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Rohingyas are not looking to stay forever in Bangladesh: IOM DG
Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope yesterday said making the Rohingyas more self-reliant with a much more comprehensive approach does not mean that they will stay in Bangladesh forever
Bangladesh seeks preferential trade benefits to British market until 2032
Bangladesh has sought preferential and duty-free quota-free market access for Bangladeshi exportable, including apparel, into the British market until 2032 to support sustainable transition
Surprised to see how protesters in US being brutally suppressed: foreign minister
Referring to brutality on the pro-Palestinian protesters on the US campuses, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said he is willing to know the reaction to the brutality from those who issued statements when Hero Alam was punched in Bangladesh
JL leader sentenced to 10 years in arms case
A Mymensingh court yesterday sentenced a Jubo League leader to 10 years in jail in an arms case
Bangladesh's clean energy goal still a far cry
Although renewable energy saw a significant growth last year, accounting for more than 30 percent of the world's electricity for the first time last year, Bangladesh generates only 1.5 percent of electricity from renewables
A bright light went out too soon
21 years old award-winning scientist dies in road accident
Zohra Islam: An unwitting maestro
Zohra’s paintings are adorning walls of people around the world, and are a constant reminder of her cheerful nature. She moved into her Gulshan residence in the year 2000, and continued painting again, along with couple of friends engaging a new art teacher. She stopped painting in 2010.
A perfect cup of literary ‘saa’
Priyanka Taslim greets me with a gentle smile as we meet over Zoom. She is eloquent and our conversation flows organically, akin to an adda over a cup of saa (cha).
A classic we want you to revisit this week
To commemorate the birth anniversary of Satyajit Ray, consider reading Ekei Bole Shooting (1979), a personal narrative chronicling the auteur’s making of his movie masterpiece Pather Panchali (1955).
Fragile Threads of Power Tor Books, 2023
Set to begin after V. E. Schwab’s Shades of Magic series, this book catapults us back into a world full of magic, now introducing us to new characters and another adventure packed plot.
Should this lost novel have been found?
Articles on Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s last novel to be published by his sons against the author’s wishes built up my anticipation and I couldn’t wait for April to arrive. Thanks to Bookworm, I got my copy the moment they had it in store and I read it twice. It didn’t impress me the first time as it was just a string of chapters describing how a promiscuous woman drove herself into the arms of different men on her annual August 16 visits to a Caribbean island.
Patients, medics flee major Rafah hospital
Fearful medics and patients are fleeing a hospital in Rafah and transfers of the sick and injured via a border crossing with Egypt are at a standstill due to Israel’s military operation, doctors and residents said.
China, Serbia agree to follow a ‘shared future’
China and Serbia yesterday agreed to follow a “shared future” as President Xi Jinping visited the Balkan country, part of his bid to forge stronger relations with allies at the edge of the European Union.
HK court bans protest anthem
Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal yesterday granted an application by the government to ban a protest anthem called “Glory to Hong Kong”, overturning a lower court judgment that had rejected such a ban because of its possible “chilling effects” on free speech.
BJP deletes X post accused of targeting Muslims
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party yesterday deleted a cartoon video posted on social media platform X that was criticised for targeting Muslims during an ongoing national election.
Afghan blast kills 3 Taliban security personnel
Three Taliban security personnel were killed when a motorcycle carrying an explosive device blew up near a military vehicle in northern Afghanistan being used in opium poppy eradication operations, an interior ministry spokesman said yesterday.
New blow for PM Sunak
Britain’s ruling Conservatives yesterday suffered their second defection to the main opposition Labour party in as many weeks, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Wife of ex-Pak PM moved to jail on her request
A court in Pakistan yesterday granted a request by the wife of former prime minister Imran Khan to be moved to jail, her lawyer said, instead of the house arrest ordered by the government.
Australia raises minimum savings for student visa
Australia said yesterday it would raise the amount of savings international students will need to get a visa and warned several colleges of fraudulent student recruitment practices, as part of efforts to rein in migration.
A road to suffering
Sajjadul Kabir, a private company employee, has to commute to Motijheel’s Shapla Chattar area every day from Old Dhaka’s Dhalkanagar.
Do not do anything to hurt religious sentiments
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked all not to do anything that goes against religious sentiments.
Climate Smart Gardening: A source of nutrition for many poor families
Marium Begum and her husband Abdul Barek have nothing else but only six decimals of land as their asset.
