Z A M Khairuzzaman : Climate change is one of the most important issues of our time. According to the...
Day: May 23, 2024
Staff Reporter : The General Secretary of the ruling Awami League, Obaidul Quader, has criticised recent remarks made by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir concerning the murder of Member of Parliament Anwarul Azim Anar. Quader condemned Fakhrul’s comments, which implicated India’s involvement in the tragic event, describing them as inappropriate and unfounded. “Fakhrul’s comments involving friendly nation India in Anar’s murder are not appropriate,” Quader stated and alleged that BNP leaders are spreading falsehood over the issue. Quader...
UNB : Backlog of cases can be reduced with proper legal advice, Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan said on Wednesday. “And lawyers can play an important role in decluttering cases,” he said. The Chief Justice was speaking while inaugurating a restroom called ‘Naya Kunj’ for people who come to seek legal assistance at Lalmonirhat Court this morning. Nowadays, people sue over trivial incidents. It is better to settle these issues socially, but it is not happening, he said. “It is possible...
Business Report : With a vision to improve nationwide power grid frequency, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Power Division jointly organised a workshop at the Power Division on Sunday. Md Habibur Rahman, BPAA, senior secretary of Power Division, Md Mahbubur Rahman, chairman of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and Ichiguchi Tomohide, chief Representative of JICA Bangladesh office, attended the workshop along with relevant officials from the government and development partners. Following the grid failure and countrywide blackout...
Staff Reporter : Jahangir Kabir Nanak, a prominent member of the Awami League presidium and the Minister of Textiles and Jute, delivered a pointed critique of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman on Monday. Nanak alleged that Ziaur Rahman aimed to eliminate the Awami League to secure his authority permanently. “However, when our leader Sheikh Hasina returned to the country in 1981, we saw a new determination,” Nanak said during a meeting with Dinajpur District Awami League leaders at Dinajpur Circuit House....
Staff Reporter : Boro paddy farmers in Bangladesh are facing financial hardship as the current wholesale prices of boro paddy...
AFP : At least 85 people have died in a single hospital in the Darfur city of El-Fasher since fighting reignited between Sudan’s warring parties on May 10, medical charity Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday. On Monday alone, nine of 60 casualties received at Southern Hospital — El-Fasher’s only remaining medical facility — had died of their wounds, said Claire Nicolet, head of the charity’s Sudan emergency programme. In the period since the fighting erupted in the North Darfur state...
UNB : Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Wednesday said UCEP Bangladesh (Underprivileged Children’s Educational Programme, Bangladesh) has been working to create skilled human resources. She made this remark while addressing a function organised on the occasion of USEP’s golden jubilee at Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Convention Hall at Shahbagh in the city. The Speaker said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working for development and protection of children as well as building them as human resources. “The demographic dividend...
Entertainment Report : Filmmaker Shafiqul Alam’s debut movie titled ‘Sushagotom’ is soon to hit theatres across the country. Despite the impending release, lead actors Orchita Sporshia and Nirab Hossain have been noticeably absent from promotional activities, prompting accusations of non-cooperation from the director. ‘Shushagotom’ a movie about a village girl aspiring to become an airplane pilot, is set for release on May 24 as announced by the production company Bonbithi Movies. According to the director Shafiqul Alam, the promotional campaign...
BSS : The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has urged all concerned to properly clean waste of sacrificial animals and dispose of those in designated places during upcoming Eid-ul-Azha aiming to protect environment and public health. Also, all have been requested not to slaughter animals indiscriminately and ensure proper personal protection during the entire process of sacrifice during the Eid. The ministry made call at an inter-ministerial meeting held at Bangladesh Secretariat, a ministry press release said. The...