EGYPT will host this year鈥檚 D-8 Summit (Developing-8) Organisation for Economic Cooperation, bringing together leaders from member states, namely Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey, targeting talks on boosting trade, investment, exports, and economic collaboration among each member. Meanwhile...
THE judicial system in Bangladesh is crying out for reform. No government so far has taken any effective step in this regard. Following the July-August uprising, the interim government was formed, which shouldered the high aspirations of the people and accordingly formed a number of commissions to materialise people鈥檚 aspirations, including...
Bangladesh鈥檚 newly appointed ambassador to Italy ATM Rokebul Haque stressed the need of more effective role of FAO for uninterrupted exports of agriculture goods during global emergencies and disasters, sidestepping export restrictions by any country...
The teachers of the ibtedayi madrassahs at a discussion in the capital on Saturday demanded nationalisation of their madrassahs...
Private universities-based sociocultural organisation Agnisetu at a meeting in Dhaka on Saturday formed its 16-member executive committee with Nabin Abtahi as president and Maruf Hasan Bhuyan as general secretary...
Three students of Islamic University of Technology, run and funded by Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, were killed and three others were injured as a bus carrying them became electrified when it came into contact with a high-voltage power cable in Gazipur鈥檚 Sreepur upazila on Saturday morning.
Nearly 230 health workers have been killed in Lebanon since the start of Israel鈥檚 war in Gaza following the October 7 attacks last year, the World Health Organisation said Friday.
Swadhin Bangladesh Chhatra Sangsad, a new student organisation, has been launched at Dhaka University...
The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday asked the investigation agency to conclude in a month its probe into allegations of crimes against humanity brought against eight former high-profile law enforcement officials, including former inspector general of police...
Speakers, including diplomats, researchers and a politician, at a geopolitical conference in Dhaka on Monday criticised the 鈥榮elective鈥� approach of global powers as regards human rights issues, accusing them of maintaining a 鈥榙ouble standard鈥�...
BANGLADESH has a dynamic deltaic system that is historically famous for its rich and thriving civilisation. The Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna basins are one of the largest deltaic systems in the world, and about 25 per cent of global silts reach the banks of Bangladesh. Bengal was known as the Abde Jannat (the nation of paradise) for its abundance...
Politicians, academics and officials at a geopolitical conference in Dhaka on Sunday called for a free and open Indo-Pacific without dominance of any individual country while...
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumer Association on Sunday called for a public hearing on recently drafted non-geostationary orbit satellite services operator licensing guideline...
The interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Saturday called upon all concerned to create a new civilisation, saying that the present civilisation had become disastrous for humankind.
The third edition of the three-day 鈥楤ay of Bengal Conversation鈥� begins at a hotel in Dhaka today with diplomats, academics, researchers, policymakers and journalists from home and abroad...
The Committee on Freedom of Association of the International Labour Organisation urged the government of Bangladesh to ensure that the case of Grameenphone Employees Union pending before a labour court in Dhaka is concluded without further delay...
Youths in Europe, Canada and Central Asia feel less family support and more school pressure than before, the World Health Organisation warned Wednesday, urging countries to improve teens鈥� social environments...
Three people were killed in a road accident on Satkhira-Khulna highway in Satkhira Sadar upazila on early Thursday, said police...
The World Health Organisation said Friday it was deeply concerned about Israeli attacks hitting healthcare workers and facilities in Lebanon, in its war against Hezbollah.
THE absence of a legal definition of caregiving and no legal framework as yet for the protection of caregivers have held back the sector that is said to have the potential to create about seven million jobs by 2035. Insufficient investments and an incomplete legislative framework for care work are listed as significant challenges in the sector, as a study...
Bangladesh鈥檚 caregiving sector has the potential to create about seven million new jobs by 2035, but the sector has been facing significant challenges, including insufficient investment and an incomplete legislative framework for care work, according to an International Labour Organisation study...
POLLUTION, especially air pollution, has for long been a major cause for concern for public health and yet, the authorities have consistently remained nonchalant to the issues. Air pollution has, meanwhile, been a threat to city dwellers as air quality in cities, especially Dhaka, has deteriorated. Certain city areas are more affected by air pollution. The photograph...
The World Health Organisation chief warned Saturday of a disastrous situation in the north of war-ravaged Gaza, with 鈥榠ntensive military operations unfolding around and within healthcare facilities鈥�...
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, has developed a handbook to guide companies in applying the OECD due diligence framework to support living incomes and living wages in global supply chains...
There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the shortage jeopardising work to stop the disease's spread.
An explosion has killed more than 140 people in northern Nigeria as crowds rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker, officials said on Wednesday.
I WAS reading an article by my senior, Commodore Abdur Razzak, about 鈥楩orces Goal 2030 and Beyond鈥� in 抖阴精品, and it took me back, back to the 1990s, when the question was always the same. Could we win if, say, other, neighbouring countries invade us? Could we meaningfully contribute to national development? It was as if these doubts were...
Global goods trade is on course for modest growth throughout 2024 and 2025, despite risks emanating from the conflict in the Middle East, the World Trade Organisation forecast Thursday...
Dhaka has requested the International Organisation for Migration to arrange chartered flights to bring back Bangladeshis willing to leave Lebanon amid airstrikes by Israel on the...
BANGLADESH became an independent nation-state in 1971. In its 53 years of Journey, Bangladesh has many success stories to tell, from being considered a bottomless basket to an emerging economy. Globalisation brought enormous opportunities for Bangladesh. Our economic successes have been pivoted on two footsolders: 4.22 million garment...