ODISHA, India, Feb 21 2019 (IPS) – Failing to understand the Adivasi world view and imposing the dominant development paradigm on Adivasi peoples is affecting their identity and well-being. The mainstream development paradigm has aggravated discontent among Adivasi communities. The reasons…
Dhaka, Feb 23 (UNB) – Najmun Nahar’s childhood was different from most of her friends. Her father had different plans in teaching her the lessons of life, which ultimately scattered her soul all over the earth. And having visited some…
Dhaka, Feb 22 – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud have offered condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the tragic…
Dhaka, Feb 22 (UNB) – Speakers at a dialogue on Friday observed that it is high time for the policymakers to reflect the youth aspirations in the national agenda and implement the election commitments. Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh in…
Dhaka, Jan 22 (UNB) – Six people, including a Rohingya youth, were killed in alleged gunfights with law enforcement agencies in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar, Mymensingh, Khulna and Cumilla. In Dhaka, suspected drug trader Hazrat Ali was killed in a skirmish…
Dhaka, Feb 21 (UNB) – Thousands of people from two neighbouring countries, Bangladesh and India came into one platform showing deep affection for mother tongue on International Mother Language Day, at no-man’s land between Benapole and Petrapole on Thursday. Forgetting…
Dhaka, Feb 21 (UNB)– Bodies of 46 victims of the devastating Chawkbazar fire were handed over to their families on Friday. Forty-five bodies were handed over by 10am from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Family members received the mortal remains…
Switzerland, Feb 22(AP/UNB) — The International Olympic Committee has revoked the Olympic qualification status of a 25-meter shooting event in New Delhi because Indian officials refused to grant entry visas to two Pakistani athletes and an official. The IOC said…
Dhaka, Feb – Two suspected drug traders were killed in ‘gunfights’ between their cohorts and police in Mymensingh and Khulna districts early Friday. In Mymensingh, Abdur Rashid,50, a listed drug trader, was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between police and his…
Dhaka, Feb 21 (UNB) –Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the government will provide compensation to the victims of Chawkbazar fire. Investigation will be carried out into the incident and necessary legal measures would be taken…
Dhaka, Feb 20 (UNB) – At least 30 people were injured as two launches collided in the Maghna River near Katpatti Launchghat in Sadar upazila of Munshinganj district on Wednesday. Dhaka-bound launch ‘MV Karnaphuli-14’ crashed into ‘MV Imam Hasan’ coming…
Dhaka, Feb 20 – Austria wants to boots its bilateral cooperation with Bangladesh in various sectors especially in trade and investment, technology transfer and start a direct international flight between Dhaka and Vienna. Visiting Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl on…
Dhaka, Feb 20 (UNB) – At least eight people suffered burn injuries as a bus caught fire from a leaked gas pipeline in the city’s Dhanmondi area on Wednesday afternoon. Mizanur Rahman, duty officer at the Fire Service Central Control…
Dhaka, Feb 19 (UNB) – Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder on Tuesday reiterated that the upcoming upazila parishad election is going to lose its charm following the boycott by the main opposition party. “The main opposition party is refraining from participating…
Dhaka, Feb 19 (UNB) – Around 16,000 police personnel will be deployed across the capital city on February 21, the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. “Of them, 6, 000 will be working to ensure safety around the…
Dhaka, Feb 19 (UNB) – The High Court on Tuesday ordered confiscation of all the copies of the book, ‘Bangladesh Banker Itihash’, from the market and the ongoing Ekushey Book Fair for the distortion of history. The HC bench of…
Dhaka, Feb 19 (UNB) – The Bay of Bengal has 475 different species of fish and 36 species of shrimps, said State Minister for Fisheries Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru said on Tuesday. In the 2017-18 fiscal year, 16 percent (6.5…
Dhaka, Feb 18 (UNB) – An opposition MP criticised the government in parliament on Monday for making former minister Shajahan Khan the head of a 15-member committee to make recommendations for curbing road accidents and restoring discipline in the transport…
Sacramento, Feb 19 (AP/UNB) — California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released a statement Monday saying the suit…
Thakurgaon, Feb 18 – The Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Md Shafeenul Islam on Monday described the killings of three people in firing by the paramilitary force members at Bahrampur in Haripur Upazila here as…
Dhaka, Feb 18 – The High Court on Monday rejected a writ petition filed challenging the legality of oath taking by lawmakers elected in the 11th parliamentary election held on December 30 last year. The HC bench rejected the petition…
Dhaka, Feb 18 (UNB) – President Abdul Hamid on Monday urged the media to play a responsible role by following journalistic codes and prioritising national interests. “Media, democracy and development are complimentary to each other. One is stagnant without the…
Dhaka, Feb 18 (UNB) – International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICCB) has said the trade conflict between the United States and China is a major concern for global economy as the two countries are the world’s two biggest economies. “Trade…
India, Feb 18 (AP/UNB) — Four Indian soldiers, two suspected militants and a civilian were killed in a gunbattle in disputed Kashmir on Monday, officials said, further escalating tensions in the restive region. Another soldier was wounded in the gunbattle,…
Dhaka, Feb 18 (UNB) – Election Commission Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed on Monday said Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used in the last three phases of the countrywide upazila elections. “The upcoming upazila elections will be held in five phases.…
Chattogram, Feb 18 (UNB) – A brilliant century by two down batsman Mahmudual Hasan Joy guided the Young Tigers to the landmark of whitewashing England U-19 team in all three formats of cricket beating them by three wickets in the…
Abu Dhabi, Feb 17 (UNB) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) wants to expand its business in Bangladesh, especially investment in various sectors like energy, port and industrial zone, in a newer way, said its Economic Minister Sultan Bin Saeed…
Bahrain authorities have stepped in to resolve an ongoing unpaid wages row in a company, with labour officials handing over scores of passports back to the employees in the past week. Officials from both the Labour and Social Development Ministry…
Dhaka, Feb 17 – The opposition Jatiya Oikya Front will launch field level political programme from March this year to meet their demands including holding a fresh election under a non-partisan neutral government. The decision was taken at a joint…
Khulna, Feb 17 (UNB) – Police recovered 32 abandoned grenades from a fish enclosure at Sonadala village in Paikgachha upazila on Sunday. A group of workers spotted some bomb like objects while they were excavating a pond inside the enclosure…