India’s federal government has asked states to check the practice of dumping bodies of COVID-19 victims into the river Ganga, as the country struggles in a devastating second wave of infections.
Tag: Life
COVID-19 threatens ‘generation’ in academia, warn scholars
A deepening of inequalities in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic and risks of a “lost generation” of researchers must serve as a catalyst for systemic change.
A Country with too Many Victims and Few Shelters
In March 2014, Noemi N. took her own life inside a refuge camp in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, where up until now there are no specialized shelters for victims of human trafficking.
Recognise ‘true value’ of water, UN urges, marking World Day
A well-managed water cycle, encompassing drinking water, sanitation, hygiene, wastewater, transboundary governance and other key issues, “means defence against ill-health and indignity”.
A Moral Failure: Billions of People lack Safe Drinking Water
Water is integral to sustainable development, but we are well behind on the goals and targets that we have set ourselves.
Narcotics case: Man gets life term in Magura
Magura, Mar 9: A Magura court on Monday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in a case filed under the Anti-Narcotics Act in 2009.
A memorable day with Syed Abul Moqsud
The day he died Syed Tipu sultan set off for New York. I recall it was great that we spend a day together on the 3rd of February. After 20 days it was all memory.
COVID-19 Pandemic Shapes the Future World People Want
By Nalisha Adams BONN, Germany, Jan 11 2021 (IPS) – The peoples of the world are unanimous – access to basic services such as universal healthcare must become a priority going forward. So too should global solidarity, helping those hardest…
2021: Year of Living Dangerously?
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 5 2021 (IPS) – Goodbye 2020, but unfortunately, not good riddance, as we all have to live with its legacy. It has been a disastrous year for much of the world for…
Resetting the clock to rethink life
Sudhirendar Sharma De-growth can help people engage life journeys with patience and compassion, rather than investing in material acquisitions to escape the daily quota of pain, sadness and frustration. Epidemics have happened in the past but the speed and scope…
India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani planning dynastic transfer
New Delhi, UNB, Nov 09 – Rumours are doing the rounds in India that the country’s richest man Mukesh Ambani may soon split his USD 200 billion business empire among his three children.
Ojha tries to ‘revive snakebite dead woman’ in Lalmonirhat
In sheer desperation, a family in Lalmoirhat sought the services of an ‘Ojha’ or healer to bring back a woman to life who had died of snakebite.
Air pollution in cities takes a toll on bees
by Mohit M. Rao • A study shows that air pollution causes behavioural, physiological and genetic changes in wild bees. • Pollutant impact on bees is observed even in areas well-within the current national standards for Particulate Matter pollution. •…
Bangladeshi husband makes wife’s elephant dream come true
In a rare incident, a farmer from Ratidhar Dewti village of Lalmonirhat has bought an elephant worth Tk 16.5 lakh in order to obey “divine instructions received by his wife in her dreams”.
Meat Is Mayhem
Inka Dewitz and Christine Chemnitz BERLIN – The industrial meat system is out of control. Not only does it contribute to the destruction of the climate, biodiversity, soil, and forests, but it also poses a direct threat to human health.…
Air pollution causes 7mln premature deaths: UN Chief
Highlighting the dangers posed by air pollution, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said air pollution causes an estimated seven million premature deaths every year.
We Must Prioritize Local Solutions to Global Problems
By Ritah Nansereko KAMPALA, Uganda, Aug 18 2020 (IPS) – World Humanitarian Day is the perfect time to refresh our push to localize humanitarian aid for COVID-19 and all the challenges we face. Celebrating #RealLifeHeroes!
Unintended pregnancies surge amid Covid-19
Millions of women and girls have been facing unintended pregnancies worldwide due to lack of access to contraceptives and abortion services because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Exhibition on life, works of Bangabandhu begins Sunday
Dhaka, Aug 8: A week-long exhibition on the life and works of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will begin in the premises of the Clinic Bhaban of the Bangladesh Secretariat on Sunday.
Hasina recalls Sheikh Kamal with emotional eulogy
Describing Sheikh Kamal as a versatile person, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said he could have contributed a lot to society had he been alive today.
Infected or not: Children’s lives dangerously disrupted
Dhaka, July 20 – The Covid-19 pandemic has affected people adversely of all ages and professions globally in various ways and threatened the livelihood of millions.
Fahim Saleh: Life of a star in business world ended too soon
Fahim Saleh was found murdered at his apartment in New York on Tuesday. His gruesome death came as a shock for everyone. The limbless, headless torso of the millionaire tech entrepreneur was found inside his swanky Manhattan condo Tuesday afternoon…
The magic of 24th June: Water Worship around the World
July 4, 2020 SANDRP “Sao Joao, Sao Joao, Viva Sao Joao!” The shouts were followed by unbelievably loud splashes in a red laterite well. The well itself was decked up like a bride. All along the way to Siolim in…
Animal rights groups hail Nagaland dog meat ban
The Indian state of Nagaland has banned the import, trading and sale of dog meat, in a move celebrated by animal rights activists. The north-east state’s government announced the ban following a sustained campaign by animal welfare groups.
Memorable days: The paper was flooded with reading materials
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Apart from two fresh editorials a day the inside pages of The New Nation started getting so much of up to date reading materials that those had to be accommodated through careful planning. Besides regular contributors like…
Memorable days: When Kamal takes me people think I still can work
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The inside pages of The New Nation needed to be uplifted to increase its readership. I found the district page was two days’ stale. The man in -charge was not computer literate and was totally at the…
Glorious days: Plugging in loopholes for economic baseline
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The proprietors of The New Nation did not ask me to look after the financial management of the paper. Yet I felt the burden because the journalists and general employees readily find the editor to tell of…
Memorable days: Sheer luck to join a paper full of luminaries
Mostafa Kamal Majumder It was a matter of sheer luck that I joined The Bangladesh Times at the start of my career in journalism. The paper was the most dynamic among four English dailies of Dhaka City at that time…
Dhaka returns to new normal amid high corona infection rate
Although the country has been recording an increasing number of coronavirus cases over the past few weeks, the capital has returned to its old expression of overcrowd and traffic congestion on Sunday. Bangladesh’s confirmed coronavirus cases soared to 22,268 on…
Poor rickshaw-van puller’s suicide hits wife, 4 orphans hard
Failing to bear the agony of abject poverty amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, a man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Dalbhanga village in Maheshpur upazila on Tuesday night.