Rafiqul Islam, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka – The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has targeted to produce additional 2,000 metric tonnes of citrus fruit production, including orange, blood orange (that we call malta), grapefruit and lemon, by 2021. “About 800…
Moscow — An airliner with 61 people aboard coming from Dubai crashed early Saturday while landing in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in strong winds, killing all aboard, Russian officials said. All 55 passengers and six crew members were…
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia inaugurated her party’s sixth national council in Dhaka amid a festive atmosphere in the city on Saturday morning. Khaleda opened the council by hoisting the national flag at 10:48 am at Institution of Engineers,…
Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Sundeep Waslekar Amman – This year’s World Water Day, on March 22, provides an opportunity to highlight what in many countries has become a grim reality: The availability of fresh water is increasingly a…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Lagos – Africa’s rise is in danger of faltering. After years during which the continent’s economy grew at an average annual rate of 5%, global uncertainty, depressed commodity prices, and jittery external conditions are threatening to undermine decades…
Mariana Mazzucato London – Discussions about building a green future tend to focus on the need to improve the generation of energy from renewable sources. But that is just the first step. Better mechanisms for storing and releasing that energy…
Two BRAC (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) officials working in Afghanistan have been abducted by unidentified gunmen. They were going from Kunduz to Baghlan when their vehicle was intercepted by armed men around 4pm Thursday. The two are BRAC Afghanistan’s chief…
Following Thursday’s closed door testimony of Maia Deguito, it does not appear to Senate blue ribbon committee chair Teofisto Guingona III that she is the “most guilty” of the US$81 million fund heist. The Senator concludes that more officials of…
Tanvir Hassan Zoha, who talked to the media as a cyber security specialist after the recent heist from Bangladesh Bank reserve account, has remained missing since Wednesday night. A family member of Tanvir told the Prothom Alo on Friday that…
Perhaps you have forgotten about “Celebgate,” when hundreds of nude photos of famous women, including including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, were stolen from their Apple and Gmail accounts and shared across the shadowy back corners of the Internet. We…
New Delhi (Indrajit Bose) — The Green Climate Fund’s Board adopted a comprehensive Information Disclosure Policy at the 12th Board meeting in Songdo, South Korea, held from 8-10 March. This included the decision to webcast live the Board’s meetings until…
Abukar Arman Sunday’s suicide car bomb in the heart of Turkey’s capital marks the third bombing that Ankara has seen in the past several months. This latest that killed 34 people and wounded over 125 was clearly targeting civilians since…
Swedish environment ministry says Maine lobster could wipe out European species with deadly diseases Oversexed, overfed and over here: that, in a nutshell, is what the Swedes think of the American lobster from Maine, New England. It may be much…
JH Ahn Update 1419 Korea : Chosun Ilbo reported that North Korea has launched another projectile, which JCS presumed as another Rodong missile, 22 minutes after the first launch at 5:55 a.m. “Unknown projectile was seen from Sukcheon, South Pyeongan…
By Oscar Balderas and Jo Tuckman An escalating storm over the case of a reporter who tweeted a video of herself being sexually assaulted in Mexico City has shone a spotlight on impunity for sex crimes in the country —…
Kathmandu – President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has stressed on the need for a self-reliant economy for sustainable development considering the adverse impacts of natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and landslides on businesses and thereby on the country’s economy as a…
Dhaka – Fire Service and Civil Defence has formed a prove committee to ascertained actual reason behind the fire incident of Banani that injured four people, including one with burn. One person sustained burns while four others received wounds while…
The central library of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has been in a bad shape though a big budget allowed for improvements of its present condition. The library sources said established on 1985, it is a three stored building located behind the…
The much-awaited sixth national council of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will be held at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh on Saturday amid much enthusiasm and expectations of rejuvenate the party rank and file through it. The council will bring about…
Netflix has purchased The Little Prince from Paramount, picking up US distribution in a move meant to finally bring the animated feature to US audiences.
Oscar winner George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, will host two campaign fund-raisers for Hillary Clinton next month.
By Kenneth Roth, Salil Shetty & Catherine Woollard Let’s not confuse desperation for legality when it comes to Europe’s proposed refugee deal with Turkey. No one should be under any illusion – the very principle of international protection for those…
Dhaka – Visiting Queen Mother of Bhutan, Tshering Pem Wangchuck visited BEXIMCO Group’s Industrial Park at Sarabo of Kashimpur in Gazipur on Thursday. She was welcomed by Syed Naved Husain, Group Director and CEO of BEXIMCO.
Ha-young Choi New order more comprehensive than UN Security Council’s recent resolution, targets labor exports U.S. President Barack Obama declared an executive order (E.O.) on Wednesday in line with the recently adopted UN Security Council Resolution 2270 and U.S. legislation,…
Dhaka – Detectives arrested five alleged criminals and recovered 1400 bottles of contraband phensidyle syrup along with one pistol from Darus Salam area in the city on Wednesday night. They arrested four others on the charge of carrying yaba tablets.…
Dhaka – The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police will hold a meeting with United States of America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at CID headquarters in the city on Friday afternoon to discuss about the much-talked about the $101…
A ruling Awami League ministers on Thursday observed that the finance minister AMA Muhith and the former Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Atiur Rahman cannot avoid the responsibly of the recent heist from BB account with Federal Reserve Bank of New…
Happy Rain (2015) – Isabelle Antunes’ latest documentary film is based in Bangladesh and was previously screened at the UN COP 21 Conference on Climate Change in Paris in December 2015. The work favors the rise of Bangladesh and shows…
Danielle Nierenberg According to the recent United Nations report, Status of the World’s Soil Resources, the world can ameliorate soil degradation if more sustainable practices are promptly implemented. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines soil degradation as “a…
NEW YORK: India did not make any improvement in its happiness quotient, ranking 118th out of 156 countries in a global list of the happiest nations, down one slot from last year on the index and coming behind China, Pakistan…