The Republican nominee repeated his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday during the televised forum, where he and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton were each given 30 minutes to field questions on national security and the military.The Kremlin strongman…
Lentils, beans, chick peas, and other pulses often produce negative “collateral social effects” on people hanging around, just a couple of hours after eating them. But, believe it or not, they contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. How come?See the…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon all concerned, including public representatives, teachers, students, student organisations, other organisation, public and private officials, to take initiatives so that Bangladesh could be declared an illiteracy-free country soon.”It’s my fervent call to…
Kuwait has once again imposed a ban on recruiting workers from Bangladesh, local media reports say.It comes months after the Gulf nation reopened its manpower market for Bangladesh under certain conditions, reports the Kuwait Times.It said the interior ministry took…
Dhakja – Dhaka – Amid strong criticism from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the government yesterday removed the Independence Award (Swadhinata Padak) conferred to BNP founder and late President Ziaur Rahman from Bangladesh National Museum. Senior Assistant Secretary of Cabinet Division…
At least 70 people were treated for breathing problems Tuesday in the Syrian city of Aleppo after what rescue workers say was a chlorine gas attack by government forces.The Syria Civil Defense group said helicopters dropped several barrels containing chlorine…
A radicalised French woman who wanted to run away and join ISIS is in custody in Paris today after abandoning a car packed with gas cylinders close to Notre Dame Cathedral.The suspect – who is 29 and on a terror…
Hundreds of Buddhist hardliners booed former UN chief Kofi Annan as he arrived in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state Tuesday to probe religious conflict that has displaced tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya.Annan has been tasked by the leader of Myanmar’s…
Renewing its demand for cancellation of the coal-based Rampal Power Plant near the Sundarbans, the National Committee to Protect Sundarbans (NCPS) on Tuesday demanded that a mega solar power plant be set up at the Rampal site.“We’ve placed our demand…
With the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the time is ripe for fresh approaches to gender-responsive climate action. Most Commonwealth states are vulnerable developing countries, which are expected to be adversely affected by climate change. Women also account for at…
The global economy is in transition. Anywhere you look in the world, you can see this. From private companies embracing clean technology and clean energy, to countries putting sustainable growth at the center of national planning, the drive is toward…
In one of the dirty little secrets of American democracy, journalists who are supposed to keep a watchful eye on government usually earn less money than the people politicians hire to tell them — and taxpayers — what to think.…
By the end of this week, England’s cricketers will have had to decide whether or not to tour Bangladesh. The official word is to go, but the spectre of terrorism weighs heavily on young men to whom the world has…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) attaches great importance to engaging with civil society and ensuring that policies and lending activity reflect the recognition of the importance of climate action, that the EIB shares with a broad range of stakeholders.The EIB…
Illegal hunting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reportedly killed 70 percent of all Eastern gorillas in the past two decades and brought the world’s largest primate to the verge of extinction, according the so-called Red List of…
Investigation officers concerned of the cases filed over Gulshan attack, Kalyanpur, Mirpur and Narayanganj drives will take necessary steps about the bodies of 19 militants kept in different mortuaries.Deputy Commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Masudur Rahman came up…
A writ petition was filed with High Court against two ministers — Qamrul Islam and AKM Mozammel Huq– challenging the legality of holding their respective posts even after the Supreme Court’s observation that they violated the oath of office.Supreme Court…
Bangladesh on Monday protested Turkey’s statement over the execution of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali conveying the Turkish government that such reactions are tantamount to interference in matters pertaining to a sovereign State.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs here issued a…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday launched Viber-like ‘instant messaging app’ for some 14 lakh government officials which is expected to bring about a revolutionary change in intercommunication of government officials.Prior to the weekly cabinet meeting held at the Bangladesh…
Jerry Heller, N.W.A’s controversial original manager and a music industry veteran, died of a heart attack Friday evening at Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, Calif., his cousin Gary Ballen confirmed to Billboard. He was 75.Heller was already in his…
The 7th death anniversary of M Saifur Rahman, the country’s longest-serving finance minister, will be observed on Monday with various programmes.On September 5, 2009, Saifur, also a former BNP standing committee member, died in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway…
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday spoke highly of the ratification of the landmark Paris climate change agreement by China and the United States, calling for accelerated efforts from other countries to join the ambitious pact.”With China and the United…
Setting aside their cyber and maritime disputes, President Barack Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday sealed their nations’ participation in last year’s Paris climate change agreement. They hailed their new era of climate cooperation as the best chance…
The family members of death-row war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali met him Kashimpur Jail on Saturday as his execution looms following his decision not to seek clemency.Thirty-eight family members of Mir Quasem coming in six vehicles reached…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has pulled into an effective tie with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, erasing a substantial deficit as he consolidated support among his party’s likely voters in recent weeks, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos national tracking poll…
“Why don’t the authorities put themselves in our shoes?” asked Cándido Mezúa, an indigenous man from Panama, with respect to native peoples’ participation in conservation policies and the sharing of benefits from the protection of forests.Mezúa, who belongs to the…
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) recently created some surprise when it claimed credit for green financing by citing an electricity transmission project it is funding in Bangladesh.The move openly flaunts arguments by environmental activists who oppose moves to…
Speakers at a discussion today urged the government to declare Halda, one of the world’s major natural sweet water fish breeding spots, as the national river of Bangladesh.They also demanded to stop any construction that hinders flow of the river…
Police have identified a militant who supplied crude bombs to the attackers of Gulshan Holy Artisan Bakery, said additional commissioner and head of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Monirul Islam.Investigators got the name…
BNP on Friday alleged that Awami League is conspiring to turn Bangladesh into a failed and militant state like Afghanistan, Syria and Libya.”We can’t allow anyone to make Bangladesh a failed and militant state. We want to brand it as…