The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is responding to urgent liquidity needs in developing countries but fails to ensure systemic debt solutions or recovery without austerity.
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This will be decisive decade to tackle climate change: Biden
The US has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 50-52% below 2005 levels by the year 2030.
Planet on red alert Guterres warns at Biden’s climate summit
World leaders must act now and put the planet on a green path because “we are on the verge of the abyss”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
প্রশাসনকে দরিদ্র মানুষের প্রতি মানবিক আচরণ করার আহ্বান
খেটে খাওয়া দরিদ্র মানুষের প্রতি প্রশাসনকে মানবিক আচরণ করার আহ্বান জানিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই।
ইসলামী আন্দোলন ঢাকা মহানগর দক্ষিণের ছিন্নমূলদের মাঝে খাবার বিতরণ
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ ঢাকা মহানগর দক্ষিণের উদ্যোগে আজ বিকেলে রাজধানীর বায়তুল মোকারর দক্ষিণ গেট, উত্তর গেট, স্টেডিয়াম এলাকার ছিন্নমূল ভাসমান মানুষের মাঝে ইফতার সামগ্রী বিতরণ করে।
M. Reazul Karim reappointed as MD & CEO of Premier Bank
Mr. M. Reazul Karim, FCMA has been reappointed as Managing Director & CEO of The Premier Bank Limited for the next three years term.
George Floyd murder: US federal probe on Minneapolis police
A US federal investigation has been launched into policing practices in the city of Minneapolis, a day after one of its former officers was convicted of the murder of George Floyd.
ILO kicks off Green Week to jump-start a sustainable future
The UN’s labour agency launched ILO Green Week to explore what a green future of work could look like, and how we can get there.
Earth Day 2021: Passing On a Cleaner World
Preserving the beauty and wonder of our natural world for future generations should certainly be a goal everyone can get behind.
‘Overhaul Justice Systems’ Response to Sexual Violence’
According to the report, ‘burdensome’ evidence requirements in rape cases are impeding access to justice for survivors. It states that five out of the six countries, India being the exception, allow evidence on the past sexual history of a rape victim.
Will the past come alive riding e-scooter
Whether the modern e-scooter is drawn on the original invention from the 14th century Vijiyanagara Empire in Karnataka is besides the point, fleets of such scooters have now taken over city streets worldwide.
Child Trafficking in South Asia Facilitated by Open Borders
Only last week a story was published about seven girls aged between 10-18 from a district neighbouring India that had gone missing but luckily were found safe by the Indian police and returned back to their families.
Journo held under Digital Security Act in Khulna
Aby Taiyab, the Khulna Bureau Chief of NTV news, has been arrested in connection with a case filed under the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA).
Vaccine equity event enabled frank discussions: WTO DG
the meeting WTO DG convened with four trade ministers, vaccine manufacturers, and other stakeholders on “COVID-19 and vaccine equity” enabled frank discussions
কুরআন নাযিলের মাসে হিফজবিভাগ ও মকতবগুলোকে অবিলম্বে খুলে দিন
কুরআন নাযিলের মহান এ মাসে স্বাস্থ্যবিধি মেনে হিফজুল কুরআন মাদরাসা ও মকতবগুলোকে খুলে দেয়ার দাবি জানিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই।
Premier Bank Distributes Food Nationwide During Pandemic
The Premier Bank Limited has started distributing food supplies to the extreme poor, the destitute, the vagabonds and the street children at various locations all over the country while maintaining Covid-19 hygiene rules.
Atommash of Rosatom ships reactor plant for Bangladesh
The Volgodonsk Branch of AEM-technology (part of the mechanical engineering division of Rosatom – Atomenergomash) has started shipping the equipment of the reactor plant.
Covid vaccines be declared as global public good: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Bangladesh firmly believes that coronavirus vaccines should be declared as global public goods and called for a strong partnership to tackle COVID-19 challenges.
Myanmar junta cracks down on celebrations of new shadow govt
Security forces in Myanmar used violence on Monday against demonstrators who sought to celebrate last week’s formation of a shadow government to serve as an alternative to the military junta.
Al Jazeera report on Bhasan Char false: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday rejected Al Jazeera’s latest report on Bhasan Char saying it is based on false information.
NYC Council Primary Election ’21 & Bangladeshi Candidates
In New York City (NYC) the party-based primary election is going to be held on June 22, 2021. Voters of NYC belonging to different parties will choose their party candidates for all the 51 Council Districts.
UNFCCC climate talks informal June session planned virtually
The Bureau of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has agreed to hold an ‘informal’ session of the subsidiary bodies (SBs) from 31 May to 17 June in a virtual setting.
Hefazat leader Mamunul Haque arrested
Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Mamunul Haque was yesterday arrested from a madrasa in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area around 12pm.
A Serious Threat to Global Health
The U.K. Variant and the South African Variant have been proved to be more contagious and deadly and spreading in an unprecedented way.
Ekushey Padak winner actor SM Mohsin dies of Covid-19
SM Mohsin, a renowned theatre activist who was conferred the Ekushey Padak in 2020, died of Covid-19 on Sunday morning at BIRDEM General Hospital in the capital. He was 73.
Eminent film actor Wasim passes away
Popular film actor of Dhallywood’s golden era Wasim passed away at a hospital in Dhaka early Sunday. He was 74.
The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone
Sitting by herself at the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday, Queen Elizabeth cut a regal but solitary figure: still the monarch, but now alone.
বাঁশখালীতে শ্রমিক হত্যা নৃশংস পশ্চিমা মধ্যযুগীয় শাসনের আধুনিক দৃশ্যায়ন
শনিবার এক বিবৃতিতে মহাসচিব ইউনুছ আহমাদ বলেন, রোজা ও লকডাউনের মধ্যে শ্রমের মূল্য চাইতে গিয়ে এভাবে গুলি খাওয়া সভ্য স্বাধীন কোন দেশে কল্পনা করা যায় না।
200 Young Women take Part in Virtual STEM Olympiad for Girls
The US Embassy and local educational partner RoboLab organized a STEM competition and mentor discussion to encourage Bangladeshi women and girls to pursue STEM education and careers.
Man held for breaking Sheikh Russel statue glass in Jessore
Police have arrested a man in Jessore for breaking the protective glass around a statue of Sheikh Russel.