Jerusalem, Jul 22 (AP/UNB) — Gaza’s Hamas rulers said Saturday they had accepted a cease-fire ending a massive Israeli onslaught on their positions after a soldier was shot dead, once again pulling the sides back from the brink of a…
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Dhaka wants UNSC meeting Monday to deliver on Rohingya issue
Dhaka, July 22 – Bangladesh wants the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to deliver on Rohingya issue to have a sustainable solution to the crisis as the body having responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security sits on…
Ecuadoreans build record pyramid of roses to attract world
Tabacundo, Jul 22 (AP/UNB) — The people in this small Andean town are the proud creators of the biggest floral structure ever built — a life-size replica of an indigenous pyramid made from 546,364 roses .
IBBL Mymensingh Zone business development confce held
Dhaka, July 21 – The Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Mymensingh Zone organized Business Development Conference on 20 July 2018 Friday at BRAC Learning Center, Mymensingh.
Teesta water no longer a hurdle in India-Bangladesh ties?
The pending resolution of the Teesta river water sharing agreement is “no longer an issue” for Bangladesh, government’s political advisor Hossain Toufique Imam has said. The statement indicates a major shift in position for the government, which has been appealing…
Balancing trade wars
By Sunita Narain New Delhi, Jul 20 2018 (IPS) – A global trade war has broken out. The United States fired the first salvo and there has been retaliation by the European Union, Canada, China and even India. Tariffs on…
The assault on Swami Agnivesh
By Chandra Muzaffar The International Movement for a Just World (JUST) is shocked to learn that the prominent Indian social activist, Swami Agnivesh, was assaulted on the 17th of July 2018 in the Pakur area of Jharkhand State while leaving…
Digging on for ‘hidden treasure’ at Mirpur home
Dhaka, July 21 – Police and district administration on Saturday started excavation in search of ‘hidden treasure’ in a house near the office of Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (Desco) in Mirpur-10.
3 tiger calves born at Chittagong Zoo in Bangladesh
Chattogram, July 20 –Three calves have been born to a Royal Bengal tiger couple at Chittagong Zoo in Bangladesh. Dr Md Shahadat Hossain Shuvo, veterinary surgeon of the zoo, said the tigress – Pori — gave birth to the triplets…
Mandela’s most important lesson – belief in youth: Obama
One hundred years ago, Nelson Mandela was born in the South African village of Mvezo. On Wednesday, I had the honour of celebrating his remarkable life by sharing a few lessons I’ve taken from him with the people of South…
Breaking the populism ‘doom loop’
by John Fitzgibbon According to many commentators, we are now in a crisis of democracy – or rather, ‘liberal democracy’ as Cas Mudde persuasively argues. The time has long since passed where the increasing vote share of populist parties could…
Remember to call grandparents: Multigenerational mobility
Submitted by Daniel Mahler A large body of literature has shown that the outcomes of children are tied to the outcomes of their parents or, in other words, that children face different life prospects based on their family background. But…
শ্রাবণের দাবদাহ। আমন চাষাবাদ হুমকিতে।
মোতাহার হোসেন রবীন্দ্রনাথ বলেছেন, ‘বাদল দিনের প্রথম কদম ফুল, করেছো দান’। আষাঢ় শ্রাবণ দুইমাস বর্ষাকাল অর্থাৎ বাদল দিন। বাদল দিনের প্রত্যূষে, মানে আষাঢ় মাসের পয়লা তারিখ সকালে গিয়েছিলাম কদম্ব তলায়; না একটা ফুলও পাইনি। গাছে একটা ফুলও ছিলনা। এ বছর…
BNP sets Khaleda’s release as condition to joint next polls
Dhaka, July 20 – The BNP on Friday made the release of party chairperson Khaleda Zia as number one condition for their participation in the next general elections.
Equal Rights Organization launched at RU
Rajshahi, July 20 – With the oath of ‘Sammer Sandhane Amra’, a voluntary organization of Rajshahi University Equal Rights Organization (ERO) was launched amid much enthusiasm and fanfare on Friday.
BFRI inaugurates Fish Technology Fair
Mymensingh, July 20 – The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) inaugurated a 5-day long Fish technology fair on the occasion of National Fisheries Week-2018.
3 women held for allegedly carrying 24k pieces of Yaba
Comilla, Jul 20 – Police on Thursday arrested three nomadic women with 24,000 pieces of contraband Yaba pills carried inside betel nuts from Baldakhali of Daudkandi, Cumilla.
Air pollution up at alarming rate in BD district of Comilla
Comilla, July 20 – Air pollution, especially emission of huge quantity toxic elements with black smoke from unfit vehicles and noise pollution are increasing day by day across the district.
Failure to submit DNA paternity report: Bail cancelled
Dhaka, Jul 19 – The High Court on Thursday cancelled the bail of an accused in a paternity case and asked him to surrender within 3 days for failing to submit his DNA report to the court as per its…
Goons injure loco master: Express train stranded for 3 hours
Brahmanbaria, July 19 – The assistant loco master of Jayantika Express train was severely injured in an attack by some miscreants in Brahmanbaria on Thursday.
3 suspected drug traders killed in Comilla, Ctg ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, July 20 – Three suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights in Chattogram and Cumilla early Friday.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam gets death threat
Dhaka, July 19 – Attorney General of Bangladesh Mahbubey Alam received a ‘death threat’ on Thursday afternoon. The officer-in-charge of Shahbagh Police Station Abul Hasan told UNB that AG’s Personal Secretary Kabir Ahmed registered a general diary with the police…
Dhaka dwellers experience the hottest day of the year
Dhaka, 19 July – Dhaka dwellers spent an extremely unpleasant day on Thursday as the mercury rose to 37.6° Celsius making it the hottest of the year. High humidity content of the air caused maximum sweating, said weather forecasters of…
‘Technologies that facilitate development should profit all’
From Danielle Nierenberg A sustainable food system requires cultivating equality for the people that nourish the world’s population—farmers. Yet, farmers experience inequality at all levels of the food system. Societal tools— including gendered roles, obstacles to accessing resources, or cultural…
Political Forum on SDGs must address migration
By International Organization for Migration The United States, Jul 17 2018 (IOM) – The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) is a global framework of immense ambition and consequence. It is, as the UN Secretary-General has described it, a…
Decentralised collective bargaining: Oversold
by Ronald Janssen Many international economic institutions share the idea that collective bargaining should take place at the level of individual companies. For example, the OECD, as far back as its 1994 Jobs Strategy, pushed for more firm-level bargaining by…
No ‘gold loot’ but recording mistake at BB vault: Quader
Gazipur, July 18 – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said there had been no ‘gold heist’ from Bangladesh Bank vault.
Germany wants BD election meet minimum democratic standards
Dhaka, July 18 – German Minister of State Annen, in his first visit to Bangladesh, will discuss trade, investment and international issues that are of great importance to both countries, including the Rohingya crisis.
Two killed in Cox’s Bazar reported ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, July 19 – Two people were killed in a reported gunfight with a joint team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) on Marine Drive road in Himchhari area early Thursday.
66.64 pc pass BD’s intermediate level HSC, equivalent exams
Dhaka, Jul 19 – Total 66.64 percent students passed this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations across Bangladesh.