November 12, 2019 – (Des Moines, IA) – The World Food Prize Foundation, the foremost international organization recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world, announced today that Barbara Stinson has been named President of the organization, effective January 4, 2020. Read More »
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh were eliminated from the first Bangamata Asian Senior Women’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship after conceding 2nd defeat losing to Nepal by 0-3 sets (7-25, 6-25, 6-25 points) in their 3rd match at Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday. With the 3rd successive win, Nepal reached the final of the five-nation meet. Sunita ... Read More »
Dhaka – The eight-nation ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup’2019 will begin on Thursday (Nov 14) at three different venues in Cox’s Bazar, Savar and Mirpur. Bangladesh have been placed in Group B along with runners-up India, Hong Kong and Nepal while Group A team comprises defending champions Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Oman. Manager (Game, Development and HP) Abu Enam ... Read More »
Khulna – The maiden Sheikh Russel International Club Cup Tennis Tournament’2019, jointly organised by Khulna District Administration and Khulna Officers Club, begins on Wednesday at Circuit House tennis court here. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the six-day meet through a video conference at 10:30 am from the Gana Bhaban. A total of 64 tennis players from 18 countries — ... Read More »
Accusing the ruling party of destroying the Liberation War spirit, BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Tuesday said Awami League no longer represents the country’s independence as it is filled with intruders. “Awami League, I think, has no as many freedom fighters as BNP has. They (AL) themselves are saying their party is filled with intruders. This means intruders are ... Read More »
At least 16 passengers were killed and over 100 others injured in a fatal collision between two trains on Dhaka-Chattogram route in Mandbagh Railway Station in Kasba upazila early Tuesday. The deadly collision between Dhaka-bound Turna Nishita Express from Chattogram and Chattogram-bound Udayan Express from Sylhet took place around 3am, said Deputy Commissioner Hayat-Ud-Dowllah Khan, who visited the spot right ... Read More »
Unidentified miscreants have stolen 19.38 kg gold from Benapole customs house after breaking its vault. Read More »
The European Union’s top court says that EU countries must oblige retailers to identify products made in Israeli settlements with special labels, a ruling likely to spark anger in Israel. Read More »
Thailand’s capital boasts garment makers ranging from bespoke tailors to sweatshops, but for a truly divine frock, you have to look a little harder. Read More »
Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque on Tuesday said that the government has received an initial report on the damage of Amon paddy and winter vegetables sown in 103 upazilas of 16 districts after being hit by the recent cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’. Read More »
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das on Tuesday said India believes in an “inclusive” Indo Pacific and described its connectivity with Bangladesh as “game-changer” ensuring a “win-win” situation for the two countries. Read More »
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday questioned as to why the government has failed to file a case with the UN’s top court accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against Rohingyas as Gambia did it. Read More »
Hoping that the Malaysian labour market will reopen for Bangladeshis soon, Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed on Tuesday said workers will be sent to the country at the lowest cost. Read More »
Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo said he believes the underperforming pacer Mustafizur Rahman is close to delivering a good show with the ball. Read More »
Loco master of Turnanishitha train and two other staff of Bangladesh Railway have been suspended after the fatal train crash at Mandbagh of Brahmanbaria that left 16 people dead and over 100 other injured. Read More »
At least 115 elephants have died at the country’s largest game reserve since September this year due to shortage of food and water. Read More »
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday put emphasis on rapid industrialisation without reducing food production in the country. Read More »
By Joyce Chimbi Nairobi, Kenya, Nov 11 2019 (IPS) – Every day 830 women die while giving life. At least 33,000 girls are forced into child marriage with 11,000 girls undergoing female genital mutilation. These are some of the cruel realities young women face every day. However, there is renewed hope that delegates expected to attend the International Conference on ... Read More »
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said the government has so far given permission for 45 television channels and 30 of them are already in operation. Read More »
“The Simpsons,” ”Cinderella” and several movies from the Star Wars and Marvel universes will share a streaming home Tuesday as Disney Plus debuts. Read More »
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is wrongfully trying to force Grameenphone (GP) to pay an illegal audit claim of Tk 12,579.95 crore by falsely claiming it as ‘public money’, said GP’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Michael Patrick Foley on Saturday. Read More »
Officer-in-charge of Jibannagar Police Station Sheikh Goni Mia has been withdrawn for his alleged involvement with drugs dealing and negligence in duty. Read More »
A spotted deer, which was believed to escape from a park during cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’, was rescued in Fakirhat upazila on Monday. Read More »
Dhaka, Nov 12 – The bodies of nine fishermen, who went missing in a trawler capsize in the Meghna River in Charfasson upazila of Bhola on Sunday, were recovered from the Machhkata River in Mehendiganj upazila on Monday night, taking the death toll from the incident to 10. Read More »
Dhaka, Nov 12 -At least 12 passengers were killed and over 100 others injured in a fatal collision of two trains on Dhaka-Chittagong route in Mandbagh area in the early hours of Tuesday. Read More »
by David Gow on 9th November 2019 @gowdav It may be three decades since the Berlin wall came down but too many others have recently proliferated. ‘Die Mauer in den Köpfen’ (the wall in the heads) is a phrase I first heard as a German correspondent in the 1990s, not that long after the October 1990 celebrations of reunification at ... Read More »
Dhaka, Nov 11 – At least 14 people were killed and scores others injured while some 10,000 houses and crops on 2 lakh hectares of land damaged as cyclone Bulbul left a trail of destructions in coastal districts of Bangladesh on Sunday. Read More »
Dhaka, Nov 11 – Cyclone Bulbul, which made landfall in the south-western part of Bangladesh near the Sundarbans, may have caused massive damage to the world’s largest mangrove forest, feared experts. Read More »
Greenwatch Dhaka | The leading online daily of Bangladesh The leading online daily of Bangladesh