act…
Savar medicine factory catches fire late Tuesday evening
Dhaka – A fire broke out at a medicine factory at Dhamrai in Savar upazila on Tuesday night. Sources at the Fire Service and Civil Defence said the fire erupted on the ground floor of Acme Laboratories at Tulivila around…
Muslim women’s struggle: Reforming the Muslim personal law in SL
Just as there is a controversial move in India to amend the Muslim Personal Law to exclude triple talaq, in Sri Lanka, there is an equally contentious call to amend the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA).
Assam journos condemn scribe’s murder in Bihar
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed shock over the killing of one more scribe in Bihar of central India and reiterated its old demand for a special protection law for the benefit of brave journalists across India, says a message…
Congratulations Donald J Trump, the US President-elect
The election of Donald J Trump to the US Presidency is unique in a number of respects. He has ascended to the position of the 45th President of the United States, in world’s most powerful political position without having any…
$50 million for renewable energy projects in developing countries
Abu Dhabi – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) have officially opened the fifth round of funding for renewable energy projects in developing countries. The funding round of approximately USD 50 million…
Trump’s presidency: Survival or demise for the Paris Agreement?
Shaila Mahmud The second week of November has been no less than a ‘roller coaster ride’ for global climate change action. The month kicked off on a high note with Paris Agreement coming into force on last Friday, just two…
Hate crimes surge: Violence against Muslims up – FBI
Hate crimes against Muslims in the U.S. surged in 2015 in the biggest increase since 9/11, according to FBI data released Monday. The increase from 2014 to 2015, as a racially charged presidential campaign got under way, was second only…
Mufti Hannan asked to submit statement in attack on ex-UK envoy
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Mufti Abdul Hannan, a leader of the banned militant organisation Harkat-ul-Jihad and a death row convict, and four others to submit a concise statement by two weeks in a case filed over…
Trump, Putin speak about future of US-Russia ties
(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with US President-elect Donald Trump Monday, according to statements from the Trump transition team and the Kremlin. Putin “called to offer his congratulations on winning a historic election,” according to a Trump statement.…
US envoy says climate deal is bigger than any one head of state
By Matt McGrath, BBC Environment correspondent, Marrakech The Paris climate agreement will survive a Trump presidency says the US special envoy on climate change Dr Jonathan Pershing. He was speaking before the arrival of ministers and some heads of state…
Tremor shakes city
Dhaka – A light tremor measuring 4.6 in the Richter scale shook the city on Tuesday at 8:10am The epicenter of the tremor was in Sylhet, the Met Officesaid. There was no immediate report of any damage or casualty.
Agro-tech fair at BAU
Dhaka – A three-day agro-tech fair started on the occasion of Regional Network on Poverty Eradication (RENPER) international seminar at agriculture faculty corridor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Sunday.
Russia’s second reactor vessel shipped to Belarus
Dhaka – AtomEnergoMash (AEM) manufactured and shipped a reactor vessel for Unit 2 of the Belarusian nuclear station. A nuclear island is a complex hi-tech product, and its production requires unique competencies possessed by just a few countries in the…
BNP stages countrywide lacklustre demonstration Monday
The countrywide demonstration programme of the BNP was largely ignored as the party leaders and activists did not response to it in the fear of police arrest.
Gaibandha district admin distributes relief among Santal families
Dhaka – The Gaibandha district administration Monday went to the Santal families in Gobindhaganj upzila to distribute relief materials but they rejected it, saying that they want their lands back instead of food. After being evicted, these ethnic families are…
Myanmar army fires on Rohingya villages in Rakhine region
The government of Myanmar (Burma) has admitted firing on villages occupied by the Rohingya Muslim minority with helicopter gunships.
Trump: ‘We are getting them out of our country’
Donald Trump made the first major appointments of his administration on Sunday, selecting Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff, the top employee in the administration. He also named Stephen Bannon, his campaign CEO…
4 ‘arms traders’ held in Dhaka city
Dhaka – Detectives arrested four alleged arms traders along with seven firearms, 15 rounds of bullets and eight magazines at Bishwaroad in Mugda area of the city on Sunday evening, UNB news agency reported.