Rajshahi, July 16 – Protesting the assault on the teacher-students of the Dhaka University (DU) by BCL the students of Mass-communication and Journalism department of Rajshahi University (RU) on Monday formed a human chain on Campus.
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Overcome crisis of globalisation: Redo politics, int’l coop
by Ngaire Woods Recently there’s been a lot of talk about globalisation being pushed back. How would you characterise the situation? I think there was always a deal that permitted globalisation to go ahead. If you think about the 1950s…
How countries fulfill requirements of climate finance
Kathmandu, 15 July (Prerna Bomzan)- The UNFCCC’s Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) organized a two-day forum on “The Climate Finance Architecture: Enhancing collaboration, seizing opportunities,” held on 5-6 July in Songdo, South Korea.
DU suspends 3 BCL men for assaulting 2 students
Dhaka, July 15 – Dhaka University authorities have suspended three Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists for assaulting two students.
2 suspected drug traders killed in ‘gunfight’ with police
Dhaka, Jul 16 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in reported gunfights with police in Kushtia, Mymensingh districts early Monday.
Cox’s Bazar Truck overturns; Sylhet bus-truck collide: 8 die
Cox’s Bazar, Jul 16 – Five people were killed and nine others injured as a bamboo-laden truck overturned in front of Balukhali customs office in Ukhia Upazila on Monday morning.
সংলাপে নাগরিক সমস্যা সমাধানে প্রতিশ্রুতিবদ্ধ হলেন সিলেট সিটি মেয়র পদপ্রার্থীবৃন্দ
সিলেট: গতকাল রোববার ডেমোক্রেসি ইন্টারন্যাশনালের উদ্যোগে সিলেট নগরীর একটি হোটেলে ‘সংলাপে নাগরিক অগ্রাধিকার’ শীর্ষক একটি টাউন হল মিটিং আয়োজিত হয়েছে। সিলেটে আসন্ন সিটি করপোরেশন নির্বাচনকে সামনে রেখে সিলেট মহানগরের নাগরিকদের দৃষ্টিতে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বিষয়গুলো আলোচনার জন্য প্রধান রাজনৈতিক দলগুলোর মেয়র পদপ্রার্থীদের…
Bodies of mother, daughter found in Ctg home water reservoir
Dhaka, July 15 – Police on Sunday recovered the bodies of a mother and her daughter found inside a water reservoir at their home Meher Manzil of Ambagan area under Khulshi police station in Chattogram.
IBBL Cumilla Zone Business Development Conference
Dhaka, July 15 – The Cumilla Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a business development conference on 13 July 2018 at BARD auditorium of Cumilla.
কোটা নিয়ে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর দুই বক্তব্য বেমানান – পীর চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, সন্ত্রাস, মাদক ও দুর্নীতিমুক্ত আদর্শ সমাজ গঠনে কাজ করে গেছেন মাওলানা ফজলুর রহমান রহ. পীর সাহেব বাগিচাপুর। নীতি ও আদর্শের প্রশ্নে তিনি ছিলেন আপোসহীন। কথায় ও কাজে…
Pele praises French teenager Mbappe at World Cup
Moscow, July 15 (AP/UNB) — Teenage forward Kylian Mbappe scored his fourth goal of the tournament for France and the team’s fourth in the 65th minute, about 12 minutes after play resumed at the Luzhniki Stadium.
Govt pushes Khaleda to slow death thru imprisonment: SC Bar
Dhaka, July 15 – The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), dominated by pro-BNP lawyers, on Sunday alleged that the government wanted to push the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to slow death by keeping her in jail for a long time.
Quader refutes BCL attack reports on quota protesters
Dhaka, July 15 – The ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said it will be clear in October whether or not their arch-rival BNP will join the next general elections scheduled to be held in the yearend.
