Dhaka, Dec 29 – BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said their jailed Chairperson Khaleda Zia has sent out a message to the voters urging them to go to polling stations in groups on Sunday braving…
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Cold wave sweeps across Bd as voters warm up for election
Dhaka, Dec 29 – People of the country on the election day Sunday may have to experience the bite of cold as heavy to a moderate spell of cold wave accompanied with dense fog is sweeping over the country, said…
99pc people want change through election, says Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Dec 29 – Claiming that the country’s 99 percent people want a ‘change’, Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said adding they will vote for the front candidates in Sunday’s election to bring that change.
11th Parliament polls Sunday: AL and BNP alliances lock horns
Dhaka, Dec 29 – The nation goes to the 11th national election on Sunday to elect the next Parliament with the Awami League-led ruling alliance and the BNP-led coalition facing each other after 10 years.
Tiger widows of Sundarbans: Ecology, beliefs and mental health
by Sahana Ghosh on 28 December 2018 • Human-tiger conflicts in the Indian Sundarbans affect the mental well-being of local community members. There is a cultural connect to tigers which further influences interaction with their natural environment.
Vote fearlessly to restore ownership of state: Dr. Kamal
Dhaka, Dec 28 – The Jatiya Oikya Front (National United Front) has called upon the people for ensuring their ownership of the country by applying the voting power with confident minds ignoring the fear of threats and intimidation on December…
Food Tank’s successful year 2018 in review
Danielle Nierenberg It’s been an incredible year at Food Tank in terms of our ability to incite, inspire, and spotlight change happening across the food system.
Lower cancer risk seen among high organic food consumers
One of the first large-scale studies on organic food consumption and cancer risks involving 68,946 French adults found a 25% lower overall cancer risk among those consuming organic food most regularly compared to those who reported very little or no…
Ways forward to a peaceful election in Bangladesh
Dhaka, December 27 – Two days ahead of the Bangladesh national parliamentary election, Democracy International conducted a roundtable discussion today titled, ‘Ways forward to a peaceful election’ in Dhaka.
Guard each polling centre, check BNP-Jamaat terrorism: PM
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all the party leaders and activists to guard all the polling centres across the country so that the BNP-Jamaat terrorists cannot unleash terrorist activities.
Curtain set to fall on electioneering Friday morning
Dhaka, Dec 27 – The curtain is going to fall on the campaign at 8 am on Friday, 48 hours before the voting in the 11th parliamentary elections beginning on Sunday morning.
Govt already suffered moral defeat: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Dec 27 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the government has already suffered the ‘moral defeat’ as it is ‘using’ the state machinery to overcome the election hurdles.
Agroecology has full potential for sustainable food systems
Alarming rates of food insecurity and malnutrition persist alongside the growing crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. Food systems are at a critical juncture and a dramatic transition to agroecology is urgently needed. Agroecology’s profile in the national and…
US concerned at ‘high level of violence in Bd polls campaign’
Dhaka, Dec 27 – United States have expressed concern over the high level of campaign violence during the election campaign ahead of the election scheduled on December 30.
IBBL inaugurates 342nd branch at Panchlaish in Chittagong
Dhaka, Dec 26 – The Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated Panchlaish Branch as its 342nd branch on Wednesday, 26th December 2018 at SFA Tower, Probortok Morh, Panchlaish, Chittagong.
Photographic exhibition begins at AF Dhaka
An exhibition titled “East Coast Group Bangladesh International Salon 2018” organized by ‘Phoenix Photographic Society’ has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on Wednesday, 26 December 2018.
Ershad to be back home from Singapore Thursday
Dhaka, Dec 26 – At last Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad is returning home from Singapore after 16 days after treatment ending all speculation over his trip.
Writ filed against EC’s clearing ’25 Jamaat candidates’
Dhaka, Dec 26 – A writ petition was filed on Tuesday with the High Court on Wednesday challenging the legality of the election commission’s decision that qualified 25 Jamaat-e-Islami candidates to run the general election slated to be held on…
BNP candidate, his wife arrested for ‘subversive activities’
Dhaka, Dec 26 – A BNP candidate and his wife were on Wednesday on the charge of carrying out subversive activities as violence continued unabated in the run-up to the general election, scheduled to be held on December 30.
5 leaders of Dr Kamal’s Gono Forum men held in capital
Dhaka, Dec 25 – Five leaders and activists of Gono Forum, a component of the Jatiya Oikya Front, were arrested from Siddique Bazar area of Bangshal in the city on Tuesday afternoon.
AL lodges complains of attacks on its activists
It demands free movement of journalists on election day Dhaka, Dec 25 – Awami League on Tuesday again lodged a complaint with the Election Commission that BNP-Jamaat men continued attacking Awami League leaders and activists as well as police in…
Jatiya Oikya Front wants Chief of EC to quit immediately
Dhaka, Dec 25 – Jatiya Oikya Front on Tuesday demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda and urged the President to replace him with a neutral person.
Bd political parties pledge on water in polls manifestos
Dhaka, Dec 25 – The International Farakka Committee (IFC) New York has noted with satisfaction that almost all the parties contesting the upcoming national election in Bangladesh have made mention of river-water and environment in their election manifestos. The commitments…
Inhuman treatment of wildlife must stop
The beating to death of a leopard in Boda, Panchagarh, a northern district of Bangladesh, and doing wildly joy with its body reflects the General apathy towards wild animals among the people in general.
লন্ডনে জিসিএমের ২৮ ডিসেম্বর বার্ষিক সভার সামনে বিক্ষোভ আহবান
লন্ডনভিত্তিক গ্লোবাল কোল ম্যানেজমেন্টের(সাবেক এশিয়া এনার্জি) ২৮ ডিসেম্বর অনুষ্ঠিতব্য বার্ষিক সাধারণ সভার সামনে তেল গ্যাস রক্ষা জাতীয় কমিটি যুক্তরাজ্য শাখা, ফুলবাড়ী সলিডারিটি গ্রুপ ও রিক্লেইম দা পাওয়ার বিক্ষোভ কর্মসূচি আহবান করেছে। ঐ দিন সকাল ১০টায় সেন্ট্রাল লন্ডনের অক্সফোর্ড সার্কাসের ৩৩…
SC upholds disqualification of 9 candidates by HC
Dhaka, Dec 24 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order that disqualified nine candidates including eight from BNP to contest in the general election slated for December 30.
Islami Bank Bd Board meeting held
Dhaka, Dec 24 – A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 24 December 2018 Monday at Islami Bank Tower.
BNP candidates Anee, Nuruddin in hospitals; Moudud gives up
Dhaka, Dec 24– At least 132 people, including three BNP candidates, were injured in pre-election violence in Noakhali, Shariatpur, Laxmipur, Natore, Chandpur, Narsingdi, Sherpur, Barishal and Khulna districts on Monday.
Deployed Armed Forces to be in the field from Monday: ISPR
Dhaka, Dec 23 – Armed Forces members will be out there in the field for 10 days from Monday to help the Election Commission and civil administration ensure the law and order before, during and after the general election billed…
Transport ministry bans all vehicles on roads on 30 Dec
Dhaka, Dec 23 – The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges has imposed a ban on all kinds of vehicles including motorcycles on the December 30 general election day. The ministry issued the communiqué on this on Sunday.