By Isabel OrtizNEW YORK, Jul 28 2020 (IPS) – Failing to help those in most needCOVID19 is devastating on older persons. The numbers are staggering, more than 80 percent of the fatalities due to coronavirus in the US and East…
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Coronavirus – Urban Areas Face the Brunt of the Pandemic
By Samira SadequeUNITED NATIONS, Jul 29 2020 (IPS) – The effect of the coronavirus pandemic and its subsequent global lockdown might have a graver effect on cities and urban areas than on rural areas, possibly making women more susceptible to…
Will China be the New USSR? Future of American Geopolitics
By Richard Falk[Prefatory Note: The text below is a modified interview conducted by Daniel Falcone, and published in Counterpunch on July 9th. Even the passage of a few days has made it seem more likely that a new geopolitical confrontation…
Coronavirus Covid-19 could benefit Bangladesh
Corporal punishment is just another name for child abuse, torture, cruelty and brutality that can physically and mentally impair a pupil for his entire life. It’s a knee-jerk reaction to a minor, insignificant situation by adult terrorists full of exaggerated…
Next Climate V Forum conf in Dhaka: Ban Ki-moon tells Hasina
Dhaka, July 29 – The next Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) conference will be held in 2021 commemorating the “Mujib Borsho” (Mujib Year), said CVF President Ban Ki-moon.“CVF President and ex-UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called up Sheikh Hasina around 6:10…
Closure of educational institutions extended again until Aug 31
Dhaka, July 29 – The government has again extended the closure of all the educational institutions of the country until August 31 considering the coronavirus situation.Mohammad Abul Khayer, public relations officer of the Education Ministry, confirmed the matter on Wednesday.On…
Someshwar Oli features in five tv dramas this Eid
Dhaka, July 29 – Lyricist Someshwar Oli is all set to enjoy this Eid featuring in five different tv drama with his lyrical words for different singers.All the dramas, for which Someshwar Oli took up his pen, are directed by…
Tourist information centres to be set up in all div cities
Dhaka, July 29 – State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali on Wednesday said a tourist information centre will be set up in each of the divisional cities, aiming to make information of tourist destinations available.He revealed…
Dhaka North City Polls: Tabith for seeking all related docs
Dhaka, July 29 – Nearly six months after the polls, defeated BNP mayoral candidate Tabith Awal on Wednesday filed a petition with the election tribunal seeking a directive to the returning officer for providing him all the necessary documents related…
Russia intends to be first to approve Covid-19 vaccine
TASS/UNB, July 29 – Russian officials said they are working toward a date of August 10 or earlier for approval of Covid-19 vaccine, aiming to become the world’s first country to have a novel coronavirus vaccine approved.Russian officials including the…
Dr. Nilufa Islam takes over as regional chair GWP South Asia
Dr. Nilufa Islam, Vice President of BWP and Former Director General of WARPO has taken over the position of the Regional Chair of GWP-South Asia to continue the remaining tenure of late Dr. Khondaker Azharul Haq.Please note that during the…
IBBL inaugurates its Wireless Moor Sub-branch in Dhaka
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Wireless Moor sub-branch under Mouchak Branch, Dhaka on 27 July 2020, Monday. Mrs. Zaman Ara Begum, Director, Padma Islami Life Insurance Ltd & Distinguished Academician inaugurated the sub-branch as chief guest.Presided over by Md.…
Activation during the pandemic downturn
by Silvia Girardi, Alessio Fusco and Valeria Pulignano on 29th July 2020 @sigiraviaMandatory activation conditions for social-assistance recipients should be suspended during the pandemic.Whether activation policies can foster labour-market integration and, at the same time, protect individuals from poverty is…
জাতীয় প্রেস ক্লাবের স্থায়ী সদস্য কাজী মোঃ শামসুল হুদা আর নেই
জাতীয় প্রেস ক্লাবের স্থায়ী সদস্য ও দৈনিক সংগ্রামের সাবেক মফস্বল সম্পাদক কাজী মোঃ শামসুল হুদা আর নেই। তিনি মঙ্গলবার দিবাগত রাত ১২টায় ঢাকা মেডিকেল কলেজ হাসপাতালে চিকিৎসাধীন অবস্থায় ইন্তেকাল করেছেন ইন্নালিল্লাহি…..রাজিউন)। মৃত্যুকালে তার বয়স হয়েছিল ৭৪ বছর।তিনি স্ত্রী, এক ছেলে…
‘It’s (Still) the Economy, Stupid!’
