Dhaka, June 30 – BNP’s senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said their party will launch a strong oust-government movement through forging a national unity.
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Gazipur City polls rigging not resisted for strategic reason: BNP
Dhaka, June 30 – BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Saturday said their party did not put up any resistance against the ruling party’s various irregularities in Gazipur and Khulna polls due to a strategic reason.
How Costa Rica gets it right
By Joseph E. Stiglitz How has a country of under five million people become a world leader in developing holistic policies that promote democratic, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth? The answer lies in its people’s belief that focusing on the…
39 JCD men held from Kushtia house of BNP leader
Kushtia, June 30 – Police arrested 39 leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) while they were ‘planning sabotage’ at the house of a BNP central leader in the town on Friday night.
Youth’s bullet-hit body found in Jashore, one killed in ‘gunfight’
Jashore, Jun 30 – Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a young man from Kayemkhola intersection in Jhikargachha upazila headquarters on Saturday morning.
Bamboo, a sustainability powerhouse
By Ed Holt Vienna, Jun 29, 2018 (IPS) – A landmark conference bringing more than 1,200 people from across the world together to promote and explain the importance of bamboo and rattan to the global sustainable development and tackling climate…
Football, xenophobia, racism, discrimination and …
By Pablo Alabarces Buenos Aires, Jun 29, 2018 (IPS) – Football tells us a great deal about identity. Even a budding sports journalist knows that. And it has come to be a meeting point and even an advertising theme. But…
South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency plans bureau in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko South Korea’s state-funded Yonhap News Agency is planning to open a bureau in North Korea, a company official confirmed to NK News on Friday. A formal proposal for bureau already submitted to North Korea’s KCNA, reports Yonhap.
25 programs bringing veterans to the new food movement
From Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from Châlons-en-Champagne, France! Today I am speaking at the Planet A International Forum, where I’ll offer my take on efforts to enhance the changing world of agriculture. This Fourth of July, Food Tank is celebrating military…
Probe report against Dr Yunus Sept 8
Dhaka, June 28 – A Dhaka court on Thursday set September 8 for submission of probe report against Grameen Telecom Trust Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Md Yunus on the charge of misappropriating Tk seven crore.
Khaleda’s bail extended till July 10 in one case
Dhaka, June 28 – The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka on Thursday extended the bail of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia till July 10 in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Drive against drugs to continue: PM
Dhaka, Jun 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the ongoing anti-narcotic drive will continue to build Bangladesh as a drug-free country.
What football teaches us about migration
By International Organization for Migration Jun 26, 2018 (IOM) – Football is more than just a popular sport in many societies. Regardless of origin, social class or skin colour, if there is any sport that can give one a sense…
Water Scarce Cities: never let a crisis go to waste
Submitted by Stephane Dahan On Wed, 06-27-2018. co-authors: Lauren Nicole Core Newsrooms around the world all too often publish headlines about water crisis. The world watches while a number of cities, regions, and even countries suffer from drought.
HC to hear Khaleda’s appeal against verdict July 3
Dhaka, June 27 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed July 3 for hearing against the punishment of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case in which she was sentenced to five…
AL candidate unofficially declared elected Gazipur mayor
Gazipur, June 27 – Awami League mayoral candidate Jahangir Alam was unofficially declared elected in the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election on Tuesday as he defeated his rival BNP contestant Hasan Uddin Sarker by a huge margin of 4.10 lakh…
First electric vehicle in Phnom Penh by DHL Express Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Media OutReach – 27 June 2018 – DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has deployed the country’s first electric vehicle in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone for delivery and pick-ups within the…
Report on Khaleda hurting religious sentiments July 23
Dhaka, June 26 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday set July 23 for submission of the probe report in the case filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaled Zia for hurting religious sentiments of people and…
Drug trader, two murder accused killed in BD ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, June 26 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Bagmara Beribadh area in Sadar Upazila of Bhola district early Tuesday. Two murder accused were killed in gunfights in Kushtia on the same day.
SC upholds Khaleda’s bail in Cumilla arson case
Dhaka, June 26 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a High Court order that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed under the Special Powers Act over the arson attack in Comilla on Feb 3,…
Gaming disorder: New disease -experts say- hard to diagnose
By Carmen Arroyo and Emily Thampoe UN, Jun 2018 (IPS) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has formally added “Gaming Disorder” as a disease recognized by the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in its 11th revision of its official collection…
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in estuaries threatens seafood
Antibiotic pollution and resistance genes released into the natural environment by human activity are causing local bacteria to develop antibiotic resistance in estuaries.
SC order on Khaleda’s bail in another Comilla case Tuesday
Dhaka, June 25 – The Supreme Court on Monday fixed Tuesday for passing an order on a leave-to-appeal filed against a High-court order that granted bail to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed under the Special Powers Act…
The costs of trade war
by Mukhisa Kituyi Geneva – According to an old African proverb, “When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” The same is true for full-blown trade wars: when major economies clash, developing countries will be among the hardest hit.
Rediscovering the promise of nuclear power
by Wade Allison Oxford – At the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, world leaders, at last, seemed to recognize the reality of climate change. But the response they are pursuing is fundamentally flawed, given its dependence on…
SC decision on Appeal against Khaleda’s bail July 2
Dhaka, June 24 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday fixed July 2 for delivering its order on the appeal filed by the government against the High Court order that granted bail to BNP chief Khaleda Zia…
Gatco graft charge hearing against Khaleda July 26
Dhaka, June 24 – Hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Gatco graft case was yesterday (Sunday) deferred to July 26.
Despite the Eid vacation kitchen markets are normal
Dhaka, June 22 – After a passage of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, the capitals’ kitchen market have remained normal. Whatever was available yesterday in kitchen market, despite shortage supplies prices remain unchanged as it was…
Appeal hearing against Khaleda’s bail Sunday
Dhaka, June 21 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is set to hear on Sunday on the leave-to-appeal petitions filed on behalf of the State challenging the High Court orders that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda…
World Day to Combat Desertification – Invest in land
This video is part of a series of stories and op-eds launched by IPS on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on June 17 Rome, Jun 13 (IPS) – We are witnessing the degradation of…