Dhaka, Nov 18 – These days, farmers in the haor areas (depressions) of Sunamganj district are worried. This is because they have not yet been able to prepare boro paddy seedbeds as breaches caused by heavy downpour in water channels…
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Trump fires election security man who rejected fraud pleas
Washington, AP/UNB, Nov 18 – President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election. Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his recent statement defending the security…
Facebook and Twitter grilled over US election actions
Facebook and Twitter’s chief executives have been challenged over their handling of the US election in their latest appearance before the US Senate.
Waiving Intellectual Property Rules Key to Beating Covid-19
19 Years On, Learning the Lessons from the Fight for Access to HIV Drugs Aruna Kashyap and Margaret Wurth With two companies, Pfizer and BioNTech, having announced promising early results for a Covid-19 vaccine they are developing, governments in the…
Reactor Pressure Vessel, Steam Generator reach Rooppur Site
Moscow, 17 November 2020 – Main equipment of the reactor compartment of Unit 1, Rooppur NPP, Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant arrived from Russia to the Rooppur NPP construction site (general designer and general contractor – JSC ASE, Rosatom Engineering…
Bangladesh’s new law makes death as highest penalty for rape
Dhaka, November 17 – The much-talked-about ‘Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2020’ was passed in the Parliament on Tuesday for ensuring death penalty as the highest punishment for the heinous crime of rape.
Glorious days: Waste dumping remains a never ending story
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Despite the official announcement from the highest level of the government of rejection of their proposal for the import of toxic industrial wastes in the guise of generating cheap electricity for a caustic chlorine plant, the waste…
Youth found dead on launch in Barisal
Barisal, Nov 17 – An unidentified young man was found dead on the roof of ‘Sundarban-11’ launch at Barishal Launch Terminal early Tuesday.
Working Class Bears Disproportionate COVID-19 Fallout Burden
DELHI, India, Nov 16 2020 (IPS) – Back in May 2019, we were visiting a large garment factory in Arsikere, Karnataka, when we asked some of the workers, “What would you do if you got Saturdays off?” Their responses to…
Rising hunger, ‘an outrage in a world of plenty’: Guterres
16 November 2020 – “Hunger is an outrage in a world of plenty”, the UN chief told the governing body of the Organization’s food agency on Monday, highlighting the important role of food security in cementing peace.
Naogaon Archaeology Dept gets 11 touchstone statues
Naogaon, Nov 16 – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) handed over 11 touchstone statues, seized during drives in different parts of the district, to the Archaeology Department in Naogaon.
Dhaka for inter-religion dialogue to fight intolerance
Dhaka, Nov 16 – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said the battle against the “pandemic of intolerance” needs a concerted “whole of society” approach and a rock-solid partnership involving all stakeholders.
IBBL inaugurates 13 new Sub-Branches
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated 13 new Sub-Branches in Dhamrai Bazar, Chiriakhana Road, Faidabad, Urdu Road, Rayerbag and Meradia of Dhaka, Baluchora of Chattogram, Mirer Bazar and Shafipur Bazar of Gazipur, Nathullabad and Banglabazar of Barishal, Moilapota Moor of Khulna…
Trump says Biden won polls but later adds he’s not conceding
President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time on Sunday that Joe Biden won the presidential election, but the President refused to concede and blamed his loss on a string of conspiracy theories.
AL ‘involved’ in vehicle torching, alleges BNP
Dhaka, Nov 16 – Claiming that the ruling party has ‘involvement’ in Thursday’s vehicle torching incidents in the capital, BNP on Sunday said it does not believe in the politics of ‘arson terrorism’.
BAKSAL idea of Bangabandhu interpreted wrongly: PM
Dhaka,Nov 16 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had formed Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BaKSAL) in a bid to make the whole nation united, but the whole idea was…
Global Covid-19 cases top 54 million, deaths 1.32 mln
AP/UNB, Nov 16 – Over 54 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed around the world while the global death toll surged to 1,316,502 on Monday.
হেফাজতে ইসলাম-এর নতুন আমীরকে ইসলামী ঐক্য আন্দোলনের মোবারকবাদ
হেফাজতে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ-এর নব নির্বাচিত আমীর আল্লামা জুনায়েদ বাবুনগরী ও মহাসচীব আল্লামা নূর হোছাইন কাসেমীসহ কমিটির নির্বাচিত সকল সদস্যকে অভিনন্দন ও মোবারকবাদ জানিয়েছেন ইসলামী ঐক্য আন্দোলনের কেন্দ্রীয় আমীর ড. মওলানা মুহাম্মদ ঈসা শাহেদী ও সেক্রেটারী জেনারেল অধ্যাপক মোস্তফা তারেকুল হাসান।
IBBL Board of Directors meeting held
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 15 November 2020, Monday through a virtual platform.
IBBL Jashore Zone organises webinar on Shari`ah compliance
The Jashore Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a webinar titled ‘Compliance of Shari`ah in Banking Sector’ on 14 November 2020, Saturday.
সড়ক দূর্ঘটনায় নিহতদের স্মরণে মোমবাতি প্রজ্জলন আহ্ছানিয়া মিশন
জীবনের চেয়ে দামি কিছু নেই, সড়ক দুর্ঘটনা সেই জীবনকেই হরণ করে নেয়, যার সংখ্যা প্রতিবছরই বাড়ছে। আজ “World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims” দিবস। এ দিবস উদযাপন উপলক্ষ্যে সচেতনতা বৃদ্ধি, সরকার ও আইন প্রয়োগকারী সংস্থার দৃষ্টি আকর্ষন এবং…
RU journalists urge release of fellow arrested under ICT Act
Rajshahi – Rajshahi University journalists on Sunday afternoon formed a human chain in front of the central library of the university demanding freedom of The Daily Jugantor correspondent of the university Manik Raihan Bappy, who was arrested from his residence…
Returnee Passengers must carry Covid negative certificates
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Passengers returning home from foreign countries must show Covid-19 negative certificates at the airport, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday.
PM opens Bangabandhu Pavilion at Parliament
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday opened a pavilion ‘Prodorshonite Bangabandhu’ (Bangabandhu in exhibition) at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad.
Tk9 lakh looted from Chuadanga Sonali Bank in broad daylight
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Robbers looted around Tk9 lakh at “gunpoint” from Sonali Bank in Chuadanga’s Jibonnagar Upazila on Sunday.
Bangladesh Home Minister tests Covid-19 positive
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was found infected with Coronavirus on Saturday night. Home Ministry Public Relation Officer Sharif Mahmud confirmed the matter.
Trump finally acknowledges Biden ‘won’
AP/UNB, Nov 15 – US President Donald Trump finally seemed to acknowledge Sunday that he lost the presidential election and won’t be president anymore from January 20th, 2021 even as he repeated his claims that contest was ‘rigged’ in favour…
বিএফইউজে ভোটের লড়াইয়ে এম আবদুল্লাহ সভাপতি নির্বাচিত
বাংলাদেশ ফেডারেল সাংবাদিক ইউনিয়ন (বিএফইউজে) তুমুল প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতাপূর্ণ নির্বাচনে সভাপতি পদে বিজয়ী হয়েছেন এম আবদুল্লাহ।
25 female Jamaat activists held ‘from meeting’ in Kushtia
Kushtia, Nov 15 – In an overnight drive, police arrested 25 female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from Jhaudia Bazar in Kushtia on Saturday night.
Trump skips Asian summits as China set to expand influence
AP/UNB, Nov 15 – President Donald Trump skipped summits with his Asian counterparts for the third year in a row on Saturday, even as rival China is set to expand its influence with a massive free trade deal in the…