Dhaka, Oct – The fourth edition of Digital Marketing Summit of Bangladesh Brand Forum ended in capital Dhaka on Saturday and initiated the first edition of Digital Marketing Award.
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Motion Picture Academy expels movie mogul Harvey Weinstein
Los Angeles, Oct 15 (AP/UNB) — In a move virtually unprecedented, disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was revoked Saturday by its board.
Leave no one behind: Disaster resilience for sustainable dev
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2017 from UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific UN report says natural disasters to become more destructive in Asia-Pacific without action on disaster resilience Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and intense and…
Hunger does discriminate
By Baher Kamal Rome, Oct 13 (IPS) – In a world where only 8 individuals – all of them men—possess as much as half of all the planet’s wealth, and it will take women 170 years to be paid as…
Las Vegas massacre: The media narrative deceptive
By Edward Curtin “Cram them full of non-combustible data, chock them so damned full of ‘facts’ they feel stuffed, but absolutely brilliant with information. Then they’ll feel they’re thinking, they’ll get a sense of motion without moving.”
Conflicting press conferences at SC Bar on Justice Sinha
Dhaka – Leaders of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association on Saturday held two conflicting press conferences over Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s statement that he made before leaving for Australia.
Malaysia’s Dy PM due Sunday to discuss Rohingya issue
Dhaka, Oct 13 – Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi arrives here on Sunday on a two-day visit to discuss bilateral and Rohingya issues. ‘It reflects Malaysia’s concern, seriousness on the issue.’
Hospitals treating Rohingya patients overstretched
Cox’s Bazar, Oct 14 – Although people – not just patients, often their guardians/families – lying around on hospital floors is a sight one gets used to in Bangladesh’s chronically crowded public hospitals, nothing prepares you for the scene at…
Notre Dame College Ex-principal Benjamin Costa no more
Dhaka, Oct 13 – First acting Vice-chancellor of Notre Dame University Bangladesh and former Notre Dame College Principal Father Benjamin Costa CSC passed away at a city hospital here on Friday. He was 75.
Justice SK Sinha leaves for Australia, says ‘not sick’
Chief Justice SK Sinha has left for Australia Friday night. He stepped out of his car at the gate of his residence as waiting journalists wanted him to say something on his trip and said, he is ‘not sick, but…
BNP to place complete package of proposals to EC
Dhaka – The BNP during its dialogue with the Election Commission will place a total package of proposals for holding the 11th general elections in a free, fair and neutral manner. “We will join the dialogue with the EC with…
Commodity dependence worsens for developing countries
Geneva, 13 Oct – Nine more developing economies became dependent on commodity exports between 2010 and 2015, bringing the total to 91, about two-thirds of all the 135 developing countries, a new UN report says. Published on Friday, The State…
Malé hosts Island Renewable Energy Initiative with IRENA
Male, Maldives, 13 October — Ministers and senior officials representing 30 countries and organizations from across the world met in Malé, Maldives, signalling the determination of small island developing states (SIDS) to strengthen global efforts to address climate change and…
BAU Food Engineering celebrates 15 years
Mymensingh – B.Sc. Food engineering of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) started celebrating 15 years of glory and reunion with much enthusiasm and festivity on Friday.
IBBL Officer’s Assoc reception to talented wards
Dhaka – Islami Bank Officers Welfare Association (IBOWA) organized a reception ceremony for the meritorious wards of the Executives, Officers and Employees of the Bank who obtained Golden GPA 5 in SSC, HSC and equivalent Examinations in the year 2017.
Biotech part of solution to Africa’s food insecurity
By Miriam Gathigah Nairobi, Oct 12 (IPS) – A growing number of African countries is increasingly becoming food insecure as delayed and insufficient rainfall, as well as crop-damaging pests such as the ongoing outbreak of the fall armyworm, cause the…
A core of strength amidst a sea of change
by Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson What are the prospects for the Nordic-Baltic region (5+3) in a decidedly unstable international environment? The situation is radically different from what it looked like in the late 1980s and 90s. It is mostly due to…
Expert panel sounds alarm on Bayer-Monsanto merger
Rome, 13th October – Dominant agri-food firms have become too big to feed humanity sustainably, too big to operate on equitable terms with other food system actors, and too big to drive the types of innovation we need. This was…
Painting exhibition ‘Mrittika Maya’ opens at AF Dhaka
“Mrittika Maya / Earthen Affection” the second solo painting exhibition of artist Samar Majumder at La Galerie of Alliance Française, Dhaka on Friday.
Thousands face needless suffering at end of life
Carry Out Policies Promising Pain Relief New York —Tens of thousands of patients with terminal illnesses in Morocco needlessly suffer from debilitating pain and other symptoms, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today to coincide with World Cancer…
Suspected ‘criminal’ killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
Kushtia, Oct 13 – A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with plainclothes police at Silaidah Kasba Ghat in Kumarkhali uUpazilaearly Friday.
Lack of sanitation-hygiene real danger in Rohingya camps
Dhaka, Oct 12 – UNICEF country director Edouard Beigbeder has said the disease outbreak is a real and present danger for the dwellers of makeshift Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar district and host population due to the lack of hygienic…
Rohingya cleansing began before August 25: UN
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – The brutal attacks against the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, as well as other serious human rights violations committed since 25 August 2017, were executed in “a well-organized, coordinated and systematic manner”, according to a new…
রোহিঙ্গা সংকট: শুধু ত্রাণ বিলানোতেই দায়িত্ব শেষ নয়
রোহিঙ্গা সংকটে শুধু ত্রাণ বিলানোতেই দায়িত্ব শেষ মনে করলে হবে না। এই সংকট তৈরির পেছনে আঞ্চলিক ও পরাশক্তিসমূহের দূরভীসন্ধির বিষয়েও সতর্কতামূলক পদক্ষেপ এবং জনসচেনতা তৈরিতে গুরুত্বের সাথে বিবেচনায় রাখতে হবে।
First evidence: online dating changing nature of society
Dating websites have changed the way couples meet. Now evidence is emerging that this change is influencing levels of interracial marriage and even the stability of marriage itself. Not so long ago, nobody met a partner online. Then, in the…
DHL gets Global Express Provider of the Year and Green Award
Singapore – 13 October 2017 – DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, won the Global Express Provider of the Year (Industry Choice) and Green Award (Industry Choice) at this year’s Payload Asia Awards. The awards were presented…
BCL holds anti hartal rally at RU
Rajshahi – Protesting the countrywide hartal, leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chatra League (BCL) of Rajshahi University (RU) unit brought out an anti-hartal procession on the campus on Thursday. The procession was started around 12 pm from its party tent,…
16th Amendment verdict: Review to seek change in observations
Dhaka – The government will file a review petition seeking some changes in the observations made by the appellate division in the verdict repealing the 16th amendment to the constitution within 30 days of receiving the certified copy of the…
Justice Wahab Miah Acting CJ until Sinha’s return
Dhaka – Senior Judge of the Appellate Division Md Abdul Wahab will now perform as Acting Chief Justice until Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha returns to his office.
BD’s Northern region goes without power for grid failure
Dhaka, Oct 12 – Bangladesh’s northern region plunged into darkness on Thursday evening as the HVDC inter-connection substation at Bheramara broke down.