Paris, 30 November (TWN) ‘” Incoming French President of the 21st meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Laurent Fabius, assured Parties that theprocess of reaching an agreement in…
By Nava Thakuria In the time of internet where consumers become habituate with various free internet proving services, the news itself becomes the victim of circumstance as few people prefer to pay for a news channel? The increasing number of…
By Pierre Longeray Paris has been rated the world’s most student-friendly city for the fourth year running. Melbourne comes in second, followed by Tokyo. The ranking of “the world’s leading urban destinations for international students” was published Tuesday by QS,…
Washington, D.C – Worldwatch will contribute to the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) starting in Paris, France today by advising governmental delegations, participating in high-level consultations,…
Jahangirnagar University (JU) student of Geography and Environment department arranged strike in front of VC office demanding start of their class and exam which remain closed more than two weeks because of internal politics of the teachers.
War crimes convict and Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami’s lawyer Khandker Mahbub Hossain on Wednesday told the Appellate Division that even if his client is proven guilty of any charge, he is eligible for any punishment other than the capital…
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will not appear to court for hearing in the Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases Thursday. The hearing will be held at the Special Judge’s Court-3 of Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar setup on…
BNP has nominated party’s mayoral candidates in all the 235 municipalities of the country where voting will take place on December 30. However, the list does not include any candidate form the BNP’s key alliance partners including Jamaat-e-Islami Party sources…
Alliance Française de Dhaka is organising a musical program titled ‘An Evening with Ghazal’ to be performed by Ghazal singer Manzurul Islam Khan on Friday, December 4 at 6:00 pm at Alliance Françoise de Dhaka, 26 Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi.
Police in a drive seized 600 bottles of phensidyl from a private car at Paharpur in Nachole upazila of the district on Tuesday.Officer-in-charge (OC) of Nachole thana Fasir Uddin said based on secret information, a team of police conducted a…
A tribunal on Tuesday convicted a man and put him behind bars for life for raping a housewife in Sundarganj upazila in 2005.The convict identified as Khairul Islam, a resident of Bazarpara village of the upazila, was also fined Tk…
Joint forces in separate drives from Tuesday night to early Wednesday arrested 25 people, including six BNP and Jamaat-Shibir activists, in different places of the district on sabotage charges.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Satkhira district police, said the joint team conducted…
Police recovered slaughtered body of a man from a students mess in the district town on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim, son of Gias Uddin, a resident of Ghughudanga village in Dinajpur Sadar upazila.
The World AIDS Day was observed on Tuesday in the port city as elsewhere in the division.The theme of this year’s World Aids Day was “Getting to Zero.”To mark the day, rallies and discussion meetings were organized by District Civil…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-12 in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers and recovered 300 pieces of yaba tablets from Dhamura Bus-stand area under Ujirpur upazila of the district on Tuesday night.The arrested were Sahin Hossain Talukder, 32,…
A minor boy was killed as a temporary flag stand fell on him at Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital this morning.The deceased was Arafat Rahul, 4, son of Kabir Hossain, a resident of Ganjpara area of Sadar upazila.
Speakers at a seminar here yesterday emphasized the need for proper enforcement of the Consumers’ Rights Protection (CRP) Law for protecting the consumers’ rights together with freeing the human body from any food poisoning and other contamination.They observed that the…
More than 80 tonnes of fishes were harvested from 196 floating cages in Mohananda river in Chapainawabganj district this year making the fishermen and others concerned happy.Monosex tilapia fish farming in floating cage method is increasing day by day. By…
Dhaka – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) 4-country Friendship Motor Rally under the Motor Vehicle Agreement, which had started from Bhubaneswar in Orissa of India on November 15, left Bangladesh via Benapole border on Tuesday night after flagging off…
The Oakland Institute today released 33 case studies that shed light on the tremendous success of agroecological agriculture across the African continent in the face of climate change, hunger, and poverty. “Released just two weeks ahead of the COP21 Conference…
A group of around 300 terrorists carried out an attack on the IUBAT University campus at around 2:40 PM on Monday, November 30, 2015 that led to injury of 100 plus teachers, students and staff members, academic life has been…
Manama, Bahrain, 1 Dec: The World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) and the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) hosted an engaging pre-conference seminar on Islamic capital markets on Tuesday. In attendance were global Islamic finance leaders who converged at the Gulf…
A cover unveiling program of little magazine ‘Dhure Khutao’ published by 3rd year students of Bangla department of Rajshahi University (RU) held at 150 room of Shahidullah Khala Bhaban on Tuesday at 11.00am.
By Sydney Lupkin This World AIDS Day, VICE is exploring the state of HIV around the globe. Watch our special report, “Countdown to Zero,” tonight on HBO at 9pm ET, and to get involved visit red.org and shop (RED). There…
By Jack Losh It began with a feverish report in November from a little-known media outlet in the Persian Gulf. “Security forces have busted and dismantled a multi-national cell for the so-called Islamic State,” trumpeted the Kuwait News Agency. “The…
Paris 1 Dec, (Hilary Chiew) – French President Francoise Hollande said the agreement from the Paris climate talks can be universal, differentiated and binding where developed countries must assume their historical responsibility as they are the ones that for years…
Election Commissioner M Shahnewaz on Tuesday turned down BNP’s allegation that the Commission has hurriedly announced the municipal election schedule at the government’s behest, saying it is a false statement.
Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Tuesday alleged that BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and former military ruler HM Ersahd rehabilitated the war criminals in the country after the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman…
Two more people testified before a court here on Tuesday in the blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider murder case.
The High Court on Tuesday said there is a serious error in the chargesheet submitted by detectives in the sensational seven-murder cases of Narayanganj.