মুক্তিযুদ্ধের সেক্টর কমান্ডার মেজর জেনারেল (অব.) চিত্ত রঞ্জন দত্ত বীর উত্তম বার্ধক্যজনিত জটিলতায় মঙ্গলবার যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের ফ্লোরিডার হাসপাতালে মৃত্যুবরণ করেছেন। তার বয়স হয়েছিল ৯৩ বছর।
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Scary atmosphere grips country, says BNP
Dhaka, Aug 25 – BNP on Monday said that an unknown panic and scary atmosphere is now disrupting the normal life as the misrule of the present government seems to have taken a serious turn.
PM Hasina mourns death of Maj Gen CR Dutta
Dhaka, Aug 25 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Chitta Ranjan Dutta, Bir Uttam, popularly known as CR Dutta — one of the sector commanders during the great Liberation War.
TikTok files lawsuit against Trump administration’s executive order
Los Angeles, Aug 25 – TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order banning any US transactions with its parent company ByteDance.
How Women-led Agribusinesses Boosting Nutrition in Africa
By Busani Bafana BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Aug 24 2020 (IPS) – Oluwaseun Sangoleye’s son developed rickets after rejecting baby formula. So she started a business to make natural baby cereal from locally-sourced ingredients in Nigeria.
How Women & Girls are Forced to Trade Sex for Water
By Sareen Malik and Benazir Omotto The United Nations has warned that water shortages could affect 5 billion people by 2050. Credit: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Turkey-Greece rival military exercise due as oil tensions up
Turkey and Greece have announced they will conduct rival naval exercises off the Greek island of Crete on Tuesday amid rising tension over claims to gas and oil in the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey sent out an official warning to other…
Tackling Climate and Rural Livelihood Crises in Dairy Sector
Scientific evidence mounts that our food system is responsible for up to 37% of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The global dairy industry has continued to expand and scale up into new territories through mergers and acquisitions, expanding its…
BJMC workers not paid salary two months since closure of mills
Khulna Aug 24 – Jute mill workers staged a demonstration to press home a 14-point set of demands, including reopening of the 25 state-owned jute mills, in the city’s Khalishpur area on Monday.
Photojournalist Kajol denied bail in Digital Security Act case
Dhaka, Aug 24 – A Dhaka court on Monday rejected the bail petition of photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in a Digital Security Act (DSA) case filed at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station. Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge KM Imrul Kayes passed the…
Probe into deaths of 84 elephants in Chittagong sought
Dhaka, Aug 24 – A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking directives to investigate the deaths of 84 elephants in 19 years in Chittagong district and form an investigation body to look into the incidents.
Monjurul Islam invited as Juror of Bettiah Int’l Film Festival
Dhaka, Aug 24 – Bangladesh government’s feature film fund wining scriptwriter and filmmaker Monjurul Islam Megh has been invited as a member of Jury of the Bettiah International Film Festival (BIFF) 2020.
মংলা-খুলনা রেললাইন প্রকল্প: ১০ বছরেও কাজ শেষ হয়নি
মংলা বন্দর থেকে সড়কপথে যোগাযোগ বৃদ্ধির লক্ষ্যে খুলনা পর্যন্ত ৬৫ কিলোমিটার রেলপথ নির্মাণ প্রকল্প নেয়া হয় ২০১০ সালে। শুরুতে তিন বছরের মধ্যে ওই প্রকল্পের সকল কাজ শেষ করার সময় নির্ধারণ করা হয়। কিন্তু চলতি বছরের জুলাই পর্যন্ত তিন দফা সময়…
অপরূপ প্রকৃতির প্রতিচ্ছবি ভুতিয়ার পদ্ম বিল
আপনি নৌকায় বসে আছেন। চারি ধারে পানি। চলছে ডিঙ্গি নৌকা। পানির শব্দ আসছে কানে। বইছে ঝিরঝিরে বাতাস। আকাশে মেঘ-রৌদ্রের ছন্দে কখনও রোদ কখনও বৃষ্টি। দূর থেকে দেখলে মনে হবে যেনো রঙ্গের মেলা বসেছে। জলজ ফুলের রানী খ্যাত পদ্মফুল সারিসারি আর…
সোনার বাংলা গড়ার প্রচেষ্টায় প্রকৌশলীদের আরো অবদান রাখতে হবে
ঢাকা, ৮ ভাদ্র ( ২৩ আগস্ট) : বিদ্যুৎ, জ্বালানি ও খনিজ সম্পদ প্রতিমন্ত্রী নসরুল হামিদ বলেছেন, সোনার বাংলা গড়ার প্রচেষ্টায় প্রকৌশলীদের আরো অবদান রাখতে হবে। বিদ্যুৎ খাতের প্রকৌশলীদের জনগণের সরাসরি উন্নত সেবা দেওয়ার সুযোগ রয়েছে। এই সুযোগ কাজে লাগিয়ে দেশ…
Free journo Kajol immediately: Artists, activists, family
Dhaka, Aug 24 – Artistes and cultural activists on Sunday demanded immediate release of photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol who has been languishing in jail in cases filed under the Digital Security Act.
