Geneva, 13 Mar (Kanaga Raja) – The United Nations-mandated Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar has reported that the body of information and materials it is collecting is “concrete and overwhelming” and points at “human rights violations of the most…
Miami, Mar 16 (AP/UNB) — A pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway Thursday afternoon, crushing vehicles beneath massive slabs of concrete and steel and killing at least four people, authorities said. Search-and-rescue crews worked…
Cox’s Bazar, Mar 16 – Police recovered the bullet-hit bodies of two unidentified people at Himchhari Dhala on Eidgaon-Baishari road in Sadar upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Friday.
ByChristopher Bucktin On Thursday the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were joined by 300,000 others across the US in a walkout, part of an emboldened anti-gun movemen t In their thousands, they walked silently on…
Dhaka, Mar 15 – The Consumer Rights Protection Day was obsseved in Bangladesh with a renewed call to safeguard consumers and their rights against price manipulations and adulteration of food.
Savar (Dhaka), March 15 – A faction of pro-AL teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) protested the new dean appointments at Social Sciences and Law faculties on Thursday.
Imphal, March 14 2018: Slogans such as “Protect our rivers”, “Save Thoubal River”, “Save our future” were used as people marched along the Thoubal River today where a huge dam has been constructed by the government amid protest from the…
The White house in a statement has expressed its solidarity with the decision of the United Kingdom to expel 23 Russian diplomats.
By Jason Furman The relationship between inequality and growth has become a hot topic for economists, with new research challenging the conventional view that greater inequality is the price that must be paid for higher output. But for policymakers, this…
Panama City, Mar 15 (AP/UNB) — The Panamanian law firm whose more than 11 million leaked documents known as the “Panama Papers” shed light on how the world’s wealthy exploit financial secrecy to hide assets says it is closing at…
Dhaka, Mar 15 – Myanmar has verified only 374 Rohingyas from the list of 8032 for possible repatriation from Bangladesh to their homeland in Rakhine state, says an official.
নবনী ইসলাম গ্যালিলিওর মৃত্যুদিনে জন্ম ছিল তার, আইনস্টাইনের জন্মদিনে হল প্রয়াণ। স্টিফেন হকিং (১৯৪২-২০১৮), বিংশ শতাব্দীর অন্যতম সেরা এই বিজ্ঞানীর জন্ম ও মৃত্যুও মেনে চলল যেন বিজ্ঞানের সূত্র মেনে। হকিং এর বডি অফ ওয়ার্ক নিয়ে লিখতে গেলে হয়তো লিখে যেতে…
Mymensingh, March 14 – Students and teachers of animal husbandry faculty of the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) observed Animal Husbandry Day on the campus on Wednesday.
Dhaka, 14 March – The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court of Comilla Wednesday rejected BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail petition in an arson attack case filed during the anti-government movement of BNP-led 20-party alliance in 2015.
Dhaka, March 14 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the High Court order that granted a four-month interim bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case until Sunday. This ignited protest…
Dhaka, March 14 – Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday Wednesday accused the authorities of delaying the legal process intentionally to interrupt the release of their Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
Dhaka, March 13 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka Tues day deferred the submission of the investigation report in a defamation case filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and standing committee member of the party, Goyeshwar…
Rajshahi March 13 – Due to illness of Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid the 10 th convocation of the Rajshahi University (RU) has been postponed. The program was scheduled to be held on March 24.
Savar (Dhaka), March 13 – Two students of the JU Mathematics Department – Mahruna Kader and Yusha Bin Hafiz, who scored highest marks in BSc and MSc exams respectively, held in 2015— were awarded gold medals by ‘A F Mujibur…
Dhaka, March 13 – The full bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear the petition of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) against a High Court verdict that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Heads of Mission of the European Union, resident in Bangladesh, on Tuesday expressed their heartfelt condolences to all victims of the plane crash of the US Bangla flight in Kathmandu on 12 March, and to their families, their governments and…
Dhaka, March 13 – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday convicted three war crimes accused and sentenced them to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
Dhaka, March 13 – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka yesterday issued production warrant to produce BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia before his court on March 28 and 29 in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
By Monique Barbut Bonn, Mar 12 (IPS) – The international community agreed on the global Goal of achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment by 2030. But we can’t reach it – not even by 2050 – until we talk to…
By International Organization for Migration Mar 12 2018 (IOM) – Seven years of war in Syria has not deterred Ameena from being fully involved in her children’s education. The mother of four and her husband Abu Hamzeh fled their hometown…
Dhaka, Mar 12 – BNP on Monday alleged that Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Dhaka north city unit vice president Zakir Hossain Milon died in custody early Monday due to ‘brutal torture’ on him during police remand.
আগামী ১৫ মার্চ ২০১৮, বিশ্ব ভোক্তা অধিকার দিবস। এবারে দিবসের প্রতিপাদ্য বিষয় হলো “ ডিজিটাল বাজার ব্যবস্থাপনায় অধিকতর স্বচ্ছতা ও ন্যায্যতা নিশ্চিতকরণ”। চট্টগ্রামে দিবসটি পালনের জন্য জেলা ও উপজেলা প্রশাসন, জাতীয় ভোক্তা অধিকার সংরক্ষন অধিদপ্তর এবং কনজুমারস অ্যাসোসিয়েশন অব বাংলাদেশ…
Mymensingh, March 12 – Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) lecturer assistant professor went for indefinite strike from Sunday demanding on four points.
Rajshahi, 12 March – Demanding the nationalization of the education system the teachers and officials movement committee of Rajshahi staged their demonstration in the city.
Dhaka, March 12 – US-Bangla Airlines authorities believe a seemingly wrong communication from the air traffic control (ATC) tower of Tribhuvan Airport might be the cause of Monday’s plane crash.