Dhaka, Nov 15 – Proper moral and sex education along with coordinated efforts of stakeholders are needed to prevent sexual harassment, child marriage and ensure the rights of girls, speakers said at a discussion on Saturday.
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Covid-19: Global cases nears 54 million, deaths 1.31 mln
Washington, AP/UNB, Nov 15 – Global coronavirus cases are getting close to 54 million with 1,310,433 deaths since the virus emerged in China late last year.
Call to Promote, Protect the Rights of Workers in South Asia
A Charter of Demands written by the South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC) has been issued. The Charter of Demands aims to show support to the 12 Indian Trade Unions and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) – Asia-…
US Republican Party’s Soul in Danger as Trump Hijacks GOP
By Ameen Izzadeen COLOMBO, Nov 13 2020 (IPS) – What has happened to the Republican Party? Picking Donald Trump in 2016 as the Republican candidate, giving him victory in primary after primary and later tolerating his idiosyncrasies and unpredictably dangerous…
Trump Is Gone, But Trumpism Remains
By Roberto Savio ROME, Nov 11 2020 (IPS) – Now it is clear that Joe Biden is the new president of the United States. It is unlikely that Donald Trump’s legal manoeuvring will change the election results, as when a…
Renaissance frontman Naquib Khan tests positive for COVID-19
Dhaka, November 14 – Naquib Khan, renowned singer-composer-songwriter and founding frontman of pop band Renaissance, have tested positive for COVID-19.
On the Coming Decline and Fall of the US Empire?
By Prof. Johan Galtung Paper written in 2015 1. Definitions and Hypotheses: An Overview Definition: An empire is a transborder Center-Periphery system, in macro-space and in macro-time, with a culture legitimizing a structure of unequal exchange between center and periphery:
Crusade on cyberbullying brings Sadat Children’s Peace Prize
Dhaka, Nov 14 – Sadat Rahman, 17, from Bangladesh has won the International Children’s Peace Prize 2020. The award was presented to Sadat on Friday by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai during a ceremony in the Netherlands.
COVID-19: Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Lanka, Pak to coordinate
Xinhua/UNB, Nov. 14 – Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have vowed to strengthen information sharing and coordination of policies and actions to cope with the impact of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 1531 new cases, 14 deaths in a day
Dhaka, November 14 – Bangladesh recorded 1,531 new coronavirus cases and 14 deaths in 24 hours until Saturday morning amid apprehensions about a second deadly wave of Covid-19 this winter.
চিম্বুক পাহাড়ে ম্রোদের উৎখাত করে হোটেল নির্মাণ বন্ধের দাবি
বান্দরবান চিম্বুক পাহাড়ের ম্রোদের উৎখাত করে ম্যারিয়ট হোটেল এবং আমিউজমেন্ট পার্ক নির্মাণকাজ অবিলম্বে বন্ধ করার দাবিতে সমাবেশ।
Rajshahi policeman sued over ‘rape’ in Natore
Rajshahi, November 13 – A case has been filed against a Rajshahi assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police for allegedly raping a girl in 2014 while working as a constable.
Chhatra Dal leader hacked, sued in Barisal
Barisal, November 13 – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, who was stabbed by a juvenile gang in Barishal district town, was accused in a case for assault.
Pope Francis congratulates Biden
Washington, AP/UNB, Nov 13 – It’s not exactly divine intervention, but even the pope considers the US presidential race over. President-elect Joe Biden, a lifelong Roman Catholic, spoke to Pope Francis on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump refusing to concede.…
US election: Obama says fraud claims undermining democracy
Former President Barack Obama has said senior US Republicans are undermining democracy by going along with President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. In an interview with CBS News, due to air on Sunday, Mr Obama said President-elect Joe…
€300 mn loan from AFD to IFAD for millions of small farmers
Rome, 13 November 2020 – In an effort to tackle the devastating impact of climate change on rural hunger and poverty, the French development agency, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), today signed a €300 million loan to the UN’s International…
City green banks driving green and just COVID-19 recovery
C40 Cities urges leaders to consider city green banks as a mechanism to deliver a COVID-19 recovery plan that prioritises the environment and local communities.
Organizations Reviving Restaurants for Post-Pandemic Success
Danielle Nierenberg There’s no doubt that businesses across the globe have been deeply affected by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Perhaps none more than restaurants and bars. According to the Independent Restaurant Coalition, 5.9 million jobs were lost between…
Trump’s America First diplomacy Faces Unceremonious Burial
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 2020 (IPS) – The ouster of Donald Trump from the US presidency last week may well be the dawn of a new era for multilateralism – and perhaps for a besieged United Nations—…
Is deal with Israel sans Palestine resolution justifiable?
By Askiah Adam Some fifty-three years ago, in 1967, in Khartoum, Sudan, the Arab League met. Then the League adopted the moral high ground “The Three No’s”: no peace with Israel; no recognition of Israel; and, no negotiation with Israel.…
C40 Cities open Oslo office to accelerate clean construction
Oslo, Norway 12 November 2020 – Yesterday, C40 Cities, the global network of cities committed to bold climate action, opens a new office in Oslo, to drive forward progress in key areas such as clean construction and innovative mechanisms of…
Climate finance neglects small-scale farmers – new report
Rome, 12 November 2020 – Only 1.7 per cent of climate finance – a fraction of what is needed – goes to small-scale farmers in developing countries despite their disproportionate vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, according to a…
UN experts blame countries for hoarding COVID-19 vaccines
Geneva, 10 Nov (Kanaga Raja) – A group of United Nations human rights experts has criticized some governments that are trying to secure for their own citizens any future vaccine against COVID-19, arguing that any potential vaccine should be made…
Public Dev Banks’ bigger role to tackle hunger, poverty eyed
Rome, 11 November 2020 – For the first time in history, today 13 Public Development Banks (PDBs) made a joint commitment to strengthen investments in food and agriculture in the context of a global pandemic and a changing climate, with…
‘Tobacco control law amendment is needed to save the youth’
A representative team of Health Sector, Dhaka Ahsania Mission met with Former Minister and Honorable Member of Parliament (MP) Advocate Kazi Firoz Rashid, on 11 November, 2020, Wednesday at 11:00am. During the meeting an elaborative discussion was made regarding the…
IBBL Rangpur Zone organises webinar on Shari`ah compliance
The Rangpur Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a webinar titled ‘Compliance of Shari`ah in Banking Sector’ on 7 November 2020, Saturday. Md. Zakir Hossain, Director of the bank addressed the program as chief guest.
1,000-year-old clay jar with gold coins found
Jerusalem, Xinhua/UNB, Nov 10 – Israeli archaeologists unearthed a 1,000-year-old pottery juglet containing four gold coins in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Monday.
Case filed over death of Barisal Metropolitan Police ASP
Dhaka, Nov 10 – A case was filed at Adabor Police Station early Tuesday over the death of Barisal Metropolitan Police’s (BMP) Senior ASP Anisul Karim Shipon. His father Faizuddin Ahmed filed the case against some unknown people, said Inspector…
Bangladesh sees spike in Covid-19 infection rate
Dhaka, Nov 10 – Amid the growing worry over a possible deterioration in Covid-19 situation during the winter, the coronavirus infection rate has marked a rise over the last one week as the air temperature dropped a bit.
How Did Trump Get this Far?
By Joaquín Roy MIAMI, Nov 10 2020 (IPS) – To believe that Biden’s triumph is the end of the drama that has unfolded since January 2016 is an example of a mirage with fatal consequences. Pretending that those more than…