By Maung Zarni Truths and totalitarianism are irreconcilable. They have never co-existed, they do not coexist, and they never will. Whatever the exterior – fascist, corporatocracy (government of, for and by corporations), military, communist, or theocratic – the regimes of…
Dhaka, Feb 4 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed February 8 for hearing on the leave-to- appeal petition filed by the Election Commission (EC) seeking stay on the High Court order that halted the process for…
Dinajpur, Feb 3 – Mentioning that they do not trust any caretaker government, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said the next general election will be held as per the Constitution.
Dhaka, Feb 2 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to give news directives to her party followers from its national executive committee’s daylong meeting to be held at Hotel Le Meridian in Dhaka on Saturday as a court is…
Dhaka, Feb 2 – The 4th edition of the Dhaka Art Summit (DAS) began at Bangladesh Shilapkala Academy (BSA) on Friday. Samdani Art Foundation arranged the event highlighting the dynamic evolution of art in contemporary South Asia and reviving historical…
By Joseph Chamie New York, Feb 1 (IPS) – Most of the world’s women have experienced sexual harassment. Based on available country surveys, it is estimated that no less than 75 percent of the world’s 2.7 billion women aged 18…
Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Feb 1 – Though Bangladesh has been witnessing a tremendous growth of its middle-class population over the last two decades, the full potential of this driving economic force still remains untapped, mainly for…
By Amina J. Mohammed UN, Jan 31 (IPS) – I am pleased to be with you at this important and timely summit on climate risk and to discuss the opportunities that are there for us to seize through decisive climate…
Dhaka, Jan 31 (UNB) – The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) have expressed serious concerns over the provisions curtailing the freedom of expression in the draft of the Digital Security Act 2018.
By Emma Richards CONFLICT and mass displacement have pushed parts of Burma (Myanmar) and Bangladesh near crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity, food agencies warned the UN security council on Monday.
Brittany Scalise Whenever you bite into a piece of food, do you think about where it comes from? How did it get from the ground to your table? Who are the farmers and entrepreneurs who cultivated and sourced it? It’s…
Sadrul Hasan, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Jan 30 – Lack of coordination among government entities in rural electrification has put state-owned Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (IDCO) and its partner organisations (POs) into a great trouble as their investment of about…
A new whitepaper on cooling in Southeast Asia finds low public awareness around the importance of energy-efficient cooling for reducing pollution and fighting climate change, and its implications for a more sustainable future for the region.
Dhaka, 29 Jan – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday allowed bail to Comilla City Corporation Mayor Monirul Haque Sakku after he surrendered to the court in a graft case. On November 21, last, a special…
Dhaka, 29 Jan – The BNP won’t take part in the next elections keeping chairperson Khaleda Zia out of the election process, says BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan.
Dhaka, 28 Jan – The teachers and employees under the banner of Non-Government Education Nationalisation Liaison Forum has threatened to boycott the duties of the upcoming Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations on February 1 if the their demand is not…
Dhaka, 28 Jan – With less than a year to the national election, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has warned banks and the regulator of a widespread use of ‘black money’.
Dhaka, 27 Jan – Several hundred roof gardeners got free saplings of fruit-bearing trees at an informal programme at Dhaka University’s Botany Department premises on Friday a fternoon. The ‘Sabuj Bagan Society’ organized the programme. About 2000 saplings were distributed.
Masudul Hoque, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Jan 26 – Many people who travel between capital Dhaka and neighbouring towns are increasingly using trains as traffic congestions on city roads and those in adjacent areas have become unmanageable.
by Éloi Laurent Reports of the death of growth have been greatly exaggerated. As the IMF noted last month, the world enjoyed in 2017 the “broadest cyclical upswing since the start of the decade”. In other words, after ten years…
Savar (Dhaka), Jan 25 – A four-day international conference on Bengal Studies began at Jahangirnagar University campus on Thursday morning.
President Donald Trump has said he is “looking forward” to being interviewed in an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the US election.
Rome, 24 January– As an unprecedented number of government and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos today to improve international collaboration in a ‘fragmented world’, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)…
Dhaka, Jan 23 – State Minister for Technical and Madrasah Education Division of Education Ministry Kazi Keramat Ali has made his daughter Begum Kaniz Fatema Chauty his assistant personal secretary (APS).
Dhaka, Jan 23 – After launching a blood donation feature here on Tuesday, Facebook is now ready to support Bangladesh government to carry out awareness campaign on various social and environmental issues using its popular and big platform.
By Baxter Dmitry A 79-year-old retired officer of the CIA, Bill Oxley, has made a series of stunning confessions since he was admitted to the Mercy Hospital in Maine on Monday and told he has weeks to live. He claims…
Danielle Nierenberg I’ve been in traveling in the West African country of Senegal this week, just a few days after President Trump’s infamous statement about “Haiti and African countries.”
Environment and Forest Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud today said initiative has been taken to manufacture concrete block instead of conventional brick under pilot basis in order to avoid air pollution by operating brick kilns in the country.
Bangladesh has recently proposed to invest in hydroelectric projects in Nepal to expand its power options, reports Kathmandu Post. “In order to meet the growing demand, we are considering Nepal a big market that can fulfill our needs,” the premier…
Dhaka 22 Jan – Hundreds of teachers of the non-government primary schools are not caring to take classes rather they have taken the streets in the capital to meet their demand for nationalisation.