Investigative journalist and media executive Maria Ressa of the Philippines has been named as the 2021 laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
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Spyware Threatens Press Freedom’s Privacy Imperative
Spyware’s repeated use to target journalists and those close to them poses an existential threat to the privacy required for press freedom to flourish.
Why Experts Saying It’s a ‘Make or Break’ Moment for Forests
The report concluded that while countries have taken action to protect their forests, those efforts must be accelerated to achieve ambitious global goals.
Rosatom Launches Global Nuke Awareness Campaign on 30 April
Rosatom launches Atoms for Humanity, a unique nuclear awareness initiative. Rosatom believes that it is high time to put a human at the centre of nuclear debate.
UN Women program to foster women’s part in care industry
The ‘UN Women Care Accelerator’ is an online group training and incubating programme for female entrepreneurs and businesses led by or supporting women in the care industry.
Army unit explodes mortar shell found near RU
A team of the Bangladesh army exploded a mortar shell, which was found on Tuesday near a pond on the Rajshahi University campus.
Body of girl recovered, Bashundhara Group MD sued
Police recovered the body of a young girl from a rented flat in the capital’s Gulshan area on Monday night.
The deceased Mosharrat Jahan Munia was a college student, hailing from Cumilla city. She lived in the flat alone, police said.
Inbox of anxiety and distress
If email anxiety is consuming you, follow Newport for possible resolution
Until it popped up on my computer screen recently I couldn’t have ever sensed if something as useful as an email was making us miserable.
Resisting Big Tech’s Take-Over of Digital Agriculture
The world’s biggest technology companies and distribution platforms, such as Microsoft and Amazon, collectively known as Big Tech, have started entering the food sector.
প্রবীণ সাংবাদিক গোলাম কিবরিয়া (গগন তানু) আর নেই
প্রবীণ সাংবাদিক গোলাম কিবরিয়া (গগন তানু) ইন্তেকাল করেছেন। ইন্না লিল্লাহি ওয়া ইন্না ইলাইহি রাজিউন।
তার ছদ্মনাম ‘গগন তানু’। তিনি ছিলেন কবি, লেখক, সাহিত্যামোদী সংগঠক।
IBBL board recommends 10% cash dividend for shareholders
The Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has recommended a 10% cash dividend for the shareholders for the year 2020 subject to the approval of the 38th Annual General Meeting of the Bank.
Gang of fake journalists arrested for extortion in CTG
A gang of four fake journalists including two women was arrested while they were extorting money from several businessmen in Chattogram by pretending to be media personnel.
To Combat Climate Change, Listen and Act on Ideas from Youths
Listening to young people take a stance on climate change and hearing their well-articulated and very alarming concerns about the changing climate re-inspired my commitment to do my best and to keep calling on everyone to take action to ensure our younger generation inherits a livable planet.
World Military Spending Rises to a Hefty $2.0 Trillion
But according to a new report released April 26 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), world military expenditure rose to nearly $2 trillion in 2020, an increase of 2.6 percent, in real terms, from 2019.
UP member arrested for setting rickshaw puller’s legs on fire
Police have arrested a Joypurhat UP member for allegedly setting fire to a rickshaw puller’s legs.
Hefazat’s convening committee after dissolving central body
Hefazat-e-Islam has formed a five-member convening committee within two hours of the dissolution of its central committee on late Sunday evening.
Severe heat wave sweeping over Bangladesh
A severe heatwave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Jashore, Kushtia and Khulna.
Call to Pope Francis: Resist East Jerusalem Ethnic Cleansing
An Urgent Call to His Holiness Pope Francis, the global ecumenical movement and World Council of Churches Join the Palestinian Christians: Resist the Ethnic Cleansing of East Jerusalem.
Dhaka bans cross-border movement as Covid situation worsens
Bangladesh on Sunday closed its borders with India for two weeks because of the worsening Covid-19 situation.
Mild to moderate heatwave to continue: Dhaka temp. 39.9oC
Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Rajshahi divisions and the region of Srimangal and it may continue and spread.
An Oscars unlike any other to get underway Sunday
An Oscars unlike any before will get underway Sunday night, with history on the line in major categories and a telecast retooled for the pandemic.
ত্রাণ সহায়তায় এগিয়ে এলো বিসিএস ৯ম ব্যাচ ফোরাম
কোভিড-১৯ এর দ্বিতীয় ঢেউয়ের কারণে চলাচল সীমিতকরণের নির্দেশনার পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে কর্মহীন মানুষের মানবিক সহায়তায় এগিয়ে এলো বিসিএস নবম ব্যাচ ফোরাম।
IMF: Divergent recoveries stem from divergent policies – II
The role of the IMF as lender-of-last-resort has skyrocketed during the Covid-19 pandemic, with emergency financing and loan packages disbursed to 86 countries since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020.
TRIPS waiver proposal held hostage on ideological grounds
A handful of industrialized countries led by the European Union, Switzerland and the United Kingdom have held hostage on “ideological” grounds the proposal to suspend certain provisions of the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement to combat the pandemic, said people familiar with the development.
4 killed, 35 injured in Armanitola building fire
At least four people were killed and 35 others sustained burn injuries after a massive fire broke out at a building in the Armanitola area of Old Dhaka in the early hours of Friday.
Getting to Zero Deforestation in the Amazon by 2030
The Amazon Basin is fast approaching an irreversible tipping point. That should concern everyone because what happens in the Amazon has planetary implications.
Valuing Resilience After the Pandemic
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught the world one thing, it is the high price we pay – in lost lives, damaged economies, and wasted human potential – when we undervalue resilience.
Biden’s Climate Opportunity in Latin America
But while President Joe Biden’s administration is focusing on the Central American migration crisis, it must not miss the opportunity to drive urgently needed climate action to help the region rebuild after the pandemic.
The Case for Green Consumer Taxes
With the pandemic not yet over, politicians are unsurprisingly loath to dampen spirits further with talk of tax increases. But the socially sustainable shift that they profess to seek will require revenue reforms.
করোনার এ পর্যায়ে চীন-রাশিয়া থেকে টিকার জন্য ছোটাছুটি করা নির্মম পরিহাস
সরকার করোনার টিকার জন্য যথাযথ কোনো ব্যবস্থা নেয়নি। ১০ হাজার মানুষের মৃত্যুর পরে এখন তারা চীন-রাশিয়া থেকে টিকা সংগ্রহ করার জন্য নতুনভাবে তোড়জোর শুরু করেছে।