Diplomats from 10 countries and the European Union (EU) ambassador on Sunday expressed their concern over four sections of the proposed digital security act.
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BNP accuses govt of failure to get int’l recognition for Genocide Day
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday alleged that Awami League has failed to have the international recognition for March 25 as Genocide Day.
Dhaka seeks strong UN role in resolving Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh has sought stronger role from the United Nation in resolving the Rohingya crisis and ensure voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingyas to their homeland from Bangladesh.
Brazil beats Russia in friendly ahead of World Cup
Brazil cruised to a 3-0 friendly win at World Cup host Russia on Friday without the injured Neymar. In freezing temperatures at Moscow’s vast Luzhniki arena, the Brazilians worked hard to break down Russia’s deep defense before three goals in…
JP to create history by forming govt again
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said his party will create a history by forming the next government winning the upcoming general election.
Dire consequences if polls are mired in controversy: Sujan
Badiul Alam Majumder, secretary of civil society platform Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) on Saturday said that the country would face dire consequences if the upcoming parliamentary election is held controversially.He was speaking as the chief guest at its divisional meeting…
60 percent of Dhaka’s traffic jam loss can be lessened
Fifty lakh man-hour are lost daily and the nation counts a yearly economic loss of upto Tk. 55,500 crore due to Dhaka’s worsening gridlock where traffic speed is reduced to five kilometer per hour at rush hours. But putting a…
Asian-African migrants continue to face exploitation in ME
With more and more people living outside their country of origin, it is becoming increasingly clear that stronger legal parameters — within and between nations — are required to protect the most vulnerable of migrants from denial of access to…
US-Bangla flight makes emergency landing at Dhaka airport
Barely two weeks after its tragic plane crash in Nepal, a Malaysia-bound flight of US-Bangla Airlines made an ‘emergency landing’ at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Saturday.
Fish production up 1235 thousand tonnes in 8 years
Fish production in the country increased by 12.35 lakh tonnes in eight years as a result of various effective programmes taken by the present government.
The longest flight in the world
Qantas on Saturday launched the first non-stop passenger service linking Australia and Europe, with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner departing Perth for London on one of the longest flights in the world.The service makes Qantas one among a handful of airlines…
One-minute blackout in BD late Sunday evening marking ‘black night’
The country is set to stage a one-minute blackout from 9:00 to 9:01 pm tomorrow recalling the horror of the March 25, 1971 black night when the Pakistanis launched genocide on Bangladesh soil.
Three more plane crash victims laid to eternal rest
Three more victims of the US-Bangla plane crash were laid to eternal rest at their respective villages in Rajshahi, Barisal and Khulna on Friday.The victims are freedom fighter Nazrul Islam, Alifuzzaman and Piyash Roy.
Khulna BNP demands return of its ‘missing’ leader
Local BNP leaders and activists formed a human chain in the city on Friday morning demanding that its ‘missing’ leader Nazrul Islam Moral be traced immediately. District BNP arranged the human chain programme in front of the party office at…
Most of stranded whales on Australia coast die
More than 150 whales have become stranded in Hamelin Bay in western Australia, and only 15 of them were still alive on Friday, authorities said.
BNP will win with 75 percent votes in fair polls: Moudud
Dhaka, March 23 – BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed Friday claimed that his party would win the next parliamentary polls by a margin of 75 per cent seats if the election is free and fair.
EU takes a beating in Italy elections: When will they ever learn
In Chapter 5 of the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament of the Judeo-Christian Bible, mysterious writing begins to appear on a plaster wall during a feast presided over by the Babylon king Belshazzar. When none of the king’s…
Rural women’s empowerment for sustainable development
When we celebrate the International Women’s Day (IWD) this year we shine the brightest light on the vast majority of women – especially in developing countries that live and work in rural areas and whose empowerment is about bringing the…
Sri Lanka blocks social media as anti-Muslim riot flares up
Religious violence flared anew in the hills of central Sri Lanka on Wednesday despite a state of emergency, with Buddhist mobs sweeping through towns and villages, burning Muslim homes and businesses and leaving victims barricaded inside mosques.
Youth trying to enter chief whip’s meeting venue with knife held
Police arrested a young man armed with a knife as he reportedly tried to enter the meeting venue of Chief Whip ASM Feroz at the Bauphal upazila parishad auditorium on Wednesday afternoon.
UN for expediting criminal proceedings against ethnic cleansing
The UN Human Rights Council has decided to ask the General Assembly to establish a new independent and impartial mechanism to prepare and expedite criminal proceedings in courts against those responsible in Myanmar for launching ethnic cleansing.
47 artists mark the anniversary of 7th March speech
An 11-day long ‘Bangabandhu Cultural Festival’ began with the inauguration of an art camp at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Wednesday.BSA organized the festival on the occasion of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic speech of 7th March.
War criminals, looters must not be in power: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all to remain united so that war criminals, killers, looters and embezzlers of orphans’ money can never come to power.
State of emergency in Sri Lanka to face communal violence
Sri Lanka’s government has imposed a nationwide state of emergency to “take stern action” against people instigating communal violence, according to a government spokesperson.
France to set age of sexual consent at 15
France plans to fix the legal age of sexual consent as 15, meaning sex with someone younger than that would be considered rape.Equality Minister Marlène Schiappa welcomed the move, which follows advice from doctors and legal experts.
BD developing more bio-tech crops: Minister Matia
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury today acknowledged the positive impact of biotech crops and their potential to help Bangladesh meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of zero hunger by 2030.
Ferdousi Priyabhashini passes away
Noted sculptor and freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini passed away in a city hospital on Tuesday noon. She was 71.Ferdousi Priyabhashini, who has been suffering from multiple complications includingkidney ailment, diabetes, high blood pressure, orthopedics and heart disease, and undergoing treatment…
Fundamental rights Fear loathing and poverty: Italy after elections
The post-election map of Italy has two main traits: fear and poverty. Northern and Central regions have gone to a Centre-Right-wing coalition where the leader is not anymore Forza Italia’s Silvio Berlusconi but the League’s Matteo Salvini, who dropped its…
Outline of a new world currency system
The financial and economic crisis and the drastic situation in the Eurozone have shown the limitations of liberalised markets in ensuring – of their own accord – some sort of consistent order. For more than thirty years, our politicians have…
‘Bangladesh Military 57th most powerful in the world’
Bangladesh’s military is placed 57th on a global index that has ranked 133 countries on the basis of their global military prowess.