The Election Commission has sought a report on the police-BNP worker’s clash of Wednesday from the Inspector General of Police.
Category: Greenwatch Dhaka Blog
Oikya Front’s first option ‘dialogue’ exhausts: What next
Dhaka, Nov 8 – Jatiya Oikya Front, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, placed three proposals, including an outline of the election-time government, during its second round of talks with the Prime Minister-led 14-party alliance on Wednesday, but none was accepted…
People of BD want to see the success of political dialogue
After talking tough for months both the government and the combined opposition under the banner of Jatiya Jukta Front (National United Front) in Bangladesh have agreed to a political dialogue on Thursday, November 1, to facilitate the holding of the…
Digital Security Bill makes BD journalists askance
The passage of the Digital Security Bill in Parliament on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, has been viewed critically by editors of newspapers and leaders of journalist unions of Bangladesh. From the government side, it has been said that all that…
NYT reflects free press’ deep roots in the US
Mostafa Kamal Majumder What the New York Times has done Last Thursday is nothing short of making a new history, publication of an anonymous opinion piece against the Trump administration that too from ‘a senior member’ of the said administration,…
The fresh debate in Bangladesh on Electronic Voting Machines
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A fresh debate on the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the next election in Bangladesh has emerged with the Election Commission, as reported, opting to buy 2,535 new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The purchase of…
For greater understanding in the information age
The week that ended on Saturday was marked by two philosophical utterances by two men from Malaysia and Bangladesh. Mahathir Mohammad who has written a new political history by getting elected the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second spell…
On-grid solar success is yet to start in Bangladesh
Zulker Naeen The spread of the off-grid power solution in Bangladesh started in 2003 using the stand-alone photovoltaic systems, known as the solar home systems. By 2017, the country installed 5.2 million solar home systems that offer a cost-effective mode…
Football and digital accuracy in refereeing
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The FIFA World Cup final in Moscow termed as the best so far has once again marked the victory of the game of football all over. FIFA officials have praised Russia for making the event successful and…
খোমেইনী্র গড়া আদর্শ রাষ্ট্র ইরান ধর্ম ও গনতন্ত্রের মিশ্রণ
মোস্তফা কামাল মজুমদার ইরানে ইসলামি বিপ্লবের মহান ইমাম আয়াতুল্লাহ রুহুল্লাহ খোমেইনীর ২৯তম ওফাত বার্ষিকীতে একটা কথাই বারবার মনে ভেসে আসে। পশ্চিমা বিশ্বের এতো বিরোধিতা, অর্থনৈতিক নিষেধাজ্ঞা ও অবরোধ সত্বেও ইরান মাথা উঁচু করে উন্নয়নের পথে দৃপ্ত পদে এগিয়ে যাচ্ছে। এবছর…
Press freedom does not come from lip service
In talks and discussion on the World Press Freedom Day on Thursday some intellectuals have blamed the absence of press freedom in the country on the lack of courage and self-censorship on the part of the journalists. But do their…
লোকজ ঐতিহ্যের সার্থক সাধক মুস্তাফা জামান আব্বাসী
মোস্তফা কামাল মজুমদার সবাইকে আপন করে নিয়ে কথা বলার যে অল্প ক’জন মানুষ বাংলাদেশে এখনো আছেন, তাদের মধ্যে মুস্তাফা জামান আব্বাসী অন্যতম। লোকসঙ্গীতের কিংবদন্তি সম্রাট আব্বাস উদ্দিন আহমেদের তৃতীয় সন্তান মোস্তফা জামান আব্বাসী তাঁর পিতার ঐতিহ্য ধরে রেখেছেন অনেক যত্নকরে।…
Pollution of ocean water: A growing concern
Mahmud Hafiz It was a shocking experience for an investigative environmental journalist to see the exhibits of foreign materials collected from stomach of a dead gray whale at the pacific science center, Seattle, USA. Because he is already aware of…
The saga of Rohingya refugees
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A tiny tot, playing near a hand-pump beside shanties covered with polythene-sheet roofs was visibly worried as he saw a handful of visitors getting closer to him, and at one stage he ran away into one such…
The myth of a fossil fuel phase-out
Samuel Furfari Brussels – How the world uses energy is a hot topic for a warming planet, and fears of pollution and resource strain have produced a virtual arms race of energy-efficiency strategies. From the European Union to China, economies…
