The judiciary and the news media are both vital institutions in a functioning democracy and must support each other to advance the cause of justice and human rights, eminent jurist Dr. Kamal Hossain said in a keynote speech at a…
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Coop in space exploration to benefit all SA nations: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her belief that any cooperation in space exploration will definitely take the South Asian countries to the ambitious technological enhancement for the benefit of the region. “I’m sure that any cooperation in space…
India successfully launches South Asia Satellite
The 2,230-kg communication spacecraft carries 12 Ku-band transponders that can drive telecommunication, disaster management, broadcasting and direct to home TV, Internet activities, tele-education and telemedicine across the region. South Asia Communication Satellite GSAT-9 was put into space by GSLV F09…
Coal plant could cause 6000 early deaths in BD
A giant coal-fired power plant approved by Bangladesh could drastically worsen air pollution for millions and cause the early deaths of 6,000 people over its lifetime, Greenpeace said Friday. Bangladesh is constructing the 1,320-megawatt power plant on the edge of…
Cooperation in space exploration to benefit all S Asian countries: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her belief that any cooperation in space exploration will definitely take the South Asian countries to the ambitious technological enhancement for the benefit of the region. UNB news agency reported
Press Freedom Confce urge free-pluralistic media, scribes’ safety
Jakarta, Indonesia, May 4 – The four-day international conference on “Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies” organised by UNESCO marking the World Press Freedom day ended on Thursday urging states to recognise…
Dhaka’s rice outpur shortfall 1.5m tonnes due to flash floods
Dhaka – The government is apprehending at least 15 lakh tonnes of rice production shortfall due to damage of Boro crops caused by floods in haor region other areas of the country this year. Meanwhile, the government has included 50,000…
No gap between Executive and Judiciary: Minister
Dhaka – Law minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said that it was clear from the chief justice’s statement that there was no gap between the executive and the judiciary.
99 percent senitation coverage achieved: Dhaka
LGRD and Co-operatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday told Parliament that 99 percent of the country’s total population is now under basic sanitation coverage. The Department of Public Health and Engineering (DPHE) is working relentlessly to ensure cent percent…
Hasina reject’s Khaleda’s remarks on India deals
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday dismissed BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s statement over the instruments signed during her recent India tour as totally untrue, whimsical and thoughtless, saying it is an ill-motivated attempt to mislead people. “None of the agreements/memoranda…
World Press Freedom Day 2017 main function in Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia 03 May – from Manowara Begum Moni Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies Irina Bokova is Director General of UNESCO has just inaugurated the main event of the World Press…
Mayor faces charge of killing journo in Sirajganj
Police have pressed charges against 38 people, including Shahjadpur municipality mayor Halimul Haque Miru and his brother Habibul Haque Mintu, in the journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul murder case. Officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Shahjadpur Police Station Monirul Islam, also the investigation officer…
Five bodies of boat capsize victims found in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, May 2 – The bodies of five people including two minors, who went missing after a boat capsized in the Padma river in Dorgapara area of the district town on Sunday evening, were recovered on Tuesday morning.
Grid line fauls cause power outage in western Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 2 – Power supply remained suspended in a vast area under Khulna, Barisal, Rajshahi and Rangpur division since Monday night following failure of two major grid transmission lines.
Boat with 666 tons of rice for flood victims sinks
A boat carrying 18,000 kg rice meant for distributing among the flood-hit people here under the vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programme sank in the Surma River in Sadar upazila on Sunday night. Food controller of Sadar upazila Shaheen Ahmed said…
Nor’wester kills 4 damages100 houses in NE BD
Four people were killed and over 100 dwelling houses damaged as a nor’wester lashed nine upazilas of the district on Sunday evening. The deceased are Faridul Islam, 48, son of Azizul Islam of Sapura area of Boalia Police Station in…
Food support to Bangladesh’s flash-flood-hit people urgent
Dhaka – Speakers at a view exchange meeting on Sunday emphasised the need for taking coordinated efforts to ensure reaching of food and assistance to all the flood affected people in haor (depression) area until the next harvest. Speaking at…
SC to scrap down all anti-constitution law-amendment: CJ
Chief Justice SK Sinha on Sunday said the Supreme Court will not backtrack from scrapping any provision of the Constitution or any law if its formulated violating people’s rights. “Even if the 300 MPs enact any anti-Constitution law or bring…
Haor farmers to get free agri inputs for next crop: PM
Sunamganj – Issuing a note of warning that no one will be spared if any negligence is found inha or embankment construction,Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Haor farmers will get free agricultural inputs for the next crop. UNB…
Bangladesh’s flood hit Haor farmers to get free agri inputs
Dhaka, Apr 30 – Issuing a note of warning that no one will be spared if any negligence is found in haor embankment construction, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Haor farmers will get free agricultural inputs for…
Election in 6 Bangladesh cities likely before national polls
Muhammad Syfullah, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Apr 30 – The Election Commission is preparing to arrange elections to six city corporations — Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Sylhet, Barisal and Gazipur— before the 11th parliamentary elections to be held in late December…
‘Polls-time supportive government’ in no country: Quader
Masudul Hoque, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Apr 30 – Rejecting the BNP’s demand for arranging the next general election under a ‘polls-time supportive government’, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said the parliamentary polls will be held as per…
Govt interfering in all state institutions: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government is ‘interfering in all the state institutions, including the judiciary’. Speaking at a biennial council of Thakurgaon district unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal at Zila Parishad auditorium, he…
Another C’nawabganj militant identified as Abdullah
One of the four militants, killed during the operation at Shibnagar Trimohoni militant den in Shibganj upazila, has primarily been identified as Abdullah who fled the Jhenidah militant den. Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit Monirul Islam…
Bhutan urges 3 other BBIN members to go ahead
Dhaka – Having failed to address domestic concerns timely, Bhutan has urged three other South Asian countries to move ahead with the Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) signed among the four countries considering the importance of connectivity in the region.UNB news…
A river in Canada vanished in 4 days for climate change
Gopal Krishna A vast river flowing from one Canada’s largest glaciers vanished in just four days last year, due to the glacier’s meltdown propelled by climate change.
20 million people could ‘starve to death’ in 6 months
By Baher Kamal Rome, Apr 28 (IPS) – Urgent action is needed to save the lives of people facing famine in North Eastern Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, the UN leading food and agriculture agency’s chief on April 28…
PM again stresses understanding among 3 State organs
Dhaka, Apr 28 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday again said the three organs of the State — legislature, judiciary and executive — will have to work with an understanding for successfully running the state and urged all concerned to…
China asked North Korea to stop nuclear tests: Tillerson
Washington, Apr 28 (AP/UNB) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that China has threatened to impose sanctions on North Korea if it conducts further nuclear tests. “We know that China is in communications with the regime in…