Dhaka – The Election Commission (EC) is going to update its existing voter list with two major challenges making of women voters and preventing Rohingyas to be voters.
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The unnoticed demise of democracy
By Roberto Savio Rome, Jul 24 (IPS) – Politicians are so busy fighting for their jobs, they hardly seem to notice that they risk going out of business. Democracy is on the wane, yet the problem is nowhere in Parliaments.…
The extraordinary life of a 91-year-old beauty queen
Krystyna Farley is a 91-year-old beauty pageant queen in the US state of Connecticut, but her life was not always this glamorous. Although she grew up in a loving home in rural Poland, her childhood was cut short by the…
Unmasking the climate-change deniers
Benjamin Franta Stanford – Twenty-five years after the adoption of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on May 9, 1992, the world has yet to implement a treaty that effectively addresses global warming. Now, following President Donald Trump’s withdrawal…
As hunger threat grows across Africa
Rome 25 July – Gilbert Houngbo, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), will travel to Japan this week to meet with senior officials at the Foreign Affairs, Finance and Agriculture ministries to discuss ways to strengthen…
No good choices for UK in the Brexit negotiations
by Brendan Donnelly David Davis has been criticised in some quarters for spending only two hours in Brussels this week negotiating with Michel Barnier before returning hurriedly to London. This criticism is misplaced. As Secretary of State for Exiting the…
Islami Bank opens 321 st branch at Chatmohar in Pabna
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 321st Branch at Chatmohar of Pabna. Alhaj Mokbul Hossain, MP of Pabna-3 and Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Agriculture inaugurated the branch on July 25, 2017, Tuesday as chief…
SC orders restoration of Citycell mobile frequency
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government telecommunication authorities concerned to reconnect the Citycell’s frequency within 24 hours.
‘Legend of the Loom’ premiere at National Museum Sunday
We would like to invite you to the premiere of Drik (Bengal Muslin)’s documentary film on muslin, ‘Legend of the Loom’, the legendary fabric of Bengal. The film was produced in partnership with the Bangladesh National Museum and Aarong.
RU campus inundated by light rainfall of last few days
Rajshahi – The students of Rajshahi University (RU) have been suffering from waterlogging caused by light rainfall of the last few days. The problem of water logging is being faced for many years due to the poor drainage system, informed…
Electric vehicles form future of auto industry
Electric cars constitute less than 0.1 percent of the vehicle market today, but the market and regulatory forces all but ensure electric vehicles will be the future of the auto industry. According to the 2016 Global Electric Vehicle Outlook from…
IBBL Shariah Advisory Committee meeting held
A meeting of the Shariah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 24 July 2017, Monday at Islami Bank Tower. Sheikh Moulana Mohammad Qutubuddin, Chairman of the Committee presided over the meeting attended by Dr Mohammad Abdus Samad,…
HC rule against DU decision to send a teacher on forced leave
Dhaka – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Monday issued a rule on the legality of a Dhaka University (DU) syndicate decision that has been taken to send Assistant Professor Rushad Faridi on forced leave.
Death sentence of two JMB activists commuted to life in prison
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday commuted the death sentences of two activists of the banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh to life imprisonment in connection with a case filed for their involvement in the series bomb blasts in…
None takes responsibility for injuring college student Siddiqur
Dhaka – None is shouldering the responsibility of the attack on the National University student Siddiqur Rahman who is currently struggling for saving his eye injuries in a city hospital.
India must pull back troops amid border standoff: China
Beijing, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — China is warning India not to underestimate its determination to safeguard what it considers sovereign territory amid an ongoing standoff between the two neighbours over a contested region high in the Himalayas.
Man shown dead: Police OC exempted upon apology
Dhaka, Jul 24– The High Court on Monday exempted officer-in-charge of Akhaura police station Mosharraf Hossain Taraf when he apologised appearing before it for giving a report showing an alive man, who intends to go to hajj, as dead.
Why can’t the US left get Venezuela right?
By Shamus Cooke As Venezuela’s fascist-minded oligarchy conspires with U.S. imperialism to overthrow the democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro, few in the U.S. seem to care.
Prepare now for the next financial crisis
By Martin Khor Penang, Malaysia, Jul 22 (IPS) – The Asian financial crisis started 20 years ago and the global financial crisis and recession 9 years back. When a new global financial crisis strikes, the developing countries will be more…
Sohel confesses to involvement in Gulshan Café attack
Dhaka – Sohel Mashfuz arrested from Chapainawabganj, a “Neo JMB” militant on Sunday made a confessional statement before a Dhaka court admitting his involvement in supplying bombs for July 1 Dhaka cafe attack.
RU students stage human chain for improved facilities
Rajshahi – Demanding the Four points the students of Rajshahi University (RU) formed a human chain at the Paris road on the university campus at 112 pm on Sunday.
BAU observe public service day
Mymensingh – The Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Sunday observed public service day for the first time at the university campus.
Guitarist Zeheen commits suicide in city
Dhaka, July 22– Zeheen Ahmed, son of noted musician Manam Ahmed of rock band Miles, committed suicide by hanging himself at his Dhanmondi residence in the city on Saturday afternoon. He was 26.
Residents, tourists in Greece sleep outdoors after quake
Kos, Jul 22 (AP/UNB) — Hundreds of people on the eastern Greek island of Kos have spent the night sleeping outdoors after a powerful earthquake killed two tourists and injured nearly 500 others across the Aegean Sea region in Greece…
Iran inaugurates production line for missile
Tehran, Jul 22 (AP/UNB) — Iranian state TV is reporting the inauguration of a production line for a new version of an air defense missile.
Qatar’s ruler voices willingness to talk to solve Arab rift
Dubai, Jul 22 (AP/UNB)- Qatar’s ruling emir said on Friday that his embattled Gulf nation remains open to dialogue with four Arab countries that have isolated it, but that any resolution to the crisis must respect his country’s sovereignty.
Cops cordon off suspected ‘militant den’ in Meherpur
Dhaka, July 22 – Police cordoned off a house in Bamondi area of Gangni Upazila in Meherpur on Saturday morning suspecting it to be a militant hideout.
Dhaka can reclaim its lost canals ‘as Seoul did’
Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, July 22 – Though it looks to be a daunting task to recover the capital’s 43 lost canals and many other wetlands to restore its natural drainage network, green activists think well-thought-out plans,…
UK to engage with all BD parties for democracy
AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Jul 21 – The United Kingdom (UK) has said they will “engage constructively” with all Bangladeshi political parties and their international partners to strengthen democratic accountability and capacity to hold participatory elections.