A high-profile United States trade delegation appears to have returned empty-handed from its mission in China. The result is hardly a surprise, given the scale and one-sided nature of the US demands. The Americans pushed for a wholesale remaking of…
Author: Lutfun Nahar
75 percent of BD pasturised milk unsafe for direct intake
The icddr,b scientists have revealed that more than 75 percent of all pasteurized milk available on the local market is unsafe for direct consumption.
BNP spreads falsehood over KCC election: Nanak
Awami League Joint General Secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanak today said the BNP leaders are spreading falsehood over the Khulna City Corporation Polls in fear of defeat of their mayoral candidate.
Israeli use of excessive force on Palestinians violation of HR
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday termed the process of pushing force by Israel upon the Palestine as violation of human rights.
Biman makes emergency landing in Chittagong
A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city on Tuesday following a technical glitch.
SC order on Khaleda’s bail deferred as AG makes new pleas
The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Tuesday set Wednesday to deliver its order on the two leave-to-appeal petitions filed challenging BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail granted by the High Court in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
BNP complains of widespread irregularities in Khulna city polls
BNP on Tuesday alleged that ruling party men resorted to various irregularities in 50 percent of polling stations in the ongoing Khulna City Corporation (KCC) polls.
AL takes decisive lead in Khulna City election
With vote counting in more than half of the polling centres completed in Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election on Tuesday, Awami League-backed mayoral candidate Talukder Abdul Khalek has taken a clear lead.
Keep BNP-Jamaat clique away from state power: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all to remain alert so that BNP-Jamaat clique cannot return to power as they were engaged in killings, creating militants and serial bomb blasts in 500 places on a single day.
Flawed capitalism on both sides of the Atlantic
Given the scale of poverty and inequality in contemporary Britain (and indeed in the United States), no right-thinking person can presumably be fully happy with the organization of a system of rewards that leaves so many people under daily and…
Brexit: Parliament Vs the people
In the next few months the UK will make one of the most momentous political decisions in its post-war history finalising and approving the withdrawal agreement with the EU27. Although the UK is a parliamentary democracy, it is not entirely…
11 killed in Ctg stampede as iftar gift-giving goes wrong
At least 11 people were killed and 50 others injured as they scrambled to collect iftar items distributed by the management of Kabir Steel and Re-Rolling Mills (KSRM) at Nolua union in Satkania upazila on Monday.
No harassment of BNP men in Khulna till KCC polls: HC
The High Court on Monday asked the law enforcers not to arrest or harass any BNP leaders and activities of Khulna until the Khulna City Corporation Election is held.
KCC goes to polls Tuesday after high-voltage campaign by AL, BNP
Khulna City Corporation (KCC) goes to polls on Tuesday to elect its new mayor and councillors with the contenders of both the ruling Awami League and BNP claiming to come out successful in the election.
IPU hails positive developments on Korean peninsula
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has welcomed the historic Inter-Korean Summit held recently in the town of Panmunjom by both leaders, Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in.
Quota reform decision soon: Cabinet Secretary
Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said the decision over quota reform will be known soon.
Dozens killed in Gaza as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem
Israeli fire killed at least 41 Palestinians during mass protests along the Gaza border on Monday, marking the deadliest day of violence there since a devastating 2014 cross-border war and casting a pall over Israel’s festive inauguration of the new…
The crisis of globalisation: Inevitable war? war
In her most recent book Kari Polanyi Levitt observes that the word “globalization” cannot be found in the Oxford Shorter English dictionaries predating 1994 nor in the spell-check programs of that era. It emerged from nowhere at that time and…
Why Macron in not the new left
Since his election in May 2017, international observers have fairly unanimously welcomed Emmanuel Macron as today’s modernizing figure in French politics and depicted him as a pro-European Social Democrat with an assertive reformist touch. Yet, it took no longer than…
Overpricing blamed for poor response to TCB sales before Ramadan
The move initiated by the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) ahead of Ramadan to sell five daily essentials for keeping the market under control has apparently failed to gain the desire momentum for various reasons, including ‘overpricing’ in some cases.
18 killed 54 hurt in Pakistan rainstorm
At least 18 people were killed and 54 others injured in rain-related incidents in different areas of Pakistan’s northwestern region on Saturday, local media and officials said.
Mother daughter gangraped in Gaibandha
A woman and her daughter have allegedly been gang raped by some members of fraud gang ‘Jiner Badhsa’ in Gobindaganj upazila in the district.
Stop harassment in Khulna City polls: BNP
BNP on Sunday demanded the Election Commission take steps to stop the arrest and harassment of its leaders and activists by police in Khulna to hold Tuesday’s city election in a credible manner.
4 JMB female members get 5-year jail in Sirajganj
A special tribunal here on Sunday sentenced four female members of banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to five years jail in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act.
Dilemma over selling Barapukuria power plant’s ash
Power Development Board (PDB) is in dilemma over selling dry fly ash of Barapukiria unit-3 coal-fired power plant as the lone bidder proposed to buy it at Tk 550 per tonne.
Transport owners’ strike on Dhaka-Ctg Highway suspended
Dhaka-Chattogram Road Transport Owners’ and Workers Oikya Parishad and Inter-district Truck and Covered-Van Owners Association will refrain from operating vehicles on Dhaka-Chattogram highway for 12 hours on Monday, aiming to ease traffic congestions on the busiest highway of the country.
Ireland’s leader apologizes for cervical cancer scandal
Ireland’s leader has apologized for a scandal over inaccurate cervical cancer screening tests and has pledged an investigation to find out what went wrong.
5 cops withdrawn in BD port city of Chattogram
Five policemen, including two sub-inspectors of Sitakundu highway police, have been closed to district police lines for releasing a drug trader after embezzling Yaba seized from his possession.
To have children or not: The importance of finding a balance
While the world’s population has changed dramatically over the last 50 years, little is still understood about fertility transition and the reasons behind it.
Global Pact for Environment raises questions – Moscow
The Global Pact for the Environment continues to raise questions about ways to harmonize it with the current international rules, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, commenting on Russia’s decision to vote against a resolution to take steps…