David Hulme from The University of Manchester has co-authored a new book, which demonstrates how Bangladeshis are confronting climate change head on by playing key roles in international agreements and dealing with the environmental damage caused by cyclones and floods.Three…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the country’s youths to shun the path of drug abuse, militancy, extremism and terrorism, and make the best use of their talents for the welfare of themselves, their own families and the country.”I…
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday asked his party leaders and activists to get ready for ‘early parliamentary elections’.Speaking at a rally in front of his party’s Kakrail office, the former military ruler also said his party will join…
The results of the 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examinations were published on Tuesday with 8,523 candidates coming out successful.Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) Dr Mohammad Sadik told UNB over phone that the BCS results were…
Seven civilians were killed and nine others wounded by Pakistani shelling in Kashmir on Tuesday, Indian officials said, as cross-border firing by the two countries’ troops escalated in the disputed region.A police officer said five people, including two children, were…
The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) today announced its new committee with Mujahidul Islam Selim as reelected president and Syed Abu Jafar Ahmed as general secretary.Spokesman of the congress Syed Abu Jafar Ahmed, Haider Akber Khan Rano and M Shah…
Law Minister Anisul Huq today expressed his disagreement with Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha over the alleged “dual rule” in judiciary calling his comment “self contradictory”.”I respect the honorable Chief Justice very much. I saw, read and heard his statement…
The High Court has pulled up three secretaries for contempt of court after they did not respond to a court order.The court had requested a clarification as to which law on child repression would apply to several cases.The bench of…
The government has brought an estimated of 53 lakh disadvantaged people under the programme for allowances for elderly, destitute, insolvent, disabled and other section of people across the country.”Around 53 lakh disadvantaged people like elderly, destitute, insolvent disabled, tea garden…
A thick blanket of toxic smog covered parts of New Delhi on Monday after millions of revelers let off firecrackers to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) said that…
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Alison Blake on Monday said things have improved and confidence is coming back since July 1 tragedy but it is far too early for any of them to relax their guard.She appreciated Bangladesh government’s initiatives…
The cabinet today approved the draft of “The National Tax Card Policy, 2010 (Amendment)” increasing the number of national tax cards to 125 from existing 20.”The new policy has proposed to raise the number of national tax cards to 125…
A Manila court has cleared the ‘execution suit’ outlining the procedures for sending back $15.25 million of Bangladesh Bank’s reserve heist money from the Philippines.”The ‘execution suit’ has outlined the whole procedure for sending back the money from Manila,” Bangladesh…
Bangladeshi-origin American scientist Dr Shafiqul Islam has jointly won the prestigious Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW).The Creativity prize was awarded to the team of Dr Shafiqul Islam (Tufts University, USA) and Dr Rita Colwell (University of…
Many parts of Bangladesh are experiencing a slow start to the winter season and nowadays the weather changes suddenly from warm and humid, to cool and dry or the other way around.The sudden changes can make you feel under the…
Youngster Mehedi Hasan Miraz continued his prolific form with the ball as he captured 12 English scalps for 159 to power Bangladesh to record a historic Test 108 run victory over England in the 2nd and final Test at Sher-e-Bangla…
A drone forced Dubai international airport, one of the world’s busiest, to halt air traffic for an hour and a half Saturday evening, the third such incident in less than five months.Air space around the airport was closed from 7:25…
America’s top cop FBI Director James Comey found himself center stage Saturday as his renewed probe of Hillary Clinton’s emails set a bitter tone for the final ten-day stretch of the campaign.Both Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump piled…
Awami League (AL) on Saturday announced its full-fledged central committee keeping three posts in its 19-member presidium and four posts in its 34-member secretariat vacant.The ruling party, AL, also announced a 38-member advisory council six days after the party’s 20th…
Seventy-five percent of internet use will be mobile in 2017, up slightly from this year, as a growing number of consumers around the world access the web on smartphones and tablets, media buying agency Zenith forecast this week.Zenith previously estimated…
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir have said that Bangladesh has not been a democracy for the last ten years and the democracy we see is ‘laughable’.Fakhrul said ‘this opinion’ had been formed by the way the country is…
Civil Society representatives today urged the government to redirect its current 13 million US dollar subsidy to renewable energy, especially to solar power generation, from conventional power plants run by fossil fuels.They said aside from more investment and policy focus…
Egypt has condemned a missile attack fired by Yemeni rebels that Saudi Arabia claimed targeted the city of Mecca, calling it an “unacceptable precedent” and a “disregard to the sanctity of Muslim holy sites that should not pass in silence.”Saudi…
Bangladesh took a 128-run lead with 7 wickets in hand against giant England after the 2nd day’s play of the 2nd Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.The 3rd wicket partnership of 86 runs by Imrul Kayes…
The Eleventh Congress of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has begun with a pledge for the removal of communalism, imperialism and looting of national resources and establishment of democracy.CPB President Mujahidul Islam Selim and General Secretary Syed Abu Zafar…
As an ‘innocent victim’ of climate change, Bangladesh should receive aid, not loan, to fight the effects of climate change, the head of the parliamentary panel on environment and forest ministry has said.Hasan Mahmud, also former environment minister, spoke twice…
They say one never forgets a face. One face hundreds of millions of people will never forget is that of 12-year-old Sharbat Gula. Captured by National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry in a refugee camp in 1984, her piercing green eyes…
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday asked her party leaders and activists to inform the government of various problems of the common people so that those can be resolved in time.“It’s the responsibility of the ruling…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today came down heavily on the country’s environmentalists for their silence about the crucial Mongla-Ghoshiakhali River Channel that was inoperative for long 21 years.The premier said the channel remained inoperative for long 21 years after 1975…
The citizens are now getting their vehicle fitness certificates under digital one instead of manual system as the fitness test of vehicles is being brought under modern technology in transport management.Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has already been set up…