Dhaka, Aug 19 – India has proposed to establish bilateral air bubble arrangement with Bangladesh amid COVID-19 like other countries including France and Germany, said a diplomatic source.
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Covid-19 – Conspiracy or apocalypse?
By Daud Khan and Leila Yasmine Khan AMSTERDAM/ROME, Jun 1 2020 (IPS) – As the Covid-19 virus spread rapidly around the globe, so did various theories about what caused the pandemic. According to the standard scientific theory, the virus probably…
World Press Freedom Day: Journalism without fear or favour
May 02, 2020 (IPS) – MEDIA WORLDWIDE is facing crises on multiple fronts, exacerbated by the COVID19 pandemic. Reporters Without Borders released its 2020 World Press Freedom Index on April 21st, noting that the Coronavirus is being used by authoritarian…
Iftar takeaway or home delivery offer at Amari Dhaka
Dhaka – Considering the current pandemic –Covid-19, Amari Dhaka has come up with with some exclusive take away or home delivery set and a la carte menus; the dishes are meticulously selected and prepared considering the long fasting days so…
A Marshall Plan for Europe—or a Draghi plan?
by Carlo Spagnolo on 22nd April 2020 Decades of neoliberal inculcation have deprived the political class of the historical memory needed to derive the new Marshall plan today’s crisis demands. A hope is haunting Europe—the hope of a Marshall Plan…
1,030 file for election as Mayor or Councillor in Dhaka
Dhaka, Dec 31 – A total of 1,030 aspiring candidates submitted their nomination papers to the Returning Officers (RO) to be candidates of the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls scheduled on January 30.
Limit global warming or face irreversible impacts: C’wealth
By Desmond Brown MADRID, Dec 12 2019 (IPS) – Commonwealth countries, including those in the Caribbean, continue to push for more ambition, following reports that a few very influential parties have stymied efforts to respond to the climate emergency.
Trump invited to attend impeachment hearing or ‘stop complaining’
Congress has invited US President Donald Trump to its first impeachment hearing on 4 December. Jerrold Nadler, the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Mr Trump could either attend or “stop complaining about the process”.
Was intent to kill Abrar or just beat him: police inquiring
Dhaka, Oct 14 – Police yesterday said that Abrar Fahad, who was a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), was beaten to death on suspicions of being a Chhatra Shibir member.