Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred the deadline to submit the investigation report in the Sagar-Runi murder case to December 26.
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Farhad abduction ‘not proved’
Dhaka – The Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday submitted the final report in connection of writer, columnist and poet Farhad Mazhar, however, the abduction was not proved.
BNP calls CJ SK Sinha’s resignation okaying ‘ominous’
Dhaka – The BNP yesterday termed the acceptance of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s resignation letter as ominous sign for the judiciary.
UberMOTO launched in Dhaka
Dhaka, Nov 14 – Uber, the ridesharing app that connects riders with drivers to provide convenient, reliable and affordable rides at the push of a button, on Tuesday announced the launch of its bike-sharing product, uberMOTO. With this launch, Uber…
Inter-faculty handball competition inaugurated at BAU
Mymensingh – A four-day-long inter-faculty handball sports competition 2017 of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh was inaugurated at the university gymnasium on Tuesday.
Climate change poses threat to food security in Pacific islands
By Razeena Raheem ROME, Nov 12 (IPS) – A high-level meeting of political leaders -– hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) -– sounded an ominous warning: that climate change poses an “alarming threat to food systems and food…
For ‘equity’ in global stocktake under Paris Deal
Bonn, 14 Nov — On 11 Nov, Parties to the UNFCCC’s Ad hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) had an interesting exchange on how equity can be operationalized in the global stocktake (GST) that will take place in…
COP23: Nations concerned at lack of progress on finance issues
Bonn, 13 Nov (Prerna Bomzan) – Developing countries, led by the Group of 77 and China, expressed concerns over the lack of progress on all finance related issues due to the lack of political will by developed countries, adding that…
EC positive on deploying army, not-using EVMs in elections
Dhaka – The Election Commission is reported to have said they will not use Electronic Voting Machines in the next general election.
Illegal extensions of 20 Uttara houses demolished
Dhaka – The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) on Monday demolished illegal stairs, ramps and extension portions of 20 houses at Uttara in capital Dhaka.
Blogger Avijit murder report deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday deferred the submission of the inquiry report in the Blogger Avijit murder case to December 11.
HC verdict on SC admin’s letter to anti-graft body Tuesday
Dhaka – The High Court will deliver its verdict today (Tuesday) over the legality of the Supreme Court administration’s letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission asking it to halt an investigation into a graft allegation against Appellate Division judge Md Joynul…
HC doubts accuracy of probe on Dhaka’s Azimpur Maternity
Dhaka – A High Court bench on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over a probe report on the negligence of hospital authorities that forced a woman to give birth in the open place causing the death of the newborn near the Azimpur…
Four Pathargata BCL leaders expelled for ‘rape’
Dhaka – Four leaders of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Pathargata unit, Barguna, have been expelled in connection with the murder an unidentified girl after rape at Barguna Patharghata College. They were expelled from the BCL emergency meeting on Sunday…
BD experts against indiscriminate groundwaer extraction
Rajshahi, Nov 13 – Water experts at a workshop here on Sunday called for stopping indiscriminate extraction of groundwater for lessening the gradually mounting pressure on it in the vast Barind area.
Khaleda’s speech shows outrage on Sheikh Hasina: Quader
Dhaka, Nov 12 – Awami League General Secretary and Roads Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today described the speech of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia as expression of her outrage towards Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Google Doodle celebrates Humayun Ahmed’s 70th birthday
Dhaka, Nov 13 (UNB) – Search engine giant Google has created a new Doodle on its homepage, celebrating the life of prolific Bangla writer Humayun Ahmed on the occasion of his 70th birth anniversary.
Iran says at least 140 killed, 300 hurt in quake
Tehran, Nov 13 (AP/UNB) — Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency says the death toll in the powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake along the borders of Iran and Iraq has risen above 140. IRNA also said over 860 people were injured in the…
Judiciary freed from burden: AG Mahbubey Alam
Dhaka, Nov 12 – Reacting to the resignation of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Sunday said that the judiciary is now freed of burden.
Neoliberalism and the New World Order. IMF-World Bank “Reforms”
By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global financial warfare as outlined in professor Chossudovsky’s writings. Wall Street Behind Brazil Coup d Etat; The role played by the IMF and World Bank in the economies of debtor nations, The Real Plan in Brazil,…
US cities, states defy Trump, still back Paris climate deal
Bonn, Germany (AP) — A group of U.S. states, cities, businesses and universities said Saturday they are still committed to curbing global warming even as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is walking away from the Paris climate accord.
BNP plans a ‘big rally’ in Dhaka on Monday
Dhaka – The BNP plans to gather over one lakh people in and around of Suhrawardy Udyan where the party is going to hold a rally this afternoon. Though the party is organizing the rally to mark the National Revolution…
Motorcycles, private cars Dhaka’s ‘biggest noise pollutors’
‘Sound pollution causes high blood pressure, headache, indigestion, ulcer’ Dhaka – Motorcycles and private cars are the main sources of noise pollution in the country’s major cities, followed by public buses, says a new survey of the Department of Environment…
Putting a price on rainforests
Lorenzo Bernasconi New York – In early October, shortly after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that his company could, given the opportunity, rebuild the island’s electrical grid using solar power. Coming…
Sounding the alarm on biodiversity loss
Robert Watson Norwich – With the United Nations’ climate change conference underway in Bonn, Germany, rising global temperatures are once again at the top of the world’s agenda. But why care about the increase in temperature, if not because of…
Renewable energy can be strengthened in next climate talks
Nationally determined contributions under Paris Agreement must reflect growing business case and global momentum for renewables Bonn, Germany, 10 Nov — Countries have an opportunity to significantly increase renewable energy ambition within Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and to accelerate its…
Fiji steps forward to unite the world for climate action
It’s been a year of catastrophic climate events. Rains of biblical proportions across South Asia brought floods that affected more than 41 million people and killed at least 1,200. Record-breaking hurricanes claimed lives and destroyed infrastructure across several island states…
১১ নভেম্বর ২০১৭ আলহাজ্ব কে এম আব্দুল করিম এর প্রথম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী
– ইঞ্জিনিয়ার এ কে এম রেজাউল করিম আজ থেকে ১ বছর আগে আমার আব্বা আলহাজ্জ্ব কে.এম আবদুল করিম (রাহিমাহুল্লাহ) দুনিয়া থেকে চির বিদায় নিলেন। তিনি ১১ নভেম্বর ২০১৬, শুক্রবার রাত সাড়ে ৮টায় ইন্তেকাল করেছেন (ইন্নালিল্লাহি ওয়া ইন্না ইলাইহি রাজিউন)। তিনি…
IBBL scholarship given to poor meritorious students
Chittagong – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited provided scholarships to underprivileged meritorious students through its Chittagong North and South Zones on November 10, 2017, Friday at the North Zone Auditorium.
JnU E-unit admission test result published
Dhaka – The result of the admission test for the first year honours courses of Jagannath University (JnU) E-unit (Fine Arts, Music and Drama Department) under the academic session 2017-18 has been published.