Dhaka, June 19 – Islami Bank Officer Kollyan Samity organized Eid Reunion on 18 June 2018, Monday at the Head Office of the Bank. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank was present in the program…
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19 organizations nourishing refugees worldwide
From Danielle Nierenberg To commemorate World Refugee Day, Food Tank is highlighting 19 organizations that are nourishing the world’s refugees and internally displaced people. While recent cuts in food aid threaten refugee communities, these organizations prove that food and agricultural…
যে গানটি বদলে দিয়েছিল বাঙালি মুসলমানদের
বিবিসি, ১৮ জুন – বাবার স্মৃতিকথা থেকে গানটি সম্পর্কে গল্প করছিলেন মু্স্তাফা জামান আব্বাসী। ‘ও মন রমজানের ঐ রোজার শেষে এলো খুশির ঈদ’ গানটি বাংলাদেশে রীতিমতো যেন ঈদ উৎসবের জাতিয় সঙ্গীত অথবা ঈদের দিনের আবহ সঙ্গীত হয়ে উঠেছে।
2 denied bail for derogatory FB comments on Bangabandhu, PM
Dhaka, June 19 – A court of Dhaka yesterday rejected bail petitions filed by two persons who made derogatory comments on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Facebook Live in a prison van after being arrested…
UN scy gen, WB president due in Dhaka Wednesday
Dhaka, June 19 – United Nations secretary general António Guterres and World Bank president Jim Yong Kim are due to arrive in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday on a 3-day visit that will include a trip to Rohingya settlements to…
Engineers in case over technical glitch in PM’s flight get bail
Dhaka, June 19 -The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Monday granted bail to three engineers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in a case filed about the technical glitch of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s flight.
Gazipur City polls campaigns gain momentum
Dhaka, June 19 – Gazipur City Corporation poll campaigns are gaining momentum ignoring the inclement weather, heat, humidity and rains amid the Eid vacation and six days ahead of the election. The candidates especially Jahangir Alam of the ruling Awami…
Billions of urban citizens at risk of heatwaves, floods by 2050
New research reveals the number of cities and citizens threatened by direct and indirect climate hazards if global greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked. Bold climate action by cities key to prevent 1.6 billion people being exposed to extreme heat; 800…
No case filed over AL leader murder in capital’s Badda
Dhaka, June 18 – No case has been filed in a connection with the murder of Farhad Ali local Awami League (Al) leader in capitals’ North Badda. Nazrul Islam, Investigation officer, Badda police station confirmed about that. The deceased family was…
Ministry asks for Rubber Dam Project irregularities inquiry
Dhaka, June 18 – The Ministry of Agriculture has asked the Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) to investigate the allegations of corruption against the project director of its Rubber Dam Building Project, which was taken to ensure irrigation facilities for…
US expresses deep concern over anti-narcotics operation
Mohammad Zainal Abedin from NY New York, June 13. The office of the Spokesperson of US State Department expressed deep concern regarding the ongoing counter-narcotics operation in Bangladesh.
5 US first ladies speak out on family separations at border
New York, Jun 19 (AP/UNB) — All four former first ladies have joined the current one, Melania Trump, in an unusual united political front expressing horror at children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Bringing informal workers under social protection umbrella
Well-structured and administered social protection programs are both financially feasible and socially and economically beneficial. • Strategies for Providing Social Protection for All • Informal workers dominate Asia’s labour force but most lack social protection. • Delivering effective social protection…
Major changes in UAE visa rules to help migrants
Abu Dhabi: The UAE Cabinet on Wednesday adopted a number of strategic decisions with regards to foreign workers’ insurance in the private sector, as well as a legislative package of visa facilitation. A new insurance scheme for workers’ guarantees has…
Int’l investment treaty terminations outpace new treaties
Geneva, 14 Jun (Kanaga Raja) – Investment treaty-making has reached a turning point, as for the first time, the number of effective treaty terminations outpaced the number of new IIA (international investment agreement) conclusions, according to the UN Conference on…
Watching as US officials take children from their parents
The Horror of Sessions’ ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy Michael Garcia Bochenek Sitting across from me in an immigration holding cell in McAllen, Texas, the 24-year-old woman told me a familiar story. Her town in Honduras is plagued by gang violence,…
bdnews24.com online paper blocked at BTRC instructions
Dhaka, June 18 – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Monday ordered all the international internet gateway (IIG) operators to block the online news portal, bdnews24.com, immediately.
