The ruling Awami League (AL) has told the United Nations (UN) that the issue of human rights violation is being used as a tool of political propaganda in Bangladesh, reports, BSS.The ruling party said this when an AL delegation met...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) should pay attention to Palestine and Myanmar, reports UNB.He said it would have been better if the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle...
In tune with UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, BNP on Thursday demanded an independent investigation into the incidents of human rights violations, including enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, under the supervision of the UN, reports UNB."More than 600 political...
KUSHTIA, Aug 18 (UNB): A member of Osmanpur Union Parishad in Khoksa upazila in Kushtia was shot allegedly by his rivals on Wednesday.Ward-1 member of Osmanpur UP, Hayder Ali, 50, was returning from Awami League's anti-militancy rally when some miscreants...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday warned the BNP leaders that none can assume power through conspiracy and killing, reports BSS."You (BNP leaders) can kill someone by hatching plots but will not be able to assume power," he...
Light to moderate rain/showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna, Barishal, Rajshahi & Dhaka divisions and at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls...
After a marked improvement in the past week, Dhaka's air quality slipped back to the 'unhealthy' zone on Thursday morning, reports UNB. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 137 at 8.44am, the metropolis ranked fourth in the list...
Ninety-three more people were hospitalised with dengue - a viral infection - in the 24 hours to Thursday morning as cases have continued to increase in Bangladesh, reports UNB.Eighty-one new patients were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 12...
FE REPORT A fire incident that occurred at a packaging factory in Matuail College Road area of the capital on Thursday morning was brought under control after five hours' frantic efforts.Duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense Rozina Akter...
One more person died from Covid, and 170 tested positive for the virus in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, reports UNBWhile the country's total fatalities reached 29,315, the new number took its caseload to 2,009,604, according to...
Vice Chancellor of International Standard University Prof Dr Abdul Awal Khan and Chairman of Board of Trustees of the university Engr AKM Mosharraf Hussain, among others, at a discussion on its Mohakhali campus in the city on Monday, marking the...
Brigedier General Neelima Akhter, chairman of Drug Abuse and Illegal Trafficking Prevention Committee and dean of Faculty of Medical Studies of Bangladesh University of Professionals, speaking at a seminar on Drug Abuse-Awareness and Prevention at the university recently
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CHATTOGRAM, Aug 18: 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel' at the bottom of the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram will be opened for traffic by the end of the current year (2022), project insiders expect, as around 90 per cent of the...
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Hospitals in Dhaka nowadays have to cope with pressure of an increasing number of patients with respiratory diseases mainly caused by the unhealthy air of the city, say chest disease specialists and air experts.Air index shows Dhaka air remains a...
PARIS, Aug 18 (AFP): The world would save nearly 700 million tonnes of carbon pollution each year -- more than Canada's annual emissions -- if every person adopted the Dutch way of life and cycled on a daily basis, new...
AO PAULO, Aug 18 (Reuters): South American e-commerce giant Mercado-Libre Inc on Thursday announced the creation of a new cryptocurrency called MercadoCoin, which will be implemented in Brazil as part of its loyalty programme.MercadoLibre told a news conference that clients...
JEDDAH, Aug 18 (Arab News): Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan have signed over 10 investment agreements, worth over SR45 billion ($12 billion), during a meeting of the Saudi-Uzbek Business Council in Jeddah on Wednesday.The agreements cover various sectors and include a...
Sri Lanka will ask Japan to invite the Indian Ocean island's main creditor nations, including China and India, to talks on bilateral debt restructuring, as it seeks a way out of its worst economic crisis in decades, its president said...
The 11th edition of Commward -- a platform for appreciation on excellent marketing and communication works, was held recently. Asiatic 3sixty has once again set an example of excellence in marketing and communication by winning a total of 37 awards...
Adviser to the Prime Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has expressed optimism to overcome the ongoing power and energy crisis in the country created due to Russia-Ukraine war, reports UNB.The Energy Adviser was speaking at...
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The embattled Dhaka BRT Company Limited is set to hold eight annual general meetings (AGMs) in a single day on Friday to fulfil its legal obligations.The trouble Gazipur-Airport BRT (bus rapid transit) line has been built under the state-backed company.Although...
NRBC Bank conducted 15 different activities on the occasion of National Mourning Day. A discussion was organised at its Kishoreganj branch premises on Wednesday with Kishoreganj District Council Chairman Advocate Zillur Rahman inaugurating it as the chief guest. Chairman of...
Rural tourism would play a vital role in reduction of rural poverty through generation of jobs, said Rural Development and Cooperatives Division Secretary Md Mashiur Rahman at a function on Wednesday.He was presiding over a seminar on Mujib's Bangladesh: Role...
GENEVA, Aug 18 (AFP): The Swiss Basel-Stadt region said Thursday it would launch a pilot trial next month for the legal sale of cannabis, marking a first step in Switzerland towards possible legalisation.The northern canton said in a statement that...
PUTRAJAYA, (Malaysia), Aug 18 (AFP): Malaysia's top court on Thursday began hearing ex-leader Najib Razak's appeal to overturn his jail sentence for corruption in a high-stakes legal gambit that could see him locked up or potentially launching a political comeback.The...
TOKYO, Aug 18 (AFP): Tokyo stocks closed lower on Thursday as investors locked in profits following falls on Wall Street.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.96 percent, or 280.63 points, to 28,942.14, while the broader Topix index ended down 0.82...
Indian equity benchmarks reversed losses and ended with gains, extending their bull run into the fifth straight week, bucking a global sell-off in risk assets, a day after minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting pointed to rates staying higher...
DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters): Emirati artificial intelligence firm G42, chaired by the Gulf state's national security advisor, on Thursday launched a $10 billion fund to invest in late-stage technology companies.G42, which also counts Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala as...
LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters): Asset managers are tightening controls on personal communication tools such as WhatsApp as they join banks in trying to ensure employees play by the rules when they do business with clients remotely.Regulators had already begun to...
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