Chittagong, Jan 26 – Six accused in a murder case on Thursday night reportedly confessed to police their involvement in killing a girl after rape in the port city on January 21.
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Hospital fire kills dozens in Miryang, South Korea
At least 41 people have been killed and dozens injured in a fire at a hospital in Miryang, South Korea, said the Yonhap news agency.
Int’l congress on Bengal Studies begins at JU
Savar (Dhaka), 25 Jan – A 4-daylong international conference on Bengal Studies started at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Thursday.
5th Int’l conf on Bengal Studies begins at JU
Savar (Dhaka), Jan 25 – A four-day international conference on Bengal Studies began at Jahangirnagar University campus on Thursday morning.
Schoolgirl murdered after rape in Rajshahi, 1 held
Rajshahi, Jan 25 – A schoolgirl was killed allegedly after rape at Madila village in Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi district on Monday night.
Eminent author Shawkat Ali passes away
Dhaka, Jan 25 – Ekushey Padak winning author Shawkat Ali passed away at a city hospital on Thursday morning. He was 82.
Rohingya crisis: US diplomat quits Suu Kyi’s advisory panel
Veteran US diplomat Bill Richardson has resigned from an international panel set up by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to advise on the Rohingya crisis.
Trump to face interview on alleged Russian meddling
President Donald Trump has said he is “looking forward” to being interviewed in an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the US election.
‘Remember the world’s poorest and most marginalized’
Rome, 24 January– As an unprecedented number of government and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos today to improve international collaboration in a ‘fragmented world’, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)…
CEE Group acquires 50th renewable energy power project
Hamburg, 24 Jnsusty (PresseBox) – The Hamburg-based CEE reaches a new milestone – with its latest acquisition, the asset manager has increased its portfolio to 50 wind and solar farms. The total capacity of all renewable energy sources under the…
JU introduces multi-disciplinary int’l confce on science
Savar (Dhaka), 24 Jan – A 3-day inter-disciplinary international conference on Mathematical and Physical Sciences Faculty subjects will begin at the Zahir Raihan auditorium and the Mathematics-Statistics Building in Jahangirnagar University (JU) on January 27.
BAU BCL hall conference held
Mymensingh, 24 Jan – The Hall conference of Bangladesh Chhatra League, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) chapter was held on Wednesday.
Why fear, self-hatred destroy human sharing and solidarity
Robert J. Burrowes As our world spirals deeper into an abyss from which it is becoming increasingly difficult to extricate ourselves, some very prominent activists have lamented the lack of human solidarity in the face of the ongoing genocide of…
Iraqis face legacy of ‘ISIS Winter’ – toxic fallout of armed conflict
By: Rehab Abd Almohsen Nairobi – An investigation into the toxic fallout of three years of armed conflict has added the environment — and the residents set to suffer long-term impacts from pollution — to the list of casualties in…
3 alleged ‘robbers’ killed in Barguna ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Bagerhat, Jan 24 – At least three alleged robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion in the regional forest at Majher Char in Pathargatha upazila of Barguna on Wednesday morning.
Skepticism, worry amid preparation for Rohingya repatriation
Yangon, Jan 24 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar says it’s ready for a gradual repatriation of Muslim Rohingya refugees chased out by the Buddhist-majority country’s military. Bangladesh says it’s preparing for the transfer, but it might need more time. And the refugees…
BD State Minister Keramat Ali makes daughter his APS
Dhaka, Jan 23 – State Minister for Technical and Madrasah Education Division of Education Ministry Kazi Keramat Ali has made his daughter Begum Kaniz Fatema Chauty his assistant personal secretary (APS).
Facebook ready to help BD deal with environmental issues
Dhaka, Jan 23 – After launching a blood donation feature here on Tuesday, Facebook is now ready to support Bangladesh government to carry out awareness campaign on various social and environmental issues using its popular and big platform.
CIA Agent confesses on deathbed: ‘I killed Bob Marley’
By Baxter Dmitry A 79-year-old retired officer of the CIA, Bill Oxley, has made a series of stunning confessions since he was admitted to the Mercy Hospital in Maine on Monday and told he has weeks to live. He claims…
Wealth concentration continues to increase
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Sydney and Kuala Lumpur, Jan 23 (IPS) – As the ‘masters of the universe’ gather for their annual retreat at Davos, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has just published its Inclusive Development Index…
Observations from a “shithole” country and a note to Trump
Danielle Nierenberg I’ve been in traveling in the West African country of Senegal this week, just a few days after President Trump’s infamous statement about “Haiti and African countries.”
Overview of outcomes at the 2017 climate talks
by Meena Raman The annual climate change talks under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol (KP) and the Paris Agreement (PA) took place in Bonn, Germany, on 6-18 November 2017, ending a day later…
31 foreign students selected fro admission to RU
Rajshahi, 23 Jam – A total of 31 foreign students from 3 countries have been selected for admission to honours and Master’s courses in Rajshahi University (RU). Offer letters have also been sent to the selected students to get admitted…
3 including two education officials sent to jail
Dhaka, 23 Jan – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday sent three people including two officials of the Education Ministry to the jail on the charges of graft.
Sukuk: Islamic Bond’ Training held
IBCF Research and Training Academy arranged a two-day long training Program on ‘’Sukuk: Shariah Framework, Structure, Issues, Opportunities and Challenges” on January 21-22 at BAB office, Gulshan Dhaka.
Left behind: Families of migrants wait !
By Rafiqul Islam Sarker Nankar, Bangladesh, Jan 20 (IPS) – Wahid Haider talks about his son’s departure to Italy almost seven years ago without regret or hesitation. Haider has not seen Nayeem, now 30 years old, since he left Nankar…
Trump hits solar panels, washing machines with tariffs
Washington, Jan 23 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump on Monday approved tariffs on imported solar-energy components and large washing machines in a bid to help U.S. manufacturers.
BD presidential election Feb 19: Law Minister
Dhaka, Jan 22 – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday said that the presidential election will be held on February 19 as the tenure of the incumbent President Abdul Hamid expires on April 23.
Show ‘progress in Rakhine’ before Rohingya repatriation
Dhaka, Jan 22 – Five of Myanmar’s neighbors including Bangladesh are eager to see the progress made so far on the ground in the Rakhine Sate as Myanmar and Bangladesh are now at final stage of starting Rohingya repatriation.
US shutdown ends as Congress passes bill
The U.S. government is almost back in business after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to end a shutdown that started on Saturday, imperiling both political parties and leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees out of work, The New York Times…