Social democracy in Europe is not in good shape. Perhaps the main reason for social democratic parties losing support has been their perceived association with austerity policies. Where, however, the centre-left has more categorically rejected austerity, as in the case…
A total of 1, 27,198 Bangladeshi pilgrims would be able to perform the holy hajj this year, Religious Affairs Minister Principal Matiur Rahman said here today.Among them, 1,20,000 pilgrims would perform the hajj in private management while the number of…
‘The Groundwater Management in Agricultural Activities Bill, 2018’ was passed by parliament on Sunday, aiming to reduce the wastage of water and ensuring well-planned use of groundwater.Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury moved the Bill and it was passed by voice vote,…
Dhaka, 21 Jan – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday said people are waiting to see what steps the judiciary takes after a junior minister made a “contemptuous” comment on the under-trial cases filed against her.She made the remarks in…
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday questioned why Awami League fears a national election under a non-party administration since it believes its opponent will not get even eight percent of votes.
Russia has assured Bangladesh to provide duty-free and quota-free market access for Ready Made Garments (RMG) products soon.Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said this on Sunday after having a discussion with a seven-member visiting Russian delegation at Commerce Ministry in Bangladesh…
Urging the people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region to maintain peace and discipline, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today assured that they (people) would enjoy the ownership of their land in the area. “Development is not possible without maintaining…
The government has undertaken a project to construct 560 model mosques and Islamic cultural centres across the country, aiming to develop and spread the Islamic values and culture. “The project has been approved by the government to set up a…
Bangladesh will sign a document with the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, to carry forward the repatriation process as the international community reiterated its call for ‘safe, voluntary and dignified’ return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar to make their…
Finance Minister AMA Muhith today said present stock market is modern and internationally recognized one and the government along with Bangladesh Securities Exchange Commission (BSEC) had to work hard to take the capital market to this position.
The Rohingya refugee crisis in southern Bangladesh is growing at a rapid pace and there is an urgent need to support the host communities to cope with the influx and to help the refugees who are extremely vulnerable, the World…
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said overall 51.5 percent of Padma Bridge project was completed so far.
Turkish officials say a bus carrying mostly people going on a ski trip has crashed into trees on the side of a road, killing 11 passengers and injuring 44 others.
Police arrested an alleged militant along with a locally-made firearm and explosives at Molamgari-Bakhra bridge of Kalai upazila in the district on Saturday.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the government is trying to avoid political talks in ‘fear of a debacle’ in a credible and impartial election.”We’ve been saying we want a level-playing field and neutral administration to…
The United Nations has reiterated its call for voluntary repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh saying Rohingyas need to feel that the situation is safe enough for them. “It is up for people to choose to go home. No one should…
A new blood test for cancer has shown promise toward detecting eight different kinds of tumors before they have spread elsewhere in the body, offering hope of early detection, researchers said Thursday. Further study is needed before the test —…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday alleged that the government’s inaction over the apex court’s stay order on the mayoral by-polls to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has exposed that it has a role in ‘foiling’ the scheduled election.…
Nine people including two firefighters were killed Thursday as violent gales battered northern Europe, snapping air and train links. Germany halted all long-distance rail traffic for at least a day, while numerous domestic flights were scrapped as hurricane-force winds lashed…
Bangladesh reached the final of the Tri-nation series with two successive victory crushing Sri Lanka by 163 runs at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday. The Tigers restricted Sri Lanka on 157/10 in 32.2 overs after posting a strong figure…
It is no secret that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu share a good working relationship and mutual admiration. Netanyahu just concluded a six-day India visit, marking another occasion when the two leaders showered praise…
Human Rights Watch will launch a billboard and online campaign on January 19, 2018, to end the waste management crisis in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch said today. The campaign calls for an end to the dangerous practice of open burning…
A Rohingya man was killed in an elephant attack in Majurchhara area of Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhia upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Yakub Ali, 45, son of Mahmud Ali.
A day-long Bird Fair-2018 was held today on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus with a view to raising mass awareness to conserve birds in the environment. JU Zoology department in association with Wild Life Rescue Center (WLRC), Bangladesh Bird Club,…
Critiques of EU democracy are currently high on the public agenda, and are by no means only the prerogative of extreme nationalists. Yanis Varoufakis has called the EU a ‘democracy-free zone’ while Nigel Farage believes the Members of the European…
Woman-owned firms engage differently with finance for trade. The barriers they face in starting and running a business are well-known. Yet, this offers little insight into how they finance their business once globalized. Surveys indicate that finance is often the…
A bus fire in Kazakhstan killed 52 people on Thursday in a vast snow-covered steppe, officials said.The tragedy happened near the village of Kalybai in the northern Aktobe region, the Emergencies Department of the former Soviet nation in Central Asia…
The High Court on Thursday stayed the government’s decision to cut down century-old trees on both sides of Benapole-Jessore Highway. A bench of Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury and Justice Iqbal Kabir Liton passed the order in the morning after hearing…
Pakistani and Indian troops traded gunfire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Thursday, leaving three civilians and a soldier dead amid increasing tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, officials from both sides said.
A pair of Australian swimmers on Thursday became the first people to be rescued in the ocean by a drone when the aerial lifesaver dropped a safety device to distressed teens caught in rough seas. Australia is leading the use…