To build climate literate-youths in Bangladesh, a special programme, ‘Climate Literacy Development Training’ organised by the Youth Environment and Social Development Society (YESDS) was held at the Alliance Française, Dhaka on 30 April.
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সুপেয় পানি খাতে বাজেট বরাদ্দ বড়াতে হবে: ডরপ-ইত্তেফাক আলোচনা
‘বাজেট ২০১৮-১৯, প্রেক্ষিত এসডিজি-৬’ শীর্ষক আলোচনা সভায় বক্তারা বলেছেন, আমাদের গ্রামাঞ্চলের ১৩ শতাংশ মানুষ উন্নত উৎসের পানি সুবিধার আওতার বাহিরে আছে। সকল নাগরিকের জন্য সুযোগের সমতা বিধান নিশ্চিত করার পাশাপাশি এসডিজি অর্জনে পানি ও স্যানিটেশন খাতকে বিশেষ গুরুত্ব দিয়ে এ…
Internet is the main platform of economic activity: Palak
Jashore, May 4 – State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak on Friday said the Internet is the main platform of economic activity in today’s world.
PM Hasina opens OIC Foreign Ministers’ confce
She renews call for maintaining international pressure on Myanmar Dhaka, May 5 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday appealed to the Muslim countries under the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to firmly stand beside the forcibly deported Rohingyas to…
Kuntal Barai’s solo painting show opens at AF Dhaka
Dhaka, May 4 – A solo art exhibition by Kuntal Barai titled ‘Displaced in Dhaka’ has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française, Dhaka on Friday, 4 May.
Should ‘modalities’ for finance info be part of Paris mandate
Bonn, 4 May (Meena Raman) – Parties were divided on whether the issue of ‘modalities’ for the biennial communication of indicative information on the financial resources available to developing countries under Article 9.5 of the Paris Agreement (PA) is part…
Recommendations for agroecological transitions
Agroecology has been gaining worldwide interest in recent years as a strategic pathway to transition to sustainable food and agriculture systems.
Top 7 disruptive technologies for cities
By Abhas Jha Imagine you were working in development and poverty reduction in the early 1990s (I was!). Only one website existed in all the world in August 1991 (today there are over 1.5 billion). Mobile phones were expensive, rare,…
Joint efforts sought for South Asian Economic Union goals
12th Saarc finance ministers meet held in Manila Manila (Philippines) – The 12th informal meeting of Saarc Finance Ministers was held here on Friday underscoring the need for concerted efforts to attain the objectives of South Asian Economic Union. The meeting…
Parliamentary body to discuss ICT Bill with editors: Minister
Dhaka, May 4 – Law minister Anisul Huq Thursday informed that the parliamentary standing committee on post telecom and ICT would hold talks with the media representatives on May 22 for discussing on the issues of the proposed Digital Security…
SSC question leakage admitted: No exam cancellation
Dhaka, May 4 – Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid Thursday said no examinations will be cancelled to retake as the leaked questions of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations had reached a limited number of examinees.
Bumper yield of salinity-tolerant rice in Gopalganj
Gopalganj, May 4 – Farmers in Gopalganj district have achieved a bumper production of Bina-10 rice, a salinity-tolerant variety of rice evolved by the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (Bina).
Serena Williams withdraws from Madrid Open
Madrid, May 4 (AP/UNB) — Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s Madrid Open, saying she wasn’t ready to compete. Tournament organizers say Williams withdrew because she needs more time to train before returning to action.
Election without solving political crisis not acceptable: BNP
Dhaka, May 3 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said people will not accept if the next general election is held without resolving the ‘ongoing political crisis’.
Dhaka writes to London bring Tarique back: FM
Dhaka, April 3 – The government has sent several letters to the British authorities concerned as part of its ongoing process to bring BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman back home from London.
Good food advocates to converge in D.C. to oppose Farm Bill
Danielle Nierenberg On May 8-9th next Food Policy Action (FPA) is mobilizing stakeholders from across the United States to voice their united opposition to the draft 2018 Farm Bill released by the House Agriculture Committee.
Solo Art show of Kutal Barat at AFD begins Friday
Dhaka, 02 May – The inaugural ceremony of the solo art exhibition by Kutal Barat titled ‘Displaced in Dhaka. will be held on Friday, 4 May 2018 at 5.30pm at AFD.
Strange bedfellows undermining liberalism: Trump & academia
by Bo Rothstein For people like myself, working as a social science researcher, these are very strange times. Almost any colleague, in whatever discipline you talk with, will quickly turn the conversation onto one and only one question – the…
Keeping power in check: Media, justice and the rule of law
The theme of the 2018 celebration highlights the importance of an enabling legal environment for press freedom, and gives special attention to the role of an independent judiciary in ensuring legal guarantees for press freedom and the prosecution of crimes…
Facebook launches dating service
New York, May 2 (AP/UNB) — Facebook doesn’t think hookups are meaningful and doesn’t want you to date your friends — but it’s known for a long time that its vast map of human connections could help people find long-term…
Paris police arrest 200 after violent May Day riots
Paris, May 2 – Police in Paris have arrested nearly 200 masked demonstrators who smashed shop windows and torched cars during annual May Day protests.
Shab-e-Barat observed
Dhaka, May 2 – The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, was observed in the country on Tuesday night with due religious fervour.
US and its allies to launch final operation against ISIS
Mohammad Zainal Abedin New York: The US soon launches final operation against ISIS strongholds in Syria, says Heather Nauert office of the Spokesperson of State Department.
BNP’s Sramik Dal slams DMP for not allowing to hold rally
Dhaka, May 1 – BNP’s labour wing Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal on Tuesday alleged that they could neither hold a workers’ meeting nor take out a rally in the city marking the May Day because of the denial of permission by…
Resist any farcical election: B Chy
Dhaka, May 1 – Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Tuesday urged the common people and workers to get ready to resist the government’s any move to hold a ‘farcical national election’.
French museum finds over half of its art collection fake
A French museum dedicated to painter Étienne Terrus has discovered paintings it thought were by him were fakes.
Infrastructure to be prioritised in next Budget: Muhith
Dhaka, May 1 – Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said the government will give priority on power and energy, infrastructure, education and health sectors in the upcoming national budget for fiscal 2018- 19.
BD human rights situation in the first quarter of 2018
While enforced disappearances have been significantly lower in 2018 than the previous year, the number of deaths during imprisonment has gone up. In the first four months of 2017, at least 30 people had been victims of enforced disappearances. But…
Thirteen cities commit to creating green & healthy streets.
13 pioneering mayors have committed to the Green and Healthy Streets Declaration pledging to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025 and ensure that a major area of their city is zero emission by 2030. Signatories to the Green and Healthy…
3 killed as bus hits truck in M’singh
Dhaka, May 1 – Three people were killed as a bus hit a stationary truck in Habirbari Seedstore bazar in Bhaluka Upazila of Mymensingh on Tuesday morning.