Dhaka, Dec 17 – Irrigation and electric vehicle sectors should be the focus areas for renewable energy applications in Bangladesh, Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said.
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China, Nepal announce new height of Mount Qomolangma
The new height of Mount Qomolangma, the world’s highest peak, is 8,848.86 meters, according to a joint announcement by China and Nepal on Tuesday.
Contribution of life in soil remains largely underestimated
4 December 2020 – Even though soil organisms play a crucial role in boosting food production, enhancing nutritious diets, preserving human health, and combating climate change, the real contribution of these tiny life forms remains largely underestimated, the UN agriculture…
Millions of New Poor Are on the Way – Who Cares?
By Roberto Savio ROME, Nov 26 2020 (IPS) – The recent meeting of the G20 – scheduled to take place in Riyadh but held virtually due to the Coronavirus pandemic – has been an eloquent example of how the world…
UN: Economic cost of Israeli occupation in Gaza is $16.7 bn
Geneva, 26 Nov (Kanaga Raja) – The cumulative economic cost of the Israeli occupation in Gaza on account of prolonged closure and economic and movement restrictions as well as military operations during the period from 2007-2018 is estimated at $16.7…
Diana on ‘The Crown IV’ Reminds Us of the Beloved Princess
Rifat Tabassum Netflix is streaming the TV series ‘The Crown’. Written by British dramatist Peter Morgan, it visualizes the reign of Queen Elizabeth II with a series of historical incidents regarding the British Royal family.
Inauguration of 5KW vertical wind turbine ’Onuva’ at BUP
Dhaka, 23 November 2020: The inaugural ceremony of 5KW Vertical Wind Turbine ‘ONUVA’ was held at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) on 23 November 2020 at the western side of BUP Plaza. Vertical Wind Turbine ‘ONUVA’ is a step towards…
Case filed over death of Barisal Metropolitan Police ASP
Dhaka, Nov 10 – A case was filed at Adabor Police Station early Tuesday over the death of Barisal Metropolitan Police’s (BMP) Senior ASP Anisul Karim Shipon. His father Faizuddin Ahmed filed the case against some unknown people, said Inspector…
Case filed over abduction of journalist Golam Sarowar
Chittagong, Nov 04 – Journalist Golam Sarowar who was found in a severely debilitated condition in Sitakunda three days after he had gone missing, filed a case with Kotwali Police Station of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) on Wednesday.
Covid-19: 500,000 girls globally at risk of early marriage
An estimated 500,000 more girls are at the risk of being forced into child marriage globally and as many as one million more are expected to become pregnant in 2020 as a result of the economic impacts of the COVID-19…
The politics of identity and inclusion
by Karin Pettersson on 27th July 2020 @AB_KarinKarin Pettersson argues that struggles around race and gender are fundamentally about inclusion on an equal footing in the political community.Anonymous, camouflage-clad men taking protesters away in unmarked cars—federal agents, sent by the…
Covid-19 forces change of approach to 8th Five Year Plan
Dhaka, July 24 – Amid the fast-changing scenario in Bangladesh economy due to COVID-19 crisis, the government is going to change the main macroeconomic structure of the 8th Five Year Plan to protect people.
Resignation, transfer of corrupt officials won’t help: BNP
Dhaka, July 24 – BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday said the resignation and transfer of a few officials will not help resolve the persisting crisis in the health sector as it is riddled with widespread…
Test report contains signature of dead physician in Barisal!
3 jailed in Barishal, hospital sealed off Barisal, July 19 – A private diagnostic centre in Barishal town has been sealed off after it issued a pathology test report containing the signature of a dead physician.
Covid-19 exposes structural weaknesses of food systems
By Elwyn Grainger-Jones MONTPELLIER, France, Jul 22 2020 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the structural weaknesses of today’s food systems, showing how quickly global networks of food production, trade and supply can waver under the impact of a…
The deeper roots of Chinese demonization
By Pepe Escobar Fasten your seat belts: the US hybrid war against China is bound to go on frenetic overdrive, as economic reports are already identifying Covid-19 as the tipping point when the Asian – actually Eurasian – century truly…
Flood situation turns grim in 18 Bangladesh districts
Dhaka July 23 – The overall flood situation in Kurigram, Natore, Bogura and Sherpur districts have deteriorated further due to rise in water levels in various rivers, cutting off road communications at places and leaving thousands of people marooned.
HC wants to know of steps taken to manage medical wastes
Dhaka, July 19 – The High Court on Sunday asked the government about steps taken in implementing Medical Waste Management and Processing Rules 2008. A virtual bench of Justice JBM Hasan passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed…
US, UK, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials
AP/UNB, July 17 – Western governments on Thursday accused hackers of being part of Russian intelligence and trying to steal valuable private information about a coronavirus vaccine.
President Hamid’s younger brother Abul Hye dies of Covid-19
Dhaka, July 17 – Abdul Hye, younger brother of President Abdul Hamid, died of coronavirus at a hospital in the city early Friday. He was 67. Abdul Hye, also a freedom fighter, breathed his last around 1:15 am at the…
Govt’s policy behind emergence of Shahed, Sabrina: BNP
Dhaka, July 16 – BNP on Thursday alleged that the ‘government’s policy’ is behind the rise of Regent Hospital chairman Mohammad Shahed and JKG Healthcare’s chairman Dr Sabrina who indulged in fraudulence in the name of corona test.
Experts fear a long cycle of Covid-19 in Bangladesh
Dhaka, July 16 – Though it appears that the number of corona cases has marked a fall over last two weeks, health experts said the positive case rate is actually now higher than in the past as the transmission is…
Bangladesh gets first parcel train of dry chilies from India
Dhaka, July 13 – Bangladesh has received the first parcel train at Benapole carrying dry Chillies from Andhra Pradesh, India.
NBR freezes bank accounts of Regent Hospital Chairman Shahed
Dhaka, July 13, 2020 (BSS) – The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has frozen all the personal and institutional bank accounts of Regent Hospital Chairman Md Shahed, JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury and CEO Ariful Chowdhury for…
UN approves extension of cross-border aid to Syria
After a one-week deadlock between Western countries and Russia and China, the UN Security Council voted to restart cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria, but with only a single access point into the war-torn country.
Boat capsizes in Gumti: Bodies of 2 missing youths recovered
Daudkandi, July 11- The bodies of two young men, who went missing after a boat capsized in the Gumti river in Daudkandi Upazila on Friday morning, were retrieved on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Sajib, son of Mozaffar…
For a law of ‘algorithmic justice at work’
by José Varela on 9th July 2020 Workers must be protected from adverse decisions where responsibility is displaced to apparently anonymous algorithms.
Courtesy of Corona
M ZAHIDUL HAQUE BY the courtesy of Corona, drastic changes have taken place in occupational, societal and human relations disciplines. COVID-19 pandemic has changed human behaviour and the pattern of human interaction. Social and organizational communications are getting more and…
Scientists Raise Alarm About Airborne Threat of Coronavirus
A report in The New York Times says a group of 239 scientists from 32 countries will publish an open letter to the World Health Organization in a scientific journal this week. The scientists want WHO to revise its recommendations…
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…