Joypurhat, Mar 29 – Quoting Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s writing on Constitution, Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said only the people are the owners of the country, not any individual or his/her offspring.
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BD SC Bar wants judges recruitment as per const, verdict
Dhaka, Mar 29 – The lawyers of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Thursday demanded the judges’ recruitment to the Appellate Division and High Court division of the Supreme Court according to the constitution and relevant verdicts.
Khaleda sick – Why punishment won’t be enhanced: HC rule
Dhaka, March 28 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday issued a rule asking BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and the government to explain as to why the imprisonment term of the BNP leader in Zia Orphanage…
Ecuador endangered
By John Seed The tropical Andes of Ecuador are at the top of the world list of biodiversity hotspots in terms of vertebrate species, endemic vertebrates, and endemic plants Ecuador has more orchid and hummingbird species than Brazil, which is…
$930M given for Yemen aid as Saudi prince meets UN leader
United Nations, Mar 28 (AP/UNB) — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have given $930 million to U.N. humanitarian efforts in Yemen as a war between a Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen’s Houthi rebels enters its fourth year.
Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping meet in Beijing: Xinhua
In first trip abroad, DPRK leader reportedly reaffirmed support for talks with U.S. Hamish Macdonald and Oliver Hotham Chinese state media has, following days of speculation, confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese President Xi Jinping…
Two more accused in Garo women murder case confess
Dhaka, March 27 – Two more accused in the Garo women murder case on Tuesday made confessions admitting their involvement in the killing.
Former Power Development Board chief engineer sent to jail
Dhaka, March 27 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka court yesterday sent a former top official of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to the jail rejecting his bail in two corruption cases filed against him by Anti-Corruption…
US interfaith icons in BD to voice against Rohingya genocide
Dhaka, March 27 – A delegation of American Interfaith leaders is currently visiting Rohingya camps in Bangladesh. The 14 member delegation includes two Buddhist leaders, Two Jewish leaders, Two Imams and several Christian leaders. They are listening to Rohingya voices…
BNP holds peaceful Independence Day procession in capital
Dhaka, March 27 – The BNP has been able to hold a peaceful rally in the city streets Tuesday with police permission about four and half a months after its previous rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on November 12 last year.
SC asks for undertaking on BGMEA office relocation
Dhaka, March 27 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) to give an undertaking saying that it will not file any more time petition over relocating its office…
Ending TB epidemic among youths: Key to achieving SDGs
By David Bryden Washington DC, Mar 22 (IPS) – A good education for every child is an urgent global imperative, but what if entering schools puts children at serious health risks? Tuberculosis (TB), the single biggest infectious disease killer, poses…
Sexual abuse ahere UN chief has No jurisdiction to act
By Thalif Deen UN, Mar 26 (IPS) – As sexual harassment charges in the UN system keep piling up, the UN Secretariat has a new administrative problem on its hands: Accusations of sexual abuse in the New York office of…
RU Students demand the punishment of eve-teaser
Rajshahi, March 26 – A student of Rajshahi University (RU) was detained over the allegation of sending sexual message and Porn video to the female students on 20 March Tuesday night and released on next day on condition of giving…
Patrons of war criminals should also be tried: PM
Dhaka, Mar 25– Mentioning that the patrons of war criminals who had been involved in genocide during the 1971 Liberation War are equally guilty, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said they should also be tried for their crimes.
Take country forward with Liberation War spirit: PM
Dhaka, Mar 25 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all to work together in a planned way so that the country’s march forward based on the Liberation War spirit never stops.
By 2050 there will be 143 million internal climate migrants
A new World Bank report has found that by 2050 the worsening impacts of climate change in three densely populated regions of the world could see more than 140 million people move within their countries’ borders.
Gardeners want Dhaka homes turn green
Dhaka, March 23 – The need for spreading the message of raising suitable gardens at all buildings and homesteads of Dhaka city was emphasised at a meeting of roof gardeners at the National Press Club on Friday.
Pro-BNP panel wins landslide victory in SC Bar polls
Dhaka, Mar 23 – Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel backed by the BNP-Jamaat alliance has registered a landslide victory in the the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election defeating the Awami League-led alliance Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parisad.
Will the next war be about water?
By Ramu Damodaran UN, Mar 19 (IPS) – One of the first resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, on the location of the headquarters of the Organization, gives the United Nations “exclusive rights over the subsoil of land…
World Water Day – Nature for Water
By IPS World Desk Rome, Mar 19 (IPS) – The UN General Assembly will launch the International Decade for Action: Water for sustainable development (2018-2028) on World Water Day, 22 March 2018. According to UNGA President Miroslav Lajcak, outlining his…
BNP and its allies to discuss Political situation Saturday
Dhaka, March 22 – The BNP has convened a joint meeting of the party central leaders and another meeting with leaders of 20-party leaders on Saturday to discuss the latest development in the political arena and strategies for next course…
LDC graduation ceremony in BD Thursday, formal lift 2024
Dhaka, March 21 – The government has taken all preparations to celebrate the graduation of the country from the group of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to developing country with elaborate programmes across the country including the capital today.
A road to right wing authoritarian government
by Simon Wren-Lewis This post is inspired by another, by Jan-Werner Müller. I have talked about Müller’s ideas on populism before. This particular post is a plea to focus less on the voters who elect populist politicians, and more on…
After the data abuse charge FB must reassure its users
Cambridge Analytica: Facebook ‘being investigated by FTC’ The US Federal Trade Commission is reported to be investigating Facebook after allegations that 50 million users’ private information was misused by a political consultancy firm.
BNP may change course of peaceful movement
Dhaka, Mar 20 – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Tuesday said people will force BNP to change the course of its peaceful movement if its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s stay in jail lingers.
Create feedback mechanism for defence policy: TIB
Dhaka, Mar 20 – Hailing the draft of the National Defense Policy-2018, TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman on Sunday said that it is a significant milestone which is compatible with the policy and strategy taken by the government to ensure good…
Dr Mohammad Yunus sued in fraud case
Dhaka, March 20 – A contractor firm Tuesday filed a case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka against four persons including Nobel Laureate and chairman of Dr Muhammad Eunus Grameen Telecom Trust on the charge of fraud.
AL critical of BNP for taking Lord Carlile to assist Khaleda lawyers
Dhaka, March 20 – The ruling Awami League (AL) leaders think that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia doesn’t have any faith on her local lawyers who have been currently fighting for her cases.
Bahrain’s new standard contract for domestic workers
On September 2017, the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) announced that all recruitment agencies in Bahrain must adopt a new mandatory contract for domestic workers from 1 October 2017 onwards. Under the new contract, employers seeking to hire a domestic…