Dhaka, July 30 – Traffic on Airport road came to a halt on Monday morning as students of different schools and colleges blocked the road protesting the death of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin School and College in a…
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Iron-enriched millet ups cognitive senses in Indian youths
Washington, D.C.—July 19 – Poor diets lacking in iron limit brain development and learning capacity, hampering the potential of individuals and societies, generation after generation. Countries like India are at the heart of this challenge, as nearly half of all…
High-powered panel deployed to probe Barapukuria coal theft
Dhaka, Jul 29 – A high-powered probe committee has been formed with a director general of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as its head to look into the disappearance of coal from storages of the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited…
After jail term, Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi aims law study
Nabi Saleh, Jul 30 (AP/UNB) — Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi, who became an international symbol of resistance to Israeli occupation after slapping two soldiers, walked out of an Israeli prison Sunday and told throngs of journalists and well-wishers that she…
নদী বাঁচাও আন্দোলনের বিশেষ সাধারণ সভা অনুষ্ঠিত
বিশেষ প্রতিনিধি: নদী বাঁচলে বাংলাদেশ বাঁচবে” এই শ্লোগানকে ধারণ করে গত ২৭ জুলাই গাজীপুর জেলা শহরের শিববাড়ি মোড়ে ইউরো-বাংলা রেষ্টুরেন্টের হল রুমে বাংলাদেশ নদী বাঁচাও আন্দোলনের বিশেষ সাধারণ সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়।
IBBL Rajshahi Rural Dev Scheme view exchange meet
Dhaka, July 29 -The Rajshahi branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a view exchange meeting with the Center Leaders and Deputy Center Leaders of Rural Development Scheme of the Bank at Islamic Foundation Auditorium, Rajshahi on 25 July 2018.
Action against all forms of corruption: Energy Minister
Dhaka, July 29 – State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources said the government will not take any responsibility of corruption. Stern action will be taken against all forms of corruption, he said.
Anti-drug drive to continue despite some quarter’s criticism
Dhaka, July 29 – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) director General Benazir Ahmed on Sunday expressed his strong opinion that the anti-drug drive will continue though there are some quarters who are criticizing it.
বরিশাল, সিলেট, রাজশাহী নির্বাচনে হাতপাখায় ভোট দিন – চরমোনাই
বরিশাল, সিলেট ও রাজশাহী সিটি করপোরেশন নির্বাচনে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ মনোনীত প্রার্থীদের হাতপাখায় ভোট দিয়ে আল্লাভীরু মেয়র নির্বাচিত করার জন্য তিন সিটিবাসীর প্রতি আহবান জানিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই।
Unlocking private-sector funds for sustainable development
by Mahmoud Moh ieldin, Svetlana Klimenko Washington, DC – For the last three years, dozens of countries have gathered each July to present their national plans to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the latest of these United Nations…
Fossil-fuel doublespeak
by Lili Fuhr, Hannah McKinnon Berlin – Since the Paris climate agreement was signed in 2015, too many policymakers have fallen for the oil and gas industry’s rhetoric about how it can help to reduce greenhouse-gas em issions. Tall tales…
Starved, bombed Yemen kids want trapped in flooded Thai Cave
By Robert J. Burrowes While the world watched and waited with bated breath for the outcome of the substantial global effort – involving over 100 cave divers from various countries, 1,000 members of the Thai Army and 10,000 others in…
Tigers set stiff target of 302 for Windies in series decider
Tamim leads the way with the 2nd century of the series. Dhaka, July 28 – Bangladesh have to defend the first 300-plus score of the series to seal a series win against hosts West Indies in the deciding 3rd ODI…
Rifles, bullets used in liberation war found in Chandpur
Chandpur, July 28 – Police recovered nine rifles and 51 bullets which were used during the War of Independence in 1971 from under soil at Randhunimura in Haziganj municipality on Saturday afternoon.
Dhaka to ease visa on arrival to attract foreign tourists
Tour operators for introducing visa on arrival in land, seaports Dhaka, July 28 – The government has planned to further ease the visa system for tourists and activate visa on arrival effectively in land and seaports to give foreign tourists…
Khaleda’s release must for inclusive polls: Mosharraf
Dhaka, July 28 – BNP’s senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday said Khaleda Zia must be freed from jail through a street movement to ‘restore democracy’ and ensure an inclusive general election in the country.