Universal Election Management Council: Bangladesh perspective
AHM Nouman With opposing stance of two major parties there has already arose a confrontational situation in politics on the debate whether the coming election will be held under a supportive/ caretaker government or not. Not that with restoration of…
Developing nations welcome COP23 decisions, worry over finance
Kuala Lumpur, 21 Nov (Jade Chiang and Meena Raman) – Despite the delayed ending of the climate talks at Bonn by nearly a day, developing countries, in welcoming some key decisions adopted at COP 23, also emphatically registered their unhappiness…
প্রকৃত নেতার বৈশিষ্ট্য
‘চট্টগ্রাম থেকে ট্রেনে ঢাকা ফিরছি। ভৈরবের কাছাকাছি কোন ষ্টেশনে ট্রেন থামতেই এক দল যুবক আমাদের কামরায় হৈচৈ করে ঢুকে পড়ল। আমাকে দেখেই হোমড়া চোমড়া দলনেতা বলল, ‘স্যার আপনি? কোথায় যাবেন?’ জবাবে বললাম, ঢাকা যাব। টেলিভিশনে টকশোর উপস্থাপক হওয়াতে অনেকে আমাকে…
COP23: Nations concerned at lack of progress on finance issues
Bonn, 13 Nov (Prerna Bomzan) – Developing countries, led by the Group of 77 and China, expressed concerns over the lack of progress on all finance related issues due to the lack of political will by developed countries, adding that…
Celebrate 20th year of Kyoto Protocol – developing nations
Bonn, 10 Nov (Jade Chiang) – The climate talks in Bonn could be a historic moment if Parties are able to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol (KP) by ensuring the entry into force of…
Fiji steps forward to unite the world for climate action
It’s been a year of catastrophic climate events. Rains of biblical proportions across South Asia brought floods that affected more than 41 million people and killed at least 1,200. Record-breaking hurricanes claimed lives and destroyed infrastructure across several island states…
“Refugees are nothing but commodities”
By Daan Bauwens Follonica, Italy, Nov 9 (IPS) – As countless refugees arriving on Italy’s shores report torture, extortion and forced labour in Libyan detention centers, many say they never intended to make the journey to Europe until the chaos…
Fighting the creeping catastrophe of climate change
By Lourdes Tibig and Denise Margaret Matias Bonn, Germany, Nov 8 (IPS) – November 8 marks the fourth anniversary of Haiyan’s landfall in the Philippines. The super typhoon was the strongest ever to make landfall.
Will policymakers listen to climate change science this time?
By Busani Bafana Bremerhaven, Germany (IPS) – Climate change is altering the ecosystem of our oceans, a big carbon sink and prime source of protein from fish. This is old news.
Developed countries oppose pre-2020 actions in COP23 agenda
Bonn, 9 Nov (Meena Raman) — Developed countries opposed the inclusion of an agenda item dealing with implementing pre-2020 actions onto the agenda of the 23rd meeting of the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 23) taking place in…
Developing countries raise concerns over ‘finance’ issues
Bonn, 8 Nov (T Ajit) — On the 2nd day of the ongoing climate talks in Bonn, developing countries called for emphasis to be given to a particular finance issue dealing with quantitative and qualitative information on projected levels of…
Loss, damage linked to climate change impact in focus
Bonn, 7 Nov (Jade Chiang and Meena Raman) – Developing countries raised several key concerns at the opening of the 47th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 47) on 6 Nov., which was held after the official opening…
Climate talks for urgent steps against extreme weather
Bonn, 7 November (Zhu Zhenyan) – Meetings of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), its Kyoto Protocol (KP) and Paris Agreement (PA) as well as those of the Subsidiary Bodies serving these treaties kicked off on…
Got climate questions? Climate Watch has answers
By Johannes Friedrich and Andrew Pickens Washington DC, Nov 3 (IPS) – Negotiators and stakeholders headed to Bonn, Germany, for next week’s UN climate summit continue to confront a range of questions surrounding one essential query: How do we meet…
সামরিক বাহিনীর পুতুল সু চি সরকার অপমানিত
ব্রাসেলসের ইউরো-বার্মা অফিসের (ইউরোপিয়ান অফিস ফর দি ডেভেলপমেন্ট অব ডেমোক্র্যাসি ইন মিয়ানমার) পরিচালক ইয়ার্ন ইয়ুনগবি সম্প্রতি রোহিঙ্গা ইস্যু এবং মিয়ানমারের নেত্রী সু চি নিয়ে ঢাকার একটি ইংরেজী সাথে কথা বলেছেন। তিনি রাখাইনের সাম্প্রতিক ঘটনাবলীর আলোকে মিয়ানমারের রাজনৈতিক অস্থিতিশীলতার ওপর আলোকপাত…