Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the womenfolk to strive for realising their rights by themselves as no one else would help them have those realised in this male-dominated society.“You’ll have to realise your rights by yourselves as no…
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Tarique Siddique stresses synergy between all national forces
The Prime Minister’s adviser on national security Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique (Retd) has emphasized the need for greater synergy and integrity among all national forces, be they military or civil, for attaining the much-coveted goals of national development and…
UN calls on Suu Kyi to visit crisis-hit Rakhine
The UN has urged Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit northern Rakhine state, where the army is accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority.The Nobel peace prize winner has faced growing…
Faecal Sludge Management Convention held
Aiming to learn and share the national work and progress on faecal sludge management (FSM), a national convention was organized by the Bangladesh Faecal Sludge Management Network (FSM Network).The daylong conference took place today at the city’s LGED Auditorium to…
Rohingya issue can’t be solved militarily: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought Myanmar to resolve the issue of their minority Rohingya community using political means, saying military measures could not be the answer to the problem, as newly appointed Danish ambassador in Dhaka Mikael Hemnid Winther…
PM’s Delhi tour ‘postponed; new dates to be finalised soon’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposed New Delhi visit has been postponed and it is unlikely to take place this month.“There have been some last-minute changes. We’ll soon finalise new dates for the important visit,” a highly placed diplomatic source told…
Proposed child marriage restraint law pragmatic: PM
Taking a swipe at those opposing the proposed ‘Child Marriage Restraint Act’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament the law is formulated taking the reality into consideration.”This law is formulated keeping in mind the reality. We’ve to consider…
Pakistani plane crashes after takeoff with 48 people aboard
A plane belonging to Pakistan’s national carrier crashed on Wednesday with 48 people on board, apparently killing all of them, police and an airline spokesman said.According to senior police officer Khurram Rasheed, the plane crashed in a village near the…
Time to reconcile: 2 cities overcome Pearl Harbor legacy
Seventy-five years after a Japanese admiral led the attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, the mayor of his hometown is joining his Honolulu counterpart to mark the anniversary — as friends.Tatsunobu Isoda, the mayor of Nagaoka, Japan,…
HC orders enactment of law limiting schoolbag weight
The High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to formulate a law prohibiting the carrying of schoolbag weighing more than 10 percent of the weight of a primary school student.An HC bench, comprising Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice…
Accepting all Rohingyas not possible: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh is providing shelter to the Rohingyas who are coming here losing everything, but ruled out the possibility to accept all.”We’re giving shelter to those who’re coming here losing everything, but it’s also…
Ending Child Marriage Everywhere—Including in the West
Did you know that a 14-year-old child can legally marry in New York State?Ending child marriage is urgent, because it is deeply harmful to children, wherever they live. Married children often drop out of school, and are locked in poverty…
Saudi court sentences 15 to death for spying for Iran
A Saudi court on Tuesday sentenced 15 people to death for spying for the kingdom’s arch-enemy, Iran, Saudi-owned media reported, in a ruling that could further stoke tension between the two rival powers.The Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced 15…
HC delivers split verdict on Nizam Hazari’s JS membership
The High Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on the writ petition challenging the legality of parliament membership of Nizam Uddin Hazari of Feni-2 constituency.Senior Justice Md Emdadul Huq passed an order declaring the Feni-2 constituency MP Nizam Hazari’s…
EU wants Bangladesh not to turn back Rohingyas
Recognising the long-standing solidarity and hospitality of the government and the people of Bangladesh, the European Union has said it is important that those fleeing violence in Myanmar are not deported or turned back.”By providing assistance and protection to them…
Lady Gaga says she has traumatic stress after being raped at 19
US pop star Lady Gaga says she has been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) since being raped at the age of 19.She revealed her mental illness during a visit to a homeless shelter for young LGBT people last month.In…
Do you believe wearing ‘sexy clothing’ makes rape ok?
Think all of your fellow citizens understand the definition of “rape”? Think again.In a recently published survey conducted in all 28 European Union member countries, over a quarter of respondents said that non-consensual sex can be justified in some circumstances.…
5 die ‘eating patka fish’ in Sylhet
Five people died and five others fell sick reportedly after eating puffer (patka) fish at Uttarmail village in Jaintapur upazila on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahim, 60, his two sons Solaiman Hossain, 25, and Lokman Hossain, 20, and…
Malaysia wants free trade with Bangladesh
Malaysia has urged Bangladesh to view Malaysia as gateway to Asean as a wider Asian market and get benefit from it through appropriate measures.”Businesses that adopt a regional strategy are the once likely to thrive in the region’s increasingly liberalised…
Election getting momentum in N’ganj, symbol distributed
Mayors and councilor candidates started campaign today with much enthusiasm after election symbols were distributed among the candidates of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls at the Returning Officer’s office.According to Election Commission, some seven candidates are vying for mayor post…
PM receives 4 lakh blankets from four private banks
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today received four lakh and six thousand pieces of blanket from four private banks for the cold-hit people of the country.The private banks — NRB Global Bank Ltd, Union Bank Ltd (UBL), Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd…
BD, Malaysian firmso build solar, housing projects
A Malaysian company will build a 30- megawatt solar power plant in Chittagong in partnership with a Bangladeshi firm in an effort to boost contribution of alternative energy to Bangladesh’s total power generation.A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between…
Cabinet okays bill raising land acquisition compensation
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of ‘The Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Bill, 2016’, raising compensation against land value by three times than the average value in the areas concerned.The approval was given at the…
Malaysian PM leads protest against ‘genocide’ of Rohingya
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak led a protest rally Sunday against what he called a “genocide” of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority, as he urged Asian neighbors and the world to step up the pressure to stop the violence.Najib said the…
WB offers US$ 250mn to build Bus Rapid Transit Line-3
The World Bank (WB) has offered US$ 250 million loan to Bangladesh for the construction of Airport-Mohakhali phase of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line 3 in the capital.Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader disclosed this while talking to reporters…
Breaking boundaries: Bangladesh’s women cricketers
At the age of 10, Ismat Ara was facing a wretched future. Like millions of girls born into acute poverty and deprivation in rural Bangladesh, she was destined for marriage in childhood, perhaps as young as 12, an abrupt end…
Gazipur suspended mayor remanded in extortion case
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Sunday placed suspended Gazipur City Corporation mayor MA Mannan on a one-day remand in an extortion case filed with Joydebpur Police Station.Gazipur Senior Judicial Magistrate Abdul Hye passed the order when police produced MA…
Suu Kyi blames global community for stoking unrest
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has blamed the international community for stoking tension between the Buddhists and the Rohingya Muslims.In an exclusive interview with Singapore state-owned broadcaster Channel News Asia, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate said: “I would appreciate…
Bolt crowned IAAF athlete of year
Usain Bolt is track and field’s male athlete of the year, winning the award from the sport’s governing body for a sixth time.Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia won the women’s award, after her world-record run to win Olympic gold in the…
27 tourists rescued as launch catches fire in the Sundarbans
The authorities have rescued 27 tourists after a fire broke out on a ferry they were travelling by at Chandpai Range in the Sundarbans.The vessel, Pelican-1, caught fire in Harbaria around 6:30pm on Friday, Divisional Forest Officer (East) Md Saidul…