Dr SR Lasker Library of East West University (EWU) hosted the three-day 17th International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics (WIS) on the EWU campus in the city, says a statement. The conference was organised by COLLNET in association with...
Yasir Wardad from Dubai | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh on Sunday extended its firm support for the 50:50 fund allocation for climate acclimatisation taking in account both adaptation and mitigation.The announcement for the support came at the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties of the United...
Police have sent Adam Tamizi Haque, the recently-arrested managing director of biscuit-maker AT Haque Limited, to a doctor to ensure the stability of his mental health, reports bdnews24.com.He will undergo an interrogation once the doctor declares him mentally stable, Dhaka...
A Dhaka court has sentenced 25 activists of the BNP and its affiliate organisations to three years in jail each for vandalism, reports bdnews24.com.Among the convicts are Md Taijuddin aka 'Lomba' Taiju, the president of the ward No. 68 BNP...
Members of the Election Expert Mission from the European Union (EU) had a meeting with Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President Hasanul Haq Inu on Saturday, reports UNB.The one and a half an hour long meeting was held at the residence of...
As many as 56 aspirants got back their candidature on the first day as the Election Commission on Sunday started hearing the appeals filed by aggrieved aspirants against the decisions of the returning officers over the nomination papers, reports UNB.On...
Stating that Bangladesh 'ranks first' in the world in terms of human rights violation, BNP senior leader Selima Rahman on Sunday urged the country's people not to cooperate with the Awami League (AL) government, reports UNB.The BNP leader came up...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP has set a record of human rights violation, which is unprecedented in contemporary world, reports BSS."The worst instance that BNP has set in human rights violations in this country would...
The government's effort has been continuing to bring back convicted war criminals Chowdhury Mueen Uddin from the UK and Ashrafuzzaman Khan from the US."We are maintaining constant communication with these two countries and working as part of the efforts to...
A scuffle erupts after someone jumps the queue for subsidised onions sold from a TCB truck in Dhaka's Abdul Gani Road area on Sunday. The recent surge in onion prices, a sensitive cooking staple which can trigger mass discontent, has...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
The 11th spell of a 36-hour road-rail-waterway blockade across the country called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies will start at 6.00am tomorrow (Tuesday) to press for immediate resignation of the Awami League government.BNP Senior Joint Secretary...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has advised its members to refrain from conducting business with Topland International (HK) and its parent company, Celebrity Pink, due to alleged contractual breaches.In a circular issued on December 5, the apex...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip , Dec 10 (AP): Heavy fighting raged Sunday across Gaza, including in the devastated north, as Israel pressed ahead with its offensive after the U.S. blocked the latest international push for a cease-fire and rushed more...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
To overcome the current business challenges, the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has come up with a number of demands including a unified US dollar exchange rate for export and remittance earnings, an increase in the letter of credit (L/C)...
A joint statement from diplomatic missions in Dhaka on Sunday reconfirmed their support and solidarity with those who work to defend and advance human rights, fundamental freedom, and equality for all, reports UNB.The missions highlighted the fundamental role democracy plays...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
The government is weighing options for using LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) in the industrial sector as an alternative source of energy amid the prevailing supply crunch of natural gas.The ministry of power, energy and mineral resources has already formed a...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
The commerce ministry is working to stabilise onion prices after they crossed Tk 200 per kg in the local market following India's extension of an export ban on Friday.The ministry's skyrocketing-price countermeasures include diplomatic outreach to India, tasking deputy commissioners...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh has found the presence of oil deposit in Sylhet-10 onshore gas well, according to an official disclosure made Sunday. Some 70 barrels of oil flowed in two hours in a depth between 1,397 metres and 1445 metres of the...
FE Report | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
The government would propose an expansionary economic policy in the next budget but at the same time with a target to maintain inflation below 6.0 per cent in fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, Finance Secretary Dr Khairuzzaman Mozumder said on Sunday.Higher...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
Steep inflation and weakened local currency are eroding the real value of wealth as the double-pronged depletion bites into the pockets or saved funds, economists say and cite its divisive social impact. The rate of inflation (food inflation) topped over...
In today's fast-paced world, we often overlook children's mental health. Mental health has an important role to play in the life of children. We, however, are not as conscious about their mental health as we are about physical health. Sometimes,...
Many business schools around the world prefer applicants with work experience. Although it is not a fixed rule, such experience is essential for two-year MBA programme abroad as it gives a better understanding of businesses. It also enhances leadership skills...
Neil Ray | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
The friendship as delineated in the fable of a fox and a crane could not be more appropriate for the relationship between two cricket teams, one hosting the other. While the fox invited his friend crane to offer a delicacy...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
Should Artificial Intelligence (AI) be regulated? Heated debate has been ongoing on the issue. In many cases, the fear of AI's potential for not only equalling humans in intelligence, but even surpassing them lies behind the call for regulating the...
Muhammad Zamir | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
The European Union as well as some other environmental analysts and climatologists in the UK, USA and Canada have been carefully monitoring climate change and variability as an important global phenomenon. In this context the EU analysts have noted recently...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2023-12-11 00:00:00
COP 28 (28th UN Climate Summit in Dubai) has been engaged in debates on various ways of Green House Gas (GHG) emission reduction in the atmosphere for decelerating the global warming and climate change. Participants (governments, financial institutes, private sector...
Barrister Mainul Hosein, former adviser to a caretaker government, passed away on Saturday. He was 83, reports UNB. Hosein, also the publisher of the daily newspaper The New Nation, breathed his last at the Evercare Hospital Dhaka around 6 pm,...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-12-10 12:00:00
The dream of the people of Chattogram has come true. The 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel' is now a reality. The first ever tunnel of the country under the river Karnaphuli has ushered in a new era for the communication...
Yasir Wardad from Dubai | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh on Saturday officially highlighted its funding gap of US $5.5 billion for the implementation of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) considering the climate change impact.Bangladesh Environment and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin made the pledge at the 28th...
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