Dhaka, December 5, 2018: The Democracy International (DI) recognized 39 central level political leaders from AL, BNP and JP for their achievements in championing peaceful and participatory elections at an award ceremony.
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Scrutinize Rabbani’s nomination paper in 24 hours: SC
Dhaka, Dec 5 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the returning officer of Rangpur to complete the scrutiny of the nomination paper of BNP-nominated candidate Jamaat leader Professor Golam Rabbani within 24 hours after accepting…
Local Government role critical to achieving SDGs
Dhaka, Dec 5 – Experts at a dialogue on Wednesday said, local governments are critical for turning Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) into a reality for communities, households and individuals, particularly to those who are at risk of falling behind.
Bd pro-govt alliance for caution on foreign poll observers
Dhaka, Dec 4 – General secretary of Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal Dilip Barua on Tuesday said the 14 party-alliance has requested the Election Commission to be cautious over the secret agenda of the foreign election observers and suggested them to be…
BNP moves on with nominations despite rejections enmasse
Dhaka, Dec 5 – Despite worries over the rejection of candidature of its 141 runners, BNP senior leaders on Tuesday said they have already finalised the list of their candidates for about 200 seats from the valid ones.
‘Address disappearances, killings in polls manifestos’
Dhaka, Dec 4 – Families and victims of enforced disappearance, extrajudicial killings and custodial torture, and rights activists made a call on Tuesday for all political parties to address issues of human rights abuses, especially enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killings.
Oikya Front to have constituency-based coordination bodies
Dhaka, Dec 4 – The Bd opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front on Tuesday decided to form 300 coordination committees based on constituency across the country to coordinate the forthcoming elections slated for December 30.
Govt plans to cling to powert thru’ blueprint polls: Manna
Dhaka, Dec 4 – Nagorik Oikya convenor Mahmudur Rahman Manna on Tuesday alleged that the government wants to cling to power by holding a blueprint election claiming that there is no level playing field in the country though the poll…
World Soil Day: Soil health key to environment, human health
From Danielle Nierenberg Dec 4 – Greetings from Chicago! Tomorrow, I am joining Google, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other members of the Refresh Working Group to officially launch our report Refresh: Food + Tech from Soil to Supper.…
Cities can tackle GHG & air pollution simultaneously: Study
C40 research highlights actions that could yield an 87% reduction in GHG emissions, a 49% reduction in PM2.5 levels, 223,000 premature deaths averted and up to $583 billion in economic benefit
Panel formed to investigate Viqarunnisa girl’s suicide
Dhaka, Dec 4 – A three-member committee has been formed to investigate the suicide incident of a Class-IX student of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC) in the city.
Get ready for COP24: Transition to a sustainable future
By Manuela Matthess Berlin, Dec 3 2018 (IPS) – COP24 is the time for g overnments to act and increase their pledges to prevent global warming ensuring a just transition that leaves no one behind.
COP24 update: Leave no issue behind in package of decisions
Katowice, 3 Dec. (Prerna Bomzan and Meena Raman)- At the launch of the year-end climate talks on 2nd Dec. in Katowice, Poland, under the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol (KP) and the Paris Agreement (PA), developing countries under the G77 and…
Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities observed at RU
Rajshahi. Dec 3 – To extend support and provide adequate facilities to people with disabilities, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and National Disabled Day 2018 was observed with the slogans “empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and…
Amari Dhaka appoints Shakul Pant as director, marketing
Dhaka, December 3 – Conveniently located in Dhaka’s business and diplomatic district, Amari Dhaka announces the appointment of Shakul Pant as Director, Sales and Marketing.
Global warming increases frost damage on trees in Europe
Global warming increases frost damage on trees in large areas of Central Europe, according to a new Finnish-Chinese study by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland, the Chinese Academy of Science and Zhejiang A&F University.
Transparency Bd for wealth scrutiny of polls candidates
Dhaka, Dec 3 – Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Sunday called for properly scrutinizing the wealth statements submitted to the Election Commission (EC) by the candidates of the upcoming 11th parliamentary poll.
Govt not involved in nomination rejection: Quader
Dhaka, Dec 3 – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government has no complicity with the process of rejection of nomination papers filed by aspirant candidates to contest the upcoming general elections slated for December 30.
GARAGE transforms into a Contemporary Art Museum?
Monowara Begum Moni Moscow – It was really a bus garage inside of the Gorki Park near Moscow River in Russia’s capital Moscow. The building, completed in 1927, was an example of applying architectural beauty to an industrial facility.
Dhaka-1, Manikganj-2, Bagura-7 have no BNP candidate
Dhaka, Dec 2 – Neither BNP nor its any alliance partners have any candidate to contest the December-30 national election from Dhaka-1, Manikganj-2 and Bagura-7 seats as the nominations of all the candidates of the party were cancelled during scrutiny…
SC reverses HC stay on Sabrina’s graft case verdict
Dhaka, Dec 1 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday stayed a High Court order that had allowed a convicted person to contest in the upcoming general election. The seven-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief…
RU journos demand resignation of RU Proctor
Rajshahi, Dec 1 – ‘If the university proctor cannot provide safety of the students on campus, he must resign from his post’.
Students gherao RU administrative building
Rajshahi, Dec 1 – Demanding the merger of Applied Physics and Electronic Engineering (APEE) and Electronic and Electric Engineering (EEE) into one department, the student of the APEE department of Rajshahi University (RU) have gheraoed the university administrative building on…
A Bangladeshi remembers President George Bush Sr
by Ali Khan Republican Party Campaign Director Paul Manafort first introduced Bangladeshi Dr Prince Moosa bin Shamsher, PhD, to former President George W. Bush Sr. That was in San Diego on August 15, 1996, and Dr Prince Moosa remembers it…
Warrant against 169 including BNP’s Aman
Dhaka, Dec 1 – A Dhaka court on Sunday issued arrest warrants against 169 BNP leaders including BNP Vice-Chairman Amanullah Aman and in a case filed last year under the explosive substances act.
SC stays HC order on convicted person’s election
Dhaka, 01 Dec – The chamber Court yesterday stayed for a day the High Court order that halted the conviction and sentence of BNP’s Jashore-2 nominee Sabira Sultana in a corruption case, which paved the way for her to contest…
তাবলীগের উভয় পক্ষকে সংযত হওয়ার আহ্বান -পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই টঙ্গি ইজতেমা মাঠে তাবলীগের দুই পক্ষের সংঘর্ষে ধর্মপ্রাণ মানুষ হতাহতের ঘটনায় গভীর উদ্বেগ ও ক্ষোভ প্রকাশ করেছেন।
Listed Bd ‘drug trader’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Dec 1 – A-listed drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Shaplapur Puranpara area of Teknaf upazila earlu Saturday.
মোস্তফা আনোয়ার খান খেলাফত আন্দোলনের সমন্বয়কারী মনোনীত
একাদশ জাতীয় নির্বাচনের জন্য বিশিষ্ট্য রাজনৈতিক ও সমাজিল বিশ্লেষক মোস্তফা আনোয়ার খান খেলাফত আন্দোলনের স্মন্বয়কারী মনোনীত হয়েছেন।
Mostafa Anwar Khan made coordinator of Khelefat Andolan
Eminent political and social analyst Mostafa Anwar Khan has been made the coordinator of the Khelafat Andolan.