Killer farms
by Maxwell Gomera, Edward Mabaya Cambridge – On April 3, the United Kingdom announced a ban on the sale of ivory that is “one of the toughest in the world.” By restricting the ivory trade, the UK joined other countries…
3 of five BD school footballers swept in river found dead
Cox’s Bazar, July 14 – Members of Fire Service and Civil Defense recovered three bodies among five students who went missing while collecting a ball that fell in Matamuhuri river in Chakoria Upazila on Saturday.
‘In the street of Paris’ launched at AFD
Dhaka, July 14 – The launching ceremony of the book “In The Streets of Paris” by Abu Sufian was held on Friday, 13 July 2018 at Alliance Française de Dhaka.
Celebrating 18th Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Day
-Prof. M Zahidul Haque Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka celebrates its 18th founding day observed as the “University Day” on July 15 2018. The Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University is the oldest and most accomplished higher agricultural education institution of the Indian…
Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti celebrated at RU
Rajshahi, July 14 – Highlighting the two great literary personalities as sparkling stars of Bangla literature and to mark the 157th birth anniversary of Biswa Kabi Rabindranath Tagore and the 119th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, the…
Govt to make children of war criminals second class citizens
Dhaka, July 14 – The present government is determined to award second-class citizenship to children of war criminals, said Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque. Speaking at a rally of freedom fighters at Mohanagar Natya Mancha in the city,…
Police foil pro-BNP Zia Parishad programme in Dhaka
Dhaka, July 14 – The police on Saturday foiled a seminar scheduled to be organised by Zia Parishad, a pro-BNP organization, at the Engineers’ Institution, Bangladesh (IEB).
Forests and marine resources continue to shrink
By Maged Srour ROME, Jul 12 2018 (IPS) – Deforestation and unsustainable farming are depriving the planet of forests, while destructive practices in fishing are limiting the chance to sustainably manage our oceans.
Soil degradation – largest environmental issue of our time
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jul 13 (IPS) – Land degradation caused by human activities is occurring at an alarming rate across the world, and the cost will be steep if no action is taken.
Joining the freedom flotilla
Dear Friends and Family, I am due to join the al-Awda (The Return) Freedom Flotilla to Gaza this week on its last leg from Europe to Gaza. She has started her journey from Norway on the 70 Anniversary of the…
Mohakal to celebrate 35th founding anniversary Saturday
Dhaka, July 13 – Theatre troupe Mohakal Natya Sampraday will celebrate its 35th founding anniversary at Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday.
What lies behind Lord Carlile’s deportation from New Delhi?
India refused entry to Alexander Carlile, a member of the House of Lords, who is advising lawyers for Bangladeshi opposition leader Khaleda Zia, saying he did not have an “appropriate visa”.
এক রাজার রমণী হওয়ার কাহিনী
প্রাচীন কালে মানুষের গড় আয়ু ছিল ৮০০ থেকে ৯০০ বছর। সে সময়ের এক রাজার কাহিনী। রাজার সবই ছিল, হাতি-ঘোড়া, সৈন্য-সামন্ত, মনমুগ্ধকর রাজপ্রাসাদ, বিশালতম রাজ্যের সীমানা। তার উপরে ছিল ১০০জন পুত্র সন্তান। পুত্র গর্বে গর্বিত পিতার মাটিতে পা পরে না। দেবতাদের…
Food commodity prices fall amidst rising trade tensions
Geneva, 11 Jul (Kanaga Raja) – The international prices of a basket of key agricultural food commodities fell in June, representing the first month-on-month decline since the beginning of this year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has…
Are we still good Europeans?
by Jürgen Habermas When I graduated from high school, my career aspiration was listed on my diploma: Habermas wants to become a journalist, it said. Yet once I began working for the Gummersbach section of the Cologne daily Kölner Stadtanzeiger,…
Will trade unions survive in the platform economy?
A new publication by our partners from the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI). Via a non-exhaustive mapping of various examples in Western European countries, this Working Paper explores to what extent the collective representation and voice of digital platform workers…
BNP complains of ‘a decade of atrocities’
Dhaka, July 12 – Bangladesh’s embattled opposition party BNP has accused the government of repeated violations of human rights in the country, as it grows ‘desperate to cling to power’.