The contributions of Shaheed Intellectuals to the liberation of Bangladesh were recalled and a pledge was made at a discussion meeting organised to pay befitting respects to them by establishing their ideals of freedom of thought, expression.
Author: Naim
Apan Jewellers owners secure bail
Dhaka – Three owners of the capital’s Apan Jewellers secured bail from the High Court on Thursday in three separate money laundering cases.
Lack of morality blamed for banking sector irregularities
Dhaka – Financial irregularities in the banking sector are increasing due to lack of ethics, according to a research report of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) released Thursday.
Global warming to displace One-third of coastal people
Dhaka – One-third of people in coastal areas of Bangladesh will be displaced from their households by 2050 due to climate change. Besides, severe floods, tidal surges and cyclones will increase due to an increase in global temperature and the…
HC drops Sonali Bank writ against BNP candidate in Ranpur
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday paved the way for BNP mayoral candidate Kawsar Zaman Babla to contest Rangpur City Corporation election to be held on December 21.
HC bans horns in posh residential areas at night
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday banned to use horn after 10.00pm and set the 20kmph speed limit at the residential and VIP areas of Dhaka city.
7th Nat’l debate championship at JU begins Friday
Savar – The 7th national debate championship will begin on Friday at Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus. Marking the 13th founding anniversary, Jahangirnagar University Debate Organisation (JUDO), the central debate organisation of the university, is going to arrange the event.
Make it a Jolly Christmas holiday with Amari Dhaka
Dhaka, December 2017: The month of December rekindles the mood for festivals as the jingling of the bells draw closer – an indication of the nearing Christmas. At Amari Dhaka, we celebrate Christmas with a host of mouth-watering specialities made…
Sovereignty in Europe: Integrationists and statists
by John Lloyd In most conversations and interviews on what’s broadly called populism, “Trump” and “Brexit” are bracketed. These events in the two largest Anglophone countries are taken, without the need for further discussion, to signal a turn to the…
Walt Disney buys Murdoch’s Fox for $52.4bn
Walt Disney has agreed to buy 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets for a total $52.4bn (£39bn). The deal includes Fox’s 39% stake in satellite broadcaster Sky, and the 20th Century Fox film studio, Disney announced.
Abducted couple rescued in Magura, 3 held
Magura, Dec 14 – Police rescued a couple from Elengkhali village in Mohammadpur Upazila of Magura district on Wednesday night a day after their abduction from Elengkhali Bridge area.
South Asian Thinkers’ Workshop report launched
To discuss and deliberate the emerging issues and concerns in South Asia in the context of fallouts of neo-liberal economic policies adopted by all South Asian countries, SAAPE in collaboration with Social Scientists’ Association (SSA, Colombo) and Centre for Labour…
25 children’s books growing young minds
Danielle Nierenberg Wondering how to teach kids to eat better, especially during the holidays? Books can be a great way to tell the stories of food, farmers, and food and agriculture workers across the globe.
Fungi-resistant potato to save farmers Tk. 100 cr. a year
Dhaka, Dec 13 – Each year farmers in Bangladesh grow close to 10 million tonnes of potato, well surpassing the domestic demand of the tuber crop and export the surplus to 20 countries. But to save the prime vegetable from…
BCL school committees ‘superstructure of terrorism’: BNP
Dhaka, Dec 13 – BNP on Wednesday alleged that Awami League’s student body Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) is forming its committee at the school level to build the ‘superstructure of terrorism’ across the country.
Patuakhali clinic asked to pay surgery fault victim TK 9 Lakh
Dhaka – The High Court on Wednesday asked the owner of the Niramoy Private Clinic and fake physician Razan the Das of Patuakhali, who left gauze inside a woman’s abdomen, to pay the victim Tk 9 lakh as compensation.
BD police sees NY bomber had no militant activity at home
Dhaka – Bangladesh police have not found any evidence of Akayed Ullah’s involvement in militant activities at home who allegedly blew up his homemade explosive in a pedestrian subway tunnel in the heart of the Midtown Manhattan in New York.
BD takes up $7b plan to combat climate for 5 years
Dhaka – The government has prepared a 5-year country investment plan (CIP) to combat climate change impact and would invest US$ seven billion (Tk 56,000 crore) in this sector.
Remarks against Bangabandhu: Accused obtain bail
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday granted bail to two Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) leaders after hearing in a case filed on the charge of making derogatory remarks against Bangabandhu…
Concerns among Bangladeshis in New York
After the blast in New York’s Manhattan Bus Terminal, there has been concern among the Bangladeshi people living there. The anxiety spread out when the police said that the detainee was a Bangladeshi. The person named the attacker Akade Ullah…
Unconditional apology tendered: HC rule on mobile court misuse
Dhaka, Dec 13 – The High Court on Wednesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why the misuse of the mobile court out of personal grudge should not be declared illegal.
Bangladesh Citizen ’s Declaration 2017 on SDGs
Adopted at Citizen’s Conference on SDGs in Bangladesh 2017 held in Dhaka on 6 December 2017. We, the citizens of Bangladesh, inspired by the spirit of our great War of Liberation, and in response to the call by the Citizen’s…
Action needed now on antibiotic resistance
During this year’s World Antibiotics Awareness Week, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) released a press statement calling on the Malaysian government to give urgent attention to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which is responsible for some 700,000…
Democrat Doug Jones wins in Alabama Senate upset
Doug Jones has become the first Democrat in 25 years to win a US Senate seat for Alabama after a bitter campaign against Republican Roy Moore.
Civil society summit wants Int’l action on climate migration
By Megan Darby Suva, Fiji, Dec 12 (IPS) – Civil society leaders from more than 100 countries called for action on climate-induced displacement at a summit in Suva, Fiji last week.
A responsibility to prevent genocide
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Dec 12 (IPS) – Almost 70 years since the Genocide Convention was adopted, the international community still faces a continued and growing risk of genocide.
জলবায়ু পরিবর্তনের প্রতিবাদে জাতীয় কমিটি ফ্রান্স শাখার প্যারিসে বিক্ষোভ
প্যারিস – গত ১০ এবং ১২ ডিসেম্বর Paris Agreement এর ২য় বছর পূর্তির প্রাক্কালে বিভিন্ন পরিবেশবাদী সংগঠন জীবাশ্ম জ্বালানির ব্যবহার রোধে ফ্রান্সের প্যারিসে গণশুনানি, প্রতিবাদী সমাবেশের আয়োজন করে। বাংলাদেশের সুন্দরবন রক্ষা এবং রামপালে কয়লাভিত্তিক বিদ্যুৎ কেন্দ্র বাতিলের দাবিতে বাংলাদেশি এ্যাক্টিভিস্টরাও…
Four sentenced to gallows for murder
Dhaka – The Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka yesterday sentenced four persons to death and two others to life term imprisonment for killing a young man named Md Rana of Demra Staff Quarter in the city.
Khaleda arrest compliance order deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday deferred the submission of the compliance report over the arrest of BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia in a defamation case.