A power point presentation on the proposed Kabi Nazrul Bhaban to be built at Dhanmondi in the capital was held at the Prime Minister’s Office here today.Architects Iqbal Habib and Ishtiak Zahir made the power point presentation before Prime Minister…
David Hulme from The University of Manchester has co-authored a new book, which demonstrates how Bangladeshis are confronting climate change head on by playing key roles in international agreements and dealing with the environmental damage caused by cyclones and floods.Three…
By Joe Rothstein What’s left to say about the presidential campaign of 2016? Nothing humorous, or mocking. The stakes are too serious for jokes. Nothing much about policy. It’s far too late for that. Donald Trump’s “policy” proposals can be…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the country’s youths to shun the path of drug abuse, militancy, extremism and terrorism, and make the best use of their talents for the welfare of themselves, their own families and the country.”I…
Law Minister Anisul Huq today expressed his disagreement with Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha over the alleged “dual rule” in judiciary calling his comment “self contradictory”.”I respect the honorable Chief Justice very much. I saw, read and heard his statement…
By Olivia Becker Donald Trump urged his supporters in Colorado to vote early and often — literally. He urges supporters to break election laws in Colorado by voting twice, Vice News Reported. At a rally in Greely on Sunday, the…
Dhaka – Noting that the article 116 of the existing Constitution is one of the main reasons behind the slowness of the judiciary, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Monday demanded reinstatement of the same article of the country’s original national…
A Manila court has cleared the ‘execution suit’ outlining the procedures for sending back $15.25 million of Bangladesh Bank’s reserve heist money from the Philippines.”The ‘execution suit’ has outlined the whole procedure for sending back the money from Manila,” Bangladesh…
Dhaka – Nepal’s army says it has finished draining a dangerous glacial lake near Mount Everest to a safe level, reports BBC. The Imja glacial lake, at nearly 5,000m (16,400ft) high, was in danger of flooding downstream settlements, trekking trails…
Youngster Mehedi Hasan Miraz continued his prolific form with the ball as he captured 12 English scalps for 159 to power Bangladesh to record a historic Test 108 run victory over England in the 2nd and final Test at Sher-e-Bangla…
America’s top cop FBI Director James Comey found himself center stage Saturday as his renewed probe of Hillary Clinton’s emails set a bitter tone for the final ten-day stretch of the campaign.Both Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump piled…
Varieties of early winter vegetables have started appearing in both retail and wholesale markets here making both the sellers and buyers happy for the last couple of weeks. Farmers in the region including the vast Barind tract are successfully producing…
Awami League (AL) on Saturday announced its full-fledged central committee keeping three posts in its 19-member presidium and four posts in its 34-member secretariat vacant.The ruling party, AL, also announced a 38-member advisory council six days after the party’s 20th…
Dhaka – Former Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda on Saturday called for initiating a process right now for the reconstitution of a strong Election Commission on the basis of opinions of all political parties. “The tenure of present Election…
By Kayla Ruble An army of bacteria-infected mosquitoes will be deployed across two major cities in Colombia and Brazil in early 2017, in the latest attempt to fight Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases, the Australia-based Eliminate Dengue program announced Wednesday.…
Golam Moin Uddin & AKM Moinuddin Dhaka – Getting engaged very closely with Bangladesh, China sees an investment potential of around US$ 42 billion in the coming years though it is likely to come up with some $25 billion for…
The Eleventh Congress of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has begun with a pledge for the removal of communalism, imperialism and looting of national resources and establishment of democracy.CPB President Mujahidul Islam Selim and General Secretary Syed Abu Zafar…
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s spinners gave England an early jolt by sending back three top-order batsmen at 42 runs in third session of the 2nd Test at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Friday.Right-hand spinner Mehedi Hasan rocked the visiting team…
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday asked her party leaders and activists to inform the government of various problems of the common people so that those can be resolved in time.“It’s the responsibility of the ruling…
Erin Corbett Donald Trump’s dangerous calls to monitor polling places on Election Day are resonating in concrete ways with some of his supporters, the Huffington Post reports. According to a new report, a voter intimidation group associated with the Republican…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today came down heavily on the country’s environmentalists for their silence about the crucial Mongla-Ghoshiakhali River Channel that was inoperative for long 21 years.The premier said the channel remained inoperative for long 21 years after 1975…
Bangladesh requires a substantial increase in yearly investment from 29.0 percent of GDP in FY2015 to 34.4 percent of GDP by FY 2020, said the International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) on Thursday.The ICCB said this investment will be required to…
Global wildlife populations have fallen by 58% since 1970, a report says. The Living Planet assessment, by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and WWF, suggests that if the trend continues that decline could reach two-thirds among vertebrates by 2020.…
Dhaka – It seems like simple, obvious advice: eat your vegetables, get some exercise, and – of course – take your vitamins. Or not. Decades of research has failed to find any substantial evidence that vitamins and supplements do any…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday reiterated her call to all to stay alert so that war criminals and those who killed innocent people in the name of movement and engaged in money laundering can never return to power.”We won’t…
Bangladesh has top-ranked in gender equity in South Asia having closed its overall gender gap just under 70 percent.Bangladesh has ranked 72 among 144 countries in the world in the Global Gender Gap Index 2016 prepared by World Economic Forum.India,…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said his rival Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy plan in Syria would trigger World War Three.He also said the US should focus on defeating so-called Islamic State (IS) rather than removing Syria’s president.Mrs Clinton has…
The BNP yesterday called upon the new committee of the ruling Awami League headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Obaidul Quader to take steps to form a search committee on the basis of opinions of all the stakeholders to…
The country’s GDP growth rate in the 2015-16 fiscal year finally reached 7.11 percent from the provisional estimation of 7.05 percent, said Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday.The minister came up with the information while briefing reporters at the…
Diego Arguedas OrtizDiego Arguedas Ortiz Eight communities in remote towns of Costa Rica are set to receive drugs via pilotless aerial vehicles (drones) starting from 2017, thanks to a new programme implemented by the government’s public health authority. The programme…