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No strike before 26th: BNP
BNP Standing Committee Member Tariqul Islam said on Thursday that the BNP-led 18-Party Alliance was unlikely to announce any fresh agitation until Dec 26 to allow for peaceful observance of the Victory Day programmes. ”The Victory Day programmes will begin…
Police show 4 arrested over Biswajit’s murder
Police on Thursday informed a Dhaka court that they had arrested four suspects allegedly involved in the murder of Biswajit Das. But Home Minister M K Alamgir insisted that 11 arrests have been made in this connection so far. The…
Druggists protest licence fee hike
Drug sellers across Bangladesh on Wednesday shut down their business to protest a hike in their license fee. They say the shutdown is for a day to press for revoking the hike.
Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar dead
bdnews24.com/Reuters Los Angeles — Sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar, who helped introduce the sitar to the Western world through his collaborations with The Beatles, died near his home in Southern California on Tuesday, December 11 his family said. He was…
2.4b people using the Internet
banglanews24.com If a maven is, as Wikipedia maintains, “a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others”, then Mary Meeker is definitely a maven.
Prehistoric lizard named Obamadon
Reuters Researchers have named a newly discovered, prehistoric lizard “Obamadon gracilis” in honour of the 44th president’s toothy grin.
SSC exams from Feb 3
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations will start from Feb 3 next year.
Govt guideline for school admission
Agencies The government on in late November issued the guideline for admission to government high schools, making admission to grade one through lottery mandatory.
Doha deal assures ‘damage aid’ to poor nations
EurActiv/ENN Poor countries have won historic recognition of the plight they face from the ravages of climate change, wringing a pledge from rich nations that they will receive funds to repair the “loss and damage” incurred.
Positions on Doha outcome
EurActiv/ENN Speaking to EurActiv during the Doha COP18 summit, Fatih Birol, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency said that he would be happy with two outcomes. “One would be if the negotiations led to a second climate change…
25 nations commit to scaling up voluntary action
Source: Unep Doha (Qatar) – Six new countries today joined an international effort aimed at fast action on reducing black carbon, methane, some hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and other short-lived climate pollutants (SCLPs).
Doha climate gateway: Universal agreement by 2015
Source, Unep Countries have successfully launched a new commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, agreed on a firm timetable to adopt a universal climate agreement by 2015 and agreed to a path to raise necessary ambition to respond to climate…
Death threat on 26 magistrates!
Agency Some unidentified miscreants on Saturday afternoon issued death threats to 26 judges of the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistracy by cutting their veins.
Tigers win ODI series. T20 tomorrow
Agency Bangladesh on Saturday won the five-match ODI (One Day International) series beating the West Indies by two wickets in the final match.
Bridge fund on fair probe: WB, Muhith surprised
Agency The WB Dhaka office on Saturday issued a statement saying the bank will proceed with support for the Padma Bridge only if the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) launches a full and fair investigation based on evidence of corruption under the…
Dhaka connect with Tata, Airtel terrestrial cable
Dhaka, Agency – Bangladesh has been linked to the international telecommunication network through terrestrial cable. International Terrestrial Cable (ITC) operator NovoCom announced the launching of the service at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel on Saturday, December 8.
Urge for sustainable architecture
Agency Dhaka: A day-long seminar on Sustainable Architecture in Bengal was held at the La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka on Thursday with a view to creating a new approach to the architectural heritage in Bangladesh.
Atiur ‘Green governor’
World Bank vice president Rachel Kyte termed Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman ‘Greenest governor of the world in ongoing COP18 conference at Doha, Qatar.
Divisions persist over aid in climate talks
UN climate talks are heading into the final stretch with a host of issues unresolved, including a standoff over how much money financially stressed rich countries can spare to help the developing world tackle global warming.
BD needs my mother right now: Mozena
U.S Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena said if his mother were in Ashulia during the tragic fire, first she would extend her most heartfelt condolences to those who lost loved ones in the fire and then search for the cloud’s…
Reflections on Doha climate talks
The multi-stakeholder magazine Outreach gave a tremendous service by keeping environmentalists who could not attend the Conference of Parties (COP-18) held in Doha, Qatar, informed of the day to developments as the talks progressed. Reflections from COP 18 was an…
World record in non-grid power generation
Grameen Shakti (GS) has reached its first landmark of one million Solar Home Systems (SHS) installation in the rural areas of the country on November 30, says a GS press release. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus established Grameen Shakti in…
‘Please panel for Padma fund’
A South Asia Director of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Monday said the World Bank’s return to Padma bridge project depended on its external panel’s ‘satisfaction’. “If the external panel is not satisfied, the World Bank will not be…
‘Abul Hasan recommended, not me’
Former Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain has admitted of receiving recommendation from former State Minister for Foreign Affairs Abul Hasan Chowdhury to appoint Canadian firm SNC Lavalin as Padma bridge project consultant. But he claimed that he did not put…
Tigers beat WI by 160 runs: Bangladesh take 2-0 lead
Bangladesh took a 2-0 lead by beating West Indies by 160 runs in the second one-day international (ODI) of the five-match series in Khulna on Sunday. The tourists lost all wickets to score 132 runs after the end of over…
CDA probe team yet to start work
The investigation committee of the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has failed to begin its probe over the collapse of the Bhaddarhat flyover even after four of the seven working days given to it for the submission of the report have…
Malaysia labour export process begins end-Dec
Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday said Malaysia will send the demand letter for manpower import from Bangladesh later this month. He told a press conference the registration of job seekers will begin from the…
Japan pledges $2.1 bln for metro rail
Japan has made about $ 2.1 billion aid commitment for the Mass Rapid Transit Development (MRT) project aimed at easing the Dhaka’s nagging traffic gridlock. “The total cost of the project is $2.7 billion and Japan will provide us $2.1…
Family of the dead to get Tk 200,000
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday announced Tk 200,000 for each of the families who lost their loved ones to the devastating fire at a factory at Ashulia in Savar and to the collapse of a flyover at Bahaddarhat in…