Bangladesh has called upon the international community to look at the ‘water’ issue through a broader prism to address the issues of trans-boundary water management, technology transfer, green economy and water governance. “We shall have to move beyond the existing…
Former Dhaka University vice chancellor Prof Dr Emajudidn Ahmed yesterday said most of 22 deals signed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka were in favour of interests of India. “The government has turned into proverbial “Hatem Tai”…
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy found staffed in a sack in a paddy field at Mirzapur village in Muradnagar upazila on Tuesday, four days after he had been abducted.The deceased was identified as Jihad, 8, son of expatriate…
A schoolboy died from electrocution at Baghata in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a leader of the new militant outfit “Shahid Hamza Brigade (SHB)” from Chittagong Railway station area today.The arrested was identified as Khaled Hasan alias Rakib, 22, chief of SHB’s military wing “White…
The government officials distributed ten power tillers to farmers of Debiganj in the district in subsidized rate this noon.
Contract Growers Office, a wing of Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC), has procured 603 tonnes of Aman paddy seeds from the farmers of the district during the 2014-15 season.
Joypurhat Sugar Mills (JSM), a state owned enterprise, has started ‘Open Market Sale’ (OMS) of sugar across the country from Monday to stabilize the price of sugar during the month of Ramadan.The JSM, one of the quality sugar producers of…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered one pistol, two magazines and seven rounds of bullet from Wahedpur border point area in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday morning.
A construction worker was killed and three others, including two schoolboys, were injured when the boundary wall of a colony collapsed on them near Afgan Mosque in Dewan Bazar area of the city on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as…
A retired police constable was beaten to death and another person injured by miscreants at Hoshendanga village in Pangsha upazila early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Pratish Sarker Parash, 55, son of late Premchand Sarker of the village.
A process is on to include private Bangladeshi recruiting agencies in the government-to-government system of sending workers to Malaysia.The Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) officials said the government was holding talks with Malaysia on the matter.
A Dallas-area policeman seen in a viral video tossing a bathing suit-clad teenage girl to the ground has resigned from the McKinney Police force, the city’s police chief said on Tuesday, calling the officer’s actions indefensible McKinney Police Corporal Eric…
British model Kate Moss was escorted off a plane at Luton airport on Sunday after disruptive behaviour, the BBC reported.Moss, 41, could not be reached for comment.
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has ended uncertainty over his future by agreeing a one-year contract extension with the Spanish and European champions until the end of the 2016-17 season.Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu announced the agreement at a news conference…
NASA’s test run of a Mars landing system came to a quick end on Monday when the saucer-shaped vehicle’s parachute tore away after partly unfurling high over the Pacific Ocean, a NASA TV broadcast showed.
Three people were killed and seven others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Shyamnagar upazila on Wednesday morning. Of the deceased, two were identified as Nurunnahar,35, wife of Rahman Par, a resident of Sora village, and Sajeda Khatun,40,…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the owner of a recruiting agency and 15 other people from the city’s Malibagh area on Tuesday for their involvement in human trafficking. One of the arrestees was identified as Mohammad Akhtar, owner…
Kimlee Choy A new climate change agreement is to be adopted in Paris in December, but there are big differences on how to reach a fair deal, and the negotiations are tough. Bonn, 8 June (Martin Khor) – The UN…
Sinha M. A. Sayeed On April 17, 2015, Prashant Jha, Associate Editor, Hindustan Times, and CASI Spring 2015 Visiting Fellow, presented a paper “Big Brother or Elder Brother?: India’s Role in the Nepali Transition” at the Center for the Advanced…
Joint Declaration of Bangladesh and India issued during the visit of Prime Minister of India “Notun Projonmo – Nayi Disha” Dhaka, June 07, 2015
Robert J. Burrowes I have just read Andre Vltchek’s new book ‘Exposing Lies of the Empire’. http://badak-merah.weebly.com/exposing-lies-of-the-empire.html Let me tell you something about this book of 800 pages. Vltchek writes with passion and poetry, describing the true horror experienced by…
Danielle Nierenberg Chefs have a unique part to play in making the food system more environmentally sustainable, socially just, and delicious. They connect producers and consumers, understand where food comes from, and know what consumers want. Food Tank is excited…
Two people were killed in the city’s Matikata and Kadamtoli areas in separate incidents. The victims were identified as Mamun Fakir, an owner of a small tea stall, and Malek Hasan Mahmud, 33, a worker of a saw mill. Police…
Lingering memories of a World Cup controversy will return to centre stage when Bangladesh host India for a one-off Test, which starts Wednesday, and three one-day internationals. The Test in Fatullah on the outskirts of Dhaka will be the first…
By Colleen Curry Pope Francis will host Vladimir Putin this week at the Vatican, playing international diplomat at a time when the Russian president finds himself excluded from the G7 summit and blasted by President Barack Obama and others over…
By Sally Hayden At 16 weeks into her pregnancy, Lily, 35, found out that her baby had a fatal fetal abnormality and — once born — would survive only hours outside the womb. “We really wanted the baby,” she told…
Report by Human Rights Watch says government has not acted on pledges to end child marriage made by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year Child marriage in Bangladesh is an epidemic and requires the government to act on its promises…
Ranjan K Panda In December 2014, when over 75,000 gallons of oil spilled out of a drowned tanker in the Sunderbans delta, pollution of the Bay of Bengal came under international limelight. The Bay of Bengal, occupying an area of…
A Dhaka court on Tuesday refused bail to BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in a subversion case filed with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station in the city. Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah of Dhaka’s Metropolitan Sessions’ Judge’s Court