BD Man, 2 daughters crushed under train in selfie craze
They were crushed to death under the wheels of a train while taking a selfie in Eid timeout. Narsingdi, June 18 – A man and his two daughters were crushed to death under a train while taking a selfie on the rail…
Gen Aziz Ahmed made new Army Chief
Dhaka, June 18 – Quarter Master General of Bangladesh Army Lieutenant General Aziz Ahmed has been appointed as 16th Chief of Army Staff for three years.
Switzerland hold favourites Brazil to 1-1 draw
Rostov-On-Don, Jun 18 (AP/UNB) — Brazil joined the list of big teams struggling to win their opening matches at the World Cup in Russia. The five-time champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland on Sunday, a few hours…
Floods wreak havoc – submerge Moulvibazar town: 5 killed
Moulvibazar, June 17 – Many areas of the Moulvibazar district town nearby villages, on Northeastern Bangladesh, went under water on Sunday due to a breach in the town protection dam along the Manu River.
জার্মানিতে ঘাতক শুঁয়োপোকা: বন্ধ স্কুল ও পার্ক
ওক গাছে বাস করা ঘাতক শুঁয়োপোকায় ছেয়ে গেছে জার্মানি৷ এদের লোমগুলো শরীরে .ব্যাশ ও শ্বাসকষ্টের কারণ হতে পারে৷ জলবায়ু পরিবর্তনে কারণেই এই উপদ্রব বলে ধারণা করা হচ্ছে৷
আফগানিস্তানে আত্মঘাতি বোমা হামলায় ২৫ জন নিহত
ঈদুল ফিতর উৎসবের মাঝেই পূর্ব আফগানিস্তানে আত্মঘাতি বোমা হামলায় ২৫ জন নিহত হয়েছে।
বাংলাদেশের উপকূলের কাছে রাসায়নিক বহনকারী জাহাজে আগুন
ভারতের নৌবাহিনী বঙ্গোপসাগরে বাংলাদেশের উপকূলের দিকে ভেসে যাওয়া একটি জ্বলন্ত মালবাহী জাহাজকে আটকে দিয়েছে। খবর দিয়েছে- বিবিসি বাংলা। ভারতীয় নৌবাহিনীর কম্যান্ডোরা আকাশপথে দু’দিন ধরে জ্বলতে থাকা জাহাজটির ওপর রশি বেয়ে নেমে আসে এবং জাহাজটিকে নোঙর করতে সমর্থ হয়।
17 killed in stampede after brawl at crowded Venezuela club
Caracas, Jun 17 (AP/UNB) — Seventeen people were killed at a crowded nightclub in Venezuela’s capital Saturday after a tear gas device exploded during a brawl and triggered a desperate stampede among hundreds gathered for a graduation celebration, government officials…
Dinajpur Gor-e-Shaheed hosts Bangladesh’s largest Eid mass
Dinajpur, June 16 – Although Sholakia in Kishoreganj district used to host the country’s largest Eid congregation so long, Gor-e-Shaheed Baro Maidan (large ground) in Dinajpur overtook it in terms of the number of devotees this year.
7-meter-long python swallows Indonesian woman
Jakarta, June 16 (AP/UNB) — A 7-meter-long (23-foot-long) python has swallowed a woman in central Indonesia.
Iceland holds Argentina to 1-1 draw: Messi misses penalty
Moscow, June 16 (AP/UNB) — Lionel Messi had a penalty kick saved and Iceland held on for a 1-1 draw against Argentina at the World Cup on Saturday.
B Chy wants caretaker or national govt in BD by const change
Dhaka, June 16 – President of Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday urged the government to amend the Constitution for paving the way for the formation of either a caretaker or a national government to hold…
You are more powerful than you think!
By Monique Barbut Bonn, Jun 14, 2018 (IPS) – Are you overwhelmed by the depressing news coming at you daily? Conflict, forced migrants, famine, floods, hurricanes, extinction of species, climate change, threats of war … a seemingly endless list. It…