Organisers of the climate talks in Paris say a final draft text has been agreed after nearly two weeks of intensive negotiations. An official in the office of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told the AFP news agency the draft…
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Optimism as COP21 conference delayed
Paris, France – It was always an optimistic call to get a global climate change agreement in the can by a firm 6pm deadline on Friday and so it proved. Twelve hours before the deadline on Friday, Laurent Fabius, the…
EC is playing the role of a disciple of the govt: BNP
The BNP has alleged that the Election Commission has adopted the stance of a ‘disciple of the government as it did earlier’.
Bnp decides to field monitoring cells to oversee polls
BNP on Tursday decided to form election monitoring cells at central and divisional levels to oversee the forthcoming municipalitiy polls scheduled for December 30. The decision was taken at a party standing committee meeting at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office with…
PM urges army to be vigilant for country’s independence and sovereignty
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the newly commissioned members of the Bangladesh Army to always stay vigilant to protect the country’s independence and sovereignty.
Facebook unblocked
State Minister for Telecommunications Tarana Halim told the media on Thursday that the government has cleared the decision to unblock the social media site.
Angela Markel, TIME person of the year
New York – Time magazine Wednesday named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its “Person of the Year 2015,” hailing her leadership during Europe’s debt, refugee and migrant crises, as well as Russia’s intervention in Ukraine.
Human rights have gone below zero in Bangladesh: Khaleda
Human rights in Bangladesh have ‘sunk below zero’, Khaleda Zia has said, expressing her concern. The BNP chairperson urged everyone to unite to ‘restore’ democracy and take the nation out of the current situation. She made this appeal on Wednesday…
Unplanned navigation degrade Sunderbans, cloak its animal poaching
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The need for making lasting arrangements to secure the Sunderbans forests from oil spill and other abuses by ships navigating through its rivers and canals instead of relying on contingencies to face accidents was emphasised at a…
5-year-old Nirab slips into manhole, dies
Dhaka – Five-year-old boy Nirob who fell into a manhole in the city’s Shyampur area on Tuesday afternoon has died. Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital declared him dead when he was taken to the hospital after being rescued from…
Bnp in municipal polls for democracy: Fakhrul
The attitude of the government and the election commission hinted that the municipal polls won’t be credible and fair—though the BNP has taken part in the upcoming municipality polls in the interest of democracy, acting secretary general of BNP Mirza…
Call for party-driven, text-based talkss for Paris agreement
Paris, 8 December (T Ajit)— Many developing countries called for Party-driven, text-based negotiations in an open setting during the first meeting of the ‘Paris Committee’ held on Monday, 7 December. During the meeting which was held in the evening of…
Nizami appeal verdict January 6
Dhaka – The Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday fixed January 6 for delivering verdict on the appeal filed by Jamaat Ameer Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami challenging his death sentences for crimes against humanity during the War…
After 10 months in jail without sentence, Rizvi granted bail
Over 10 months after his arrest, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was freed from jail on bail on Monday. The BNP leader walked out of Kashimpur Central Jail-2 around 5:20pm after his release order reached the jail authorities,…
Smooth sharing of text for climate agreement sans consensus
Paris (Hilary Chiew and Meena Raman) – Negotiations of the Paris agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has moved to a process under the Presidency of the Conference of Parties. Four years of work by…
EU grants Tk68 Crore to build climate change resilience
The European Commission has decided to support resilience building at community level in Bangladesh, through the Global Climate Change Alliance+ Flagship Initiative (GCCA+). Starting early 2016, a new four-year project will be implemented by the Ministry of Local Government, Rural…
facebook to reopen soon, says minister
Dhaka, – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said the government will soon take a decision over lifting the ban on the social networking site facebook. The minister said this while talking to reporters after a meeting with a two-member…
We’ll keep our heads high on the global stage: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said self-confidence will take the nation forward though Bangladesh has resource constraints.
Fakhrul doubted on fair municipality polls
Questioning the Election Commission’s (EC’s) neutrality, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday doubted whether the municipal polls will be held free on December 30.
People’s aspirations on Democracy Day Sunday
Dhaka – Democracy Day is being observed in the country today (Sunday), marking the fall of autocratic ruler HM Ershad in 1990. On December 6, 1990, military dictator HM Ershad stepped down in the face of a mass upsurge, and…
Good governance, accountability must for SDGs: Prof. Wahiduddin
Eminent economist Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud on Saturday said good governance and accountability in public expenditure are a must for ensuring proper implementation of ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Bangladesh. “To ensure the results of the development goals, accountably should…
facebook invited for talks
Dhaka – facebook authorities are set to have talks with the Bangladesh government Sunday on issues of violence against women through the misuse the popular social networking site, official news agency BSS reported quoting state minister for posts and telecommunications…
10 hurt in folk theate blasts at Kantaji Temple compound
Dinajpur – Ten people were injured as three crude bombs went off under the canopy of a jatra show in the premises of Kantaji Temple in Kaharole upazila early Saturday. Police and witnesses said a series of blasts happened at…
Dhaka needs $400b in 15 years to face climate change
An assistance of $ 4,000 crore will be needed over the next 15 years to address the challenges of climate change faced by the people living in Bangladesh’s coastal areas. The Bangladesh delegation to the ongoing COP 21 in Paris…
‘Developed and developing countries differentiation still relevant’
Paris, 4 December (T Ajit) — The world has not changed since 1992 and differentiation between developed and developing countries continues to be relevant through common but differentiated responsibilities, the bedrock of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…
DB arrest 1 suspect on 6 murder case
Dhaka–Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan police arrested a suspected leader of banned Islamic outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB), reportedly involved in Gupibagh six murder, from the city’s Shahid Faruq Road of Jatrabari on Thursday noon.
Bnp has 58 rebel mayoral candicates in 235 municial elections
Dhaka – Despite its maximum efforts, BNP has not succeeded to ensure lone mayoral candidates in over 55 out of 200 municipalities as the party has got nearly 58 rebel aspirants in the December-30 election race. Apart from party rebels,…
Eight injured in Cox’s Bazar BCL-Shibir clash
At least eight people were injured in a clash between the activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in the district town on Thursday night The clash took place after Shibir activists allegedly slashed the tendon and…
HC asks for arrest of hospital staff for sexual abuse
The High Court on Thursday directed the Gulshan thana police to arrest United Hospital staff (brother) Saiful Islam and produce him before the court on December 7 for ‘sexually harassing’ a female patient. It also issued a rule asking the…
‘No death penalty’- Nizami’s counsel: This is confession of guilt- AG
War crimes convict and Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami’s lawyer Khandker Mahbub Hossain on Wednesday told the Appellate Division that even if his client is proven guilty of any charge, he is eligible for any punishment other than the capital…