Compared to some of Saturn’s other moons, Mimas is by no means tiny. But, in a breathtaking new image from the Cassini spacecraft, the 246-mile-wide moon appears just a barely-detectable speck in an endless black sky. The stunning photo shows…
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Bangladesh upset at US decision to dump climate deal
Bangladesh has expressed its disappointment over the United States’ decision of withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement. “It would be unfortunate to lose a leading partner like the United States in the global journey to secure a green and safe…
Concerns about some tax proposals will be adressed: PM
Amid concerns of the business community and the common people about some provisions of tax, and VAT and excise duty on the proposed budget for fiscal year (2017-18), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government will look into…
New five Taka note to be issued on Monday
A new currency note denominating taka five will be issued from Bangladesh Bank’s head office on Monday next. The new note signed by Senior Finance Secretary Hedayetullah Al Mamoon will subsequently be available in other offices of the central bank,…
Review dismissed: Moudud asked to leave Gulshan home
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed two petitions seeking review against the Appellate Division verdict that scrapped BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed’s possession of a house worth Tk 300 crore at holding No 159 in…
Tiger response team wins BB award for wildlife conservation
The Village Tiger Response Team (VTRT), a community volunteer group supported by local conservation organisation WildTeam, has been awarded the ‘Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation 2017’ for its outstanding contributions to protecting critically endangered Bengal tigers in the Sundarbans. Prime…
Khaleda hosts iftar for professionals
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday hosted an iftar party for the professionals and eminent personalities of the country. The programme was held at Bashundhara International Convention Centre in the city. Before the iftar, Khaleda exchanged greetings with the invited…
How G.O.P. Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake Science
The campaign ad appeared during the presidential contest of 2008. Rapid-fire images of belching smokestacks and melting ice sheets were followed by a soothing narrator who praised a candidate who had stood up to President George W. Bush and “sounded…
Mattis finds N Korea posing threat to all
North Korea and its nuclear weapons programme pose a “threat to us all,” US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday, calling on the international community to work together on the issue. “It is therefore imperative that we do our part…
Duty on bank deposits to encourage capital flight: Business
The budget proposal to hike excise duty on bank account balance may encourage capital flight, the country’s apex trade body has said in a statement. The FY2018 budget proposes to increase excise duty to Tk 800 from Tk 500 on…
Eid entertainment
Two films of Jaaz Multimedia will be released in the upcoming Eid. The two films are ‘Nabab’ starred by superstar of Bangladesh Shakib Khan and Kolkata’s popular film actor Jeet starred ‘Boss 2: Back to Rule’. The production house is…
It’s a cruel budget to suck people’s blood: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday described the proposed national budget for FY 2017-18 as a ‘cruel one’, saying the government has formulated it to suck people’s last drop of blood. “A cruel budget is a final attempt by the…
Technology is making the world more unequal
Here’s the bad news: technology – specifically, surveillance technology – makes it easier to police disaffected populations, and that gives badly run, corrupt states enough stability to get themselves into real trouble. Here’s the good news: technology – specifically, networked…
French President offers refuge to US climate scienticts
Just one hour after Donald Trump announced that he was withdrawing the United States from the global climate accord negotiated in Paris — saying that he was “elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris” — the new French…
UN chief urges Trump to retain Paris deal
The US has been urged to remain committed to the 2015 Paris climate agreement ahead of an announcement by President Donald Trump on the issue. Reports in the US suggest Mr Trump will withdraw the US from the deal. UN…
Lack of army justice could provoke crimes in Kashmir
The Indian army’s rewarding of an officer for actions that included serious human rights violations undermines accountability and the stature of the military, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 22, 2017, Maj. Nitin Leetul Gogoi was commended for evacuating…
Mobile phones, air coolers, ups/ips to cost more
Finance Minister AMA Muhith, in the national budget for FY 2017-18, has proposed changes to duties on different essential commodities which may result in increase and decrease in their prices. While placing the budget in Parliament on Thursday, the Finance…
Uniform 15pc VAT rate for three years
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said a single and uniform VAT rate will be applicable for three consecutive years from the next fiscal. “This rate will be 15 percent which will remain unchanged over the next three years,” he…
Taka 4 trillion Bangladesh budget estimate placed
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday unveiled a Tk 4,00,226 crore ambitious budget for the next fiscal year (2017-18) with a growth target of 7.4 percent, expecting to open up a new horizon for Bangladesh through some initiatives ahead of…
Bangladesh allocates Tk 11b for environment
An allocation of Tk 11.20 billion has been made in the proposed budget for fiscal 2017-18 for Environment and Forest Ministry. The allocation in the proposed budget is Tk 7.30 billion less than the revised budget of fiscal 2016-17, that…
Tamim leads Bangladesh to 305 gainst England
Tamim Iqbal’s 128 set up an engrossing contest at The Oval, with Bangladesh reaching 305 for 6 against England. While the hosts have a batting line-up that can be devastating, getting the better of an occasion as big as the…
US Envoy, CEC against lopsided election
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday said they do not want the next parliamentary elections to be a lopsided one like the February-15 or January-5 election, according to the Election Commission…
Cyclone-damaged houses will be rebuilt: PM
Claiming that the present government has the capacity to face any natural disaster, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said steps are being taken to rebuild the houses of those damaged by ‘Mora’ and there would be no food crisis…
Cyclone Mora has affected 54489 families
About 286,245 people of 54,489 families were affected and 19,929 houses fully damaged by cyclone ‘Mora’ that hit the country’s coastal areas on Tuesday, according to an initial official estimate. While briefing reporters at the ministry, Additional Disaster Management and…
SC stays BNP leader Moudud’s Niko graft case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the trial proceedings against BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed in Niko graft case for three months. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha…
Charges framed for bomb attack on Ahmedia holy place
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday framed charges against 10 members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in the case filed about the bomb blast at Hussaini Dalan in old Dhaka in 2015. Later, Judge…
Court summons Emran Sarkar for defaming PM
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka yesterday summoned Ganojagaran Mancho spokesperson Imran H Sarkar and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed against them for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
BD govt unveils new budget Thursday with focus on next election
Amid the business community’s concern about possible imposition of 15 percent flat VAT rate from July 1 next, Finance Minister AMA Muhith is going to place in Parliament on Thursday a possible Tk 400,266 crore national budget for the next…
Massive blast kills 80 in Kabul diplomatic zone
A huge crater formed outside the German embassy in Kabul A powerful vehicle bomb has hit the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 80 people and injuring 350. It struck near Zanbaq Square in the heavily…
FoE to oppose any trade deal with US if Trump pulls out of Paris
Reacting to reports today (31 May) that Donald Trump will pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Craig Bennett, Friends of the Earth CEO said: “Friends of the Earth will campaign vigorously against any trade deal with the…