Danielle Nierenberg A new report from the American National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) discusses the results of the 2017 National Young Farmer Survey. The number of American farmers is decreasing and their average age is increasing, as reported by the…
By Chandra Muzaffar The barbaric attack that killed 305 worshippers including 27 children during Friday prayers ( 24 November 2017) at the Rawda mosque in North Sinai, Egypt is a tragic reminder to the entire human family that the threat…
Dhaka, Nov 28 – Stock markets plunged further on Tuesday with downward trends of all major indices due mainly to price fall in large-cap securities.
Geneva, 28th Nov (TWN): There are significant concerns that WHO’s study on public health and socio economic impact of substandard and falsified medical products to be released during a press conference today afternoon in Geneva, is based on questionable data,…
Dhaka, Nov 28 (UNB) – Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, in collaboration with the government will verify Bangladesh’s official Facebook pages of all the ministries, departments and directorates and offices in phases.
London, Nov 28 (AP/UNB) — She is an entertainment figure in her own right, and an outspoken woman comfortable talking about her background and her passions. American actress Meghan Markle will be a new type of royal when she weds…
Former Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Ibrahim Khaled agrees with former Governor Mohammed Farashuddin’s view that mobile banking is giving rise to corruption, bdnews24.com reported on Monday.
Dhaka, Nov 27 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday asked his party colleagues to get united, organised and disciplined to join the next polls under a neutral government through waging a street movement.
London, Nov 27 (AP/UNB) – Britain’s royal palace says Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle are engaged and will marry in the spring of 2018.
Dhaka: Democracy International will organize a round-table discussion on Tuesday at Lakeshore Hotel in capital styled `Advancing Women’s Leadership in Elections’ to highlight opportunities to strengthen and advance women’s leadership and participation in the upcoming national elections. This program will…
The latest edition of a report from ETC Group “Who Will Feed Us?” is a synthesis of research over several years which produces critical, much needed information to guide decision-make much-needed and agriculture. The report states that it is the…
US magazine publisher Time Inc will be bought by rival media company Meredith Corporation for $2.8bn (£2.1bn). The deal is backed by the billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, who are known for supporting economically conservative causes.
Dhaka – Films 4 Peace Foundation is the independent advocacy organization that uses films and strategic communication to expose global problems and to promote solutions that are essential to build a peaceful future. You may aware, what had happened with…
Those who have been working for the development of material for children’s education programme or other education programmes for years have not got minimum help from the internet yet.
Prof. M Zahidul Haque Recently, an article of mine on the recent visit of Jordan Queen Rania Al-Abdullah to Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh plus Rohingya crisis was published in your esteemed daily wherein I had focused on…
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday fixed February 5, 2018, for hearing in 11 cases including a sedition case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others.
Denpasar, Indonesia, Nov 26 (BSS/AFP) – A volcano Denpasar Indonesian tourist hub of Bali sent plumes of grey smoke and steam thousands of metres into the air for the second time this week, triggering flight cancellations which have left thousands…
Riyadh, Nov 26 (BSS/AFP) – Saudi Arabia gathered officials from 40 Muslim countries on Sunday in the first meeting of an Islamic counter-terrorism alliance, a move Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman declared a “clear signal” to extremism.
Rome, 26 Nov – A delegation of member state representatives from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) begins a five-day working trip to Bangladesh today, with planned visits to IFAD-funded projects designed to increase incomes and improve living conditions…
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has been awarded for good corporate governance by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Bangladesh (ICAB).
New Delhi – The theme for India Rivers Day 2017 (IRD 2017), held on 25th November 2017 at the INTACH Delhi premises, was ‘Rivers in the Urban Context’. Various formats of engagement were deployed for discussion among the participants from…
Hilda Heine and Kevin Rudd Bonn – When Donald Trump was elected US president a year ago, some said the end of the Paris climate agreement was nigh. Yet, as the latest round of global climate talks in Bonn, Germany,…
Catherine McKenna and Feike Sijbesma Bonn – The hurricanes that pummeled the Caribbean, Texas, and Florida this year left highways submerged, homes and businesses demolished, and lives lost. The floodwaters have since receded, but the images of upheaval remain etched…
Justin Adams Oxford – In response to climate change, land is key. Today, agriculture, forestry, and other land uses account for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse-gas emissions. But adopting sustainable land management strategies could provide more than one-third of…
Ratan Bhandari Nov 25 – The Nepal government on Friday decided to develop the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project on its own, nearly two weeks after it terminated the contract agreement with the China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) to build the…
Dhaka, Nov 25 – Commuters in Dhaka will soon have a new experience of getting both car and motorbike ride services on call through a new mobile app called ‘EZZYR.’
Dhaka, Nov 26 – Tauquir Ahmed achieved the best screenplay award for the film ‘The Unnamed’ (Oggatonama) in the SAARC Film Festival 2017, held in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo from 21 to 25 November.
By Chelsea Purvis London, Nov 23 (IPS) – An estimated seven million refugees – about one-third of the global refugee population – are between 10 and 24 years old, yet this demographic is often overlooked in humanitarian and development responses.…
By Stella Paul Bonn, Germany, Nov 24 (IPS) – Land restoration is not a “glamorous subject even when you give all the numbers,” admits Monique Barbut, the Executive Secretary of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCCD). But she also…
Roads and communication minister Obaidul Kader said: this government will come again by defeating BNP”. For development of a country, continuing a government may be helpful for a third world country like Bangladesh. Two things among others of BNP government…