BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will pay homage to the Language Movement martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar on Dhaka University (DU) campus at the first hours on February 21. DU authorities gave the permission on Sunday as a BNP delegation…
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PM returns home from Germany
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Sunday evening wrapping up her four-day official visit to Germany where she attended the Munich Security Conference (MSC) and held bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. A flight of Etihad Airways carrying…
Digital voting machine could be introduced if all agree: EC Secy
Election Commission Secretary Muhammad Abdullah on Sunday said the Election Commission will introduce the digital voting machine (DVM) only after it gets positive responses from all quarters. “We must go for the system after satisfying all…if all want, the commission…
Britain attempts to brand journalists as spies
British journalists could be treated as spies, and given up to 14 years in prison for handling state secrets, if proposals by the UK’s Law Commission become law. In 2015, the Commission, whose remit is to review and recommend reforms…
Munich Security Conference kicks off
The 53rd Munich Security Conference kicked off here on Friday where over 500 decision-makers from across the globe gathered for discussions on major international security challenges. The participants, including more than 25 heads of state and government, 80 foreign and…
Accept demand, buy meat at Tk 300 per kg: Sellers
Meat traders on Friday claimed that they will be able to sell beef at Tk 300 per kg if their four-point demand is met. “If our demands are met and the hassles in importing cows from India are removed, we’ll…
Pakistan launches crackdown as Isis shrine attack toll rises to 88
Officials in Pakistan say they have killed at least 39 suspected militants in a sweeping security crackdown a day after a massive bombing claimed by Islamic State killed 88 people and injured hundreds more at a crowded shrine. Overnight raids…
Millions of preterm births linked to outdoor air pollution
Scientists have published a major study which links outdoor air pollution with 2.7 million preterm births per year. The study, which was led by a team from The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York, found that in…
Syria: Coordinated Chemical Attacks on Aleppo
Syrian government forces conducted coordinated chemical attacks in opposition-controlled parts of Aleppo during the final month of the battle for the city, Human Rights Watch said today. Through phone and in-person interviews with witnesses and analysis of video footage, photographs,…
El Salvador Should Decriminalize Abortion
In 2013, the life of “Beatriz,” a 22-year-old woman in El Salvador, was put in grave danger as a result of her pregnancy. But abortion is illegal in El Salvador. source:HRW
Leaks, tweets, and real threats to democracy
In at least one respect, Donald Trump is following in Barack Obama’s footsteps: his hyper-aggressive response to government leaks of information. U.S. President Donald Trump holds his earpiece as he holds a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong arrested in South Korea
Samsung’s heir apparent Lee Jae-yong has been placed under arrest in South Korea, accused of bribery and other charges. The case is linked to a scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. Samsung is accused of giving…
Tony Blair calls for people to ‘rise up’ against Brexit
Tony Blair has said it is his “mission” to persuade Britons to “rise up” and change their minds on Brexit. Speaking in the City of London, the former prime minister claimed that people voted in the referendum “without knowledge of…
15 individuals, BAF named for Independence Award
Fifteen individuals and Bangladesh Air Force have been picked for the Independence Award-2017 in recognition of their glorious and outstanding contributions to their respective fields. The award recipients are Group Captain (retd) Shamsul Alam Bir Uttam, Ashraful Alam, Shaheed M…
Myanmar says army ends operation in troubled Rakhine state
Myanmar’s national security adviser says the military has ended its four-month counterinsurgency operation in troubled Rakhine state, where it had been accused of rape, torture and other abuses against Muslim Rohingya minority residents.
Anti-Muslim hate groups nearly triple in US since last year, report finds
The number of organized anti-Muslim hate groups in America nearly tripled last year, from 34 to more than 100, according to a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center, a left-leaning non-profit that tracks extremist groups. The center credited…
Saudi bans importing live birds and hatching eggs from Bangladesh
Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, announced on Wednesday a temporary ban on the import of live birds and hatching eggs from Bangladesh. This came following official reports by the World Organisation for Animal Health, OIE, confirming outbreak of…
Trump Should Press Netanyahu on Settlements
For Israel and Palestine, 2017 marks several major anniversaries: the 100th of the Balfour Declaration, which proclaimed British support for establishing a national home for the Jewish people in historic Palestine, the 70th of Palestine’s partition into Jewish and Arab…
India launches record 104 satellites in single mission
India has created history by successfully launching 104 satellites on a single mission, overtaking the previous record of 37 satellites launched by Russia in 2014. All but three of the satellites are from foreign countries, most of them from the…
False graft allegation thwarted higher GDP growth prospect: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the country’s GDP growth would have reached 8 percent if the construction work on the Padma Bridge, which faced a setback due to the false graft allegation raised by the World Bank, could…
Mexico ready to retaliate by hurting American corn farmers
Mexico is one of the top buyers of American corn in the world today. And Mexican senator Armando Rios Piter, who leads a congressional committee on foreign relations, says he will introduce a bill this week where Mexico will buy…
Cheap solar ambulances to speed into service in rural Bangladesh
An inexpensive, solar-powered ambulance that can fit down narrow laneways is set to hit the road in rural Bangladesh this year, its manufacturers say. The three-wheeled van, as well-equipped as ambulances used in Bangladesh’s cities, runs entirely on solar power…
Comilla Division to be named as ‘Maynamati Division’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the new division in Comilla will be named as ‘Maynamati Division’. From now on, there will be no division based on the name of the district concerned rather new division would come up…
Playboy brings back nudity, saying its removal was a mistake
Playboy magazine has announced it is bringing back nudity, reversing a decision made last year. The move was announced by Playboy’s new chief creative officer Cooper Hefner, who said the decision to remove nudity entirely “was a mistake”. “Today we’re…
Joy inaugurates Voice Mail Service
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) today introduced Voice Mail Service (VMS) for the convenience of mobile phone users in the country. Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy inaugurated the VMS through sending greeting message to BTRC Chairman Dr…
Draft bill okayed with death penalty for obstructing aircraft operation
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘The Civil Aviation Bill, 2017’ incorporating a provision for capital punishment or life term and a fine of maximum Tk five crore for obstructing any aircraft operation. The approval was given at…
40pc work on Padma Bridge completed: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday told Parliament that some 40 percent work on Padma Bridge completed as of January 2017. The progress of construction works on the much-sought bridge is satisfactory, he said replying to a…
HC upholds ban on medicines of 34 companies
The High Court on Monday upheld its earlier order that had asked 20 pharmaceutical companies and 14 antibiotics manufacturers to stop production and supply and withdraw of all of their medicines which have been found to be of low quality.…
The Trump Deportation Regime Has Begun
Early Thursday, immigration attorneys in Los Angeles started getting calls from clients across the city. Some callers reported being picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at their homes. Others were caught at their workplaces, including one man…
BB looking into remittance fall
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has started working to find out reasons behind the downturn in the inflow of remittances, said governor Fazle Kabir. “Two research teams of the central bank will soon visit Malaysia and Middle Eastern countries to find out…