Sylhet, Sept 28 – The miscreants who gang-raped a woman after tying up her husband in a dormitory of Sylhet MC College, also snatched away the victim’s car and demanded Tk 50,000 ransom for it.
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IBBL Rajshahi Zone organizes webinar on Shari`ah compliance
The Rajshahi Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a webinar recently on ‘Compliance of Shari`ah in Banking Sector’.
UN officials discuss roadmap to preserve the natural world
28 September 2020 – Top UN officials working to preserve the natural world are urging “action now” ahead of a crucial biodiversity summit this week, where world leaders will reaffirm their commitment to the cause.
Bangladesh moving towards high-value agriculture crops
Dhaka, Sept 28 – As part of its crop diversification and boosting agricultural output in the country, the government is taking region-based projects to promote the cultivation of new and high-value crops, and bringing fallow, char and Haor lands under…
Kurigram flood situation worsens
Kurigram, Sept 28 – Heavy rains and upstream water are worsening the flood situation in Kurigram inundating cropland, houses and cutting off road communication affecting thousands of people.
PM Sheikh Hasina turns 73
Dhaka, sept 28 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the President of Bangladesh Awami League, has turned 73. She is celebrating her birthday at home for the first time since 2008.
Trump ‘paid $750 in fed income taxes in 2016 and 2017’ – NYT
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£587) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, The New York Times says.
17-inch rain in 12 hrs, 100-yr worst, deals Havoc to Rangpur
Rangpur, Sept 27 – 433mm of rainfall recorded from 10 pm on Saturday to 10 am Sunday that inundated most areas of Rangpur district including the city, is the worst in 100 years. The rain triggered flash floods that marooned…
IBBL opens 1500th outlet, 84 on agent banking across country
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated 1500th outlet with 84 agent banking outlets across the country. With this, the number of agent outlets of the bank stood at 1566.
Outgoing Indian HC makes farewell call on President
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das on Sunday called on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban.
Those defying leadership can leave GF: Reza Kibria
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Gonoforum (GF) General Secretary Dr Reza Kibria on Sunday said some members of their party have tried to tarnish its image by holding an unauthorised meeting in its name. In a press release, he said those…
BNP denounces MC College rape incident, ‘lawlessness’
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Strongly denouncing the incident of a ‘gang-rape’ in a dormitory of Sylhet MC College, BNP on Sunday alleged that it has depicted the ‘lawlessness and anarchic’ situation created in the country by ‘Awami League’.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam loses battle to Covid-19
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, who contracted Covid-19 recently, passed away at a hospital in the capital on Sunday evening. He was 71.
তিস্তা মহাপরিকল্পনা বর্ধিত কলেবরে বাস্তবায়ন করুনঃ আইএফসি
ঢাকা, সেপ্টেম্বর ২৭ – দশকের পর দশক স্বাভাবিক প্রবাহ থেকে বঞ্চিত বাংলাদেশে তিস্তা নদী পলিমাটি জমে মরে গেছে। শুস্ক মৌসূমে পানির প্রবাহ সরিয়ে নেয়ায় বিশাল এ নদী শুকিয়ে যায়। পানির প্রবাহ না থাকায় পরিবেশ ও মানুষের জীবনযাত্রার মারাত্মক ক্ষতি হয়।…
PM stresses better cooperation of neighbours for development
Dhaka, Sept 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday emphasised on the need for better cooperation with neighbouring countries for the development of the people of this region. “We always think that better cooperation is needed with the neighbouring…
Global Covid-19 death toll hits 992,984; cases 32.7 mn
Global death toll due to Covid-19 reached 992,984 on Sunday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Besides, the confirmed Covid-19 cases hit 32,747, 374 globally, according to the JHU data. The United States remains the country worst hit…
World Rivers Day 2020: Celebrating Rivers across the world
September 26, 2020 SANDRP The World Rivers Day (WRD) is celebrated annually on the fourth Sunday of September. The event strives to highlight the invaluable ecological, hydrological services and cultural, recreational values offered by the rivers. Indeed, the most of…
আল্লামা আহমদ শফী ইসলামী শিক্ষা প্রসারে বিরাট অবদান রেখেছেন
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, হাটহাজারী মাদ্রাসার মহাপরিচালক আল্লামা শাহ আহমদ শফী রহ. নাস্তিক মুরতাদ ও শয়তানী শক্তির বিরুদ্ধে কঠোর অবস্থান নেয়াসহ ইসলামী শিক্ষা প্রসারে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভুমিকা পালন করে গেছেন। শিরক-বেদআতমুক্ত আমল…
Stalker on 7-day remand over killing schoolgirl in Savar
Dhaka, Sept 26 – A Dhaka Court on Saturday placed a man on a seven-day remand in a case over knifing a schoolgirl to death in Savar on September 20.
Ensure Covid vaccine for all countries at a time: PM Hasina
Bangladesh has capacity for mass scale vaccine production, she says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the world community to treat the Covid-19 vaccine as a ‘global public good’ and urged the United Nations to ensure its timely availability…
The Death of Andre Vltchek, a Passionate Warrior for Truth
by Edward Curtin “If the world is upside down the way it is now, wouldn’t we have to turn it over to get it to stand up straight?” – Eduardo Galeano, Upside Down, 1998 For decades, Andre Vltchek, an old-school…
Implement the Teesta Project expanding its coverage: IFC
Dhaka, Sept 26: The Teesta in Bangladesh has practically turned into a dead river because of excessive siltation for being deprived of its natural flow for decades. The absence of flow causes damage to the environment and sufferings to the…
Split in Gonoforum taking final shape
Dhaka, Sept 25 – Gonoforum dissident leaders are going to hold an extended meeting of its central committee in the capital on Saturday. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 am at the Jatiya Press Club.
Bending the Biodiversity Loss Curve Requires big Change
By Jamison Ervin The UN will be hosting the first-ever Biodiversity Summit – remotely – on September 30. UNITED NATIONS, Sep 23 2020 (IPS) – A spate of reports on biodiversity – the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystems,…
1,507 cops transferred to Cox’s Bazar to fill vacancies
Dhaka, Sept 25 – In line with a major reshuffle in the police administration, a total of 1,507 police officers have been transferred to Cox’s Bazar.
Air pollution in cities takes a toll on bees
by Mohit M. Rao • A study shows that air pollution causes behavioural, physiological and genetic changes in wild bees. • Pollutant impact on bees is observed even in areas well-within the current national standards for Particulate Matter pollution. •…
Time to abandon failing Green Revolution
Stockholm/Cambridge, US, 23 Sep (IPS/Million Belay and Timothy A. Wise) — As COVID-19 threatens farming communities across Africa already struggling with climate change, the continent is at a crossroads.
What Would the Buddha Do?
By David Loy Maybe every modern generation feels confronted by some crisis that will affect the fate of the world, but unless your head is buried in the sand (or some Buddhist equivalent) it’s impossible to be ignorant of the…
EU for UN’s technical, protection survey of Bhasan Char camp
Dhaka, Sept 25 – European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Rensje Teerink has laid emphasis on visits by UN technical and humanitarian protection teams to Bhasan Char though Rohingya leaders recently expressed satisfaction over the situation there.
Coronavirus: Global cases exceed 32 mn; deaths 981, 754
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 32 million on Friday, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University (JHU).