Rajshahi – A day long workshop on ‘Public Interest Litigation’ was held at Rajshahi University campus on Friday, says a press release. Rajshahi Law Clinic, of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust organished the workshop at the Deans’ complex auditorium…
By Chandra Muzaffar A hegemonic power never says sorry. Three recent episodes underscore this truism. When US President Barack Obama offered a floral wreath at the cenotaph of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on 27 May 2016, some peace advocates…
EU leaders are to meet to discuss the UK’s “divorce” from the organisation after a historic referendum result. The UK voted by 52% to 48% to leave the EU. Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will step down by…
Dhaka – Superintendent of Police Babul Akhter, whose wife Mahmuda Khanam was killed by unknown assailants in Chittagong early this month, was taken away by police officials from his father-in-law’s Bhuiyan Para residence in the city’s Khilgaon early Saturday.
Bridgetown, (AP/UNB) – The West Indies advanced to the final of the one-day tri-series by beating South Africa by 100 runs on Friday, led by a century from Darren Bravo and three wickets by paceman Shannon Gabriel. The hosts will…
London, (AP/UNB) – Britain has jumped. Now it is wildly searching for the parachute. The U.K.’s unprecedented decision to leave the European Union sent shockwaves through the country and around the world Friday, rocking financial markets, toppling Prime Minister David…
Dhaka – An alleged robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Char Chandia union of Sonagazi upazila early Saturday, Unb news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Masud alias Gabba Masud, 30.
Dhaka – Security has been beefed up at all the jails across the country fearing subversive acts. Sources at the Department of Prisons said the decision came following an intelligence report after the killing of an alleged top criminal in…
Dhaka – A man who received burn injuries in a fire at a shopping mall in the city’s Uttara area on Friday evening died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Saturday taking the death toll from the incident to seven,…
The first conference of the Rajshahi University Islamic Studies Department Alumni Association with present-former students of will be held on August 27 this year at the (RU) campus. Convener of Alumni Association who is also the Dean of RU Arts…
When I was 20, living in my mom’s house, the new sound of hip hop was breaking out from the streets to the stores. Records were flying off the shelves, and although my community was underserved in resource, we were…
Technical potential of materials recovered from end-of-life solar PV panels could exceed $15 billion by 2050 Munich – The global solar photovoltaic (PV) boom currently underway will represent a significant untapped business opportunity as decommissioned solar panels enter the waste…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called the UK’s decision to leave the European Union a watershed for Europe and European unity. It’s now up to her and EU leaders to ensure other countries don’t follow suit. “There’s no way around…
Dhaka, June 24 (UNB) – BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday alleged that the country is now run by a Bangladesh-India joint venture, a style seen in Bangla movies. “Bangla movies are made by a Dhaka-Kolkata joint…
The Palestinian President has asked the EU to shield his people from Israeli provocations, as he accused Tel Aviv of breeding fascism and the IDF of carrying out “unlawful killings.” “Israel has turned our country into an open prison,” Palestinian…
Dhaka – Bangladesh and the United States have agreed to enhance the cooperation in the areas of counterterrorism and countering violent extremism through capacity enhancement. They also discussed how this cooperation can be enhanced at the 5th Partnership Dialogue that…
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) goes on 18-days vacation from Thursday (June 24) on the occasion of the holy Ramadan, Jumatul Bidah and Eid-Ul- Fitr.
Dhaka – Members of Airport Armed Police (AAP) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport foiled a foreign currency smuggling bid seizing currency worth around Tk 1,40 crore from two Malaysia bound passengers prior to board into a flight on Wednesday night…
Dhaka – Amari Dhaka, a hotel of ONYX Hospitality Group, announced that it received a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor. The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor, and…
Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union. In a statement outside Downing Street, he said he would attempt to “steady the ship” over the coming weeks and months…
Kenneth Roth The human-rights building blocks of democratic society are the ideas that we should see the humanity in each individual, respect and value differences, and treat others with the respect that we want them to give us. Yet these…
Narayanganj, Nitaiganj and Fatullah branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited jointly organized discussion on ‘Humane Banking in the light of Roza and Taqwa’ and Ifter Mahfil in a local community center of Narayanganj on June 22, 2016 Wednesady. Mohammad Abdul…
By Hassanal Noor Rashid The recent heinous murders at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida has had massive reverberations around the world and is a tragedy that has affected many communities. In a single swift moment, a lone gunman, Omar Mateen,…
Dhaka – Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury criticised on Wednesday Finance Minister AMA Muhith for his proposal to curtail interest rate on savings certificates. “We want to reduce interest rate on savings certificates, but we don’t know how the dependents on…
Dhaka – Onrush of water from the upstream and incessant rainfall over the last couple of days has flooded more than 63 chars (shoals emerged from the riverbed) in Lalmonirhat district, leaving about one lakh people marooned, unb news agency…
Dhaka – A septuagenarian man was killed and his son injured as a herd of marauding elephants attacked their house at Gurucharan Dudnai village in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur district early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Haji Rustam Ali,…
More than three people were killed every week for trying to protect their land, forests and rivers against industries last year, with Southeast Asia emerging as one of the most dangerous regions for environmental activists. The new report by international…
How should policymakers in the Middle East’s Gulf States manage their countries’ large expatriate workforces? In Saudi Arabia, foreign nationals account for roughly one-third of the population. In Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, nine out of every ten residents…
Guest blog by Judith Hodge, independent consultant on global food and nutrition security, based in the UK, and one of the editors of the Nourishing Millions book. Why there’s a chapter on obesity in Nourishing Millions It’s taken some time…
London, (AP/UNB) — From the prime minister to sports and pop icons David and Victoria Beckham, supporters of Britain staying in the European Union urged voters Tuesday to think about future generations when they cast ballots in a referendum that…