Dhaka, Mar 27 (UNB)— A 100-member Bangladesh youth delegation will embark on a seven-day visit to neighbouring India from Thursday. They will visit cultural and historical sites, and business centres. They will also interact with Indian youths at educational, business,…
(CNN) — Amsterdam has moved to end one of the city’s most popular travel activities.The city government has announced that it will end tours of the Red Light District in the Netherlands’ capital, citing concerns about people — in this case sex workers…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has paid homage at the National Memorial in Savar marking the Independence and National Day on March 26, 2019 Tuesday. A procession led by Md. Joynal Abedin and Professor Dr. Qazi Shahidul Alam, Directors and Mohammed…
Narayanganj, Mar 26 – A huge explosion ripped through a chemical warehouse of a dyeing factory in Fatullah here early Tuesday. Locals said the explosion that took place at Bombay Dyeing at Bou Bazar damaged the four-storey factory building and…
Paris, Mar 26 (AP/UNB) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting with the leaders of France, Germany and the European Commission, as European countries seek to boost relations with China while also putting pressure over its trade practices. German Chancellor…
Dhaka, Mar 25 (UNB) – Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on Monday urged Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh particularly in machinery manufacturing sector. DCCI President Osama Taseer made the call while an 11-member delegation from Yunnan Province…
Dhaka, March 25 – The Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a discussion meeting and Doa remembering the martyrs on 25th March 1971 and marking the Independence and National Day on March 25, 2019 Monday at Islami Bank Tower, Dhaka. Professor…
A cruise ship that got into trouble off the Norwegian coast has arrived safely at the port of Molde after the dramatic rescue of hundreds of people. The Viking Sky lost power on Saturday and sent out a distress signal…
Dhaka , Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a workshop on ‘Prevention of Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing’ on 22 & 23 March 2019 at Cumilla Zone Office of the Bank. Abu Reza Md. Yeahia, Deputy Managing Director of the Bank…
Gazipur, Mar 24 (UNB) – Students blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh-Tangail highway at Gazipur intersection on Sunday morning demanding safer roads and protesting the killing of two college students in a road crash on Saturday. Several hundred students of different colleges including Bhawal…
Sylhet, Mar 23 – Amid the outcry over the death of a private university student in the capital, another university student was crushed to death by a bus after its helper reportedly pushed him off the vehicle at Sherpur in…
Chattogram, Mar 23 – Assistant High Commissioner of India in Chattogram Anindya Banerjee on Saturday said around 1.45 mln Bangladeshi nationals visited India in 2018 on tourism, medical and business purposes. At a press briefing at the assistant high commission’s…
ROME, Feb 20 2019 (IPS) – When young people from small towns and villages seek higher education they have to usually migrate to big cities leaving their local communities behind. On completion of their degree from the Universities, they generally prefer…
Dhaka, Mar 23 (UNB) – Gono Forum, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Saturday demanded that steps be taken to free the transport sector from political influence and laws be properly enforced to ensure safe roads. The party came up…
Dhaka, March 20 – The student-led protest for safer roads, which rocked the country last year, was rekindled again after the death of Abrar Hossain Chowdhury, a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), in a road accident on Tuesday.…
Dhaka, Mar 20 – Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday blamed the government’s apathy for the growing road fatalities in Bangladesh. In a statement, he also said people are being subjected to unnatural deaths on roads every day…
Dhaka, Mar 20 – BNP senior leaders on Wednesday alleged that discipline in the country’s transport sector was not restored as the government did not materialise the demands placed by the students during their ‘safe road’ movement last year. Speaking…
Dhaka, Mar 19 (UNB) – Bangladesh has issued travel advice for its nationals living in Australia and travelling to the country. They are advised to be vigilant at all times, particularly in public places, stay informed of potential risks to…
To what extent can the money created by the central bank be used to finance investments in the environment? This is a question often asked today. The green activists respond with enthusiasm that the central bank—and, in particular, the European…
NAIROBI, Mar 12 2019 (IPS) – In the East African region, communities around the continent’s largest water body, Lake Victoria, regard the water hyacinth as a great menace that clogs the lake and hampers their fishing activities. But in Lagos, Nigeria,…
Tokyo, Mar 18 (AP/UNB) — Shares rose in Asia on Monday as investors awaited signs the U.S. and China could be making progress in negotiations on resolving the trade war between the two biggest economies. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added…
Dhaka, March 18 – Bangladesh government has issued travel alerts for its citizens who are living in New Zealand or preparing to visit the country after the gruesome attacks on two mosques in Christchurch. Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized discussion meeting and Doa marking the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 17 March 2019, Sunday at its Panthapath Branch. Major General (Retd.) Engineer Abdul Matin, Chairman, Risk…
Christchurch, Mar 18 (AP/UNB) — A Christchurch gun shop on Monday acknowledged selling guns online to the 28-year-old white supremacist accused of killing 50 people in mosque shootings that have upturned New Zealand’s reputation as among the world’s most tolerant…
New York, Mar 10 (AP/UNB) — Severe turbulence injured 30 people aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul that landed safely at New York’s Kennedy International Airport on Saturday afternoon, officials said. Spokesman Steve Coleman of the Port Authority of…
Agargaon Branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a special campaign on financial inclusion and view exchange meeting at BCS Computer City of the capital on 6 March 2019. Abu Reza Md. Yeahia, Deputy Managing Director of the bank addressed…
Dhaka, Mar 7 (UNB) – Bangladesh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday signed two agreements and four MoUs, creating a “new chapter” in the relations of the two countries with a prospect of multibillion dollar investment into…
by Paul Mason What characterises the present moment in history is a pervasive sense of unrealism among elites. Official discourses are no longer used as guides to action, laws are not applied and regulations are ignored. The ultimate symbol of…
An environmental disaster is unfolding in the Pacific after a large ship ran aground and began leaking oil next to a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Singapore – Media OutReach – 1 March 2019 – As corporate travel booms across Asia-Pacific, the concept of bleisure is gaining traction, spurring the region’s cities to better integrate opportunities for leisure amid busy business trips. The 2019 bleisure barometer:…