SNV Netherlands Development Organisation on Thursday signed partnership agreements with trade bodies and NGOs to leverage a collaborative approach to improve the health and well-being of Bangladesh’s readymade garment workers. The contracts were signed with Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies…
The nation observed the Martyred Intellectuals Day on Thursday commemorating the intellectuals who were killed systematically by the Pakistan occupation army and their local collaborators at the fag-end of the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in attacks during the first month of a military crackdown in Myanmar in late August, Médecins Sans Frontières estimates. The aid group interviewed several thousand Rohingya refugees in four camps in Bangladesh in late…
Rohingya repatriation and reconciliation policies will fail without accountability and non-discriminatory rule of law and public safety measures to address the fears and distrust among communities in Rakhine, says a top UN political official. “…but the origins and solutions to…
President M Abdul Hamid today said OIC must not remain as bystander on Jerusalem issue as he joined an emergency summit of the Muslim nations’ major grouping, convened to decide a coordinated response to the US recognition of the city…
The nation is set to observe the Martyred Intellectuals Day on Thursday to commemorate those intellectuals who were killed systematically by the Pakistan occupation army and their local collaborators at the fag-end of the country’s Liberation War in 1971. On…
Leaders and top officials from Islamic nations gathered in Turkey on Wednesday for a summit that is expected to forge a unified stance against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The summit of the 57-member…
The man who faces terror charges over Monday’s bus terminal bombing in New York posted a warning to President Donald trump just before the attack, reports BBC. “Trump you failed to protect your nation,” it read. The post by Akayed…
India’s two-sentence response to the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last week elicited mixed reactions after New Delhi for decades strongly backed the Palestinian cause. The static statement to a dynamic situation was described by some as muted,…
Terming the disciplinary rules for lower court judges ‘unconstitutional’, BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Tuesday said the lower court judges went under the absolute control of the government due to the rules. “The disciplinary rules, the government…
He’s the “king” of Indian cricket. She’s a glamorous Bollywood actress and former model. Newlyweds Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are celebrity royalty and India is cock-a-hoop over their marriage. “Officially India’s First Couple,” screamed the front page of Mumbai…
Questing the basis of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s survey report that Awami League will get more votes in the next polls than in the past, BNP on Tuesday urged the ruling party to hold a credible…
Crop diversification helps increase the intake of nutritious food by giving households more options to choose from food items in the country, said a study released on Tuesday in the city. Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia (LANSA), an…
Police detained the wife and parents-in-law of Akayed Ullah from the city’s Jigatala area on Tuesday for interrogation about the Bangladeshi suspect in Monday’s pipe bomb explosion beneath New York’s Times Square. Two of the detainees are Akayed’s wife Jannatul…
Terming Rohingya return deal bad one, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said Bangladesh and Myanmar should invite UNHCR to join in the drafting of a new tripartite agreement. “After the widespread atrocities, safe and voluntary return of Rohingyas will require…
Poverty was earlier a key (but not exclusive) issue for the international community, largely developing countries (see here) but since then the 2008 crisis has drastically affected the standard of living in the EU and raised poverty’s profile in the…
A man with a pipe bomb strapped to him set off the crude device in the subway near Times Square on Monday, injuring the suspect and three other people at the height of the morning rush hour, law enforcement officials…
India’s main opposition Congress party on Monday named Rahul Gandhi, the scion of the country’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, as party president. Gandhi was elected to the post unopposed and succeeds his mother, Sonia Gandhi, for the top job in the…
A train has struck and killed five elephants as they crossed over tracks at a tea plantation in northeast India, an official said Monday. The elephants, including a pregnant female, were part of a larger herd wandering through the plantation…
Dhaka – The government on Monday issued service rules and conduct for lower court judges, two days before the Appellate Division was scheduled to hold a hearing on the matter. “The 24-page Gazette was issued and sent to BG Press…
Saudi Arabia will allow public cinemas for the first time in more than 35 years, the latest religiously-inspired restriction to fall as the kingdom strives to overhaul the economy. The first multiplexes are expected to open in March 2018, the…
Human Rights Watch has arranged for 24 landmarks across the globe to shine bright blue on December 10, 2017, to celebrate Human Rights Day, the organization announced today. From New York to Sydney, Taipei to Toronto, the world will glow…
The development of oil, gas, and coal energy must stop in order to avoid the worst ravages of global warming, 80 top economists said Thursday ahead of a climate summit in Paris. “We call for an immediate end to investments…
Clashes, Palestinian rocket fire and Israeli air strikes killed at least two people and wounded dozens of others on Friday in violence linked to US President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In the latest diplomatic fallout, the…
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the corruption of Zia family, including Khaleda Zia and Tareque Rahman, has already been proved and there is no need to prove it again. At a press conference at party president…
Reaffirming Bangladesh’s full support to and cooperation with all UN human rights mechanisms, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to work for ensuring the fundamental rights of Rohingya people. “Bangladesh continues to urge the international community to…
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that the ruling Awami League government starts the culture of disappearances and killings whenever they come to power. At a press conference in the district town, the BNP leader…
Indices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange passed another sluggish week as investors focused on profit booking. Week-on-week basis, the benchmark DSE General Index dipped 58.63 points, or 0.93 percent to 6,248.23 points. Four out of five…
A tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed among Yunus Centre, Grameen Creative Lab of Germany and Sports and Peace foundation, an international organisation based in Monaco to help sports world to address social problems around the globe through social…
Five persons on Saturday received prestigious Rokeya Padak, 2017 for their outstanding contributions to the society and the empowerment of womenfolk. They are– Freedom Fighter and organiser Mazeda Shawkat Ali, journalist Mahfuza Khatun Baby Moudud (Posthumous), Artiste Suraiya Rahman, writer…