Dhaka, Oct 26 – The Election Commission will decide on deployment of the army before the next general election which is still far away, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) said today.
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Anthony Bourdain tackles food aaste in new documentary
Danielle Nierenberg A new documentary from chef and television personality Anthony Bourdain, “WASTED! The Story of Food Waste” explores both the problem of food waste in the United States and possible solutions from around the globe. The documentary features renowned…
Asserting media persons’ rights in India
By Nava Thakuria Guwahati, Assam – More than one reason, India remains a hazardous place for hardcore journalists irrespective of the regimes in power at the national or province capitals. The populous country witnesses the murder of around five media…
Zia ‘reestablished’ multi-party democracy, iterates CEC
Dhaka, Oct 26 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Thursday defended his remark that Ziaur Rahman, the founder of BNP, reestablished multi-party democracy in the country.
BNP wants Govt to talk to opposition on acceptable polls
Dhaka – The BNP on Wednesday called upon the government to hold talks with opposition political parties to find out a way for holding a free, fair and acceptable election.
Rohingya woman has to choose between relief and treatment
Dhaka, Oct 24– While the injured Rohingyas are getting free treatment, a woman, hit with four bullets, left the hospital without completing her treatment to receive the reliefs from the Balukhali Camp-1 in Ukhiya under Cox’s Bazar.
“Risk Management in Islamic Banks” Training held
Dhaka – IBCF Research and Training Academy arranged a daylong training program on‘’ Risk Management in Islamic Banks” held on October 21 at BAB office, Gulshan Dhaka.
East Asian cities among top 10 safe urban centres: Study
The Safe Cities Index 2017 is a report from The Economist Intelligence Unit sponsored by NEC. The report is based on the second iteration of the index, which ranks 60 cities across 49 indicators covering digital security, health security, infrastructure…
Most parties seek army duty in polls, 10 want magisterial power
Dhaka, Oct 22– Most political parties in their dialogues with the Election Commission have sought army deployment in the next general election, 10 of those including the BNP, wanted magisterial power for them.
Putin calls on Americans to respect Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Americans to show more respect for their president in response to a question posed to him at the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia, on Thursday.
Heavy rainfall continues in BD multimpling Rohingya woes
Dhaka, Oct 21 – Moderate to heavy rainfall, triggered by land depression in the Bay, has been continuing throughout Bangladesh including the capital Dhaka, disrupting the normal life in the city and elsewhere in the country for the second day…
Everything you know about Neoliberalism is wrong
by William Mitchell and Thomas Fazi Let’s face it: national sovereignty has become irrelevant in today’s increasingly complex and interdependent international economy. The deepening of economic globalisation has rendered individual states increasingly powerless vis-à-vis market forces. The internationalisation of finance…
Govt unlikely to make arrest Khaleda: Moudud
Dhaka, Oct 17 – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Tuesday said the government is unlikely to make a blunder by arresting their chairperson Khaleda Zia, returning home on Wednesday from London.
Legal action awaits Khaleda : Asaduzzaman
Dhaka, Oct 17 – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said lawful action will be taken against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia after her return home from London.
Fisherfolk wave black flag at Narmada Dam stone laying
Bhadbut Dam Fisherfolk show black flags against Modi plan. Hundreds of fisherfolk riding on about 100 fishing boats waved black flags at PM during his laying foundation stone for Rs 4,000 crore Bhadbhut Dam on the Narmada river’s mouth on…
India’s draft groundwater guidelines to ‘destroy’ the resource
The Ministry of Water Resources of the Union Government of India has on Oct 11, 2017 (see notice: http://www.wrmin.nic.in/forms/List.aspx?lid=1180&Id=6) put up draft guidelines on Groundwater management in India (see draft Guidelines: http://www.wrmin.nic.in/writereaddata/guideline-NOC-CGWA.pdf), with comments period of 60 days. The comments…
Unep-Rabobank $1 billion program for sustainable food supply
Hong Kong, China – Oct 17 – Rabobank, the world’s leading food and agricultural bank, has announced its global activation program, ‘Kickstart Food’, to accelerate the transition to a sustainable food supply. One of the first steps in this program…
Allegations against Sinha ‘cooked up to contain him’: BNP
Dhaka, Oct 16 – BNP on Monday alleged that the government is making an ‘imaginary story’ bringing various allegations against Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha only to contain him.
South Africa’s Rhino Paradox
Johannesburg – Earlier this year, South Africa’s Constitutional Court overturned a 2009 moratorium on trade in rhinoceros horns. It was a devastating blow for animal conservation groups, which had hailed a measure that aligned South Africa with the global ban…
Finding a permanent trustee of Green Climate Fund
Delhi, 16 October (Indrajit Bose) — The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) faced a conundrum over the selection process for the permanent trustee of the Fund at its most recent 18th meeting, held in Cairo, Egypt, from 30…
Opinion: Giving capitalism a social conscience
David Bornstein For more than 40 years, Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi founder of the Grameen Bank and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, has been asserting that the most powerful way to eradicate poverty is to unleash the untapped…
Military junta captured all from judiciary to Parliament: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday that various incidents like changing constitution happened through martial law ordinances. The military junta captured everything from the judiciary to Parliament.
Leave no one behind: Disaster resilience for sustainable dev
Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2017 from UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific UN report says natural disasters to become more destructive in Asia-Pacific without action on disaster resilience Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and intense and…
Justice SK Sinha leaves for Australia, says ‘not sick’
Chief Justice SK Sinha has left for Australia Friday night. He stepped out of his car at the gate of his residence as waiting journalists wanted him to say something on his trip and said, he is ‘not sick, but…
Biotech part of solution to Africa’s food insecurity
By Miriam Gathigah Nairobi, Oct 12 (IPS) – A growing number of African countries is increasingly becoming food insecure as delayed and insufficient rainfall, as well as crop-damaging pests such as the ongoing outbreak of the fall armyworm, cause the…
DHL gets Global Express Provider of the Year and Green Award
Singapore – 13 October 2017 – DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, won the Global Express Provider of the Year (Industry Choice) and Green Award (Industry Choice) at this year’s Payload Asia Awards. The awards were presented…
16th Amendment verdict: Review to seek change in observations
Dhaka – The government will file a review petition seeking some changes in the observations made by the appellate division in the verdict repealing the 16th amendment to the constitution within 30 days of receiving the certified copy of the…
Movement against channelling the Brahmaputra mulled
Dhaka – Water activists of Bangladesh and Northeast India at a consultation meeting in Dhaka on Wednesday called for collaborative people’s movement against a move for large structural interventions on the Brahmaputra without caring about its environmental, economic and ecological…
PM signs Justice Sinha’s letter to President for foreign trip
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has signed in the letter of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha that he wrote to the President, Abdul Hamid to go abroad.
Global Green Growth Week 2017 to kick off in Addis Ababa
By IPS World Desk Addis Ababa, Oct 9 (IPS) – The Global Green Growth Week 2017 (#GGGWeek2017), in its second year, will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from October 17 – 20 to discuss ways to scale up green…