A 10-day solo art exhibition titled ‘PEACE’ by artist Proshanta Karmakar Buddha will begin in the city’s Mohakhali area on Friday. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition, organised by Gallery Cosmos, will be held at 5:30 pm at Gallery Cosmos,…
Author: Lutfun Nahar
Silence breakers – Time Person of the Year
Time magazine has named “The Silence Breakers,” representing people who came forward to report sexual misconduct, as its Person of the Year. It’s a recognition of the cultural reckoning this year and the #MeToo movement, which represents the people, mostly…
Toxic pollution puts babies’ brain at risk
As New Delhi and other major cities hit new toxic smog peaks, the United Nations sounded the alarm Wednesday over the damage that pollution is doing to babies’ developing brains. The UN’s children’s agency, UNICEF, said Asia accounts for more…
‘Sital pati’ recognised as Unesco cultural heritage
Sylhet’s traditional art of ‘Shital Pati’ weaving has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity by UNESCO.The recognition was given on Wednesday at UNESCO’s 12 ICH Committee session at Jeju in South Korea.This…
Govt-private sector-NGO collaboration urged for SDGs
Speakers at the “Citizen’s Conference on SDGs in Bangladesh” have urged the government to ensure its partnership with private sector, civil society and NGOs to implement programmes to achieve the sustainable development goals, set by the United Nations.
Is left finally walking to eurozone realities
The fact that the mainstream European left continues to believe, with some notable exceptions, that the European Monetary Union (and European Union) can be reformed in a progressive direction and transformed into a fully-fledged supranational democracy remains one of the…
Humanoid robot Sophia steals Dhaka’s Digital World show
Sophia, the new sensation of the world, on Wednesday caught Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by surprise as the humanoid robot readily told her about various information relating to the Prime Minister. She met Sophia, the robot that generated quite a…
1.7 million children die for unhealthy environment every year
Bhopal, Chernobyl, and Minamata – these environmental disasters shocked the world. Yet, pollution results not only from catastrophic accidents but also from years of silent exposure. Children’s developing bodies are particularly vulnerable. According to the World Health Organization, some 1.7…
Beyond Bonn: Eco-social policies and environmental sustainability
COP23 in Bonn sought to maintain the global momentum for ‘green growth’ – to decouple output from greenhouse gas emissions. But the crucial topics of consumption, inequality and unrestrained growth were entirely absent. My recent book seeks to place these…
Dhaka-Phnom Penh sign 10 instruments
Bangladesh and Cambodia today signed 10 instruments — an agreement and nine memorandums of understanding (MoUs) — to boost trade and investment relations as well as enhance cooperation in various fields like tourism, agriculture, civil aviation, ICT and technical education.…
Asthma sufferers advised to wear scarf around nose to stop attack
Asthma sufferers are being encouraged to wear a scarf over their nose and mouth to prevent asthma attacks this winter. Breathing in cold, damp air can make the airways tighten and trigger an attack in three out of four people,…
865 new cases this year HIV infection in BD turns alarming
The Health Ministry has found a total of 865 people infected with immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in the country during November 16 of 2016 to October 17 of this year. The ministry came up with the information marking the World…
Supermoon 7pc larger 15pc brighter
Stargazers are in for a treat on Sunday when they look up at the so-called “supermoon,” when the Moon appears bigger and brighter in the sky as it moves closer to Earth
Sri Lankan Players vomit due to smog in New Delhi
Pollution stopped play on Sunday in the third Test between India and Sri Lanka, and visiting coach Nic Pothas said
Uber celebrates first year of its operation in Bangladesh
Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, on Sunday celebrated its first anniversary in Dhaka, the capital and megacity of Bangladesh.
BD minister tells of new IRRI rice having 50pc higher yield
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has briefed Bangladesh’s Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury about progress of a new rice type, which once released would revolutionize the world’s overall cereal production.
Dhaka stocks witness mixed trading
-Stocks at the country’s prime bourse-Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)-opened the week today a mixed as its broader index witnessed a marginal fall on lower transactions.
Pope defends his position regarding Myanmar
Pope Francis has said he did not negotiate truths in the meeting with Myanmar’s military leaders including armed forces’ commander in chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as he met them during his Burma tour.
iPhone X launch in Bangladesh Thursday
The latest flagship generation of giant apple brand iPhone X has already started taking pre-order and will be in the Bangladesh market for sale from Thursday.
HC orders Tk 4.62 crore compensation to filmmaker Tarek family
The High Court on Sunday ordered payment of Tk 4.62 as compensation to the family of renowned filmmaker Tareque Masud in a case filed over his death in a road accident.
Election to Dhaka North City Corporation in 90 days
The Election Commission (EC) is ready to hold the by-polls to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) within the next 90 days as the post fell vacant following the death of Annisul Huq. The Commission will start…
HIV cases 4143 and deaths 658 in BD – 2016 report
The World AIDS Day-2015 is being observed on Friday in the country as elsewhere across the globe, putting importance to the right to health and the challenges the people affected by HIV face in fulfilling that right. This year’s theme…
Obama told Modi privately India shouldn’t be divided on religious lines
Former US President Barack Obama said today that he had “privately” told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that a country should not be divided on sectarian lines and emphasised how the Indian society needed to cherish that Muslims in the country…
No. of BD Internet users increase 100 times in 9 years
The total number of internet users in the country has been increased by 100 times in nine years that can be viewed as a milestone to achieve the government’s goal to build a ‘Digital Bangladesh’. Currently, the number of internet…
Pope uses word ‘Rohingya’ for first time in current visit
Pope Francis on Friday used the word “Rohingya” for the first time during his current trip to Asia to refer to refugees who have fled in large numbers from violence in Myanmar. “The presence of God today is also called…
16 killed in India, Sri Lanka as strong cyclone hits
A powerful cyclone has killed at least 16 people across India and Sri Lanka, uprooting trees and cutting power for millions amid warnings Friday that the storm would intensify. Disaster officials said nine people were killed in India and seven…
Climate finance: Waiting for the first EU $ from committed 100b
Listening to Europe speak in Bonn, Germany during the recent conference on how to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, it is possible to be get carried away thinking, nay believing, that the global response is well underway. But…
‘Meso Bagh’ fish-earing cat captured in Jessore
Villagers caught a Meso tiger at Tengrali village in Sharsha upazila of the district on Thursday evening. Locals said a group of 10-12 people saw the Meso tiger in a paddy field of the village and caught it. Lutfar Rahman,…
Obama blasts Trump over climate change issue
Former US president Barack Obama launched a veiled barb at his successor Donald Trump on Friday, saying there is “a pause in American leadership” on climate change. Since leaving office in January, Obama has been relatively restrained in his comments…
Pope leads mass with 80,000 Catholics in Dhaka
Pope Francis led an open-air Holy Mass at Suhawardy Udyan joined by around 80,000 Bangladeshi Catholic from across the country and prayed for the peace and harmony in Bangladesh and elsewhere of the world. With a chorus rendition of a…