Alan Stoga“In all of the West, we run into a divided society. Those who are smart enough to play on the stock market are fine; they can live. Those who are educated to play in the digital economy are also…
জাতীয় প্রেস ক্লাবের স্থায়ী সদস্য ফজলুন নাজিমা খানম আর নেই
জাতীয় প্রেস ক্লাবের সিনিয়র সদস্য ও বাংলাদেশ সংবাদ সংস্থার সাবেক সাব-এডিটর ফজলুন নাজিমা খানম আর নেই। তিনি আজমঙ্গলবার ভোর ৪.৫৫ মিনিটে মানিকগঞ্জের হরিরামপুর থানার ডাকরখালী গ্রামের নিজ বাড়িতে ইন্তেকাল করেছেন(ইন্নালিল্লাহি…..রাজিউন)। মৃত্যুকালে তার বয়স হয়েছিল ৭৬ বছর।তিনি এক ছেলেসহ অসংখ্য আত্মীয়-স্বজন,…
Repeal Digital Security Act, immediately bail out those held
Dhaka, 27 July 2020: Expressing concern over widespread misuse and indiscriminate implementation of the Digital Security Act (DSA) during the Covid-19 pandemic; lawyers, journalists, academics, and human rights activists have called for the repeal of the Act. They called on…
IBBL Board of Directors meeting held
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 27 July 2020, Monday through a virtual platform.Presided over by Professor Md. Nazmul Hassan, PhD, Chairman of the bank, the meeting was attended by Yousif…
Dr Zafrullah wants PM to open Gonoshasthaya corona unit
Dhaka, July 27 – Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury in an open letter has urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to open the corona unit of Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital.Introducing himself a ‘foolish freedom fighter,’ Dr Zafrullah also gave the Prime…
Offer Eid prayer at nearest mosques: Govt
Dhaka, July 27 – The government on Monday issued some directives asking people to offer Eid prayer at their nearest mosques instead of Eidgah and open spaces maintaining recommended health guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic.The Religious Affairs Ministry issued some…
Fire at Chittagong chips factory
Chittagong, July 27 – A fire broke out at a chips factory in Kalurghat area of the port city early Monday.It broke out around 5:30am in the factory of Meridian Chips, said Farid Ahmmed Chowdhury, the deputy assistant director of…
Pilgrims arrive in Makkah for downsized hajj amid pandemic
Saudi Arabia, AP/UNB, July 27 – Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Makkah for a downsized hajj to being on Wednesday amid coronavirus pandemic.The hajj normally draws around 2.5 million people for five days of worship in one of the…
OIC Youth Capital: PM urges global youths to build a resilient future
Dhaka, July 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the youth to be part of decision-making steps with their ideas and innovations to build a future which would be more resilient and sustainable both at this COVID-19 pandemic…
Dhaka-Delhi partnership key to peaceful S Asia: India
Dhaka, July 27 – Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday said the partnership between Bangladesh and India would be key to building a prosperous and peaceful South Asia.“I firmly believe that,” he said adding that this partnership…
Stay ready to help flood victims, PM asks admin
Dhaka, July 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the administration to stay ready to extend all sorts of assistance to the flood-affected people as the flood may prolong this time.“There’s an apprehension that the flood may prolong…
The politics of identity and inclusion
by Karin Pettersson on 27th July 2020 @AB_KarinKarin Pettersson argues that struggles around race and gender are fundamentally about inclusion on an equal footing in the political community.Anonymous, camouflage-clad men taking protesters away in unmarked cars—federal agents, sent by the…
Black lives matter in Europe too
by Khaled Diab on 27th July 2020 @DiabolicalIdeaNo one should be smug about racism in Europe. Here too there is a toxic interaction between ethnicity, equality and the environment.Although police brutality has claimed too many black lives in America, the…
বন্যা ত্রানের পাশাপাশি সমস্যার স্থায়ী সমাধানের উদ্যোগ নিনঃ ফারাক্কা কমিটি
ঢাকা, জুলাই ২৫ – তিস্তা ও ব্রহ্মপূত্র নদের উজান থেকে নেমে আসা বন্যার পানিতে বাংলাদেশের বিস্তীর্ণ অঞ্চল মারাত্মকভাবে প্লাবিত হওয়ায় উদবেগ প্রকাশ করে আন্তর্জাতিক ফারাক্কা কমিটি (আইএফসি) সরকারকে ড্রেজিং এবং নদী শাসনের মাধ্যমে দেশের ভিতর দিয়ে প্রবাহিত নদীগুলোর পানিবহন ক্ষমতা…
MSF opens COVID-19 treatment centre in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka, July 26 – Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), an international medical organisation, on Sunday opened a COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre at Nayapara refugee camp in Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar district.The opening of the Severe Acute Respiratory…
Ranga removed, Bablu new JP secretary general
Dhaka, July 26 – Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Sunday made party co-chairman Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu as its secretary general removing Moshiur Rahman Ranga from the post.GM Quader took the decision as per section 20/1/A of the Jatiya Party…