Online Certificate Program on Global Compact for Migration
Online Certificate Programme on Global Compact for Migration (GCM) Learn, Act and Change. Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Manila, Philippines, Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), Beirut, Lebanon, Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), New Delhi,…
BNP’s demand: Take steps to protect media industry
Dhaka, Aug 24 – Observing that the newspaper industry is now on the brink of ruination due to coronavirus pandemic, BNP on Sunday demanded the government take effective steps to protect it.
Iran’s Natanz nuclear plant fire ’caused by sabotage’
Iran’s nuclear body has said that a fire last month at a major nuclear facility at Natanz was caused by sabotage. But the Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation (IAEO) did not say who they believe is behind the incident.
Remembering Abdus Shahid, Abul Kalam
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The demise of Abdus Shahid, Joint Chief News Editor of NTV channel, and a dedicated journalist union leader on Sunday, the 23rd of August came as a great shock to me like other members of the journalist…
IBTRA organizes workshop on International Factoring
Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) organized a daylong workshop titled “International Factoring” on 22 August 2020, Saturday on a virtual platform. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of IBBL addressed the inaugural session as chief guest.
24pc female online entrepreneurs shut businesses in June
Dhaka, Aug 23 – Though the online sales of health products and daily essentials were booming due to COVID-19, the ongoing pandemic has taken its heavy toll on the online retailers of fashion, cosmetics, and other imported products, says a…
Farmers Bank loan scam: Regent Group’s Shahed lands in jail
Dhaka, Aug 23 – A Dhaka Court on Sunday sent Regent Hospital chairman Mohammad Shahed to jail in a case filed for misappropriating Tk 2.71 crore from Farmers Bank.
Govt emptied public coffer, alleges BNP
Dhaka, Aug 23 – BNP on Sunday alleged that the government has emptied the national exchequer and bankrupted the country’s economy to meet the budget deficit.
No Tajia procession, rally in open space: Dhaka Police chief
Dhaka, Aug 23 – Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam on Sunday directed DMP officials to take initiatives not to hold Tajia processions and rallies in open spaces on Ashura which falls on August 30 to prevent the spread…
OC Pradeep, wife sued in graft case
Cox’s Bazar, Aug 23 – The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against former Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf Model Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das and his wife for amassing wealth worth Tk 4 crore from unknown sources.
Zia behind Aug 15 killings, Khaleda in Aug 21 attack: PM
Dhaka, Aug 23 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday renewed her allegations that Khaleda Zia was involved in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack as her husband Ziaur Rahman was behind the August 15, 1975 killings.
করোনাকালে দেশপ্রেম
শিপন রবিদাস প্রাণকৃষ্ণ পুরো বিশ্ব আজ ভয়ঙ্করভাবে বিপর্যস্ত। করোনা নামক প্রাণঘাতী ভাইরাসটি বিশ্বব্যাপী ছড়িয়েছে। বাংলাদেশে করোনা ভাইরাস শনাক্ত হয় গত ৮ মার্চ। ২৬ মার্চ থেকে দেশে সাধারণ ছুটি ঘোষণা করে লকডাউন পরিস্থিতি সৃষ্টি করা হয়। ফলে কর্মহীন হয়ে পড়ে লাখ…
Highway through haor, a feat unwelcome for wetland ecosystem
For a road that opened to the public during a pandemic, the Itna-Mithamoin-Astagram highway has already made a huge impression on people, in more ways than one. For fishes and other aquatic life it’s a barrier that has restricted their…
Coronavirus: Global death tally hits 803,479, cases 23 mn
The death toll from Covid-19 globally reached 803,479 on Sunday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.