Bonn, 16 Nov (Prerna Bomzan) – The opening of the high-level segment of the climate talks in Bonn presided over by Fiji, saw world leaders calling on all Parties to show more ambition and to move faster together on climate…
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Food production shortfall one million tons
Untimely floods in Bangladesh have caused food production to drop by 943,000 tonnes in fiscal 2016-17, says the government. The figures by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics were revealed at a media briefing by Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday.
COP23 parties agree on way forward on pre-2020 action
Bonn, 16 Nov (Meena Raman)- Parties to the UNFCCC have arrived on a way forward on pre-2020 climate action. In a closed-door informal consultation held on the morning of 15 Nov, COP22 Presidency representative Ambassador Aziz Mekouar from Morocco presented…
President can appoint chief justice at any time: Law Minister
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said that there is no timeframe to appoint the chief justice under the constitution and the president can do it at any time. The minister also said that the shortage of Appellate…
Heads of state arrive as COP23 parties iron out differences
Bonn, 15 Nov (TWN)- With three days left for the climate talks to conclude in Bonn, Germany, Parties are hard at work to iron out the remaining differences, as Heads of States and Government have arrived for the high-level segment…
BD in crisis over aid to Rohingyas: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh is now on the verge of an unprecedented crisis over providing humanitarian assistance to tens of thousands of Rohingyas and repatriating them to their own country. “The present situation is very much…
For ‘equity’ in global stocktake under Paris Deal
Bonn, 14 Nov — On 11 Nov, Parties to the UNFCCC’s Ad hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) had an interesting exchange on how equity can be operationalized in the global stocktake (GST) that will take place in…
EC has not decided to deploy army in polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda today said the Commission took no decision to deploy army during the 11th Jatiya Samgsad elections. “The commission has not taken any decision in this regard (though) discussions are underway if the army…
GDP growth 7.28 pc breaking previous records
Breaking all the previous records, Bangladesh has finally registered the highest-ever 7.28 percent GDP growth in the last fiscal year (FY17). “The GDP growth finally stood at 7.28 percent in the last fiscal,” said Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal. The…
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…
EC positive on deploying army, not-using EVMs in elections
Dhaka – The Election Commission is reported to have said they will not use Electronic Voting Machines in the next general election.
Powerful quake kills 407 on Iran-Iraq border
An Iranian disaster management official says Iran’s death toll from Sunday’s powerful earthquake along the Iran-Iraq border has risen to 407.
BD experts against indiscriminate groundwaer extraction
Rajshahi, Nov 13 – Water experts at a workshop here on Sunday called for stopping indiscriminate extraction of groundwater for lessening the gradually mounting pressure on it in the vast Barind area.
BD Election commission for more security around its offices
The alarm has been raised as the commission is gearing up to hold six city polls and the eleventh general elections due between Oct 30, 2018 and Jan 28, 2019.
Rohingya women gang-raped by Myanmar army: UN
United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten on Sunday said they consistently heard about sexual violence from Rohingya survivors, including gang-rape of women by multiple soldiers.
Khaleda wants army with magistracy power during polls
Dhaka, 12 Nov – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday reiterated her call to the government to hold the next general elections under a neutral government to restore the voting rights of the people.
Ensuring rule of law SC’s responsibility: Acting CJ
Acting Chief Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah on Saturday said the Constitution has entrusted the Supreme Court with the responsibility for ensuring the rule of law in the country.
SK Sinha was forced to quit: BNP
BNP senior leaders Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and Moudud Ahmed on Saturday alleged that Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha was forced to resign by mounting pressure on him in many ways.
‘Dhaka close to Rohingya repatriation deal with Yangon
Remained focused on having a ‘bilateral’ solution to the Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh is very close to reaching a repatriation agreement with Myanmar, said Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque here on Saturday. “Currently, we’re focusing on signing a bilateral arrangement for the…
Motorcycles, private cars Dhaka’s ‘biggest noise pollutors’
‘Sound pollution causes high blood pressure, headache, indigestion, ulcer’ Dhaka – Motorcycles and private cars are the main sources of noise pollution in the country’s major cities, followed by public buses, says a new survey of the Department of Environment…
Justice Sinha flies to Toronto to see his younger daughter
Dhaka – Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday left Singapore for Toronto in Canada to see his younger daughter Asha Sinha, who lives in Toronto.
Clash over blasphemous post leaves one dead in Rangpur
A man was killed and 20 people, including four policemen, were injured in a clash between law enforcers and locals at Thakurbari village in Sadar upazila on Friday over a youth’s Facebook post ‘demeaning’ Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PUBH). Additional superintendent…
Bangladesh doctors have little time for patients
Physicians in Bangladesh invest only less than 50 seconds to each of the patients who seek primary healthcare against 22.5 minutes in Sweden, says a global study. One hundred and seventy-nine studies were identified from 111 publications covering 28 570 712…
Developed countries shirking climate responsibility
The failure of wealthy nations to deliver on short-term climate commitments could hinder the rollout of a landmark treaty, a bloc of 134 developing countries, including India and China, warned Thursday at UN negotiations in Bonn. The diplomatic spat has…
Iran’s Missiles: Macron heads to Riyadh from UAE
Dubai, Nov 10 (AP/UNB) — French President Emmanuel Macron made a surprise trip on Thursday night to Saudi Arabia, saying he wanted to speak to the kingdom’s young, assertive crown prince about Iran and the war in Yemen. Macron said…
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…
Won’t be vindictive against Hasina: Khaleda Zia
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday reiterated that she has forgiven her arch rival and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina despite latter’s vengeful behaviour to her and assured that she would not behave vengefully towards Hasina.
Hasina, Modi flag-off Khulna-Kolkata train service
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi today jointly flagged off the Khulna-Kolkata train service and opened two bridges on railway routes connecting Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong.
Hasina-Modi open Khulna-Kolkata train service, two railway bridges
Dhaka, Nov 9 – In yet another move for greater connectivity with neighbours, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to jointly launch Thursday with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi the Khulna-Kolkata train service and open two bridges on railway routes…
52 Rohingyas enter BD by veritable Noha’s Arch from Burma
Dhaka, Nov 8 – Some 52 Rohingyas including 22 children, 17 women and 13 men entered Bangladesh through Shah Porir Dwip point in Teknaf upazila of Cox,s Bazar on Wednesday, crossing Naf River by a raft made of plastic bottles…