Dhaka, June 20 – The Minister for food Quamrul Islam on Wednesday opened a lottery of the Bangladesh Protibandhi Kallyan Somity (BPKS) to raise fund for this national voluntary organization dedicated to the welfare of people with all forms of…
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Food sustainability, migration, nutrition and women
By Enrique Yeves Rome, Jun 19 (IPS) – We worry about how we can continue to put food on our tables, and yet one-third of food is never eaten, instead of being lost or wasted.
Assistance urgent for Rohingya facing severe monsoon: AI
On World Refugee Day, Amnesty International calls on the international community to urgently step up international assistance for more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District as they face severe monsoon weather.
Bangladesh: 8 Brazil fans hack Argentina fans in football craze
Khulna, June 20 – An attempt to murder case has been filed against eight Brazil fans for hacking an Argentinean supporter and his wife in Daulatpur Upazila under Khulna district in Bangladesh.
Defamation case against Khaleda Zia, report July 16
Dhaka, June 19 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed July 16 for submission of investigation report in a case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for making ‘derogatory’ remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
US expresses deep concern over anti-narcotics operation
Mohammad Zainal Abedin from NY New York, June 13. The office of the Spokesperson of US State Department expressed deep concern regarding the ongoing counter-narcotics operation in Bangladesh.
Watching as US officials take children from their parents
The Horror of Sessions’ ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy Michael Garcia Bochenek Sitting across from me in an immigration holding cell in McAllen, Texas, the 24-year-old woman told me a familiar story. Her town in Honduras is plagued by gang violence,…
bdnews24.com online paper blocked at BTRC instructions
Dhaka, June 18 – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Monday ordered all the international internet gateway (IIG) operators to block the online news portal, bdnews24.com, immediately.
B Chy wants caretaker or national govt in BD by const change
Dhaka, June 16 – President of Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday urged the government to amend the Constitution for paving the way for the formation of either a caretaker or a national government to hold…
You are more powerful than you think!
By Monique Barbut Bonn, Jun 14, 2018 (IPS) – Are you overwhelmed by the depressing news coming at you daily? Conflict, forced migrants, famine, floods, hurricanes, extinction of species, climate change, threats of war … a seemingly endless list. It…
Relatives went, party leaders barred to see Khaleda on Eid
Dhaka, June 16 – Though her party leaders were barred from meeting her, 20 relatives of the BNP chief with some cooked food, new clothes and flowers entered the Old Dhaka Central Jail on the Eid day.
Move to amend PCT regulations undermines TRIPS flexibilities
Geneva, 15 June (TWN) – A proposal to amend a treaty regulation at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will compromise TRIPS flexibilities, especially in relation to the scope of patentability for national patent offices.
Greener, greater cities
by Pascal Mittermaier Washington, DC – What should a “green” city look like? Should it resemble Copenhagen, with its high rates of bicycle commuting and recycling? What about Curitiba, the capital of Brazil’s Paraná state, with its pedestrian-centered planning? Or…
The versatile bamboo – when a grass towers over the trees
By Manipadma Jena New Delhi, Jun 12, 2018 (IPS) – As governments scramble for corrective options to the worsening land degradation set to cost the global economy a whopping 23 trillion dollars within the next 30 years, a humble grass…
Is there an algorithm to end world hunger?
From Danielle Nierenberg Every day, thousands of researchers and scientists are collecting massive amounts of data about agricultural systems—from soil chemistry and germination rates to harvest indicators and market logistics. At the same time, an estimated 500 million smallholder farmers—the…
BD Greens for climate financing for resilient infrastructure
Dhaka, June 14 – Bangladesh Greens at a press conference on Thursday called for a focus on climate resilient infrastructure development for climate Financing in the upcoming national budget for 2018-19 fiscal year.
‘Agri intensification no “blueprint” for sustainable dev’
New research suggests that the combined social and ecological results of increased agricultural intensification in low and middle-income countries are not as positive as expected.
Nourishing cities with nature
by Carlo Ratti Boston – Ever since the ancient Greek poet Theocritus wrote his pastoral idylls romanticizing rural life, people have been pondering how to build cities that are in concert with their natural surroundings. But with rates of urbanization…
Rich & poor fight issue of ‘conflict of interest’ in UNFCCC
Boston, 14 June 2018, (COI) – Several developing countries continued to champion the need to have a policy on “conflicts of interest” in the UNFCCC at the recent climate talks in Bonn, Germany, last month, but their calls were not…
Warnings of a new global financial crisis
By Martin Khor Penang, Malaysia, Jun 11 (IPS) – There are increasing warnings of an imminent new financial crisis, not only from the billionaire investor George Soros but also from eminent economists associated with the Bank of International Settlements, the…
Strengthen Central Bank – stop capital flight: CSOs
Dhaka, June 13 – Speakers at a human chain on Wednesday in Dhaka urged the government to emphasise Income Tax instead VAT (Value Added Tax) for revenue mobilisation in implementing the 2018-19 national budget.
European non-state actors contribute to the Talanoa Dialogue
The Climate Chance Association, the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions organised jointly a European Dialogue on Non-State Climate Action on 23 April 2018 in Brussels. Its purpose was to put forward an action…
Protecting Africa’s farmer-managed seed systems
About 90% of seeds sown in Africa come from ‘informal’ sources, local markets, or seeds saved by farmers, the majority of whom are women. It is these seeds that are providing 80% of Africa’s food. These seeds and the cultural…
Indian leaders’ attitude towards BD polls positive: BNP
Dhaka, June 11 – Two senior BNP leaders, who recently visited India, have claimed to have found a positive change in the attitude of the neighbouring country towards having a credible, neutral and inclusive election in Bangladesh.
Landslides in BD’s hilly Rangamati kill 8; three missing
Rangamati, June 12– At least eight people were killed while three others remained missing in separate incidents of landslides in Boro Pool, Shikolpara and Hatimara areas of Naniarchar Upazila early Tuesday amid heavy rains in the district.
‘Bangi’ curry is favourite menu in rural Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 11 – Melon is a fruit of the country which is cooked as a raw curry and can be eaten like other normal fruits. The people of the village are quite familiar with it as “Bangi”. Green Bangi curry…
Final preparations begin for Trump-Kim high-stakes summit
Singapore, Jun 11 (AP/UNB) — Final preparations are underway in Singapore for Tuesday’s historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
PM urges Canada to deport Bangabandhu’s killer Nur Chy
Quebec (Canada), Jun 11 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Canada for the deportation of Nur Chowdhury, one of the convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to Bangladesh.
Send Khaleda to London for treatment of mild stroke: B Chy
Dhaka, June 10 – President of Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Sunday urged the government to send BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to London for ensuring her best medical treatment as she might have suffered a mild stroke.
‘Indian parties see Jamaat as barrier to rapport with BNP’
Three BNP leaders, who went to India to seek the support of the Narendra Modi government, returned on Saturday with a strong message that BNP will have to sever ties with its political ally Jamaat. BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman…