Al Jazeera : One out of every 69 people on Earth is now displaced. That is about 120 million people, or 1.5 percent of the world’s population, who have been uprooted from their homes. Behind these numbers are countless human stories of families separated, livelihoods lost and communities shattered. Sixty-eight million of those are internally displaced within their own countries. The rest are refugees in need of protection (43.4 million) and people who are seeking asylum (6.9 million), according to...
Day: June 21, 2024
Chattogram Bureau : The oath-taking and installation ceremony of the newly elected committee of the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) Chattogram District unit was held in the port city on Monday. The programme took place at a community centre in the city’s Love Lane area at around 1:30 pm. BAJUS Central Committee General Secretary Badal Chandra Roy was present as the chief guest, while BAJUS Chattogram District unit President Jishu Banik presided over the event. BAJUS Chattogram District unit General Secretary...
Reuters : US President Joe Biden’s main re-election SuperPAC is raising millions of dollars to try to solve a problem vexing Democrats: how to compete with Republican Donald Trump’s social media machine that spits out a wall of viral videos. The previously unreported effort by the highly-secretive Future Forward USA Action underscores broad concerns among Democrats and Biden donors that he and his campaign are losing a viral-video war with the Republican Party, which relentlessly portrays him as too old...
Baraigram (Natore) Correspondent : Dr. Siddiur Rahman Patwari, Member of Parliament for Natore-4, sacrificed two bulls in the names of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha in Baraigram Upazila, Natore. On Eid day, he personally distributed 600 grams of meat each to approximately 1,500 people of all religions in front of Patwari General Hospital at around 4 PM. The total meat from the two bulls weighed 880 kg. Additionally, he sacrificed another...
BSS, Rajshahi : All the government, semi-government and private offices including bank and financial institutions resumed today after the three-day Eid vacation and a two-day weekend. Attendance at the City Bhaban, the offices of divisional commissioner and deputy commissioner, Rail Bhaban, water development board, sericulture building, RAKUB headquarters, RDA Bhaban, Barendra Bhaban, RMP headquarters and Roads and Highway building was thin as more than half of the officers and employees did not return yet from their native homes. Sources concerned...
Md. Shawkat Alam Faisal : In recent years, global climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of natural disasters. One such disaster, Cyclone Remal, has wreaked havoc in Bangladesh, a country that frequently faces the wrath of nature. However, a disturbing trend has emerged: while one part of the country grapples with the cyclone’s devastation, another part seems to revel in the heavy winds and torrential rains. This paradox raises significant questions about societal empathy and collective responsibility. Cyclone...
Agency : Phil Salt thrashed a brilliant 87 not out off just 47 balls as defending champions England romped to an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in their T20 World Cup (WC) Super Eight clash on Thursday. Salt smashed seven fours and five sixes during a swashbuckling innings at the Daren Sammy National Stadium in St. Lucia while Jonny Bairstow hit an unbeaten 48 as England finished on 181-2 off 17.3 overs after earlier restricting the West Indies to...
Business Desk : Midland Bank PLC, a 4th generation Private Commercial Bank in the country, completed11thyear of its commercial operation on 20th June, 2024. On this occasion, Md. Ahsan-uz Zaman, Managing Director along with the Senior Management Members, Divisional Heads of the Bank held a ‘dua’ session in the Board Room of the Bank at Gulshan-2, Dhaka at a simple ceremony. Md. Ahsan-uz Zaman, Managing Director in his speech conveyed best wishes and thanks to all for the successful completion...
City Desk : After the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, people have gradually started returning to Dhaka to join their workplaces, while many who could not go to their hometowns or villages before Eid are still leaving the capital. At Kamalapur Railway Station on Thursday, there were more passengers who were leaving Dhaka than those returning after the holidays. Shamsul Huda, whose office is in Dhaka, was going to Rajshahi to spend some time with his family. “We do not have the opportunity...
Business Report : Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Thursday also witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 82.75 points or 1.60 per cent to settle at 5244.13. The DSE 30 Index, comprising blue chips, and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 31.34 points to finish at 1875.48 and 2.20 points...