New Delhi, AP/UNB, July 26 – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to join a groundbreaking ceremony of bhoomi pujan for the Ram temple on a disputed site in northern India next month, reports AP.The 16th century mosque was…
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Covid-19 certificate scam: Shahed put on 28-day remand
Dhaka, July 26 – Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim has been placed on a 28-day remand in four cases – seven days in each case – filed at Uttara west and Uttara east police stations for issuing…
IBBL inaugurates its Shibgonj sub-branch in Sylhet
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Shibgonj sub-branch under Sylhet Branch at Tamabil Road, Shibgonj Point, Sylhet recently.Qazi Enayet Hussain, Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank inaugurated the sub-branch as the chief guest.Sikder Md. Shehabuddin, Executive Vice President and Head of…
Move for solution to flood problem alongside relief urged
Dhaka, July 25 – Expressing serious concern over the devastating floods that have come down the Teesta and the Brahmaputra Rivers, the International Farakka Committee (IFC) has urged the government to strengthen dredging and river training activities to increase the…
Dhaka-OIC virtual youth summit Monday with mind-rockers
Dhaka, July 25 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the “Dhaka- OIC Youth Capital 2020” on Monday virtually, connecting youths from OIC countries and beyond.
Floods, coronavirus may spoil Eid-ul-Azha for many
Dhaka, July 25 – Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is just around the corner but the coronavirus pandemic and floods have tightened the grip leaving thousands of people stranded and struggling for survival, taking away the…
150 US experts want country shut down before starting over
Washington, Xinhua/UNB, July 25 – More than 150 prominent U.S. medical experts and health professionals have urged the decision makers to shut down the country and start over to contain the surging COVID-19 pandemic noting that reopening before suppressing the…
Tackling flood not possible ‘without elected govt’: Gonoforum
Dhaka, July 25 – Gonoforum on Saturday voiced concern over the worsening woes of the flood-affected people amid the coronavirus pandemic for ‘lack’ of proper steps and plans.
Govt to strongly monitor rawhide collection at fixed prices
Dhaka, July 25 – Monitoring teams formed by the Ministry of Commerce will work from the Eid day to ensure the collection of rawhides of sacrificial animals across the country.
WHO chief scientist sees no Covid-19 herd immunity yet
World Health Organization’s chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Friday said that 50 to 60 per cent of the population will need to be immune to the novel coronavirus to protect the uninfected as herd immunity” is still a long…
Thousands attend Friday prayers at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
Istanbul, AP/UNB, July 25 – Thousands of Muslims attended the Friday prayer at Istanbul’s landmark Hagia Sophia after 86 years.
Make food systems climate-resilient with marginalized groups
By Nout van der Vaart ROTTERDAM/THE HAGUE, Jul 23 2020 (IPS) – At last week’s 2020 High Level Political Forum (HLPF), UN member states discussed how to get back on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in light…
Rohingya Women Share Stories in a Growing Rights Movement
By Samira Sadeque UN, Jul 24 2020 (IPS) – Rohingya women are coming together to feature their own work, plight and stories in mainstream conversations about their community — a space they say they’ve been left out of.
A Ground-breaking Year of Gender Equality fails for Covid-19
SYDNEY, Australia, Jul 24 2020 (IPS) – Sixteen-year-old Suhana Khan had just completed her grade 10 exams in March when India imposed a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. Since then, she has been spending her mornings and evenings doing household chores, from…
2 suspected Rohingya Yaba traders killed in Teknaf ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, July 25 – Two suspected Yaba traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh(BGB) in Chhurikhal area of Teknaf Upazila on Friday night.
People won’t see me doing mistakes: Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan insisted that people will not see him making mistakes in the coming days. The all-rounder has been passing his time in the USA with his wife and two daughters.
Actress Popy infected with coronavirus
Dhaka, July 25 – National Film Award winning Dallywood actress Sadika Parvin Popy has been infected with coronavirus.
Solar module industry in trouble for lack of accredited labs
Dhaka, July 25 – Bangladesh’s solar module manufacturers are in trouble in promoting their products due to lack of international accreditation of local testing laboratories. According to official sources, there are two testing labs in the country to ascertain the…
Climate emergency danger to peace, UN Security Council told
24 July 2020 – The climate emergency generated by global warming, is exacerbating existing risks to international peace and security, while also creating new ones, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Friday, making the case for swift…
Covid-19 forces change of approach to 8th Five Year Plan
Dhaka, July 24 – Amid the fast-changing scenario in Bangladesh economy due to COVID-19 crisis, the government is going to change the main macroeconomic structure of the 8th Five Year Plan to protect people.
BNP recalls Emajuddin’s contributions to democracy
Dhaka, July 24 – Recalling late Professor Emajuddin Ahmed’s contributions to nationalist politics, BNP senior leaders on Friday said his works will inspire the nationalist forces in the struggle for the ‘restoration of democracy’.
Resignation, transfer of corrupt officials won’t help: BNP
Dhaka, July 24 – BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday said the resignation and transfer of a few officials will not help resolve the persisting crisis in the health sector as it is riddled with widespread…
Harry, Meghan sue paper over photo of son at California home
AP/UNB, July 20 – Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Thursday filed a case against a UK tabloid media for selling and publishing a photo of their son Archie that was shot at their Los Angeles-area home bringing the allegation…
China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move
China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, in a tit-for-tat escalation between the two countries.
No possibility to going back to ‘old normal’: WHO chief
Warning that there will be no return to “the old normal”, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged people everywhere to play a part in preventing further spread of Covid-19 as global cases have surpassed 15 million and nearly 620,000 deaths.
Padma devours SESDP Model High School in Madaripur
Madaripur, July 24 – A three-storey school building was gobbled up by the swelling Padma River on Thursday afternoon at Nuruddin Madborkandi in Shibchar Upazila of Madaripur.
China condemns US request to close Houston consulate
AP/UNB, July 24 – Denouncing the US move to close the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, China on Thursday said the bilateral relations will be harmed. The consulate general in Houston was the first one set up by China in…
UP member, Rohingya man killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Two suspected drug traders, a local Union Parishad member and a Rohingya man, were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Hinla in Teknaf Upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as Moulvi Bakhtier alias Bakhtier Uddin, 55, member…
US Ambassador Miller visits Kalyanpur slum
Dhaka, July 24 – US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller on Thursday visited and interacted with families in Kalyanpur slum receiving food assistance through a new US government programme funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
It’s happening: Mike Tyson returns to ring
AP/UNB, July 24 – Mike Tyson, one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time, is returning to the ring after a long gap. The 54-year-old will meet four-division champion Roy Jones Jr in an eight-round exhibition match on Sept…