Organisers of the climate talks in Paris say a final draft text has been agreed after nearly two weeks of intensive negotiations. An official in the office of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told the AFP news agency the draft…
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US industry presure their govt to secure IPR
The Honorable Michael Froman Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20508 Fax: (202) 395-4549 The Honorable John Kerry United States Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Fax: (202) 647-2283…
The TPPA: The political undercurrent
The JUST Executive Committee Following nearly eight years of negotiations, 12 Pacific Rim countries -Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam -have agreed to take part in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement…
Paris Outcome second text issued – deal remains far away
Paris, 11 Dec (Meena Raman and Hilary Chiew) – The second version of the draft Paris Outcome was presented to Parties at the end of a brief meeting of the Paris Committee under the UNFCCC on evening Thursday, 10 December,…
Optimism as COP21 conference delayed
Paris, France – It was always an optimistic call to get a global climate change agreement in the can by a firm 6pm deadline on Friday and so it proved. Twelve hours before the deadline on Friday, Laurent Fabius, the…
PM approves second railway bridge at Kalurghat in Ctg
Chittagong Correspondent Prime Minister has given final approval for constructing second Kalurghat railway bridge over river Karnaphuli in chittagong . In the cabinet meeting held on Thursday , this approval was given, Deputy Comissioner of Chittagong sources said. Conscious circles…
EC is playing the role of a disciple of the govt: BNP
The BNP has alleged that the Election Commission has adopted the stance of a ‘disciple of the government as it did earlier’.
General ppl are the main source to build a beautiful city: Anisul
Announcing a number of places free of illegal parking, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq on Thursday sought people’s cooperation in building Dhaka city as a clean, green and safe one free from traffic jam.
Marriageable age for girls remains 18
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroze Chumki on Friday said the government is not going to lower the minimum age of marriage for girls from 18.
ILO train up150 new entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
Some 150 new entrepreneurs will get down to business as they received entrepreneurship training provided by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in collaboration with the Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF).
65,000 Yaba tablets seized in Feni
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members recovered 65,000 contraband Yaba tablets from an orange-laden covered van in Feni early Friday.They also detained two suspected drug dealers — Md Shohel alias Sohagh, 28, and Md Saiful Islam Nizam, 27 — from the covered van.
B’desh wins award for school banking at House of Lords
Bangladesh has won the Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) Country Award, 2015 from Asia and the Pacific region, leaving India and Fiji behind for massive financial inclusion activities,particularly in the area of school banking.
‘Robber’ killed in Dinajpur lynch-mob attack
A suspected robber was killed and four others were injured in a lynch-mob attack at Beldangi in Sadar upazila early Friday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Bhashani’s 135th birth anniv Saturday
The 135th birth anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, a great national leader, will be observed on Saturday with due respect. Born in 1880 at village Dhanpara in Sirajganj, Bhashani dedicated his life to establishing the rights of the oppressed and…
Man sets fire to his own house in Gazipur, dies
A young man was burnt to death after he allegedly set fire on his own house in the city’s Tongi area on Friday afternoon over a family feud.The deceased was identified as Ajit Babu, 35.
4 cops hurt in gunfight with robbers in Sylhet; 3 held
Police arrested three robbers following a gunfight in Lalargaon area of Sadar upazila early Friday, leaving six people, including four cops, injured. The injured policemen are assistant sub-inspectors Sadeque and Jamal and two constables Borhan and Muslim of Jalalabad Police Station.
Mymensingh war crimes suspect Yusuf Ali sent to jail
A court here on Friday sent forest officer Yusuf Alam, who was arrested from Bagerhat on Wednesday night for his alleged involvement in war crimes during the liberation war in 1971, to jail.Senior Judical Magistrate M Sirajul Islam Gazi ordered to…
BD national tortured to death by BSF at Jahurpur border
A Bangladeshi national was tortured to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Jahurpur border area in Sadar upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman Sentu, 33, son of Shish Mohammad, a resident of Binpara village in…
‘They used to beat me with sticks’: Maid agaist cricketer Shahadat
By Sugam Pokharel, CNN Dhaka (CNN) She’s known as “Happy” but when Mahfuza Akhter was found bruised and crying in the streets of Dhaka she was anything but. The 11-year-old former live-in maid of one of Bangladesh’s cricketing heroes is…
COP21: Climate summit inches towards deal
By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News, Paris Negotiators at the Paris climate summit have been working through the night to try to reach a global agreement, with talks in their final day. There is a widespread expectation that the…
Bnp decides to field monitoring cells to oversee polls
BNP on Tursday decided to form election monitoring cells at central and divisional levels to oversee the forthcoming municipalitiy polls scheduled for December 30. The decision was taken at a party standing committee meeting at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office with…
Kim Jong-un says he has H-bomb, but no one believes him
By Reuters and VICE News North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un made a rare appearance on Thursday to claim his country has successfully developed a hydrogen bomb — but outside experts were skeptical. Kim made the comments as he toured the…
“Our global strength is our local strength”
Montreux (Switzerland) – “As a grassroots organization, we have extremely important role to play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as we can deliver them on the ground,” said Ben Gunneberg, CEO of PEFC International, as he opened the…
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact on Human Rights Day
December 10– This Human Rights Day, AIPP joins the global yearlong campaign “Our Rights. Our Freedom. Always.” for the 50th anniversary of the two International Covenants on Human Rights: the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and…
Paris deal – Illegitimate and immoral even before it is sealed?
Paris – The Paris Climate Summit, happening from 30 November to 11 December, is due to conclude a new international agreement to limit global average temperature rise and avoid the most dangerous consequences of climate change. After almost two weeks…
PM urges army to be vigilant for country’s independence and sovereignty
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the newly commissioned members of the Bangladesh Army to always stay vigilant to protect the country’s independence and sovereignty.
Mother milk project starts
icddr,b, in collaboration with Interfab Shirt Manufacturing Limited (ISML), on Thursday launched ‘Mother’s Milk project’ which will enable women to take home pasteurized breast milk that stays safe for eight hours.
100 fishermen abducted by 2 pirate gangs in Sundarbans
At least 100 fishermen were abducted by two pirate gangs from different areas between Swarankhola and Chandpai ranges of the Sundarbans East Zone in the district on Wednesday.
Russian online media nuclear.ru’s photo exhibition at Ishwardi
To create public awareness leading Russian online media agency-nuclear.ru recently (December 7, 2015) organised a photo exhibition on sideline of the workshop on “Nuclear Energy Reporting”, designed for the journalists working at Ishwardi. Held at Sugar Crop Institute, Ishwardi the…