Clean energy goal a far cry
Although renewable energy saw a significant growth last year, accounting for more than 30 percent of the world’s electricity for the first time last year, Bangladesh generates only 1.5 percent of electricity from renewables.
HC refuses to grant bail to prime accused
The High Court yesterday refused to grant bail to suspended UP chairman Mahmudul Alam Babu, the prime accused in the Jamalpur journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim murder case.
Tk 6cr Rajuk building lies vacant for 3yrs
Constructed at an expense of Tk 6 crore, the 10-storey Hatirjheel Car Parking and Management Building of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has been lying vacant for three years.
7 cops, 5 others sued in Dhaka
Seven police personnel and five others have been sued under Torture and Custodial Death (Prohibition) Act on charge of torturing a man to death.
When learning becomes life-threatening
At least 169 out of 798 government primary schools in Barguna district are in a dilapidated condition.
Rise of a Nation
“We hardly hear people talking about how lucky we are to be an independent nation. How incredible it is that we earned our freedom. Without understanding the trauma and struggles we endured to earn our freedom, the new generation cannot truly appreciate it.”
No cattle markets at Aftabnagar
The High Court yesterday stayed the process for setting up cattle markets at Aftabnagar in the capital on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Azha.
Rezia Arefin’s death anniv
Today is the 15th death anniversary of Rezia Arefin, wife of the late Shamsul Arefin of T Hossain Bari, Nabiganj, Narayanganj, said a press release.
Jhenaidah-1 by-election on June 5
The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the Election Commission to hold the by-elections to Jhenaidah-1 constituency, which was scheduled to be held on June 5.
ULAB holds 7th convocation
The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) held its 7th convocation on May 7 at the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center, said a press release.
Twelve boats capsize due to nor’wester
At least 12 boats capsized near Moheshkhali, Banshkhali, and Anwara at the Bay of Bengal due to a nor’wester yesterday morning. Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 26 boatmen who were adrift in the bay after the boats capsized.
Offshore Oil, Gas Exploration: 7 foreign firms bought tenders so far
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said yesterday that seven international companies have so far bought tenders to participate in oil and gas exploration in the Bay of Bengal.
Bailey Road Blaze: ‘Kacchi Bhai’ owner placed on 2-day remand
A Dhaka court yesterday placed Sohel Siraj, owner of “Kacchi Bhai” restaurant, on a two-day police remand in connection with a case filed over the deadly fire at the Green Cozy Cottage shopping mall on Bailey Road in Dhaka on February 29 that claimed 46 lives.
2 Bangladeshi men shot dead by BSF
Two Bangladeshi men were shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) in Panchagarh’s Tetulia upazila early yesterday, said Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
Astrazeneca Shots: Survey to determine ‘side effects’
Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen said yesterday that the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is conducting a survey to determine whether recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Bangladesh are exhibiting any side effects.
AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine globally
AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines” since the pandemic.
Gaza Protest: Dozens detained at Sorbonne Univ in Paris
French police detained 86 people following an operation to remove students staging a pro-Palestinian occupation at the Sorbonne university in Paris, prosecutors said yesterday.
Battles rage around Rafah
Israel bombarded the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah, as talks resumed yesterday in Cairo aimed at agreeing the terms of a truce in the seven-month offensive.
Chicken price soars by up to Tk 50 a kg in a month
The price of chicken, a staple source of animal protein for many, has increased by Tk 40-50 per kg in a month, causing frustration to low-income families.
BRTA Advisory Council: Maiden meeting comes 7 years after inception
A section of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) Act-2017 specifies formation of an advisory council under the leadership of the road transport and bridges minister.
Cops clueless about Bacchu’s whereabouts
Law enforcers have no idea where former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu is even though a Dhaka court has so far issued 52 warrants for him in as many cases since February 28.
Low turnout in local polls too
The first phase of upazila parishad polls in 139 upazilas across the country yesterday saw low turnouts amid some incidents of violence and irregularities.
IMF prescribes more banking reforms, subsidy cuts
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) emphasised on more reforms of the banking sector and tax revenue collection, and reducing subsidies to turn the economy around.
ME conflict may further hurt our economy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told parliament yesterday that along with the whole world, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East may affect Bangladesh socially, politically, and economically.
Three difficult choices to heal economy
Bangladesh yesterday made three major decisions to cushion the economy against critical risks such as stubborn inflation and depletion of foreign currency reserves.
Nearly 80% of households have no access to credit: report
Nearly 80 percent of households of plainland ethnic minority communities have no access to credit, be it formal or informal sources, as per a new study made public yesterday.