Aedes larvae in 45pc homes of Dhaka South City Zone-1
Dhaka, July 28 (UNB) – Aedes mosquito larvae were found in 45 percent homes of Dhanmondi, Kalabagan, Segun Bagicha and ministers’ residential area in Minto Road and Hair Road under Zone-1 of the corporation, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)…
Over 50 families evacuated fearing landslide in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Jul 28 – More than 50 families have been evacuated from a hilly at Muhuripara in Sadar Upazila fearing landslides triggered by incessant rain.
Voters panicked by arrests in polls-bound 3 cities: BNP
Dhaka, July 28 – BNP on Saturday alleged that a sense of insecurity has crept into the minds of voters belonging to the 20-party alliance due to continued arrest and harassment by police in three cities that go to polls…
Tube trains, elevated ring roads, circular waterway on cards: PM
Dhaka, Jul 28 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said initiatives have been taken to construct underground rail lines, elevated ring roads and waterways around the capital, aiming to ensure better transport services. “We’ve already started a feasibility study to…
Restraining robbers to up Tiger population in the Sundarbans
Bagerhat, Jul 28 – With a decrease in the activities of forest robbers and poachers in the Sundarbans, BD experts and Forest Department officials expect an increase in the number of tigers in the world’s largest mangrove forest.
Glaxo pharma closes business in Bangladesh
Dhaka, July 27 – GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical giant has proposed the closure of its ‘commercially unstable’ pharmaceutical business in Bangladesh.
বেপড়োয়া বাস ড্রাইভার – এ ফ্লাইওভারের উন্নয়ন দিয়ে আমরা কি করব!
মোতাহার হোসেন বাস ড্রাইভার হেল্পাররা আবার একজন ছাত্রকে মেরে নদীতে ফেলে দিয়েছে। নর্থ সাউথ ইউনিভার্সিটির পঞ্চম সেমিস্টারের ছাত্র সাইদুর রহমান গত শনিবার রাতে হানিফ এন্টারপ্রাইজের শীতাতপ নিয়ন্ত্রিত বাসে চড়ে ঢাকা ফিরছিল। সাথে তার বন্ধুরাও ছিল। রবিবার ভোর চারটায় ঢাকা চট্টগ্রাম…
EU must fight antimicrobial resistance with incentives
At a meeting of healthcare stakeholders in Europe organised by Science|Business, policy makers, industry and medical experts agreed that addressing the AMR crisis requires political and economic effort at a global level.
Will the grass be greener for the workers?
by Kate Holman What are ‘green jobs’? According to the International Labour Organization, they are “decent jobs that contribute to preserve or restore the environment, be they in traditional sectors such as manufacturing and construction, or in new, emerging green…
Group painting show ‘The First Chapter’ Begins at AF Dhaka
Dhaka, 27 July – The group painting exhibition titled ‘প্রথম পর্ব/ Prothom Parbo (The First Chapter)’ by ‘Outdoor Artist Group’ has begun at Galerie Zoom, Alliance Française, Dhaka on Friday.
AL man picked up by unidentified people in capital
Dhaka, July 27 – Parvez Hossain Sarker, former chairman of Comilla’s Titas upazila with Awami League ticket has been reportedly picked up by men in plainclothes from Lalmatia area of the capital on Friday afternoon.
Electioneering in 3 BD cities in full swing amid complaints
Dhaka, July 27 – Electioneering for the July 30 city corporation elections to Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal is going on in full swing amid allegations of the electoral code of conduct violation.
Duterte OKs bill creating Muslim autonomous region in south
Manila, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed legislation creating a new Muslim autonomous region aimed at settling nearly half a century of Muslim unrest in the south, where troops crushed an attempt last year by Islamic…
IOM official found dead in Cox’s Bazar hotel
Cox’s Bazar, July 27 – Police recovered the body of an official of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN agency on migration, from a hotel in the Cox’s Bazar district town on Thursday night.