Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday submitted the draft of the rules of the discipline and code of conducts for the subordinate court judges to Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha.
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Trump bans transgender people in military
US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in “any capacity” in the military. He tweeted that he had consulted with military experts and cited “tremendous medical costs and disruption”. The Obama administration decided last year to allow transgender…
EC is an independent body: PM tells French envoy
Describing Bangladesh Election Commission as an independent body, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said it has been working independently in all fields. “The Election Commission has been working independently in every field, including decision making,” she said when French…
Several days of rainfall puts Dhaka life in disarray
Roads were flooded. Traffic tailback was everywhere. Commuters were wading through rainwater. School-going children were falling out of rickshaws. These were the chaotic scenes people saw in the capital on Wednesday after hours of rain. Triggered by an active monsoon,…
BD Election Commission set to update voter list
Dhaka – The Election Commission (EC) is going to update its existing voter list with two major challenges making of women voters and preventing Rohingyas to be voters.
The high costs of pesticides to society
A new study warns of the “very high costs” of current levels of exposure to pesticides in food, especially for children and pregnant women. It suggests that the damage caused by pesticides across the European Union amounts to at least…
Let people enjoy benefits of development: PM Hasina
Stressing the importance of stamping out corruption from the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday laid out a 23-point guideline for the Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to ensure people’s welfare and directed them to be more active…
DU to cancel routes if its buses ply wrong road
Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to cancel the routes of its buses if those ply wrong sides of roads violating traffic rules. The authorities took the decision in an internal meeting, said DU acting proctor AM Amzad Ali on…
Electric vehicles form future of auto industry
Electric cars constitute less than 0.1 percent of the vehicle market today, but the market and regulatory forces all but ensure electric vehicles will be the future of the auto industry. According to the 2016 Global Electric Vehicle Outlook from…
GM crops bounce back with gains in production areas
Manila – Global acceptance of genetically modified (GM) crops sprang back in 2016 after suffering a decline in 2015, according to estimates by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA).
Two DCs withdrawan over harassment of Barguna UNO
The government today withdrew deputy commissioners (DCs) of Barguna and Barishal districts replacing them with two new administrative chiefs of the two southwestern districts. “They have been withdrawn from their current postings in Barisal and Barguna . . . two…
Make quality films upholding history and culture: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called on the filmmakers to produce quality films by upholding the country’s history, culture and tradition and assured that her government will do whatever is necessary to it. “We want those who make movies in…
68.91 pc pass BD Higher Secondary exams: Girls do better
The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations were published on Sunday, showing a pass percentage of 68.91. Of these, 66.84 percent passed the HSC examinations while 77.20 percent came out successful in Madrassah Board…
No conspiracy will work in BD, local or foreign: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh will be built in such a way where there will be no local and foreign conspiracy and no room for bad governance.”Our aim is very much clear… we want to establish Bangladesh…
Maritime ports asked to keep hoisted signal 3
Dhaka, July 22–Due to strong monsoon steep pressure gradient persisting over North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh squally weather may affect the maritime ports and coastal areas said special Met office bulletin on Saturday.
Muslim Umman in crisis due to militancy: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the Muslim Ummah faces a danger and crisis as some people choose the wrong path of militancy. “The whole Muslim Ummah has got trapped in danger due to some people’s move to take…
Fresh landslide kills student in BD hill district
A student of Dhaka University was killed and three others were injured on Saturday afternoon, as the wave of deadly landslides during the ongoing monsoon visited the usually tranquil surroundings of Himchari.
Dhaka can reclaim its lost canals ‘as Seoul did’
Abdur Rahman Jahangir, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, July 22 – Though it looks to be a daunting task to recover the capital’s 43 lost canals and many other wetlands to restore its natural drainage network, green activists think well-thought-out plans,…
UK to engage with all BD parties for democracy
AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Jul 21 – The United Kingdom (UK) has said they will “engage constructively” with all Bangladeshi political parties and their international partners to strengthen democratic accountability and capacity to hold participatory elections.
Defamation case against UNO: AL leader suspended
Dhaka, July 21 – Barisal Awami League leader Obaidullah Saju, who filed a defamation case against a UNO for publishing a ‘distorted’ photo of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in an official invitation card, was suspended from the party on Friday.
Climate vulnerable nations must get support: BD
UN, Jul 21 – Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the developed nations must support the climate vulnerable nations like Bangladesh, particularly in the forms of financing, innovative solutions and technology transfer, to combat the perils of climate change.
Five members of a family killed in killed in ctg landslide
Dhaka – Five members of a family including three children were killed in a landslide at hilly Jangal Salimpur area under Sitakunda Upazila in Chittagong early Friday.
2359 Medeterranean migrants die in 2017
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 111,148 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 16 July, with almost 85 per cent arriving in Italy and the remainder divided between Greece, Cyprus and Spain. This compares with…
1,326 Bangladeshis held in Malaysia immigration raid
Malaysian Immigration Department has rounded up 3,874 illegal immigrants, including 1,326 Bangladeshis, during its nationwide crackdown on illegal migrants carried out since July 1.Besides, 84 employers were arrested by the Immigration Department during the drive, ‘Ops Mega’, Malaysian sate news…
Ram Nath Kovind India’s new president
A Hindu nationalist leader has been chosen India’s new president, a largely ceremonial position.Ram Nath Kovind was elected by the Indian Parliament and state legislatures in voting held Monday, with the results announced Thursday.
Toilets as the path to health and dignity
Guangzhe CHEN Mollar Bosti is a crowded slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, home to 10,000 people: garment workers, rickshaw drivers, and small traders, all living side-by-side in tiny rooms sandwiched along narrow passageways.
2332 commit suicide in one BD district in 7 yrs
A total of 2,332 people committed suicide in the district in the last seven years till 2016, as per the data of Society for Voluntary Activities (SOVA). SOVA, which has been working on suicide in Jhenidah for over 10 years,…
Dhaka’s average traffic speed kmph
The average traffic speed in the capital has dropped from 21 kms per hour to 7 kms, slightly above the average walking speed, in the last 10 years, according to a new World Bank analysis. The traffic congestion in Dhaka…
China urges India withdrawal in standoff, stages drills
Beijing, Jul 19 (AP/UNB) – China renewed a call for India to immediately withdraw its troops from disputed territory high in the Himalayan mountains, following a report that Chinese forces recently held live firing drills in the region. Foreign ministry…
Accept 6 combat extremism principles: Qatar urged
UN, Jul 19 (AP/UNB) – Four Arab nations that cut ties with Qatar urged the tiny Gulf nation Tuesday to commit to six principles on combatting extremism and terrorism and negotiate a plan with specific measures to implement them –…