Bangladesh Railway authorities started selling advance train tickets on Friday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Author: Lutfun Nahar
Six meat traders fined Taka 140000 in Dhaka
A mobile court on Friday fined six meat traders Tk 1.40 lakh for selling stale meat at Shantinagar kitchen market in the city.
Swedish envoys visit women-led climate change adaptation
Sweden Ambassador in Dhaka Charlotta Schlyter and Counsellor, Head of Development Cooperation, Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Anne-Charlotte Malm visited Deluti Union Parishad of Paikgacha Upazila in Khulna District on Friday to see the initiative of Gender Responsive Climate Change Adaptation.
Lawsuit against Greenpeace raises freedom of speech concerns
Today, a US federal court heard arguments in a lawsuit against Greenpeace that raises serious concerns about freedom of expression.
Moudud finds PM’s India remark insulting
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s remark that India will ever remember Bangladesh for what it gave to neighbouring country and termed it insulting for the nation.
What Italy’s crisis means for Europe
Since the populist Five Star Movement and the right-wing League captured a combined parliamentary majority in Italy’s March 4th election, Italian politics has been at an impasse, with the two parties struggling to form a government. But now, with President…
Symbolic growth and stagnant wages
For decades, Western governments (and their economies) have been delivering real growth and economic well-being to their citizens. But changes that have occurred since the 1980s have made it increasingly difficult to distinguish real growth from nominal growth, while the…
Community food bank getting popularity in Northern BD
Community food bank is getting popularity among the vulnerable communities of two upazilas of the district to pass their days without food crisis during any emergency.
Heavy downpours cripple life in Capital Dhaka
Heavy rains and thundershowers on Thursday morning crippled city dwellers’ life as most roads in different parts of the capital went under water, causing immense sufferings to commuters.
Arrest order on Giasuddin Quader Chy: Threat to kill PM
Dhaka, May 31 – Two separate cases were filed with Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court against BNP’s Vice-Chairman Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury yesterday (Thursday) for allegedly threatening to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury is the younger brother…
Govt playing ‘foul game’ over Khaleda’s release: BNP
BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is playing a ‘foul game’ to prevent Khaleda’s release from jail only to allow the Prime Minister to settle her scores.
TIB demands judicial probe into ‘gunfight’ killings
Expressing its deep concern over the ongoing countrywide anti-drug drive, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday demanded judicial investigation into the killings of over 100 alleged drug traders in ‘gunfights’ during the drive.
Conditions not created yet in Myanmar for repatriation: UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, on Thursday said the relocation of Rohingyas to Bhasanchar Island in Noakhali would not be realistic right now as they first want to see what the facilities are available there.
Godfathers won’t be spared in anti-drug drive: PM
Iterating her firm stance on the ongoing countrywide drive against narcotics, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the people are now getting relief from such drives and none, even ‘godfathers’ and ‘dons’, would be spared in this regard.
BB instructions to arrest increasing trend in bank credit
Bangladesh Bank (BB) today issued new instructions for banks to avoid the increasing trend of lending rate.
No killing by law enforcement agencies, says Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said the government would take steps as per law if any killing of innocent people takes place while conducting drives against drug traders.
President pardons murder convict Joseph: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said President Abdul Hamid has pardoned Tofayel Ahmed Joseph, a ‘top terror’ of the 90s, who had been serving life imprisonment in a murder case.
Food security and growth in South Asia
A disquieting finding of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2017, Building resilience for peace and food security, or (SFSN2017), Rome, is that, in 2016, the number of chronically undernourished people in the world increased to…
US for capturing, convicting drug kingpins: Envoy
Expressing concern over the growing number of people dying in crackdown on drug dealers, the United States on Wednesday laid emphasis on catching “kingpins” and finding the sources of illegal drugs and bringing responsible persons to justice respecting human rights.
Frequent power load-shedding worsens Khaleda’s jail ordeal
BNP on Wednesday alleged that its chairperson Khaleda Zia has been undergoing a terrible ordeal in Old Dhaka Central Jail as she has to use hand fan and candle due to frequent power outages amid sultry weather.
Harakiri, Italian style
Liberals across Europe seem happy: President Mattarella has prevented populists from taking over the Italian government and averted another Euro crisis. Their joy will be short-lived, however.
Project to popularise solar pumping for irrigation
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a project to popularise solar pumping system among farmers for irrigation in the country, aiming to reduce sudden the surge in power demand during the irrigation season.
How Brexit will affect Germany’s role in EU
Discussions over the impact Brexit will have on Germany tend to revolve around economics – about the losses that German carmakers will face, or how Frankfurt may snatch financial services from London. But there is more to the story. Brexit…
Austerity: A cyclical tale
Historians are often tempted to think that events of the past return to the present under new clothes in a cyclical way. The Greek historian Thucydides was probably the first to propose this cyclical conception of history. In his narrative…
Govt urged to submit Rohingya documents to ICC
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday urged the Bangladesh government to submit its observation along with detailed information and documents to International Criminal Court (ICC) over the crime against humanity perpetuated through killing Rohingyas in Myanmar by Myanmar government and…
Zia’s 37th death anniversary Wednesday
BNP will observe the 37th death anniversary of its founder and former President Ziaur Rahman across the country on Wednesday with due respect.
Golden Rice meets safety standards in three global agencies
Golden Rice, a long touted answer to Vitamin-A deficiency (VAD) in poorer countries, has got safety approvals from the world’s three leading regulatory agencies, an International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) press release said on Monday.
‘Govt resorts to ‘extrajudicial killings’ to perpetuate power’
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday expressed his fear that the government has been carrying out the extrajudicial killings in the name of anti-narcotics drive as part of its plot to perpetuate power.
AL leaders want Russia, China, India help end Rohingya crisis
The Awami League leaders on Monday requested Russia, China and India to play an even more robust role in ensuring a swift solution to the Rohingya crisis and the safe and dignified return of Rohingyas to their homeland in Rakhine…
International effort to end Me-too abuses
Governments, employers, and workers from around the world will meet beginning May 28, 2018, to discuss a proposed international treaty on violence and harassment in the workplace, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch has issued a 16-page report…