Plant and animal species that are the foundation of our food supplies are as endangered as wildlife but get almost no attention, a new report reveals The sixth mass extinction of global wildlife already underway is seriously threatening the world’s…
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G77 a key partner in reform of the UN system
By Miroslav Lajcak UN, Sep 25 (IPS) – When the Charter of Algiers was adopted 50 years ago, it marked the unity of the Group of 77. This unity has not wavered since then. The G77 is the biggest group…
Mistakes in math textbook
Numbers reading in other languages are comparatively easy. Once you know the numbers up to ten or twenty then you can read the other numbers easily. For example, Arabic language: wahid (1), ithnan (2), salasa (3), arba’a (4), khamsa (5),…
Probe report in defamation case against Tarique deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred the date for submission of probe report in a case filed against Tarique Rahman for defaming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to December 31.
Science festival ‘In Fact – 2017’ kicks off in capital
Dhaka – A science festival titled “In Fact 2017”, organized by Russia’s state atomic energy corporation – ROSATOM begins in the city. The festival was formally inaugurated at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheatre Dhaka today ( September 26) morning and…
Concrete steps through UNSC awaited on Thursday
Dhaka, Sept – Bangladesh, at this point, is expecting a ‘concrete steps’ through UNSC resolution to resolve the crisis as “forcibly displaced people from Myanmar” continued flooding Bangladesh as the current figure of new arrivals stand at 449,000. “We’re working…
Sarishabari municipal mayor missing from Dhaka
Dhaka, Sept 26 – Mohammad Rokonuzzaman Rukon, mayor of Sarishabari municipality in Jamalpur district and also Awami League leader, went missing on Monday night from the capital’s Uttara area.
Expat Bangladeshis in NY raise fund for Rohingyas
New York – Conscious expatriate Bangladeshis at a meeting in New York on 22 September demanded an immediate end to the atrocities on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and called for implementing the Kofi Annan Commission recommendations for a lasting solution…
Myanmar says no ‘ethnic cleansing,’ genocide of Muslims
UN, Sept 26 (AP/UNB) – Myanmar’s U.N. ambassador insisted Monday that there is no “ethnic cleansing” or genocide taking place against Muslims and objected “in the strongest terms” to countries that used those words to describe the situation in Rakhine…
Too much load shedding at Rajshahi
Nowadays, there is extremely hot weather in Rajshahi. But we hardly have the electricity in our locality. Too much load shedding hampers our normal life. There are students in almost all the homes but they are not able to study…
Rohingya crisis: China to play ‘constructive role’ – Envoy
Dhaka, Sept 25 – China wants to play a “constructive role” in resolving the Rohingya crisis as soon as possible. “We sincerely hope this issue will be settled as soon as possible and China is willing to play a constructive…
World hunger increasing for first time since turn of the century
A United Nations study found that war and climate change were the driving forces of an increase in malnutrition worldwide in 2016. By Shelley Connor The number of people suffering from malnutrition worldwide rose to 815 million in 2016, rising…
Do people really need interlinking of rivers?
SANDRP Report In the detailed piece, Himanshu Thakkar rightly says that the river interlinking project will adversely affect land, forests, biodiversity, rivers and the livelihood of millions of people. On the other hand it would not be helpful for irrigation,…
Salman Shah murder case report submission deferred
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday deferred the submission of further investigation report in the cinema actor Salman Shah murder case.
Training on ‘Basel –III in Islamic Banks: Issues and Challenges’
Dhaka – IBCF Research and Training Academy arranged a daylong training Program on ‘’ Implementation of Basel–III in Islamic Banks: Issues and Challenges” held on September 23 at BAB office, Gulshan-1, Dhaka. 21 (twenty-one) Mid-Level Executives of 10 Islamic Banks…
The urbanization of malnutrition
By Manipadma Jena New Delhi – India, Sep 25 (IPS) – Rapid urbanization is increasingly shifting the impacts of malnutrition from rural to urban areas. One in three stunted under-five children out of 155 million across the world now lives…
Milan fashion meets global crises with lightness
Milan, Sep 22 (AP/UNB) — The Milan fashion world is responding to global crises with transparency and lightness. Designers are choosing diaphanous textiles to create airy looks, often layering sheer trench coats and anoraks over form-fitting knit dresses or jumpsuits…
Land for refugees not yet habitable – report
470,000 in need of shelters; 13,418 take part in biometric registration AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Sept 25 – The land that has been allocated for the new site for providing shelter to Rohingyas is ‘not suitable’ for habitation…
Bodybuilder dies after celebrity kickboxing bout in Singapore
A 32-year-old bodybuilder has died following a celebrity kickboxing bout in Singapore. Pradip Subramanian was taking part in a Muay Thai contest against YouTube personality and former Singapore Idol contestant Steven Lim on Saturday.
Election win for Merkel not feel like much of a victory
By Jenny Hill BBC Berlin correspondent Angela Merkel looked exhausted, strained, as she arrived at her party headquarters in the evening after the election ended.
Stones to drones: A short history of war on earth
Gar Smith War is humanity’s deadliest activity. From 500 BC to AD 2000 history records more than 1000 [1,022] major documented wars. In the 20th Century, an estimated 165 wars killed as many as 258 million people — more than…
3 physicians for 3.5 lakh people of Moheshpur
Jhenidah – One may believe it or not, the Upazila health complex of at Moheshpur in Jhenidah have been running with three physicians against the 3.5 lakh people of the Upazila. Positions of 31 staffs including physicians are lying vacant…
Writ filed challenging BD Cricket Board AGM
Dhaka – A writ petition was filed yesterday challenging the legality of Bangladesh Cricket Board’s proposed Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Wrong lane use: Cases filed against ministers, officials
Dhaka – The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Iqbal Mahmud yesterday filed 57 cases against the vehicles of ministers, top government officials of different ministries, army, police, leaders of the ruling party and journalists for violating traffic rules.
Seminar on “Teaching-Learning Quality in Geology” held at RU
Rajshahi – A day-long seminar on “Teaching-Learning Quality Enchantment in Geology and Mining” organized by Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) in association with the Department of Geology and Mining of Rajshahi University (RU) was held at the Dean’s complex…
Science festival ‘In Fact – 2017’ by Rosatom from Monday
Dhaka – Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM is going to host a four-day science festival titled “InFact” from September 25-28 in Dhaka. The festival will formally be inaugurated at 10.30 am at a ceremony to be held at Bangabandhu…
Rivers Day: Revival of dying rivers must for sustainability
Dhaka, Sept 24 – The severe floods that devastated the Bangladesh’s 27 districts are a wake-up call for the authorities concerned to act immediately to recover the dying rivers to protect from even more perilous deluge in future, say green…
Boat with 30 on board capsizes in Turag River
Gazipur, Sept 23 – A boat carrying at least 30 passengers capsized in the Turag River in Tongi on Saturday night.
79 Rohingyas sent back to refugee camp after detention
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 24 – Police and members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a joint drive detained 79 Rohingya people in Ukhia for eight hours between 12:00 pm and 8:00 pm on Saturday.
Woman killed, two kids burnt in fire at Badda in capital
Dhaka, Sept 24 – A women burned to death and her two children sustained burn injuries when a fire from a nearby furniture shop engulfed their residence at East Badda in the city on Sunday.