Bangkok, (AP/UNB) — Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world’s largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation.The announcement Wednesday, triggered by…
Dhaka, May 15 – In a major development, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld bail for BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Dhaka, May 16 – Attorney general Mahbubey Alam on Wedsnesday said BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia will not be able to delay the trial process of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Dhaka, May 16 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
News Desk and media reports The election commission secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed has called an excellent one the Khulna mayoral polls which have been marked by complaints of rigging and intimidation. From the ruling party it was alleged that BNP…
World Employment and Social Outlook 2018. ILO flagship report estimates job losses and job creation as the world moves to a greener economy. Geneva (ILO News) – Twenty-four million new jobs will be created globally by 2030 if the right…
Dhaka, May 14 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday night voiced deep concern over their chairperson Khaleda Zia’s ‘deteriorated’ health condition in jail.
Dhaka, May 14 – The BNP on Monday accused the government of hatching conspiracy to snatch victory in Khulna City Corporation election, which is being held Tuesday.
Dhaka, May 14 – All eyes are now on the Supreme Court (SC), which will deliver verdict Tuesday on the appeals against the High Court order that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust Corruption…
14 May, Bonn (TWN) — The UNFCCC’s Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA), one of the main bodies responsible for enabling the implementation of the Paris Agreement (PA), adopted conclusions at its closing plenary on 10 May,…
Dhaka, May 14 –An indefinite class and examination boycott programme at colleges and universities across the country is underway as the government failed to publish a gazette abolishing the quota system in government jobs within the time-frame given by quota…
Dhaka, May 13 – Eight sensors capable of pinpointing lightning-prone areas and providing early warnings on incidence of lightning have been installed in the country.
51pc of new-born breastfeed within an hour after birth in Bangladesh, it says Dhaka, May 13 – Babies in South Asia are more likely to be breastfed than any other region in the world and are breastfed for longer, Unicef…
Dhaka, May 13 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hoped that the Army will be there with the mass people, whenever necessary, for the sake of running the country by the present government.
Dhaka, May 12 – BNP on Saturday night voiced deep concern as the party said the jail authorities has not been allowing its ailing Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s relatives to meet her over the last one week.
Dhaka, May 12 – Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Saturday suggested for BNP to form a greater alliance of the opposition parties with some specific promises to establish a pro-people government.
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The Nuclear Power Plant Company Ltd (NPPCL), an owner of the Rooppur project, has launched a campaign to recruit qualified employees. According to local media reports, the first 100 employees have already been hired by NPPCL.
Dhaka, May 12 – Quota protesters will observe a two-hour strike in all colleges and universities across the country on Sunday as their 24-hour ultimatum to the government for publishing a gazette abolishing quota system expired on Thursday.
Kuala Lumpur, May 11 (AP/UNB) — The longtime strongman was born when silent films still packed movie theaters and Adolf Hitler was still a fringe politician. It was 1926, and his homeland was known as British Malaya.
United Nations, May 10 (AP/UNB) — The U.N. Security Council urged Myanmar’s government on Wednesday to fulfil its commitment to hold perpetrators of violence against Rohingya Muslims accountable and to address the root causes that led about 700,000 members of…
Dhaka, May 9 – BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government together with the Election Commission is making a blueprint to get the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) polls too stayed by the court.
Kuala Lumpur, May 10 (AP/UNB) — An alliance of Malaysian opposition parties led by the country’s 92-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad won a fiercely contested general election, ending the 60-year rule of the Malay-dominated National Front. The result is a…
Dhaka, May 6 – The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division will hold the hearing Tuesday on an appeal filed by BNP mayoral candidate Md Hasan Uddin Sarker challenging the High Court order that stayed the Gazipur city corporation (GCC)…
Dhaka, May 6 – State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Sunday said a proposal to include India in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) with an observer status has been made as part of reform of the…
Liu Zhenmin NEW YORK – In 2015, United Nations member states came together and committed to achieving a comprehensive and universal set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) spanning all dimensions of economic and social development.
Jeff King HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA – In the 1970s and 1980s, when multinational firms first linked sustainability to business success, the chief catalyst was vulnerability, not altruism. Consumer pressure, political boycotts, and costly lawsuits were damaging companies’ bottom lines, and environmental…
Scott Vaughan and Durwood Zaelke OTTAWA/WASHINGTON, DC – In the fight against climate change, carbon dioxide attracts the bulk of regulators’ attention. But while long-lived CO2 is a key contributor to rising temperatures, it is not the only culprit. Other…
Dhaka, May 6 – The Anti-Corruption Commission, (ACC) is concerned about 118 cases of corruption against men and the provision of punishment of women along with husbands, said Iqbal Mahmud, Chairman, ACC.
Khulna, May 6 – Some unidentified miscreants opened fire on a BNP backed councilor aspirant for Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election at Jamuna Road in Khlishpur on Saturday night.