Dhaka, Nov 22 – Referring to Zimbabwe’s ‘autocratic’ ruler Robert Mugabe’s resignation, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said it will not be possible to oust the current government here in a normal way without force as…
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Banking Cos Act being amended for looting: BNP
Dhaka, Nov 22 – BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday alleged that the government is going to amend the Banking Companies (Amendment) Act in a bid to give pro-Awami League businessmen a scope of establishing ‘dynasty’…
Dhaka WASA asked to recover its 13 canals
Dhaka, Nov 22 – A government Taskforce on Wednesday day asked the authorities concerned of Dhaka WASA to take necessary measures to recover its 13 canals from illegal occupation.
10 lessons from the Obama Foundation Summit
Three weeks ago, the first Obama Foundation Summit brought together hundreds of leaders from around the world to exchange ideas and explore creative solutions to common problems in our communities.
Pesticides driving mass extinction in the Anthropocene
We are in the Anthropocene and likely experiencing the Earth’s sixth mass extinction, the first to be caused by humans. In 1962, Rachel Carson warned in her book, ‘Silent Spring’ that the decline of birds (primarily due to DDT exposure)…
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year rule
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. A letter from Mr Mugabe said the decision was voluntary and he had made it allow a smooth transfer of power.
ITER project on schedule for first plasma in 2025
The Members of the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project which is currently under construction in Cadarache, France gathered on 15 and 16 November 2017 at the 21 st ITER Council Meeting to evaluate the outputs of new project performance…
Banned outfit activist Sohel on remand
Dhaka, 21 Nov – Banned outfit Ansarul Al Islam activist Abu Siddik Sohel was yesterday placed on a four-day remand in the case filed for killing blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy, 28, two years back.
Comilla Mayor Sakku acquitted by court
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-8 of Dhaka on Tuesday acquitted Comilla City Corporation Mayor and BNP leader Monirul Haque Sakku in a case filed amassing wealth illegally and concealing the information of his assets in his wealth statement.
Wife testifies against Cricketer Sunny
Dhaka – Cricket Arafat Sunny’s wife Nasrin Sultana yesterday testified in a case filed with the Bangladesh Cyber Tribunal supporting the cricketer.
AL MP Nizam Hazari blamed for attacking Khaleda’s motorcade
Dhaka, 21 Nov -Feni district Awami League leader Azharul Haque Arzu accused his own party lawmaker Nizam Uddin Hazari of having hands in the attack on the motorcade of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Feni last month on her way…
The Int’l debate on generic medicines of biological origin
The South Centre recently published Research Paper No. 82: ” The International Debate on Generic Medicines of Biological Origin,” authored by Germán Velásquez, Special Advisor on Health and Development of the South Centre. The debate on generic medicines is not…
Democracy À La Carte in Catalonia
by Manuel Serrano We live in the era of fake news and alternative facts. Fascism has been so debased as a phrase that fascists nowadays are simply those with whom we disagree. They are the others. The bad and the…
Desperate need to halt ‘world’s largest killer’ — pollution
By Baher Kamal Rome, Nov 20 (IPS) – Now that the lights of the UN climate change summit’s meeting rooms have been turned off in Bonn, after a week of intense negotiations and some partial results, another major environmental event…
At climate summit, two global energy alliances emerge
By Stella Paul Bonn, Nov 19 (IPS) – As the summit of governments known as COP23 reached its conclusion in Bonn, Germany this week, two clear alliances have emerged in the global energy landscape.
Cash transfers in Benin: A response to child trafficking
Za-Kpota, November ‒ The commune of Za-Kpota, in central Benin, has long had the unfortunate reputation of serving as the support base for child trafficking to Nigeria, where the children are exploited for cheap labour in the Abeokuta stone quarries…
IBBL highest taxpayer in BD banking sector
Dhaka – Fazle Kabir, Governor of Bangladesh Bank handed over a crest to Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Managing Director and CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited for the Banks being the highest taxpayer in the banking sector in 2016-2017 tax…
BD law ministry forwards draft judges conduct rules to SC
Dhaka – Law mMinisterAnisul Huq on Monday informed that his ministry has forwarded a draft on the conduct an disciplinary rules for lower court judges to the Supreme Court seeking its consideration on the matter.
Climate goal in peril as science points to 3 degree warming
Saleem Shaikh Bonn – As developing countries push the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement, scientists and leaders at the UN-led climate talks underway in Germany say the world will fail to meet the key goal of limiting global average…
The tyranny of toilets – reflections on World Toilet Day
Maitreyi Bordia Das In the lead-in to World Toilet Day, we hear a great deal about the role of toilets in sanitation and in better health and human development outcomes. Toilets are good development. We hear less about the fact…
Alliance securities chief Pankaj secures bail
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Monday granted bail to Brokerage Alliance Securities and Management Limited chairman Pankaj Kumar Roy in a case filed for amassing wealth worth Tk 8.5 crore illegally.
Sedition charge framed against BNP’s Tarique, 3 others
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions’ Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday framed sedition charges against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman and three others for telecasting a “fabricated and provocative” speech of the BNP leader.
Release bodies of poor patients even if bills unpaid: HC
Dhaka – In a verdict, the High Court (HC) on Monday ordered hospitals and clinics authorities to release dead body of poor and marginalised people even if they fail to pay the due bills.
Stay on Lockhead Grammer School extended
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday extended the stay on the High Court order to reopen Lakehead Grammar School in the capital for another 10 days.
Tribute to Indian environmental activist Latha Anantha
Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India Latha, well known environmental activist and researcher from Kerala, is no more with us physically. Though many of us knew that she was battling with cancer for the last 3-4 years,…
Global food and health crisis vs big corporate interests
By Rosemary Mason and Colin Todhunter Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the new director general of the World Health Organization (WHO). With a $4 billion annual budget, WHO’s decisions affect us all and its decisions also affect the bottom line…
Satellite signals bring hope of Argentina’s missing sub rescue
After days of searching for its missing submarine with 44 crew aboard, Argentina’s navy received distress signals late Saturday, authorities said.
Japanese tug boat scrapes US Navy ship during exercise
Tokyo, Nov 19 (AP/UNB) — A Japanese tug boat lost propulsion and drifted into a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer during a towing exercise, the Navy said.
BNP criticizes AL for ‘forcing students, officials to join rally’
Dhaka, Nov 18 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the recognition of the historic 7th March speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a world documentary heritage is a matter of joy. He, however, alleged…
The greening of the miners
Raimund Bleischwitz London – Donald Trump’s presidency in the United States has turned mining – and the coal industry in particular – into a political cause célèbre over the last year. In June, during his first White House cabinet meeting,…