Martyred Intellectuals Day Friday
Dhaka, Dec 13 – The nation will observe the Martyred Intellectuals Day on Friday to commemorate…
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Nonrecorded Filipino workers assistance program ends Tuesday
The deadline for illegal Filipino workers, including housemaids, to benefit from their country’s Financial Assistance…
Begum Rokeya Day observed at RU
Rajshahi, Dec 9 – The Begum Rokeya Day, organized by Rajshahi University Drama Association (RUDA), …
No family feud in the name of realising rights: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the country’s women not to create problems in…
Pioneer of women’s rights Begum Rokeya being recalled Sunday
Dhaka, Dec 9 – The Begum Rokeya Day is being observed marking the 138th birth…
Ending sexual harassment in the work place
Ten years ago when I set out on a career in media, my dream was…
Gender violence eradication is vital to state security
By Richard Barathe Panama City, Panama, Dec 6 2018 (IPS) – María is a 35-year…
Evil triumphs when good people do nothing
Corporal punishment is a form of bullying by a ‘teacher’ and it should be remembered…
Artificial Intelligence’s Ethical Implications
We cannot banalize the power and importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in the modern economy.…
Docs show Facebook used user data as competitive weapon
Internal Facebook documents released by a U.K. parliamentary committee offer the clearest evidence yet that…
Bangladeshi women suffer from domestic violence: Study
Two of every three women, around 66 percent, have suffered from domestic violence and 72.7…
EC to take steps to bring female voters to polling centres
Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam on Tuesday said all necessary measures will be taken to ensure…
Get ready for COP24: Transition to a sustainable future
By Manuela Matthess Berlin, Dec 3 2018 (IPS) – COP24 is the time for g…
The liberal delusion
There’s this prevalent idea that we have to take a firm stand against right-wing populism.…
Case filed over Tabligh Jamaat’s factional clashes
Gazipur, Dec 3 – A case has been filed for obstructing police from performing their…
Month-long group art exhibition at Bay’s Galleria Friday
Radius Centre is going to re-launch the Art Gallery with a month-long group art exhibit…
11-month girl fatally hit by neighbour on back dies: 2 held
An 11-month-old baby girl, who was slapped allegedly by a neighbour at Khalishapur village in…
One killed, 200 injured in Tabligh’Jamaat factional clash
One person was killed and over 200 people were injured in a series of clashes…
PM mourns Liberation War veteran Taramon Bibi’s death
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of…
Bd war veteran Bir Protik Taramon Bibi passes away
Taramon Bibi, a Bir Protik, passed away at her home at Shankar Madhobpur village in…
Tabligh Jamaat factional clash jams Dhaka’s airport road
The vehicular movement on the western side of the busy Airport Road remained halted from…
MRFB urges govt to ensure equal rights for minorities
Minorities Rights Forum Bangladesh (MRFB) on Friday urged the government to ensure standard living, rights,…
Why inequality matters
There was a time, not long ago, when most economists did not consider inequality in…
Living with Climate Change
By Patrick V. Verkooijen ROTTERDAM – For anyone still undecided about the consequences of global…
Gender and the Arab City
By Lina Abirafeh BEIRUT – One of the top priorities for the United Nations Sustainable…
The bleak fate of the Amazon
Paulo Artaxo SÃO PAULO – Last month, a deeply divided Brazil voted to elect its…
6 Bd RMG units lead fight workplace violence against women
Dhaka, November 22, 2018 – This year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against…
Oldest US military survivor of Pearl Harbor dies at age 106
Ray Chavez, the oldest U.S. military survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl…
Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed
Dhaka, Nov 21 – Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad…
Dr Kamal joins Eid-e-miladdunnabi mahfil at Bangabhaban
Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain joined a milad mahfil hosted by President Abdul Hamid…