Rama Chowdhury, a writer and a Birangana of the Liberation War, passed away at a hospital here o early Monday. She was 78.
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Dengue situation not alarming: Dhaka South City Mayor
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sayeed Khokon today said although the number of people suffering from dengue fever has increased a little bit in the city compared to the previous years, the situation is still under control.
Reuters reporters jailed for 7 years in Burma: Protests galore
Two Reuters journalists accused of breaching Myanmar’s state secrets law while reporting on a massacre of Rohingya Muslims were jailed for seven years Monday, fuelling international outrage a week after the army was accused of genocide.
Workers’ rep in TUs being reduced from 30pc to 20pc
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of Bangladesh Labour Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018 with more facilities for workers and reducing the workers’ threshold to 20 percent from the existing 30 percent for forming trade unions.
EVM use to depends on stakeholders’ acceptance: CEC
The use of the electronic voting machine (EVM) in the upcoming national election will depend on enactment of law, stakeholders’ acceptance, attaining of capability and overall environment.
PM remarks indicate intention of establishing one-party rule: BNP
BNP on Monday voiced frustration over the Prime Minister’s comment on the 11th parliamentary polls, saying it has manifested the government’s intention of establishing one-party rule instead of ensuring an inclusive election.
Rohingya issue not there in Bimstec Summit agenda: SG
Bimstec Secretary General Shahidul Islam on Monday said there was no scope to formally discuss the Rohingya issue in the 4th Bimstec Summit held in Kathmandu on August 30-31 as no Member State of the regional body proposed it.
Decade’s biggest economic policy flaw: Don’t blame academics
“The biggest policy mistake of the last decade” is the title of an article by Ryan Cooper, and the mistake is of course austerity (it is a very US focussed piece, so Brexit is not on the map). Cooper goes…
BNP’s 40th founding anniversary Saturday
BNP is going to celebrate its 40th founding anniversary across the country on Saturday with various programmes.
Devise comprehensive approach, combat terrorism: Bimstec
Bimstec leaders on Friday reiterated their strong commitment to combat terrorism and called upon all the member countries to devise a comprehensive approach in this regard.
Mother sues over death of toddler released from US detention
A Guatemalan mother detained with her toddler this year in Texas is suing authorities for the child’s death, citing “unsafe conditions, neglectful medical care, and inadequate supervision” in family immigration detention.
BNP strongly criticises EC’s opting for EVMs in next polls
BNP on Friday turned down the Election Commission’s (EC’s) decision to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the national elections, saying such machines can easily be manipulated.
In Scotland, girls go to school with one less worry – period
Every girl around the world has feared it, or worse, felt it: the snickers of peers who see bloodstains on her clothes, the sneers of classmates as she slips a pad into her pocket. But what of the girls who…
No substitute to filters to keep media free: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, said today “to keep the media free of trash of yellow journalism, lie, provocation, vulgarity, chitchat and truncated information there was no choice to having an efficient sift.”
Dhaka not to pursue US anymore for GSP: Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday said Bangladesh does not require the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) facility from United States as the country does not get the facility on its most exported items to US.
Small leak in Russian capsule patched at space station
Astronauts scrambled Thursday to patch a tiny hole in a Russian capsule that was allowing air to leak from the International Space Station.
96 held in BD district of Satkhira on different charges
In a drive from Thursday night to Friday morning, police arrested 96 people from different parts of the district on various charges.
BIMSTEC leaders for enhancement of connectivity
The heads of state and government of the seven-nation Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) at its 4th summit in Kathmandu have reiterated the need for enhancing connectivity within the member states.
Accurate weather info yields resilience for Zambia’s farmers
Just having better information about when and for how long it will rain is proving the difference between success and failure among smallholder farmers in southern Zambia. Empowered with timely information about the weather ahead of the 2017/18 farming season,…
Quader warns of tough response in case of political anarchy
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said if anyone tries to create any anarchy in the country in the name of national unity and movement then there will a befitting reply.
Trump warns of violence in case Democrats win midterm polls
President Donald Trump urged evangelical leaders this week to get out the vote ahead of the upcoming midterm elections and warned of “violence” by opponents if they fail.
Election Commissioner Mahbub opposes EVM at EC meeting
Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar opposed a move to amend the law to allow electronic voting machines or EVMs in the looming national election.
No trade union in 97 percent garment factories: CPD survey
In Bangladesh’s readymade garments (RMG) sector, 97.5 percent factories don’t have trade unions.
Law enforcement agencies most corrupt: TIB survery
Law enforcement agencies are the most corrupt service sector in the country, said a household survey of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday.
Losing people’s confidence AL now depends on machines: BNP
Strongly opposing the Election Commission’s move to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the next general election, BNP on Thursday said Awami League is now ‘depending on machine losing confidence in people’.
Kathmandu BIMSTEC summit: Hasimna outlines 14 coop areas
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday proposed categorising 14 sectors into several clusters to make them more synergised ones for achieving an early dividends from Bimstec.
Brexit: The conservative centre cannot hold
The Minister for Exiting the European Union, Dominic Raab, last week published a number of “notifications” on the possibility of the UK’s leaving the European Union without a Withdrawal Agreement (“no deal Brexit”). On the same day, wide publicity was…
India’s solar water ATMs, irrigation pumping are replicable
At New Delhi’s Savda Ghevra slum settlement, waterborne diseases have become less frequent thanks to solar-powered water ATMs that were installed here as a social enterprise venture three years ago.
UN seeks probe into Saudi bombing of civilian targets
Saudi Arabia, which has been accused of relentlessly bombing civilian targets in strife-torn Yemen and threatening executions of human rights activists, is fast gaining notoriety as a political outcast at the United Nations.
Hold doers of violence against Rohingyas to account: Canada
Canada has said they along with the international community must hold the perpetrators of violence against Rohingyas to account and support all the efforts towards building lasting peace and reconciliation in Myanmar.